diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
index 4f841ded290..6ff83ca7c28 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/viewsExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ const viewDescriptor: IJSONSchema = {
 
 const remoteViewDescriptor: IJSONSchema = {
 	type: 'object',
+	required: ['id', 'name'],
 	properties: {
 		id: {
 			description: localize('vscode.extension.contributes.view.id', 'Identifier of the view. This should be unique across all views. It is recommended to include your extension id as part of the view id. Use this to register a data provider through `vscode.window.registerTreeDataProviderForView` API. Also to trigger activating your extension by registering `onView:${id}` event to `activationEvents`.'),