diff --git a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bad_rainbow.xml b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bad_rainbow.xml
index 813b020b..1a8a6b80 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bad_rainbow.xml
+++ b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bad_rainbow.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
 
 			<line_number>
 				<text>#C4C4C4</text>
+				<inactive_text>#A0A0A0</inactive_text>
 				<background>#494949</background>
+				<marker>#C4C4C4</marker>
 			</line_number>
 
 			<syntax>
diff --git a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bright.xml b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bright.xml
index cb63e02a..f8fcd2d5 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bright.xml
+++ b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/bright.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
 
 			<line_number>
 				<text>black</text>
+				<inactive_text>#A0A0A0</inactive_text>
 				<background>white</background>
+				<marker>#A0A0A0</marker>
 			</line_number>
 
 			<syntax>
diff --git a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/dark.xml b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/dark.xml
index e5858f3a..9159d01b 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/color_schemes/dark.xml
+++ b/bin/app/data/color_schemes/dark.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@
 
 			<line_number>
 				<text>#F7F7F7</text>
+				<inactive_text>#A0A0A0</inactive_text>
 				<background>#272728</background>
+				<marker>#969696</marker>
 			</line_number>
 
 			<syntax>
diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/code_view/code_view.css b/bin/app/data/gui/code_view/code_view.css
index 6517c3c0..932b77a7 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/gui/code_view/code_view.css
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/code_view/code_view.css
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 #code_file #code_snippet #dots {
 	background-color: <color:code/snippet/line_number/background>;
-	padding-right: 13px;
+	padding-right: 16px;
 	text-align: right;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeArea.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeArea.cpp
index c70490b5..1d6f0183 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeArea.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeArea.cpp
@@ -195,20 +195,32 @@ void QtCodeArea::lineNumberAreaPaintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 	std::set<int> activeLineNumbers = getActiveLineNumbers();
 
 	ColorScheme* scheme = ColorScheme::getInstance().get();
-	QColor backgroundColor(scheme->getColor("code/snippet/line_number/background").c_str());
-	backgroundColor.setAlpha(150);
+
+	QColor textColor(scheme->getColor("code/snippet/line_number/text").c_str());
+	QColor inactiveTextColor(scheme->getColor("code/snippet/line_number/inactive_text").c_str());
+	QColor markerColor(scheme->getColor("code/snippet/line_number/marker").c_str());
+
+	QPen p = painter.pen();
 
 	while (block.isValid() && top <= event->rect().bottom())
 	{
 		if (block.isVisible() && bottom >= event->rect().top())
 		{
 			int number = blockNumber + m_startLineNumber;
-			painter.drawText(0, top, m_lineNumberArea->width() - 13, fontMetrics().height(), Qt::AlignRight, QString::number(number));
 
-			if (!m_isActiveFile && activeLineNumbers.find(number) == activeLineNumbers.end())
+			p.setColor(textColor);
+
+			if (activeLineNumbers.find(number) != activeLineNumbers.end())
 			{
-				painter.fillRect(0, top, m_lineNumberArea->width(), fontMetrics().height(), backgroundColor);
+				painter.fillRect(m_lineNumberArea->width() - 8, top, 3, fontMetrics().height() + 1, markerColor);
 			}
+			else if (!m_isActiveFile)
+			{
+				p.setColor(inactiveTextColor);
+			}
+
+			painter.setPen(p);
+			painter.drawText(0, top, m_lineNumberArea->width() - 16, fontMetrics().height(), Qt::AlignRight, QString::number(number));
 		}
 
 		block = block.next();
@@ -373,23 +385,6 @@ void QtCodeArea::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 	}
 
 	QPlainTextEdit::paintEvent(event);
-
-	QPainter painter2(viewport());
-	std::set<int> activeLineNumbers = getActiveLineNumbers();
-
-	ColorScheme* scheme = ColorScheme::getInstance().get();
-	QColor backgroundColor(scheme->getColor("code/snippet/background").c_str());
-	backgroundColor.setAlpha(75);
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < document()->blockCount(); i++)
-	{
-		int lineNumber = i + m_startLineNumber;
-		if (!m_isActiveFile && activeLineNumbers.find(lineNumber) == activeLineNumbers.end() &&
-			lineNumber >= firstVisibleLine && lineNumber <= lastVisibleLine)
-		{
-			painter.fillRect(0, top + i * blockHeight, width(), blockHeight, backgroundColor);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 void QtCodeArea::enterEvent(QEvent* event)
@@ -811,14 +806,9 @@ std::set<int> QtCodeArea::getActiveLineNumbers() const
 {
 	std::set<int> activeLineNumbers;
 
-	if (m_isActiveFile)
-	{
-		return activeLineNumbers;
-	}
-
 	for (const Annotation& annotation : m_annotations)
 	{
-		if (annotation.isActive)
+		if (annotation.isActive || annotation.isFocused)
 		{
 			for (int i = annotation.startLine; i <= annotation.endLine; i++)
 			{
@@ -827,20 +817,6 @@ std::set<int> QtCodeArea::getActiveLineNumbers() const
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (activeLineNumbers.size())
-	{
-		for (const Annotation& annotation : m_annotations)
-		{
-			if (annotation.isFocused)
-			{
-				for (int i = annotation.startLine; i <= annotation.endLine; i++)
-				{
-					activeLineNumbers.insert(i);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return activeLineNumbers;
 }