diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
index 8690ba360..51dc6911b 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@
     "ide companion"
   ],
   "activationEvents": [
-    "onStartupFinished"
+    "onStartupFinished",
+    "onView:qwen-code.chatView.sidebar",
+    "onView:qwen-code.chatView.panel",
+    "onView:qwen-code.chatView.secondary",
+    "onCommand:qwen-code.openChat",
+    "onCommand:qwen-code.focusChat",
+    "onCommand:qwen-code.newConversation",
+    "onCommand:qwen-code.showLogs"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "jsonValidation": [
@@ -40,44 +47,44 @@
     "viewsContainers": {
       "activitybar": [
         {
-          "id": "qwenCodeSidebar",
+          "id": "qwen-code-sidebar",
           "title": "Qwen Code",
           "icon": "assets/sidebar-icon.svg"
         }
       ],
       "panel": [
         {
-          "id": "qwenCodePanel",
+          "id": "qwen-code-panel",
           "title": "Qwen Code",
           "icon": "assets/icon.png"
         }
       ],
       "secondarySidebar": [
         {
-          "id": "qwenCodeSecondary",
+          "id": "qwen-code-secondary",
           "title": "Qwen Code",
           "icon": "assets/icon.png"
         }
       ]
     },
     "views": {
-      "qwenCodeSidebar": [
+      "qwen-code-sidebar": [
         {
           "type": "webview",
-          "id": "qwenCode.chatView.sidebar",
+          "id": "qwen-code.chatView.sidebar",
           "name": "Qwen Code"
         }
       ],
-      "qwenCodePanel": [
+      "qwen-code-panel": [
         {
-          "id": "qwenCode.chatView.panel",
+          "id": "qwen-code.chatView.panel",
           "name": "Qwen Code",
           "icon": "assets/icon.png"
         }
       ],
-      "qwenCodeSecondary": [
+      "qwen-code-secondary": [
         {
-          "id": "qwenCode.chatView.secondary",
+          "id": "qwen-code.chatView.secondary",
           "name": "Qwen Code",
           "icon": "assets/icon.png"
         }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/constants/viewIds.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/constants/viewIds.ts
index 96862d058..140956b26 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/constants/viewIds.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/constants/viewIds.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 /**
  * WebviewView IDs for the three host positions where the chat UI can appear.
  * These IDs must match the `views` contributions declared in package.json.
+ *
+ * Note: We use kebab-case prefix 'qwen-code.' for consistency with command IDs.
  */
-export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_PANEL = 'qwenCode.chatView.panel';
-export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_SECONDARY = 'qwenCode.chatView.secondary';
-export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_SIDEBAR = 'qwenCode.chatView.sidebar';
+export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_SIDEBAR = 'qwen-code.chatView.sidebar';
+export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_PANEL = 'qwen-code.chatView.panel';
+export const CHAT_VIEW_ID_SECONDARY = 'qwen-code.chatView.secondary';
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.test.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.test.ts
index d6128f91e..ea179d948 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ describe('activate', () => {
     expect(vscode.workspace.onDidGrantWorkspaceTrust).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('should register webview view providers for all three positions (sidebar, panel, secondary)', async () => {
+    await activate(context);
+
+    // Verify registerWebviewViewProvider was called 3 times for the three view positions
+    const registerCalls = vi.mocked(vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider)
+      .mock.calls;
+    expect(registerCalls).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    // Extract view IDs from the calls
+    const viewIds = registerCalls.map((call) => call[0]);
+
+    // Verify all three view IDs are registered with consistent naming
+    expect(viewIds).toContain('qwen-code.chatView.sidebar');
+    expect(viewIds).toContain('qwen-code.chatView.panel');
+    expect(viewIds).toContain('qwen-code.chatView.secondary');
+  });
+
   it('should launch the Qwen Code when the user clicks the button', async () => {
     const showInformationMessageMock = vi
       .mocked(vscode.window.showInformationMessage)