diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
index c360aeda8ae56d27ab20178270064c23b9d12b8b..c7c69b5229570b41bb7feebcde9524d0ad1f1c8f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class DesktopMain extends Disposable {
 		// User Data Provider
 		fileService.registerProvider(Schemas.userData, new FileUserDataProvider(this.environmentService.appSettingsHome, this.configuration.backupPath ? URI.file(this.configuration.backupPath) : undefined, diskFileSystemProvider, this.environmentService, logService));
 
-		// IURIIdentityService
+		// Uri Identity
 		const uriIdentityService = new UriIdentityService(fileService);
 		serviceCollection.set(IUriIdentityService, uriIdentityService);
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/desktop.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/desktop.main.ts
index 891df171088493a3715afd0ebdace774a3866ee8..ad30130ca97a61670f200c01d54b34a2a798a092 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/desktop.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/desktop.main.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import { NativeHostService } from 'vs/platform/native/electron-sandbox/nativeHos
 import { SimpleConfigurationService, simpleFileSystemProvider, SimpleLogService, SimpleRemoteAgentService, SimpleSignService, SimpleStorageService, SimpleNativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService, SimpleWorkspaceService } from 'vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/sandbox.simpleservices';
 import { INativeWorkbenchConfiguration, INativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-sandbox/environmentService';
 import { RemoteAuthorityResolverService } from 'vs/platform/remote/electron-sandbox/remoteAuthorityResolverService';
+import { IUriIdentityService } from 'vs/workbench/services/uriIdentity/common/uriIdentity';
+import { UriIdentityService } from 'vs/workbench/services/uriIdentity/common/uriIdentityService';
 
 class DesktopMain extends Disposable {
 
@@ -207,6 +209,10 @@ class DesktopMain extends Disposable {
 		// User Data Provider
 		fileService.registerProvider(Schemas.userData, new FileUserDataProvider(URI.file('user-home'), undefined, simpleFileSystemProvider, this.environmentService, logService));
 
+		// Uri Identity
+		const uriIdentityService = new UriIdentityService(fileService);
+		serviceCollection.set(IUriIdentityService, uriIdentityService);
+
 		const connection = remoteAgentService.getConnection();
 		if (connection) {
 			const remoteFileSystemProvider = this._register(new RemoteFileSystemProvider(remoteAgentService));