diff --git a/lib/linter-view.coffee b/lib/linter-view.coffee
index 699ef018..b62e26c6 100644
--- a/lib/linter-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/linter-view.coffee
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class LinterView
     @editorView = editorView
     @statusBarView = statusBarView
     @markers = null
+    @guttersShowing = false
 
     @initLinters(linters)
 
@@ -145,6 +146,13 @@ class LinterView
   display: ->
     @destroyMarkers()
 
+    if @showGutters and not @guttersShowing
+      @guttersShowing = true
+      @editorView.gutter.addClass("linter-gutter-enabled")
+    else if not @showGutters and @guttersShowing
+      @guttersShowing = false
+      @editorView.gutter.removeClass("linter-gutter-enabled")
+
     @markers ?= []
     for message in @messages
       klass = if message.level == 'error'
diff --git a/stylesheets/linter.less b/stylesheets/linter.less
index c3c10196..80e40088 100644
--- a/stylesheets/linter.less
+++ b/stylesheets/linter.less
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @error-color: #b22222;
 @warning-color: #DAA520;
 
-.line-number {
+.gutter.linter-gutter-enabled .line-number {
   &:before {
     visibility: hidden;
     position: relative;