diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
index 3e6e7a22e81..4d53b1429a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ class RepositoryViewDescriptor implements IViewDescriptor {
 	readonly name: string;
 	readonly ctorDescriptor: { ctor: any, arguments?: any[] };
 	readonly canToggleVisibility = true;
+	readonly order = -500;
 
 	constructor(readonly repository: ISCMRepository, viewModel: IViewModel, readonly hideByDefault: boolean) {
 		const repoId = repository.provider.rootUri ? repository.provider.rootUri.toString() : `#${RepositoryViewDescriptor.counter++}`;
@@ -1015,6 +1016,7 @@ class MainPanelDescriptor implements IViewDescriptor {
 	readonly ctorDescriptor: { ctor: any, arguments?: any[] };
 	readonly canToggleVisibility = true;
 	readonly hideByDefault = true;
+	readonly order = -1000;
 
 	constructor(viewModel: IViewModel) {
 		this.ctorDescriptor = { ctor: MainPanel, arguments: [viewModel] };