diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarPart.ts
index ec8640eda1e5b43d27c16644d84ede726bb4142d..4f8173a427bb703b3b45b3c6c52d63f8c9fb11c2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activitybarPart.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import events = require('vs/base/common/events');
 export class ActivitybarPart extends Part implements IActivityService {
 	public serviceId = IActivityService;
 	private viewletSwitcherBar: ActionBar;
+	private globalViewletSwitcherBar: ActionBar;
 	private globalToolBar: ToolBar;
 	private activityActionItems: { [actionId: string]: IActionItem; };
 	private viewletIdToActions: { [viewletId: string]: ActivityAction; };
@@ -126,34 +127,53 @@ export class ActivitybarPart extends Part implements IActivityService {
 		});
 		this.viewletSwitcherBar.getContainer().addClass('position-top');
 
+		// Global viewlet switcher is right below
+		this.globalViewletSwitcherBar = new ActionBar(div, {
+			actionItemProvider: (action: Action) => this.activityActionItems[action.id],
+			orientation: ActionsOrientation.VERTICAL,
+			ariaLabel: nls.localize('globalActivityBarAriaLabel', "Active Global View Switcher")
+		});
+		this.globalViewletSwitcherBar.getContainer().addClass('position-bottom');
+
 		// Build Viewlet Actions in correct order
-		let activeViewlet = this.viewletService.getActiveViewlet();
-		let registry = (<ViewletRegistry>Registry.as(ViewletExtensions.Viewlets));
-		let viewletActions: Action[] = registry.getViewlets()
-			.sort((v1: ViewletDescriptor, v2: ViewletDescriptor) => v1.order - v2.order)
-			.map((viewlet: ViewletDescriptor) => {
-				let action = this.instantiationService.createInstance(ViewletActivityAction, viewlet.id + '.activity-bar-action', viewlet);
+		const activeViewlet = this.viewletService.getActiveViewlet();
+		const registry = (<ViewletRegistry>Registry.as(ViewletExtensions.Viewlets));
+		const allViewletActions = registry.getViewlets();
+		const actionOptions = { label: true, icon: true };
+
+		const toAction = (viewlet: ViewletDescriptor) => {
+			let action = this.instantiationService.createInstance(ViewletActivityAction, viewlet.id + '.activity-bar-action', viewlet);
+
+			let keybinding: string = null;
+			let keys = this.keybindingService.lookupKeybindings(viewlet.id).map(k => this.keybindingService.getLabelFor(k));
+			if (keys && keys.length) {
+				keybinding = keys[0];
+			}
 
-				let keybinding: string = null;
-				let keys = this.keybindingService.lookupKeybindings(viewlet.id).map(k => this.keybindingService.getLabelFor(k));
-				if (keys && keys.length) {
-					keybinding = keys[0];
-				}
+			this.activityActionItems[action.id] = new ActivityActionItem(action, viewlet.name, keybinding);
+			this.viewletIdToActions[viewlet.id] = action;
 
-				this.activityActionItems[action.id] = new ActivityActionItem(action, viewlet.name, keybinding);
-				this.viewletIdToActions[viewlet.id] = action;
+			// Mark active viewlet action as active
+			if (activeViewlet && activeViewlet.getId() === viewlet.id) {
+				action.activate();
+			}
 
-				// Mark active viewlet action as active
-				if (activeViewlet && activeViewlet.getId() === viewlet.id) {
-					action.activate();
-				}
+			return action;
+		};
 
-				return action;
-			}
-				);
+		// Add to viewlet switcher
+		this.viewletSwitcherBar.push(allViewletActions
+			.filter(v => !v.isGlobal)
+			.sort((v1, v2) => v1.order - v2.order)
+			.map(toAction)
+		, actionOptions);
 
 		// Add to viewlet switcher
-		this.viewletSwitcherBar.push(viewletActions, { label: true, icon: true });
+		this.globalViewletSwitcherBar.push(allViewletActions
+			.filter(v => v.isGlobal)
+			.sort((v1, v2) => v1.order - v2.order)
+			.map(toAction),
+		actionOptions);
 	}
 
 	private createGlobalToolBarArea(div: Builder): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/viewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/viewlet.ts
index 1b7ff3b84c9fb73544bad02cd8b2b0c2c69bb3bd..fbd4801854f5a65c5e413bd93018c0c29f5ac47f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/viewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/viewlet.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,14 @@ export abstract class ViewerViewlet extends Viewlet {
 /**
  * A viewlet descriptor is a leightweight descriptor of a viewlet in the monaco workbench.
  */
-export class ViewletDescriptor extends CompositeDescriptor<Viewlet> { }
+export class ViewletDescriptor extends CompositeDescriptor<Viewlet> {
+	public isGlobal: boolean;
+
+	constructor(moduleId: string, ctorName: string, id: string, name: string, cssClass?: string, order?: number, isGlobal?: boolean) {
+		super(moduleId, ctorName, id, name, cssClass, order);
+		this.isGlobal = isGlobal || false;
+	}
+}
 
 export const Extensions = {
 	Viewlets: 'workbench.contributions.viewlets'
@@ -178,14 +185,14 @@ export class ViewletRegistry extends CompositeRegistry<Viewlet> {
 	 * Returns the viewlet descriptor for the given id or null if none.
 	 */
 	public getViewlet(id: string): ViewletDescriptor {
-		return this.getComposite(id);
+		return this.getComposite(id) as ViewletDescriptor;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns an array of registered viewlets known to the platform.
 	 */
 	public getViewlets(): ViewletDescriptor[] {
-		return this.getComposits();
+		return this.getComposits() as ViewletDescriptor[];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
index 290406cbc993ef7fdd8b378aae5f8ae555d8893f..8d19bdd30caee173babfbd7c2b4db290a68cea6f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ const viewletDescriptor = new ViewletDescriptor(
 	'workbench.viewlet.extensions',
 	localize('extensions', "Extensions"),
 	'extensions',
-	100
+	100,
+	true
 );
 
 Registry.as<ViewletRegistry>(ViewletExtensions.Viewlets)