diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
index 369597ac20e..517451b8c9f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class DebugViewlet extends viewlet.Viewlet {
 
 		if (this.contextService.getWorkspace()) {
 			const actionRunner = this.getActionRunner();
-			const viewDescriptors = debug.DebugViewRegistry.getDebugViews();
+			const viewDescriptors = debug.DebugViewRegistry.getDebugViews().sort((first, second) => first.order - second.order);
 			this.views = viewDescriptors.map(dsc => this.instantiationService.createInstance(dsc, actionRunner, this.viewletSettings));
 
 			this.splitView = new splitview.SplitView(this.$el.getHTMLElement());
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
index 55a20664e19..0de88bb1b97 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ export interface IDebugEditorContribution extends editor.IEditorContribution {
 // Debug view descriptors and registration
 
 export class DebugViewDescriptor extends SyncDescriptor<CollapsibleViewletView | AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView> {
-	// constructor(ctorName: string, public id: string, public name: string, public cssClass: string) {
-	// 	super(ctorName);
-	// }
+	constructor(ctor: any, public order: number) {
+		super(ctor);
+	}
 }
 
 export interface IDebugViewRegistry {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
index a0c9e83ef5a..9a58b42d01c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ const openViewletKb: IKeybindings = {
 (<panel.PanelRegistry>platform.Registry.as(panel.Extensions.Panels)).setDefaultPanelId(debug.REPL_ID);
 
 // Register default debug views
-debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(VariablesView));
-debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(WatchExpressionsView));
-debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(CallStackView));
-debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(BreakpointsView));
+debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(VariablesView, 10));
+debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(WatchExpressionsView, 20));
+debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(CallStackView, 30));
+debug.DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(new debug.DebugViewDescriptor(BreakpointsView, 40));
 
 // register action to open viewlet
 const registry = (<wbaregistry.IWorkbenchActionRegistry> platform.Registry.as(wbaregistry.Extensions.WorkbenchActions));