diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
index 0e966914f85..7e8f7a1a549 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ export class VSCodeMenu {
 
 		if (folders.length || files.length) {
 			openRecentMenu.append(__separator__());
-			//workbench.action.clearRecentItems
-			openRecentMenu.append(this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miClearRecentOpen', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Clear Items"), 'workbench.action.clearRecentItems'));
+			openRecentMenu.append(this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miClearRecentOpen', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Clear Recent Files"), 'workbench.action.clearRecentFiles'));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
index 666b6650a48..8bb004f697b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.contribution.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
 	NavigateBetweenGroupsAction, FocusActiveGroupAction, FocusFirstGroupAction, FocusSecondGroupAction, FocusThirdGroupAction, EvenGroupWidthsAction, MaximizeGroupAction, MinimizeOtherGroupsAction, FocusPreviousGroup, FocusNextGroup, ShowEditorsInGroupOneAction,
 	toEditorQuickOpenEntry, CloseLeftEditorsInGroupAction, CloseRightEditorsInGroupAction, OpenNextEditor, OpenPreviousEditor, NavigateBackwardsAction, NavigateForwardAction, ReopenClosedEditorAction, OpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroupAction, NAVIGATE_IN_GROUP_ONE_PREFIX,
 	OpenPreviousEditorFromHistoryAction, ShowAllEditorsAction, NAVIGATE_ALL_EDITORS_GROUP_PREFIX, ClearEditorHistoryAction, ShowEditorsInGroupTwoAction, MoveEditorRightInGroupAction, OpenNextEditorInGroup, OpenPreviousEditorInGroup,
-	NAVIGATE_IN_GROUP_TWO_PREFIX, ShowEditorsInGroupThreeAction, NAVIGATE_IN_GROUP_THREE_PREFIX, FocusLastEditorInStackAction, OpenNextRecentlyUsedEditorInGroupAction, MoveEditorToPreviousGroupAction, MoveEditorToNextGroupAction, MoveEditorLeftInGroupAction, ClearRecentItemsAction
+	NAVIGATE_IN_GROUP_TWO_PREFIX, ShowEditorsInGroupThreeAction, NAVIGATE_IN_GROUP_THREE_PREFIX, FocusLastEditorInStackAction, OpenNextRecentlyUsedEditorInGroupAction, MoveEditorToPreviousGroupAction, MoveEditorToNextGroupAction, MoveEditorLeftInGroupAction, ClearRecentFilesAction
 } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions';
 import * as editorCommands from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorCommands';
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ShowEditorsInGroupThre
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenNextEditor, OpenNextEditor.ID, OpenNextEditor.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.PageDown, mac: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.RightArrow, secondary: [KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.US_CLOSE_SQUARE_BRACKET] } }), 'View: Open Next Editor', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenPreviousEditor, OpenPreviousEditor.ID, OpenPreviousEditor.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.PageUp, mac: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.LeftArrow, secondary: [KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.US_OPEN_SQUARE_BRACKET] } }), 'View: Open Previous Editor', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ReopenClosedEditorAction, ReopenClosedEditorAction.ID, ReopenClosedEditorAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KEY_T }), 'View: Reopen Closed Editor', category);
-registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ClearRecentItemsAction, ClearRecentItemsAction.ID, ClearRecentItemsAction.LABEL), 'View: Clear Items', category);
+registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ClearRecentFilesAction, ClearRecentFilesAction.ID, ClearRecentFilesAction.LABEL), 'View: Clear Items', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(KeepEditorAction, KeepEditorAction.ID, KeepEditorAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyChord(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_K, KeyCode.Enter) }), 'View: Keep Editor', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(CloseAllEditorsAction, CloseAllEditorsAction.ID, CloseAllEditorsAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyChord(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_K, KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_W) }), 'View: Close All Editors', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(CloseLeftEditorsInGroupAction, CloseLeftEditorsInGroupAction.ID, CloseLeftEditorsInGroupAction.LABEL), 'View: Close Editors to the Left', category);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
index b3fb31e274b..e9dcfc2d5f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorActions.ts
@@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ export class ReopenClosedEditorAction extends Action {
 	}
 }
 
-export class ClearRecentItemsAction extends Action {
+export class ClearRecentFilesAction extends Action {
 
-	public static ID = 'workbench.action.clearRecentItems';
-	public static LABEL = nls.localize('clearRecentItems', "Clear Recent");
+	public static ID = 'workbench.action.clearRecentFiles';
+	public static LABEL = nls.localize('clearRecentFiles', "Clear Recent");
 
 	constructor(
 		id: string,