diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/customView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/customView.ts
index f7cf92bffa8f5ca703e416281d91aaaf4fb3e793..49371a952fdf40e932daaeeb2a6790a00d2112ca 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/customView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/customView.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ export class CustomTreeView extends Disposable implements ITreeView {
 	layout(size: number) {
 		if (size) {
 			this._size = size;
-			this.domNode.style.height = size + 'px';
 			const treeSize = size - DOM.getTotalHeight(this.messageElement);
 			this.treeContainer.style.height = treeSize + 'px';
 			if (this.tree) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
index b77a402699b2210bbcf822510e0941c84ed80ebb..222faec412d9a10d9441e649c3d48680b177bc09 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/media/views.css
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .tree-explorer-viewlet-tree-view .message {
+	display: flex;
 	padding: 4px 12px 0px 18px;
 	user-select: text
 }