diff --git a/src/vs/platform/editor/common/editor.ts b/src/vs/platform/editor/common/editor.ts
index bb9749eead6..05962f6e99d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/editor/common/editor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/editor/common/editor.ts
@@ -198,4 +198,9 @@ export interface ITextEditorOptions extends IEditorOptions {
 		endLineNumber?: number;
 		endColumn?: number;
 	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Option to scroll vertically or horizontally as necessary and reveal a range centered vertically only if it lies outside the viewport.
+	 */
+	revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport?: boolean;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
index 00a6051677b..60bbf111dd6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ export class TextEditorOptions extends EditorOptions {
 	protected endLineNumber: number;
 	protected endColumn: number;
 
+	private revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport: boolean;
 	private editorViewState: IEditorViewState;
 	private editorOptions: ICodeEditorOptions;
 
@@ -631,6 +632,10 @@ export class TextEditorOptions extends EditorOptions {
 				options.inactive = true;
 			}
 
+			if (input.options.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport) {
+				options.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport = true;
+			}
+
 			if (typeof input.options.index === 'number') {
 				options.index = input.options.index;
 			}
@@ -737,7 +742,11 @@ export class TextEditorOptions extends EditorOptions {
 					endColumn: this.endColumn
 				};
 				editor.setSelection(range);
-				editor.revealRangeInCenter(range);
+				if (this.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport) {
+					editor.revealRangeInCenterIfOutsideViewport(range);
+				} else {
+					editor.revealRangeInCenter(range);
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Reveal
@@ -747,7 +756,11 @@ export class TextEditorOptions extends EditorOptions {
 					column: this.startColumn
 				};
 				editor.setPosition(pos);
-				editor.revealPositionInCenter(pos);
+				if (this.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport) {
+					editor.revealPositionInCenterIfOutsideViewport(pos);
+				} else {
+					editor.revealPositionInCenter(pos);
+				}
 			}
 
 			gotApplied = true;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
index 384074d49b0..8061a47920f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActions.ts
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ export class FocusProcessAction extends AbstractDebugAction {
 					options: {
 						preserveFocus: true,
 						selection: { startLineNumber: stackFrame.lineNumber, startColumn: 1 },
-						revealIfVisible: true
+						revealIfVisible: true,
+						revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport: true
 					}
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
index 99468b35bd6..16063ad719c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ export class DebugService implements debug.IDebugService {
 								resource: stackFrameToFocus.source.uri,
 								options: {
 									selection: { startLineNumber: stackFrameToFocus.lineNumber, startColumn: 1 },
-									revealIfVisible: true
+									revealIfVisible: true,
+									revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport: true
 								}
 							});
 						} else {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugViewer.ts
index 488c44687be..2ec080aebc4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugViewer.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ export class CallStackController extends BaseDebugController {
 					options: {
 						preserveFocus,
 						selection: { startLineNumber: stackFrame.lineNumber, startColumn: 1 },
-						revealIfVisible: true
+						revealIfVisible: true,
+						revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport: true
 					},
 				}, sideBySide);
 			}
@@ -1367,7 +1368,8 @@ export class BreakpointsController extends BaseDebugController {
 			options: {
 				preserveFocus,
 				selection: { startLineNumber: breakpoint.lineNumber, startColumn: 1 },
-				revealIfVisible: true
+				revealIfVisible: true,
+				revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport: true
 			}
 		}, sideBySide).done(undefined, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 	}