diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.ts
index d781bd7a2a96b..f1eb8279e820b 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,21 @@ export interface ISplitViewOptions {
 	proportionalLayout?: boolean; // default true
 }
 
+/**
+ * Only used when `proportionalLayout` is false.
+ */
+export const enum LayoutPriority {
+	Normal,
+	Low,
+	High
+}
+
 export interface IView {
 	readonly element: HTMLElement;
 	readonly minimumSize: number;
 	readonly maximumSize: number;
 	readonly onDidChange: Event<number | undefined>;
+	readonly priority?: LayoutPriority;
 	layout(size: number, orientation: Orientation): void;
 }
 
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ export class SplitView extends Disposable {
 	private relayout(lowPriorityIndex?: number, highPriorityIndex?: number): void {
 		const contentSize = this.viewItems.reduce((r, i) => r + i.size, 0);
 
-		this.resize(this.viewItems.length - 1, this.size - contentSize, undefined, lowPriorityIndex, highPriorityIndex);
+		this.resize(this.viewItems.length - 1, this.size - contentSize, undefined, [lowPriorityIndex], [highPriorityIndex]);
 		this.distributeEmptySpace();
 		this.layoutViews();
 		this.saveProportions();
@@ -331,7 +341,11 @@ export class SplitView extends Disposable {
 		this.size = size;
 
 		if (!this.proportions) {
-			this.resize(this.viewItems.length - 1, size - previousSize);
+			const indexes = range(this.viewItems.length);
+			const lowPriorityIndexes = indexes.filter(i => this.viewItems[i].view.priority === LayoutPriority.Low);
+			const highPriorityIndexes = indexes.filter(i => this.viewItems[i].view.priority === LayoutPriority.High);
+
+			this.resize(this.viewItems.length - 1, size - previousSize, undefined, lowPriorityIndexes, highPriorityIndexes);
 		} else {
 			for (let i = 0; i < this.viewItems.length; i++) {
 				const item = this.viewItems[i];
@@ -502,8 +516,8 @@ export class SplitView extends Disposable {
 		index: number,
 		delta: number,
 		sizes = this.viewItems.map(i => i.size),
-		lowPriorityIndex?: number,
-		highPriorityIndex?: number,
+		lowPriorityIndexes?: number[],
+		highPriorityIndexes?: number[],
 		overloadMinDelta: number = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
 		overloadMaxDelta: number = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
 	): number {
@@ -514,14 +528,18 @@ export class SplitView extends Disposable {
 		const upIndexes = range(index, -1);
 		const downIndexes = range(index + 1, this.viewItems.length);
 
-		if (typeof highPriorityIndex === 'number') {
-			pushToStart(upIndexes, highPriorityIndex);
-			pushToStart(downIndexes, highPriorityIndex);
+		if (highPriorityIndexes) {
+			for (const index of highPriorityIndexes) {
+				pushToStart(upIndexes, index);
+				pushToStart(downIndexes, index);
+			}
 		}
 
-		if (typeof lowPriorityIndex === 'number') {
-			pushToEnd(upIndexes, lowPriorityIndex);
-			pushToEnd(downIndexes, lowPriorityIndex);
+		if (lowPriorityIndexes) {
+			for (const index of lowPriorityIndexes) {
+				pushToEnd(upIndexes, index);
+				pushToEnd(downIndexes, index);
+			}
 		}
 
 		const upItems = upIndexes.map(i => this.viewItems[i]);
diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.test.ts
index e3e9c6772f772..185c9f25aa47c 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
-import { SplitView, IView, Orientation, Sizing } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview';
+import { SplitView, IView, Orientation, Sizing, LayoutPriority } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview';
 import { Sash, SashState } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/sash/sash';
 
 class TestView implements IView {
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class TestView implements IView {
 
 	constructor(
 		private _minimumSize: number,
-		private _maximumSize: number
+		private _maximumSize: number,
+		readonly priority: LayoutPriority = LayoutPriority.Normal
 	) {
 		assert(_minimumSize <= _maximumSize, 'splitview view minimum size must be <= maximum size');
 	}
@@ -466,4 +467,64 @@ suite('Splitview', () => {
 		view2.dispose();
 		view1.dispose();
 	});
+
+	test('high layout priority', () => {
+		const view1 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+		const view2 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, LayoutPriority.High);
+		const view3 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+		const splitview = new SplitView(container, { proportionalLayout: false });
+		splitview.layout(200);
+
+		splitview.addView(view1, Sizing.Distribute);
+		splitview.addView(view2, Sizing.Distribute);
+		splitview.addView(view3, Sizing.Distribute);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [66, 66, 68]);
+
+		splitview.layout(180);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [66, 46, 68]);
+
+		splitview.layout(124);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [66, 20, 38]);
+
+		splitview.layout(60);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [20, 20, 20]);
+
+		splitview.layout(200);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [20, 160, 20]);
+
+		splitview.dispose();
+		view3.dispose();
+		view2.dispose();
+		view1.dispose();
+	});
+
+	test('low layout priority', () => {
+		const view1 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+		const view2 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+		const view3 = new TestView(20, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, LayoutPriority.Low);
+		const splitview = new SplitView(container, { proportionalLayout: false });
+		splitview.layout(200);
+
+		splitview.addView(view1, Sizing.Distribute);
+		splitview.addView(view2, Sizing.Distribute);
+		splitview.addView(view3, Sizing.Distribute);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [66, 66, 68]);
+
+		splitview.layout(180);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [66, 46, 68]);
+
+		splitview.layout(132);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [44, 20, 68]);
+
+		splitview.layout(60);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [20, 20, 20]);
+
+		splitview.layout(200);
+		assert.deepEqual([view1.size, view2.size, view3.size], [20, 160, 20]);
+
+		splitview.dispose();
+		view3.dispose();
+		view2.dispose();
+		view1.dispose();
+	});
 });
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