diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
index 4b94ede3249795c9fe12dc780804fff04cfcbc09..08d5ae9a50592d8e47dc2067ca9fe82a909b17db 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ export class ViewsViewlet extends Viewlet {
 
 	private canBeVisible(viewDescriptor: IViewDescriptor): boolean {
 		const viewstate = this.viewsStates.get(viewDescriptor.id);
-		if (viewstate && viewstate.isHidden) {
+		if (viewDescriptor.canToggleVisibility && viewstate && viewstate.isHidden) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return this.contextKeyService.contextMatchesRules(viewDescriptor.when);