diff --git a/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.c b/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f516543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "xed-view-gutter-renderer.h"
+
+#define XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_GET_PRIVATE(object)(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE((object), XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER, XedViewGutterRendererPrivate))
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (XedViewGutterRenderer, xed_view_gutter_renderer, GTK_SOURCE_TYPE_GUTTER_RENDERER)
+
+static void
+xed_view_gutter_renderer_class_init (XedViewGutterRendererClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkSourceGutterRendererClass *renderer_class = GTK_SOURCE_GUTTER_RENDERER_CLASS (klass);
+}
+
+static void
+xed_view_gutter_renderer_init (XedViewGutterRenderer *self)
+{
+}
diff --git a/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.h b/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e863817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xed/xed-view-gutter-renderer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef __XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_H__
+#define __XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_H__
+
+#include <gtksourceview/gtksource.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER (xed_view_gutter_renderer_get_type ())
+#define XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER, XedViewGutterRenderer))
+#define XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER, XedViewGutterRendererClass))
+#define XED_IS_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER))
+#define XED_IS_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER))
+#define XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER, XedViewGutterRendererClass))
+
+typedef struct _XedViewGutterRenderer XedViewGutterRenderer;
+typedef struct _XedViewGutterRendererClass XedViewGutterRendererClass;
+typedef struct _XedViewGutterRendererPrivate XedViewGutterRendererPrivate;
+
+struct _XedViewGutterRenderer
+{
+    GtkSourceGutterRenderer parent;
+
+    XedViewGutterRendererPrivate *priv;
+};
+
+struct _XedViewGutterRendererClass
+{
+    GtkSourceGutterRendererClass parent_instance;
+};
+
+GType xed_view_gutter_renderer_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __XED_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER_H__ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xed/xed-view.c b/xed/xed-view.c
index 01040cb..551e91a 100644
--- a/xed/xed-view.c
+++ b/xed/xed-view.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 
 #include "xed-view.h"
+#include "xed-view-gutter-renderer.h"
 #include "xed-view-activatable.h"
 #include "xed-plugins-engine.h"
 #include "xed-debug.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct _XedViewPrivate
     GSettings *editor_settings;
     GtkTextBuffer *current_buffer;
     PeasExtensionSet *extensions;
+    GtkSourceGutterRenderer *renderer;
     guint view_realized : 1;
 };
 
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ xed_view_dispose (GObject *object)
 
     g_clear_object (&view->priv->extensions);
     g_clear_object (&view->priv->editor_settings);
+    g_clear_object (&view->priv->renderer);
 
     current_buffer_removed (view);
 
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ xed_view_constructed (GObject *object)
     XedView *view;
     XedViewPrivate *priv;
     gboolean use_default_font;
+    GtkSourceGutter *gutter;
 
     view = XED_VIEW (object);
     priv = view->priv;
@@ -246,6 +250,15 @@ xed_view_constructed (GObject *object)
                   "indent_on_tab", TRUE,
                   NULL);
 
+    gutter = gtk_source_view_get_gutter (GTK_SOURCE_VIEW (view), GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_LEFT);
+    priv->renderer = g_object_new (XED_TYPE_VIEW_GUTTER_RENDERER,
+                                   "size", 2,
+                                   NULL);
+    g_object_ref (priv->renderer);
+    gtk_source_gutter_insert (gutter, priv->renderer, 0);
+
+    gtk_text_view_set_top_margin (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), 2);
+
     G_OBJECT_CLASS (xed_view_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }