diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/panelViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/panelViewlet.ts
index 928ad422b63bd7e349738a376e7bd1d052081bd4..22c581580ec5df4e2d3beb0343016c79aba85f95 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/panelViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/panelViewlet.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export interface IViewletPanelOptions extends IPanelOptions {
 
 export abstract class ViewletPanel extends Panel {
 
-	private static AlwaysShowActionsConfig = 'workbench.panel.alwaysShowActions';
+	private static AlwaysShowActionsConfig = 'workbench.view.alwaysShowHeaderActions';
 
 	private _onDidFocus = new Emitter<void>();
 	readonly onDidFocus: Event<void> = this._onDidFocus.event;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export abstract class ViewletPanel extends Panel {
 	}
 
 	protected updateActionsVisibility(): void {
-		const shouldAlwaysShowActions = this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>('workbench.panel.alwaysShowActions');
+		const shouldAlwaysShowActions = this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>('workbench.view.alwaysShowHeaderActions');
 		toggleClass(this.headerContainer, 'actions-always-visible', shouldAlwaysShowActions);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
index 79192441b15840ca5f495694d9643356e43f1c02..3d7dcbe3f61243c635a5ab9a5a590963a8166d9d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			'default': true,
 			'description': nls.localize('activityBarVisibility', "Controls the visibility of the activity bar in the workbench.")
 		},
-		'workbench.panel.alwaysShowActions': {
+		'workbench.view.alwaysShowHeaderActions': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': false,
-			'description': nls.localize('panelActionVisibility', "Controls the visibility of side panel tree view actions. Panel actions may either be always visible, or only visible when that panel is focused or hovered over.")
+			'description': nls.localize('viewVisibility', "Controls the visibility of view header actions. View header actions may either be always visible, or only visible when that view is focused or hovered over.")
 		},
 		'workbench.fontAliasing': {
 			'type': 'string',