diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
index aa8210ae770934c6a07ee77d205d6a438696ec1c..a3a47fd39a96b4218e5611f14008a9e83904e85f 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function attachTo(item: ProcessItem) {
 		config.port = parseInt(matches[2]);
 	}
 
-	ipcRenderer.send('vscode:workbenchCommand', { id: 'workbench.action.debug.start', from: 'processExplorer', args: [config] });
+	ipcRenderer.send('vscode:workbenchCommand', { id: 'debug.startFromConfig', from: 'processExplorer', args: [config] });
 }
 
 function getProcessIdWithHighestProperty(processList, propertyName: string) {
@@ -299,4 +299,4 @@ export function startup(data: ProcessExplorerData): void {
 			applyZoom(webFrame.getZoomLevel() - 1);
 		}
 	};
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
index 26f3536fe9cb1684567d8f222245e7bff4c7f197..7485fe71b15e187f32de8c53b22cea4480459e32 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IWorkspaceContextService, WorkbenchState } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
-import { IDebugService, State, IDebugSession, IThread, IEnablement, IBreakpoint, IStackFrame, REPL_ID, IConfig }
+import { IDebugService, State, IDebugSession, IThread, IEnablement, IBreakpoint, IStackFrame, REPL_ID }
 	from 'vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug';
 import { Variable, Expression, Thread, Breakpoint } from 'vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel';
 import { IPartService } from 'vs/workbench/services/part/common/partService';
@@ -135,11 +135,7 @@ export class StartAction extends AbstractDebugAction {
 
 	// Note: When this action is executed from the process explorer, a config is passed. For all
 	// other cases it is run with no arguments.
-	public run(config?: IConfig): Promise<any> {
-		if (config && 'type' in config && 'request' in config) {
-			return this.debugService.startDebugging(undefined, config, this.isNoDebug());
-		}
-
+	public run(): Promise<any> {
 		const configurationManager = this.debugService.getConfigurationManager();
 		let launch = configurationManager.selectedConfiguration.launch;
 		if (!launch || launch.getConfigurationNames().length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugCommands.ts
index cb0180013d676fed8fc8c8afff0fe97034955fdc..f983c1cc2d03af58b6e677c8b105145e9884ed42 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugCommands.ts
@@ -23,43 +23,22 @@ import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notificati
 import { InputFocusedContext } from 'vs/platform/workbench/common/contextkeys';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorExtensions';
 import { PanelFocusContext } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart';
-import { StartAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions';
-import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
-import { IHistoryService } from 'vs/workbench/services/history/common/history';
+import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
+import { onUnexpectedError } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
 
 export const ADD_CONFIGURATION_ID = 'debug.addConfiguration';
 export const TOGGLE_INLINE_BREAKPOINT_ID = 'editor.debug.action.toggleInlineBreakpoint';
 
 export function registerCommands(): void {
 
-	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
-		id: StartAction.ID,
-		weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
-		when: CONTEXT_IN_DEBUG_MODE.toNegated(),
-		primary: KeyCode.F5,
-		handler: (accessor, config?: IConfig) => {
-			const notificationService = accessor.get(INotificationService);
-			const keybindingService = accessor.get(IKeybindingService);
+	CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+		id: 'debug.startFromConfig',
+		handler: (accessor, config: IConfig) => {
 			const debugService = accessor.get(IDebugService);
-			const contextService = accessor.get(IWorkspaceContextService);
-			const historyService = accessor.get(IHistoryService);
-
-			const startAction = new StartAction(StartAction.ID, StartAction.LABEL, debugService, keybindingService, contextService, historyService);
-			if (!startAction.enabled) {
-				startAction.dispose();
-				return undefined;
-			}
-
-			startAction.run(config).then(_ => {
-				startAction.dispose();
-			}, err => {
-				startAction.dispose();
-				notificationService.error(err);
-			});
+			debugService.startDebugging(undefined, config).then(undefined, onUnexpectedError);
 		}
 	});
 
-
 	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 		id: 'debug.toggleBreakpoint',
 		weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib + 5,
@@ -257,12 +236,6 @@ export function registerCommands(): void {
 		handler: inlineBreakpointHandler
 	});
 
-	MenuRegistry.addCommand({
-		id: StartAction.ID,
-		title: StartAction.LABEL,
-		category: nls.localize('debug', "Debug")
-	});
-
 	MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
 		command: {
 			id: TOGGLE_INLINE_BREAKPOINT_ID,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
index 42a3d00300006ec4522359e1e3d8505f4d912b07..e99c0bc453e6cd615141804c4e7c2456319e8875 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Registry.as<IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry>(WorkbenchExtensions.Workbench).regi
 
 const debugCategory = nls.localize('debugCategory', "Debug");
 
+registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(StartAction, StartAction.ID, StartAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyCode.F5 }), 'Debug: Start Debugging', debugCategory);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(StepOverAction, StepOverAction.ID, StepOverAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyCode.F10 }, CONTEXT_IN_DEBUG_MODE), 'Debug: Step Over', debugCategory);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(StepIntoAction, StepIntoAction.ID, StepIntoAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyCode.F11 }, CONTEXT_IN_DEBUG_MODE, KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib + 1), 'Debug: Step Into', debugCategory);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(StepOutAction, StepOutAction.ID, StepOutAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.F11 }, CONTEXT_IN_DEBUG_MODE), 'Debug: Step Out', debugCategory);