diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/compositePart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/compositePart.ts
index 32a714eb3c9c0..dcd59fa022b17 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/compositePart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/compositePart.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import errors = require('vs/base/common/errors');
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { StandardMouseEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/mouseEvent';
 import { CONTEXT as ToolBarContext, ToolBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/toolbar/toolbar';
-import { IActionItem, ActionsOrientation } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionbar';
+import { IActionItem, ActionsOrientation, Separator } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionbar';
 import { ProgressBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/progressbar/progressbar';
 import { IActionBarRegistry, Extensions, prepareActions } from 'vs/workbench/browser/actions';
 import { Action, IAction } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { attachProgressBarStyler } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/styler';
+import { ToggleSidebarVisibilityAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/actions/toggleSidebarVisibility';
 
 export interface ICompositeTitleLabel {
 
@@ -478,6 +479,10 @@ export abstract class CompositePart<T extends Composite> extends Part {
 
 	private onContextMenu(event: StandardMouseEvent): void {
 		const contextMenuActions = this.activeComposite ? this.activeComposite.getContextMenuActions() : [];
+		if (contextMenuActions.length) {
+			contextMenuActions.push(new Separator());
+		}
+		contextMenuActions.push(this.createHideSideBarAction());
 		if (contextMenuActions.length) {
 			let anchor: { x: number, y: number } = { x: event.posx, y: event.posy };
 			this.contextMenuService.showContextMenu({
@@ -490,6 +495,15 @@ export abstract class CompositePart<T extends Composite> extends Part {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private createHideSideBarAction(): IAction {
+		return <IAction>{
+			id: ToggleSidebarVisibilityAction.ID,
+			label: nls.localize('compositePart.hideSideBarLabel', "Hide Side Bar"),
+			enabled: true,
+			run: () => this.partService.setSideBarHidden(true)
+		};
+	}
+
 	private actionItemProvider(action: Action): IActionItem {
 		let actionItem: IActionItem;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
index 454d9431355d1..f33a8c45029d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/views/browser/views.ts
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ export class ComposedViewsViewlet extends Viewlet {
 			getAnchor: () => anchor,
 			getActions: () => TPromise.as([<IAction>{
 				id: `${view.id}.removeView`,
-				label: nls.localize('removeView', "Remove from {0} View", this.getTitle()),
+				label: nls.localize('removeView', "Remove from Side Bar"),
 				enabled: true,
 				run: () => this.toggleViewVisibility(view.id)
 			}]),