diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
index b2812833309..a5e8f96b51d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 				// Prevent default to stop editor selecting text #8524
 				mouseMoveEvent.preventDefault();
 				// Reduce x by width of drag handle to reduce jarring #16604
-				this.setCoordinates(mouseMoveEvent.posx - 14, mouseMoveEvent.posy);
+				this.setCoordinates(mouseMoveEvent.posx - 14, mouseMoveEvent.posy - this.partService.getTitleBarOffset());
 			}).once('mouseup', (e: MouseEvent) => {
 				this.storePosition();
 				this.dragArea.removeClass('dragged');
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 			});
 		});
 
-		this.toUnbind.push(this.partService.onTitleBarVisibilityChange(() => this.positionDebugWidget()));
-		this.toUnbind.push(browser.onDidChangeZoomLevel(() => this.positionDebugWidget()));
+		this.toUnbind.push(this.partService.onTitleBarVisibilityChange(() => this.setYCoordinate()));
+		this.toUnbind.push(browser.onDidChangeZoomLevel(() => this.setYCoordinate()));
 	}
 
 	private storePosition(): void {
@@ -199,10 +199,9 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 		}
 	}
 
-	private positionDebugWidget(): void {
+	private setYCoordinate(y = 0): void {
 		const titlebarOffset = this.partService.getTitleBarOffset();
-
-		$(this.$el).style('top', `${titlebarOffset}px`);
+		this.$el.style('top', `${titlebarOffset + y}px`);
 	}
 
 	private setCoordinates(x?: number, y?: number): void {
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 		}
 		if ((y < HEIGHT / 2) || (y > HEIGHT + HEIGHT / 2)) {
 			const moveToTop = y < HEIGHT;
-			this.$el.style('top', moveToTop ? '0px' : `${HEIGHT}px`);
+			this.setYCoordinate(moveToTop ? 0 : HEIGHT);
 			this.storageService.store(DEBUG_ACTIONS_WIDGET_Y_KEY, moveToTop ? 0 : 2 * HEIGHT, StorageScope.GLOBAL);
 		}
 	}