diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
index 90098975a49..0f59dc9d80b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
@@ -910,5 +910,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			type: 'string',
 			tags: ['notebookLayout']
 		},
+		[NotebookSetting.kernelPickerMRU]: {
+			markdownDescription: nls.localize('notebook.kernelPickerMRU', "Controls whether the kernel picker should show the most recently used kernels."),
+			type: 'boolean',
+			tags: ['notebookLayout'],
+			default: false
+		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon.ts
index 8d997efc7c4..c033b37ceb8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/common/notebookCommon.ts
@@ -925,7 +925,8 @@ export const NotebookSetting = {
 	interactiveWindowCollapseCodeCells: 'interactiveWindow.collapseCellInputCode',
 	outputLineHeight: 'notebook.outputLineHeight',
 	outputFontSize: 'notebook.outputFontSize',
-	outputFontFamily: 'notebook.outputFontFamily'
+	outputFontFamily: 'notebook.outputFontFamily',
+	kernelPickerMRU: 'notebook.experimental.kernelPicker.mru'
 } as const;
 
 export const enum CellStatusbarAlignment {