diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
index 9a776d1e7a97ab92fa926dfa1e266a6a43464f9f..08658904e862e510da1bfa2647290e28f971e102 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class ViewsExtensionHandler implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 						containerIcon: icon || viewContainer?.icon,
 						containerTitle: item.contextualTitle || viewContainer?.name,
 						canToggleVisibility: true,
-						canMoveView: true,
+						canMoveView: viewContainer?.id !== REMOTE,
 						treeView: type === ViewType.Tree ? this.instantiationService.createInstance(CustomTreeView, item.id, item.name) : undefined,
 						collapsed: this.showCollapsed(container) || initialVisibility === InitialVisibility.Collapsed,
 						order: order,