diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/globalCompositeBar.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/globalCompositeBar.ts
index 04d417fb635..117ac45f02a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/globalCompositeBar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/globalCompositeBar.ts
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@ export class GlobalCompositeBar extends Disposable {
 		super();
 
 		this.element = document.createElement('div');
-		const anchorAlignment = configurationService.getValue('workbench.sideBar.location') === 'left' ? AnchorAlignment.RIGHT : AnchorAlignment.LEFT;
-		const anchorAxisAlignment = AnchorAxisAlignment.HORIZONTAL;
+		const contextMenuAlignmentOptions = () => ({
+			anchorAlignment: configurationService.getValue('workbench.sideBar.location') === 'left' ? AnchorAlignment.RIGHT : AnchorAlignment.LEFT,
+			anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment.HORIZONTAL
+		});
 		this.globalActivityActionBar = this._register(new ActionBar(this.element, {
 			actionViewItemProvider: action => {
 				if (action.id === GLOBAL_ACTIVITY_ID) {
-					return this.instantiationService.createInstance(GlobalActivityActionViewItem, this.contextMenuActionsProvider, { colors: this.colors, hoverOptions: this.activityHoverOptions }, anchorAlignment, anchorAxisAlignment);
+					return this.instantiationService.createInstance(GlobalActivityActionViewItem, this.contextMenuActionsProvider, { colors: this.colors, hoverOptions: this.activityHoverOptions }, contextMenuAlignmentOptions);
 				}
 
 				if (action.id === ACCOUNTS_ACTIVITY_ID) {
@@ -81,8 +83,7 @@ export class GlobalCompositeBar extends Disposable {
 							colors: this.colors,
 							hoverOptions: this.activityHoverOptions
 						},
-						anchorAlignment,
-						anchorAxisAlignment,
+						contextMenuAlignmentOptions,
 						(actions: IAction[]) => {
 							actions.unshift(...[
 								toAction({ id: 'hideAccounts', label: localize('hideAccounts', "Hide Accounts"), run: () => this.storageService.store(AccountsActivityActionViewItem.ACCOUNTS_VISIBILITY_PREFERENCE_KEY, false, StorageScope.PROFILE, StorageTarget.USER) }),
@@ -159,8 +160,7 @@ abstract class AbstractGlobalActivityActionViewItem extends CompoisteBarActionVi
 		action: CompositeBarAction,
 		options: ICompositeBarActionViewItemOptions,
 		private readonly contextMenuActionsProvider: () => IAction[],
-		private readonly anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment | undefined,
-		private readonly anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment | undefined,
+		private readonly contextMenuAlignmentOptions: () => Readonly<{ anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment; anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment }> | undefined,
 		@IThemeService themeService: IThemeService,
 		@IHoverService hoverService: IHoverService,
 		@IMenuService private readonly menuService: IMenuService,
@@ -258,11 +258,12 @@ abstract class AbstractGlobalActivityActionViewItem extends CompoisteBarActionVi
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 		const menu = disposables.add(this.menuService.createMenu(this.menuId, this.contextKeyService));
 		const actions = await this.resolveMainMenuActions(menu, disposables);
+		const { anchorAlignment, anchorAxisAlignment } = this.contextMenuAlignmentOptions() ?? { anchorAlignment: undefined, anchorAxisAlignment: undefined };
 
 		this.contextMenuService.showContextMenu({
 			getAnchor: () => this.label,
-			anchorAlignment: this.anchorAlignment,
-			anchorAxisAlignment: this.anchorAxisAlignment,
+			anchorAlignment,
+			anchorAxisAlignment,
 			getActions: () => actions,
 			onHide: () => disposables.dispose(),
 			menuActionOptions: { renderShortTitle: true },
@@ -290,8 +291,7 @@ export class AccountsActivityActionViewItem extends AbstractGlobalActivityAction
 	constructor(
 		contextMenuActionsProvider: () => IAction[],
 		options: ICompositeBarActionViewItemOptions,
-		anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment | undefined,
-		anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment | undefined,
+		contextMenuAlignmentOptions: () => Readonly<{ anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment; anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment }> | undefined,
 		private readonly fillContextMenuActions: (actions: IAction[]) => void,
 		@IThemeService themeService: IThemeService,
 		@ILifecycleService private readonly lifecycleService: ILifecycleService,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class AccountsActivityActionViewItem extends AbstractGlobalActivityAction
 			name: localize('accounts', "Accounts"),
 			classNames: ThemeIcon.asClassNameArray(GlobalCompositeBar.ACCOUNTS_ICON)
 		});
-		super(MenuId.AccountsContext, action, options, contextMenuActionsProvider, anchorAlignment, anchorAxisAlignment, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, keybindingService, activityService);
+		super(MenuId.AccountsContext, action, options, contextMenuActionsProvider, contextMenuAlignmentOptions, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, keybindingService, activityService);
 		this._register(action);
 		this.registerListeners();
 		this.initialize();
@@ -536,8 +536,7 @@ export class GlobalActivityActionViewItem extends AbstractGlobalActivityActionVi
 	constructor(
 		contextMenuActionsProvider: () => IAction[],
 		options: ICompositeBarActionViewItemOptions,
-		anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment | undefined,
-		anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment | undefined,
+		contextMenuAlignmentOptions: () => Readonly<{ anchorAlignment: AnchorAlignment; anchorAxisAlignment: AnchorAxisAlignment }> | undefined,
 		@IUserDataProfileService private readonly userDataProfileService: IUserDataProfileService,
 		@IThemeService themeService: IThemeService,
 		@IHoverService hoverService: IHoverService,
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ export class GlobalActivityActionViewItem extends AbstractGlobalActivityActionVi
 			name: localize('manage', "Manage"),
 			classNames: ThemeIcon.asClassNameArray(userDataProfileService.currentProfile.icon ? ThemeIcon.fromId(userDataProfileService.currentProfile.icon) : DEFAULT_ICON)
 		});
-		super(MenuId.GlobalActivity, action, options, contextMenuActionsProvider, anchorAlignment, anchorAxisAlignment, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, keybindingService, activityService);
+		super(MenuId.GlobalActivity, action, options, contextMenuActionsProvider, contextMenuAlignmentOptions, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, keybindingService, activityService);
 		this._register(action);
 		this._register(this.userDataProfileService.onDidChangeCurrentProfile(e => {
 			action.compositeBarActionItem = {
@@ -635,7 +634,7 @@ export class SimpleAccountActivityActionViewItem extends AccountsActivityActionV
 			}),
 			hoverOptions,
 			compact: true,
-		}, undefined, undefined, actions => actions, themeService, lifecycleService, hoverService, contextMenuService, menuService, contextKeyService, authenticationService, environmentService, productService, configurationService, keybindingService, secretStorageService, logService, activityService, instantiationService);
+		}, () => undefined, actions => actions, themeService, lifecycleService, hoverService, contextMenuService, menuService, contextKeyService, authenticationService, environmentService, productService, configurationService, keybindingService, secretStorageService, logService, activityService, instantiationService);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -662,6 +661,6 @@ export class SimpleGlobalActivityActionViewItem extends GlobalActivityActionView
 			}),
 			hoverOptions,
 			compact: true,
-		}, undefined, undefined, userDataProfileService, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, environmentService, keybindingService, instantiationService, activityService);
+		}, () => undefined, userDataProfileService, themeService, hoverService, menuService, contextMenuService, contextKeyService, configurationService, environmentService, keybindingService, instantiationService, activityService);
 	}
 }