diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
index 444c112e9de..ab5e295770b 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 	"configuration.markdown.links.openLocation.currentGroup": "Open links in the active editor group.",
 	"configuration.markdown.links.openLocation.beside": "Open links beside the active editor.",
 	"configuration.markdown.suggest.paths.enabled.description": "Enable/disable path suggestions for markdown links",
-	"configuration.markdown.editor.drop.enabled": "Enable/disable dropping into the markdown editor to insert shift. Requires enabling `#workbench.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled#`.",
+	"configuration.markdown.editor.drop.enabled": "Enable/disable dropping into the markdown editor to insert shift. Requires enabling `#workbenck.experimental.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled#`.",
 	"workspaceTrust": "Required for loading styles configured in the workspace."
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorDropTarget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorDropTarget.ts
index 5dbfdc1a16a..8e91c71f640 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorDropTarget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorDropTarget.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface IDropOperation {
 }
 
 function isDropIntoEditorEnabledGlobally(configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
-	return configurationService.getValue<boolean>('workbench.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled');
+	return configurationService.getValue<boolean>('workbench.experimental.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled');
 }
 
 function isDragIntoEditorEvent(e: DragEvent): boolean {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index 46d04a0b0ec..77d6942b08a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -464,9 +464,10 @@ const registry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Con
 				'description': localize('layoutControlType', "Controls whether the layout control in the custom title bar is displayed as a single menu button or with multiple UI toggles."),
 				'markdownDeprecationMessage': localize({ key: 'layoutControlTypeDeprecation', comment: ['{0} is a placeholder for a setting identifier.'] }, "This setting has been deprecated in favor of {0}", '`#workbench.layoutControl.type#`')
 			},
-			'workbench.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled': {
+			'workbench.experimental.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled': {
 				'type': 'boolean',
 				'default': true,
+				'tags': ['experimental'],
 				'markdownDescription': localize('dropIntoEditor', "Controls whether you can drag and drop a file into a text editor by holding down `shift` (instead of opening the file in an editor)."),
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.textEditorDrop.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.textEditorDrop.d.ts
index f0ea3649a82..879e5a757b7 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.textEditorDrop.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.textEditorDrop.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	/**
 	 * Provider which handles dropping of resources into a text editor.
 	 *
-	 * The user can drop into a text editor by holding down `shift` while dragging. Requires `workbench.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled` to be on.
+	 * The user can drop into a text editor by holding down `shift` while dragging. Requires `workbench.experimental.editor.dropIntoEditor.enabled` to be on.
 	 */
 	export interface DocumentOnDropProvider {
 		/**