diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
index 08d0105147ab0767b66b9695a1e699bf89cd54da..9fdeeeb1a11bc8205a81a00b31320f916c6ef73b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
@@ -795,16 +795,15 @@ export abstract class Layout extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchLayoutServi
 		const sideBar = this.getPart(Parts.SIDEBAR_PART);
 		const statusBar = this.getPart(Parts.STATUSBAR_PART);
 
-		if (this.configurationService.getValue('workbench.useExperimentalGridLayout')) {
-
-			// View references for all parts
-			this.titleBarPartView = titleBar;
-			this.sideBarPartView = sideBar;
-			this.activityBarPartView = activityBar;
-			this.editorPartView = editorPart;
-			this.panelPartView = panelPart;
-			this.statusBarPartView = statusBar;
+		// View references for all parts
+		this.titleBarPartView = titleBar;
+		this.sideBarPartView = sideBar;
+		this.activityBarPartView = activityBar;
+		this.editorPartView = editorPart;
+		this.panelPartView = panelPart;
+		this.statusBarPartView = statusBar;
 
+		if (this.configurationService.getValue('workbench.useExperimentalGridLayout')) {
 			const viewMap = {
 				[Parts.ACTIVITYBAR_PART]: this.activityBarPartView,
 				[Parts.TITLEBAR_PART]: this.titleBarPartView,