diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanContribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanContribution.ts
index 82c2baec94..a896f98d82 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanContribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanContribution.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { MenuId, MenuRegistry } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
+import { CATEGORIES } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions';
 
 // Execution Plan editor registration
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
 			value: localize('executionPlanCompareCommandValue', "Compare execution plans"),
 			original: localize('executionPlanCompareCommandOriginalValue', "Compare execution plans")
 		},
-		category: localize('ExecutionPlan', 'Execution Plan')
+		category: CATEGORIES.ExecutionPlan.value
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
index 52993d4acb..22c1f4b935 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { FileQueryEditorInput } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/fileQu
 import { FileQueryEditorSerializer, QueryEditorLanguageAssociation, UntitledQueryEditorSerializer } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryEditorFactory';
 import { UntitledQueryEditorInput } from 'sql/base/query/browser/untitledQueryEditorInput';
 import { ILanguageAssociationRegistry, Extensions as LanguageAssociationExtensions } from 'sql/workbench/services/languageAssociation/common/languageAssociation';
-import { NewQueryTask, OE_NEW_QUERY_ACTION_ID, DE_NEW_QUERY_COMMAND_ID } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions';
+import { NewQueryTask, OE_NEW_QUERY_ACTION_ID, DE_NEW_QUERY_COMMAND_ID, CATEGORIES } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions';
 import { TreeNodeContextKey } from 'sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/common/treeNodeContextKey';
 import { MssqlNodeContext } from 'sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/browser/mssqlNodeContext';
 import { CommandsRegistry, ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(
 		{ primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_L }
 	),
 	EstimatedExecutionPlanKeyboardAction.LABEL,
-	localize('ExecutionPlan', 'Execution Plan')
+	CATEGORIES.ExecutionPlan.value
 );
 
 actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions.ts
index ae3140ff89..0802875ac5 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/queryActions.ts
@@ -893,3 +893,7 @@ export class ExportAsNotebookAction extends QueryTaskbarAction {
 		this._commandService.executeCommand('mssql.exportSqlAsNotebook', this.editor.input.uri);
 	}
 }
+
+export const CATEGORIES = {
+	ExecutionPlan: { value: nls.localize('ExecutionPlan', 'Execution Plan'), original: 'Execution Plan' }
+};