diff --git a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration.ts b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration.ts
index 08a31ad4073..29413f6711e 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration.ts
@@ -280,3 +280,16 @@ export function overrideIdentifierFromKey(key: string): string {
 export function keyFromOverrideIdentifier(overrideIdentifier: string): string {
 	return `[${overrideIdentifier}]`;
 }
+
+export function getMigratedSettingValue<T>(configurationService: IConfigurationService, currentSettingName: string, legacySettingName: string): T {
+	const setting = configurationService.inspect<T>(currentSettingName);
+	const legacySetting = configurationService.inspect<T>(legacySettingName);
+
+	if (typeof setting.user !== 'undefined' || typeof setting.workspace !== 'undefined' || typeof setting.workspaceFolder !== 'undefined') {
+		return setting.value;
+	} else if (typeof legacySetting.user !== 'undefined' || typeof legacySetting.workspace !== 'undefined' || typeof legacySetting.workspaceFolder !== 'undefined') {
+		return legacySetting.value;
+	} else {
+		return setting.default;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts b/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
index 3603d734588..de4572c0b86 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { ITree, ITreeConfiguration, ITreeOptions } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/brow
 import { ClickBehavior, DefaultController, DefaultTreestyler, IControllerOptions, OpenMode } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDefaults';
 import { Tree } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeImpl';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
-import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import { IConfigurationService, getMigratedSettingValue } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { Extensions as ConfigurationExtensions, IConfigurationRegistry } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry';
 import { ContextKeyExpr, IContextKey, IContextKeyService, RawContextKey } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IEditorOptions } from 'vs/platform/editor/common/editor';
@@ -111,11 +111,15 @@ function createScopedContextKeyService(contextKeyService: IContextKeyService, wi
 
 export const multiSelectModifierSettingKey = 'workbench.list.multiSelectModifier';
 export const openModeSettingKey = 'workbench.list.openMode';
-export const horizontalScrollingKey = 'workbench.tree.horizontalScrolling';
+export const horizontalScrollingKey = 'workbench.list.horizontalScrolling';
 export const keyboardNavigationSettingKey = 'workbench.list.keyboardNavigation';
 export const automaticKeyboardNavigationSettingKey = 'workbench.list.automaticKeyboardNavigation';
 const treeIndentKey = 'workbench.tree.indent';
 
+function getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService: IConfigurationService): boolean {
+	return getMigratedSettingValue<boolean>(configurationService, horizontalScrollingKey, 'workbench.tree.horizontalScrolling');
+}
+
 function useAltAsMultipleSelectionModifier(configurationService: IConfigurationService): boolean {
 	return configurationService.getValue(multiSelectModifierSettingKey) === 'alt';
 }
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ export class WorkbenchList<T> extends List<T> {
 		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IKeybindingService keybindingService: IKeybindingService
 	) {
-		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : configurationService.getValue<boolean>(horizontalScrollingKey);
+		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService);
 		const [workbenchListOptions, workbenchListOptionsDisposable] = toWorkbenchListOptions(options, configurationService, keybindingService);
 
 		super(container, delegate, renderers,
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ export class WorkbenchPagedList<T> extends PagedList<T> {
 		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IKeybindingService keybindingService: IKeybindingService
 	) {
-		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : configurationService.getValue<boolean>(horizontalScrollingKey);
+		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService);
 		const [workbenchListOptions, workbenchListOptionsDisposable] = toWorkbenchListOptions(options, configurationService, keybindingService);
 		super(container, delegate, renderers,
 			{
@@ -800,7 +804,7 @@ export class WorkbenchObjectTree<T extends NonNullable<any>, TFilterData = void>
 		};
 
 		const keyboardNavigation = configurationService.getValue<string>(keyboardNavigationSettingKey);
-		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : configurationService.getValue<boolean>(horizontalScrollingKey);
+		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService);
 		const openOnSingleClick = useSingleClickToOpen(configurationService);
 		const [workbenchListOptions, workbenchListOptionsDisposable] = toWorkbenchListOptions(options, configurationService, keybindingService);
 
@@ -933,7 +937,7 @@ export class WorkbenchDataTree<TInput, T, TFilterData = void> extends DataTree<T
 		};
 
 		const keyboardNavigation = configurationService.getValue<string>(keyboardNavigationSettingKey);
-		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : configurationService.getValue<boolean>(horizontalScrollingKey);
+		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService);
 		const openOnSingleClick = useSingleClickToOpen(configurationService);
 		const [workbenchListOptions, workbenchListOptionsDisposable] = toWorkbenchListOptions(options, configurationService, keybindingService);
 
@@ -1061,7 +1065,7 @@ export class WorkbenchAsyncDataTree<TInput, T, TFilterData = void> extends Async
 		};
 
 		const keyboardNavigation = configurationService.getValue<string>(keyboardNavigationSettingKey);
-		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : configurationService.getValue<boolean>(horizontalScrollingKey);
+		const horizontalScrolling = typeof options.horizontalScrolling !== 'undefined' ? options.horizontalScrolling : getHorizontalScrollingSetting(configurationService);
 		const openOnSingleClick = useSingleClickToOpen(configurationService);
 		const [workbenchListOptions, workbenchListOptionsDisposable] = toWorkbenchListOptions(options, configurationService, keybindingService);
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/electron-browser/relauncher.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/electron-browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
index e820a968179..9423836ee10 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/electron-browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/relauncher/electron-browser/relauncher.contribution.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface IConfiguration extends IWindowsConfiguration {
 	update: { mode: string; };
 	telemetry: { enableCrashReporter: boolean };
 	keyboard: { touchbar: { enabled: boolean } };
-	workbench: { tree: { horizontalScrolling: boolean }, useExperimentalGridLayout: boolean };
+	workbench: { list: { horizontalScrolling: boolean }, useExperimentalGridLayout: boolean };
 	files: { useExperimentalFileWatcher: boolean, watcherExclude: object };
 }
 
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export class SettingsChangeRelauncher extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchCo
 		}
 
 		// Tree horizontal scrolling support
-		if (config.workbench && config.workbench.tree && typeof config.workbench.tree.horizontalScrolling === 'boolean' && config.workbench.tree.horizontalScrolling !== this.treeHorizontalScrolling) {
-			this.treeHorizontalScrolling = config.workbench.tree.horizontalScrolling;
+		if (config.workbench && config.workbench.list && typeof config.workbench.list.horizontalScrolling === 'boolean' && config.workbench.list.horizontalScrolling !== this.treeHorizontalScrolling) {
+			this.treeHorizontalScrolling = config.workbench.list.horizontalScrolling;
 			changed = true;
 		}