diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
index 3c8866f1e60d1eeee7a7ce90177be23dff887b71..47ccf37113e0594ac22cbf6129403b449cc2a4d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/browser/extensionsActions.ts
@@ -1102,11 +1102,11 @@ export class ShowRecommendedKeymapExtensionsAction extends Action {
 	}
 }
 
-export class ShowExtensionPacksAction extends Action {
+export class ShowLanguageExtensionsAction extends Action {
 
-	static ID = 'workbench.extensions.action.showExtensionPacks';
-	static LABEL = localize('showExtensionPacks', "Show Extension Packs");
-	static SHORT_LABEL = localize('showExtensionPacksShort', "Extension Packs");
+	static ID = 'workbench.extensions.action.showLanguageExtensions';
+	static LABEL = localize('showLanguageExtensions', "Show Language Extensions");
+	static SHORT_LABEL = localize('showLanguageExtensionsShort', "Language Extensions");
 
 	constructor(
 		id: string,
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ export class ShowExtensionPacksAction extends Action {
 		return this.viewletService.openViewlet(VIEWLET_ID, true)
 			.then(viewlet => viewlet as IExtensionsViewlet)
 			.then(viewlet => {
-				viewlet.search('@sort:installs @category:"extension packs" ');
+				viewlet.search('@sort:installs @category:languages ');
 				viewlet.focus();
 			});
 	}
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 5fea11020e8663995844a8beeb9a4d0f95777853..4597ac4fbe8f3bdb28b0c8ce45d025a9ca0083ca 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { ExtensionsWorkbenchService } from 'vs/workbench/parts/extensions/node/e
 import {
 	OpenExtensionsViewletAction, InstallExtensionsAction, ShowOutdatedExtensionsAction, ShowRecommendedExtensionsAction, ShowRecommendedKeymapExtensionsAction, ShowWorkspaceRecommendedExtensionsAction, ShowPopularExtensionsAction,
 	ShowInstalledExtensionsAction, ShowDisabledExtensionsAction, UpdateAllAction, ConfigureWorkspaceRecommendedExtensionsAction,
-	EnableAllAction, EnableAllWorkpsaceAction, DisableAllAction, DisableAllWorkpsaceAction, CheckForUpdatesAction, ShowExtensionPacksAction, EnableAutoUpdateAction, DisableAutoUpdateAction
+	EnableAllAction, EnableAllWorkpsaceAction, DisableAllAction, DisableAllWorkpsaceAction, CheckForUpdatesAction, ShowLanguageExtensionsAction, EnableAutoUpdateAction, DisableAutoUpdateAction
 } from 'vs/workbench/parts/extensions/browser/extensionsActions';
 import { OpenExtensionsFolderAction, InstallVSIXAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsActions';
 import { ExtensionsInput } from 'vs/workbench/parts/extensions/common/extensionsInput';
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(recommendationsActionDescriptor, 'Extensi
 const keymapRecommendationsActionDescriptor = new SyncActionDescriptor(ShowRecommendedKeymapExtensionsAction, ShowRecommendedKeymapExtensionsAction.ID, ShowRecommendedKeymapExtensionsAction.SHORT_LABEL, { primary: KeyChord(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_K, KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_M) });
 actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(keymapRecommendationsActionDescriptor, 'Preferences: Keymaps', PreferencesLabel);
 
-const extensionPacksActionDescriptor = new SyncActionDescriptor(ShowExtensionPacksAction, ShowExtensionPacksAction.ID, ShowExtensionPacksAction.SHORT_LABEL);
-actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(extensionPacksActionDescriptor, 'Extensions: Extension Packs', PreferencesLabel);
+const languageExtensionsActionDescriptor = new SyncActionDescriptor(ShowLanguageExtensionsAction, ShowLanguageExtensionsAction.ID, ShowLanguageExtensionsAction.SHORT_LABEL);
+actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(languageExtensionsActionDescriptor, 'Extensions: Language Extensions', PreferencesLabel);
 
 const workspaceRecommendationsActionDescriptor = new SyncActionDescriptor(ShowWorkspaceRecommendedExtensionsAction, ShowWorkspaceRecommendedExtensionsAction.ID, ShowWorkspaceRecommendedExtensionsAction.LABEL);
 actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(workspaceRecommendationsActionDescriptor, 'Extensions: Show Workspace Recommended Extensions', ExtensionsLabel);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/vs_code_welcome_page.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/vs_code_welcome_page.ts
index 041c4026aa7d9f5ed031869ab6b04193af831aa4..cc27fe4978c770b57bcae9ef93a8465f275aca4c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/vs_code_welcome_page.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/vs_code_welcome_page.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ export default () => `
 				<div class="section customize">
 					<h2>${escape(localize('welcomePage.customize', "Customize"))}</h2>
 					<ul>
-						<li class="showExtensionPacks"><button data-href="command:workbench.extensions.action.showExtensionPacks"><h3>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installExtensionPacks', "Tools and languages"))}</h3> <span>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installExtensionPacksDescription', "Install support for {0} and {1}"))
+						<li class="showLanguageExtensions"><button data-href="command:workbench.extensions.action.showLanguageExtensions"><h3>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installExtensionPacks', "Tools and languages"))}</h3> <span>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installExtensionPacksDescription', "Install support for {0} and {1}"))
 		.replace('{0}', `<span class="extensionPackList"></span>`)
-		.replace('{1}', `<a href="command:workbench.extensions.action.showExtensionPacks">${escape(localize('welcomePage.moreExtensions', "more"))}</a>`)}
+		.replace('{1}', `<a href="command:workbench.extensions.action.showLanguageExtensions">${escape(localize('welcomePage.moreExtensions', "more"))}</a>`)}
 						</span></button></li>
 						<li class="showRecommendedKeymapExtensions"><button data-href="command:workbench.extensions.action.showRecommendedKeymapExtensions"><h3>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installKeymapDescription', "Install keyboard shortcuts"))}</h3> <span>${escape(localize('welcomePage.installKeymapExtension', "Install the keyboard shortcuts of {0} and {1}"))
 		.replace('{0}', `<span class="keymapList"></span>`)