diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
index 875a02c676f1..8ebad36c34bb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 	ReOpenInTextEditorAction, DuplicateGroupDownAction, DuplicateGroupLeftAction, DuplicateGroupRightAction, DuplicateGroupUpAction, ToggleEditorTypeAction, SplitEditorToAboveGroupAction, SplitEditorToBelowGroupAction,
 	SplitEditorToFirstGroupAction, SplitEditorToLastGroupAction, SplitEditorToLeftGroupAction, SplitEditorToNextGroupAction, SplitEditorToPreviousGroupAction, SplitEditorToRightGroupAction, NavigateForwardInEditsAction,
 	NavigateBackwardsInEditsAction, NavigateForwardInNavigationsAction, NavigateBackwardsInNavigationsAction, NavigatePreviousInNavigationsAction, NavigatePreviousInEditsAction, NavigateToLastNavigationLocationAction,
-	MaximizeGroupHideSidebarAction, ExperimentalMoveEditorIntoNewWindowAction, ToggleMaximizeEditorGroupAction
+	MaximizeGroupHideSidebarAction, ExperimentalMoveEditorIntoNewWindowAction, ToggleMaximizeEditorGroupAction, MinimizeOtherGroupsHideSidebarAction
 } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions';
 import {
 	CLOSE_EDITORS_AND_GROUP_COMMAND_ID, CLOSE_EDITORS_IN_GROUP_COMMAND_ID, CLOSE_EDITORS_TO_THE_RIGHT_COMMAND_ID, CLOSE_EDITOR_COMMAND_ID, CLOSE_EDITOR_GROUP_COMMAND_ID, CLOSE_OTHER_EDITORS_IN_GROUP_COMMAND_ID,
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ registerAction2(ToggleGroupSizesAction);
 registerAction2(MaximizeGroupHideSidebarAction);
 registerAction2(ToggleMaximizeEditorGroupAction);
 registerAction2(MinimizeOtherGroupsAction);
+registerAction2(MinimizeOtherGroupsHideSidebarAction);
 
 registerAction2(MoveEditorLeftInGroupAction);
 registerAction2(MoveEditorRightInGroupAction);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
index 846821dd7caf..33eb7d50e792 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { KeyChord, KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { KeybindingWeight } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 import { Categories } from 'vs/platform/action/common/actionCommonCategories';
-import { ActiveEditorAvailableEditorIdsContext, ActiveEditorContext, ActiveEditorGroupEmptyContext, EditorPartMaximizedEditorGroupContext, EditorPartMultipleEditorGroupsContext } from 'vs/workbench/common/contextkeys';
+import { ActiveEditorAvailableEditorIdsContext, ActiveEditorContext, ActiveEditorGroupEmptyContext, AuxiliaryBarVisibleContext, EditorPartMaximizedEditorGroupContext, EditorPartMultipleEditorGroupsContext, MultipleEditorGroupsContext, SideBarVisibleContext } from 'vs/workbench/common/contextkeys';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { getActiveDocument } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ export class MinimizeOtherGroupsAction extends Action2 {
 			id: 'workbench.action.minimizeOtherEditors',
 			title: { value: localize('minimizeOtherEditorGroups', "Expand Editor Group"), original: 'Expand Editor Group' },
 			f1: true,
-			category: Categories.View
+			category: Categories.View,
+			precondition: MultipleEditorGroupsContext
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -1028,6 +1029,28 @@ export class MinimizeOtherGroupsAction extends Action2 {
 	}
 }
 
+export class MinimizeOtherGroupsHideSidebarAction extends Action2 {
+
+	constructor() {
+		super({
+			id: 'workbench.action.minimizeOtherEditorsHideSidebar',
+			title: { value: localize('minimizeOtherEditorGroupsHideSidebar', "Expand Editor Group and Hide Side Bars"), original: 'Expand Editor Group and Hide Side Bars' },
+			f1: true,
+			category: Categories.View,
+			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.or(MultipleEditorGroupsContext, SideBarVisibleContext, AuxiliaryBarVisibleContext)
+		});
+	}
+
+	override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor): Promise<void> {
+		const editorGroupService = accessor.get(IEditorGroupsService);
+		const layoutService = accessor.get(IWorkbenchLayoutService);
+
+		layoutService.setPartHidden(true, Parts.SIDEBAR_PART);
+		layoutService.setPartHidden(true, Parts.AUXILIARYBAR_PART);
+		editorGroupService.arrangeGroups(GroupsArrangement.EXPAND);
+	}
+}
+
 export class ResetGroupSizesAction extends Action2 {
 
 	constructor() {
@@ -1073,7 +1096,7 @@ export class MaximizeGroupHideSidebarAction extends Action2 {
 			title: { value: localize('maximizeEditorHideSidebar', "Maximize Editor Group and Hide Side Bars"), original: 'Maximize Editor Group and Hide Side Bars' },
 			f1: true,
 			category: Categories.View,
-			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(EditorPartMaximizedEditorGroupContext.negate(), EditorPartMultipleEditorGroupsContext)
+			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.or(ContextKeyExpr.and(EditorPartMaximizedEditorGroupContext.negate(), EditorPartMultipleEditorGroupsContext), SideBarVisibleContext, AuxiliaryBarVisibleContext)
 		});
 	}