diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
index e81b162de..3b96faa15 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
   static public final int LEFT_GUTTER = Toolkit.zoom(45);
 
   static public final int RIGHT_GUTTER = Toolkit.zoom(12);
-  static public final int GUTTER_MARGIN = Toolkit.zoom(3);
+  static public final int GUTTER_MARGIN = Toolkit.zoom(5);
 
   protected MarkerColumn errorColumn;
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index af5b25faa..970dcb0f2 100755
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ X   contrib mgr: filter/dropdown vertical centering is too high
 X   should be resolved with both fonts now being installed
 X two tier dialog box (defaulting back to Lucida)
 X dialog box with stack trace (font is too small)
+X try to tweak the line numbers in the gutter a bit
 
 design/selector
 X updated 4x4 for themes, foundation svg icon tweaks