diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
index df56f2f288b..50c0e829378 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/preferences/electron-browser/preferences.contribution.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
 import { KeybindingsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
 import { IWorkbenchActionRegistry, Extensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/actions';
 import { EditorInput, IEditorInputFactory, IEditorInputFactoryRegistry, Extensions as EditorInputExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
-import { SyncActionDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
+import { SyncActionDescriptor, MenuRegistry, MenuId } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { registerSingleton } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/extensions';
 import { KeyMod, KeyChord, KeyCode } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { SyncDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/descriptors';
 import { DefaultPreferencesEditorInput, PreferencesEditor, PreferencesEditorInput } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesEditor';
 import { KeybindingsEditor, KeybindingsEditorInput } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditor';
-import { OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction, OPEN_FOLDER_SETTINGS_COMMAND } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions';
+import { OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction, OPEN_FOLDER_SETTINGS_COMMAND, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/preferencesActions';
 import {
 	IPreferencesService, IKeybindingsEditor, IPreferencesSearchService, CONTEXT_KEYBINDING_FOCUS, CONTEXT_KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR, CONTEXT_KEYBINDINGS_SEARCH_FOCUS, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_DEFINE, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_REMOVE, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_SEARCH,
 	KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_COPY, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_RESET, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_COPY_COMMAND, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_SHOW_SIMILAR, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_FOCUS_KEYBINDINGS, KEYBINDINGS_EDITOR_COMMAND_CLEAR_SEARCH_RESULTS
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { PreferencesService } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/browser/prefe
 import { IInstantiationService, ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { PreferencesContribution } from 'vs/workbench/parts/preferences/common/preferencesContribution';
-import { ContextKeyExpr } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
+import { ContextKeyExpr, RawContextKey } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IWorkbenchEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IEditorRegistry, EditorDescriptor, Extensions as EditorExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/browser/editor';
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ const category = nls.localize('preferences', "Preferences");
 const registry = Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(Extensions.WorkbenchActions);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction, OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction.ID, OpenRawDefaultSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Raw Default Settings', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenGlobalSettingsAction, OpenGlobalSettingsAction.ID, OpenGlobalSettingsAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.US_COMMA }), 'Preferences: Open User Settings', category);
-registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.ID, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Workspace Settings', category);
-registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenFolderSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction.ID, OpenFolderSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Open Folder Settings', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction.ID, OpenGlobalKeybindingsAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyChord(KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_K, KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_S) }), 'Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction.ID, OpenGlobalKeybindingsFileAction.LABEL, { primary: null }), 'Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts File', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction.ID, ConfigureLanguageBasedSettingsAction.LABEL), 'Preferences: Configure Language Specific Settings...', category);
@@ -277,3 +275,25 @@ CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(OPEN_FOLDER_SETTINGS_COMMAND, function (accesso
 	const preferencesService = accessor.get(IPreferencesService);
 	return preferencesService.openFolderSettings(resource);
 });
+
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(OpenFolderSettingsAction.ID, serviceAccessor => {
+	serviceAccessor.get(IInstantiationService).createInstance(OpenFolderSettingsAction, OpenFolderSettingsAction.ID, OpenFolderSettingsAction.LABEL).run();
+});
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
+		id: OpenFolderSettingsAction.ID,
+		title: `${category}: ${OpenFolderSettingsAction.LABEL}`,
+	},
+	when: new RawContextKey<string>('workbenchState', '').isEqualTo('workspace')
+});
+
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.ID, serviceAccessor => {
+	serviceAccessor.get(IInstantiationService).createInstance(OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.ID, OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.LABEL).run();
+});
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
+		id: OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.ID,
+		title: `${category}: ${OpenWorkspaceSettingsAction.LABEL}`,
+	},
+	when: new RawContextKey<string>('workbenchState', '').notEqualsTo('empty')
+});
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