fixes #19638

src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts

@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ export class VSCodeMenu {
 	private setViewMenu(viewMenu: Electron.Menu): void {
 		const explorer = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewExplorer', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Explorer"), 'workbench.view.explorer');
 		const search = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewSearch', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Search"), 'workbench.view.search');
-		const scm = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewSCM', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "S&&CM"), 'workbench.view.scm');
+		const git = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewGit', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Git"), 'workbench.view.git');
+		// const scm = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewSCM', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "S&&CM"), 'workbench.view.scm');
 		const debug = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewDebug', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Debug"), 'workbench.view.debug');
 		const extensions = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miViewExtensions', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "E&&xtensions"), 'workbench.view.extensions');
 		const output = this.createMenuItem(nls.localize({ key: 'miToggleOutput', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Output"), 'workbench.action.output.toggleOutput');
@@ -701,7 +702,8 @@ export class VSCodeMenu {
 			__separator__(),
 			explorer,
 			search,
-			scm,
+			git,
+			// scm,
 			debug,
 			extensions,
 			additionalViewlets,

src/vs/workbench/parts/git/electron-browser/git.contribution.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,25 @@ import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/platform';
 import { CloneAction } from './gitActions';
 import { IWorkbenchActionRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchActionExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/actionRegistry';
 import SCMPreview from 'vs/workbench/parts/scm/browser/scmPreview';
+import { ToggleViewletAction } from 'vs/workbench/browser/viewlet';
+import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/browser/viewlet';
+import { IWorkbenchEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 
-if (!SCMPreview.enabled) {
+// TODO@joao: remove
+class OpenScmViewletAction extends ToggleViewletAction {
+
+	static ID = 'workbench.view.git'; // fake redirect
+	static LABEL = localize('toggleSCMViewlet', "Show SCM");
+
+	constructor(id: string, label: string, @IViewletService viewletService: IViewletService, @IWorkbenchEditorService editorService: IWorkbenchEditorService) {
+		super(id, label, 'workbench.view.scm', viewletService, editorService);
+	}
+}
+
+if (SCMPreview.enabled) {
+	Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(WorkbenchActionExtensions.WorkbenchActions)
+		.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenScmViewletAction, OpenScmViewletAction.ID, OpenScmViewletAction.LABEL), 'View: Show SCM', 'View');
+} else {
 	registerContributions();
 
 	// Register Service