diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
index 5e3415d42cb..b1fbc64c189 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export abstract class ExtHostEditorsShape {
 export abstract class ExtHostTreeExplorersShape {
 	$provideRootNode(providerId: string): TPromise<InternalTreeExplorerNode> { throw ni(); };
 	$resolveChildren(providerId: string, node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<InternalTreeExplorerNode[]> { throw ni(); }
-	$resolveCommand(providerId: string, node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
+	$executeCommand(providerId: string, node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> { throw ni(); }
 }
 
 export abstract class ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeExplorers.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeExplorers.ts
index 869cf0ddf16..d03a9096e7c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeExplorers.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeExplorers.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class ExtHostTreeExplorers extends ExtHostTreeExplorersShape {
 		});
 	}
 
-	$resolveCommand(providerId: string, mainThreadNode: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> {
+	$executeCommand(providerId: string, mainThreadNode: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> {
 		const provider = this._treeExplorerNodeProviders[providerId];
 		if (!provider) {
 			throw new Error(`no TreeExplorerNodeProvider registered with id '${providerId}'`);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadTreeExplorers.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadTreeExplorers.ts
index 4c4b37d61fe..149fbc41cd5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadTreeExplorers.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/mainThreadTreeExplorers.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export class MainThreadTreeExplorers extends MainThreadTreeExplorersShape {
 			resolveChildren: (node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<InternalTreeExplorerNode[]> => {
 				return this._proxy.$resolveChildren(providerId, node);
 			},
-			resolveCommand: (node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> => {
-				return this._proxy.$resolveCommand(providerId, node);
+			executeCommand: (node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> => {
+				return this._proxy.$executeCommand(providerId, node);
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/browser/treeExplorerViewletService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/browser/treeExplorerViewletService.ts
index 2946bd3d38b..afbff616aed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/browser/treeExplorerViewletService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/browser/treeExplorerViewletService.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ export class TreeExplorerViewletService implements ITreeExplorerViewletService {
 	}
 
 	resolveCommand(providerId: string, node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): TPromise<void> {
-		return TPromise.wrap(this._treeExplorerNodeProvider[providerId].resolveCommand(node));
+		return TPromise.wrap(this._treeExplorerNodeProvider[providerId].executeCommand(node));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/common/treeExplorerViewModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/common/treeExplorerViewModel.ts
index 45a003fd572..6c8b5c51595 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/common/treeExplorerViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/explorers/common/treeExplorerViewModel.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export class InternalTreeExplorerNode implements TreeExplorerNodeContent {
 }
 
 export interface InternalTreeExplorerNodeProvider {
-	resolveCommand(node: TreeExplorerNodeContent): TPromise<void>;
 	provideRootNode(): Thenable<InternalTreeExplorerNode>;
 	resolveChildren(node: InternalTreeExplorerNode): Thenable<InternalTreeExplorerNode[]>;
+	executeCommand(node: TreeExplorerNodeContent): TPromise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface TreeExplorerNodeContent {