diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
index 43665e6486e..31edbb6ccc3 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/oneCursor.ts
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ export class OneCursorOp {
 		let inSelectionMode = !!moveParams.select;
 		let validatedViewPosition = cursor.getValidViewPosition();
 		let viewLineNumber = validatedViewPosition.lineNumber;
-		let noOfLines = moveParams.isPaged ? (moveParams.pageSize || cursor.getPageSize()) : moveParams.amount;
+		let noOfLines = moveParams.isPaged ? (moveParams.pageSize || cursor.getPageSize()) : moveParams.value;
 		let viewColumn;
 		switch (moveParams.to) {
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.Left:
-				return this.moveLeft(cursor, inSelectionMode, editorCommon.CursorMoveByUnit.HalfLine === moveParams.by ? cursor.getViewHalfLineSize(viewLineNumber) : moveParams.amount, ctx);
+				return this.moveLeft(cursor, inSelectionMode, editorCommon.CursorMoveByUnit.HalfLine === moveParams.by ? cursor.getViewHalfLineSize(viewLineNumber) : moveParams.value, ctx);
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.Right:
-				return this.moveRight(cursor, inSelectionMode, editorCommon.CursorMoveByUnit.HalfLine === moveParams.by ? cursor.getViewHalfLineSize(viewLineNumber) : moveParams.amount, ctx);
+				return this.moveRight(cursor, inSelectionMode, editorCommon.CursorMoveByUnit.HalfLine === moveParams.by ? cursor.getViewHalfLineSize(viewLineNumber) : moveParams.value, ctx);
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.Up:
 				if (editorCommon.CursorMoveByUnit.WrappedLine === moveParams.by) {
 					return this.moveUp(cursor, inSelectionMode, noOfLines, ctx);
@@ -713,11 +713,11 @@ export class OneCursorOp {
 				viewColumn = cursor.getViewLineLastNonWhiteSpaceColumn(viewLineNumber);
 				break;
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.ViewPortTop:
-				viewLineNumber = cursor.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(cursor.getLineFromViewPortTop(moveParams.amount), 1).lineNumber;
+				viewLineNumber = cursor.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(cursor.getLineFromViewPortTop(moveParams.value), 1).lineNumber;
 				viewColumn = cursor.getViewLineFirstNonWhiteSpaceColumn(viewLineNumber);
 				break;
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.ViewPortBottom:
-				viewLineNumber= cursor.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(cursor.getLineFromViewPortBottom(moveParams.amount), 1).lineNumber;;
+				viewLineNumber= cursor.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(cursor.getLineFromViewPortBottom(moveParams.value), 1).lineNumber;;
 				viewColumn = cursor.getViewLineFirstNonWhiteSpaceColumn(viewLineNumber);
 				break;
 			case editorCommon.CursorMovePosition.ViewPortCenter:
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
index ddf2122869f..2afc763b15b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
@@ -4227,7 +4227,7 @@ export interface CursorMoveArguments {
 	to: string;
 	select?: boolean;
 	by?: string;
-	amount?: number;
+	value?: number;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4252,7 +4252,7 @@ let isCursorMoveArgs= function(arg): boolean  {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!types.isUndefined(cursorMoveArg.amount) && !types.isNumber(cursorMoveArg.amount)) {
+	if (!types.isUndefined(cursorMoveArg.value) && !types.isNumber(cursorMoveArg.value)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/test/common/controller/cursorMoveCommand.test.ts b/src/vs/editor/test/common/controller/cursorMoveCommand.test.ts
index 18189f4696b..03ffe7284b0 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/test/common/controller/cursorMoveCommand.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/test/common/controller/cursorMoveCommand.test.ts
@@ -476,24 +476,24 @@ function moveToLineLastNonWhiteSpaceCharacter(cursor: Cursor) {
 	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.WrappedLineLastNonWhitespaceCharacter});
 }
 
-function moveLeft(cursor: Cursor, amount?: number, by?: string, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Left, by:by, amount: amount, select: select});
+function moveLeft(cursor: Cursor, value?: number, by?: string, select?: boolean) {
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Left, by:by, value: value, select: select});
 }
 
-function moveRight(cursor: Cursor, amount?: number, by?: string, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Right, by:by, amount: amount, select: select});
+function moveRight(cursor: Cursor, value?: number, by?: string, select?: boolean) {
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Right, by:by, value: value, select: select});
 }
 
 function moveUp(cursor: Cursor, noOfLines: number= 1, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Up, by:CursorMoveByUnit.WrappedLine, amount: noOfLines, select: select});
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Up, by:CursorMoveByUnit.WrappedLine, value: noOfLines, select: select});
 }
 
 function moveDown(cursor: Cursor, noOfLines: number= 1, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Down, by:CursorMoveByUnit.WrappedLine, amount: noOfLines, select: select});
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.Down, by:CursorMoveByUnit.WrappedLine, value: noOfLines, select: select});
 }
 
 function moveToTop(cursor: Cursor, noOfLines: number= 1, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.ViewPortTop, amount: noOfLines, select: select});
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.ViewPortTop, value: noOfLines, select: select});
 }
 
 function moveToCenter(cursor: Cursor, select?: boolean) {
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ function moveToCenter(cursor: Cursor, select?: boolean) {
 }
 
 function moveToBottom(cursor: Cursor, noOfLines: number= 1, select?: boolean) {
-	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.ViewPortBottom, amount: noOfLines, select: select});
+	move(cursor, {to: CursorMovePosition.ViewPortBottom, value: noOfLines, select: select});
 }
 
 function cursorEqual(cursor: Cursor, posLineNumber: number, posColumn: number, selLineNumber: number = posLineNumber, selColumn: number = posColumn) {
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index fd36f3c74da..07a1b7915ef 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ declare module monaco.editor {
         to: string;
         select?: boolean;
         by?: string;
-        amount?: number;
+        value?: number;
     }
 
     /**