diff --git a/lib/bracket-matcher-view.coffee b/lib/bracket-matcher-view.coffee
index f6cf075..b2387a9 100644
--- a/lib/bracket-matcher-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/bracket-matcher-view.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MAX_ROWS_TO_SCAN_BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL = Object.freeze(Point(-MAX_ROWS_TO_SCAN, 0))
 module.exports =
 class BracketMatcherView
   constructor: (@editor, editorElement, @matchManager) ->
+    @gutter = @editor.gutterWithName('line-number')
     @subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable
     @tagFinder = new TagFinder(@editor)
     @pairHighlighted = false
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ class BracketMatcherView
   createMarker: (bufferRange) ->
     marker = @editor.markBufferRange(bufferRange)
     @editor.decorateMarker(marker, type: 'highlight', class: 'bracket-matcher', deprecatedRegionClass: 'bracket-matcher')
+    if atom.config.get('bracket-matcher.highlightMatchingLineNumber', scope: @editor.getRootScopeDescriptor()) and @gutter
+      @gutter.decorateMarker(marker, type: 'highlight', class: 'bracket-matcher', deprecatedRegionClass: 'bracket-matcher')
     marker
 
   findCurrentPair: (matches) ->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e638dc1..55a6db6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true,
       "description": "Wrap selected text in brackets or quotes when the editor contains selections and the opening bracket or quote is typed."
+    },
+    "highlightMatchingLineNumber": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Highlight the line number of the matching bracket."
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee b/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
index d8106db..dee04f1 100644
--- a/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe "bracket matching", ->
-  [editorElement, editor, buffer] = []
+  [editorElement, editor, buffer, gutter] = []
 
   beforeEach ->
     atom.config.set 'bracket-matcher.autocompleteBrackets', true
@@ -20,19 +20,29 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
       editor = atom.workspace.getActiveTextEditor()
       editorElement = atom.views.getView(editor)
       buffer = editor.getBuffer()
+      gutter = editor.gutterWithName('line-number')
 
   describe "matching bracket highlighting", ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      atom.config.set 'bracket-matcher.highlightMatchingLineNumber', true
+
     expectNoHighlights = ->
       decorations = editor.getHighlightDecorations().filter (decoration) -> decoration.properties.class is 'bracket-matcher'
       expect(decorations.length).toBe 0
 
     expectHighlights = (startBufferPosition, endBufferPosition) ->
       decorations = editor.getHighlightDecorations().filter (decoration) -> decoration.properties.class is 'bracket-matcher'
+      gutterDecorations = editor.getLineNumberDecorations().filter (gutterDecoration) -> gutterDecoration.properties.class is 'bracket-matcher'
+
       expect(decorations.length).toBe 2
+      expect(gutterDecorations.length).toBe 2
 
       expect(decorations[0].marker.getStartBufferPosition()).toEqual startBufferPosition
       expect(decorations[1].marker.getStartBufferPosition()).toEqual endBufferPosition
 
+      expect(gutterDecorations[0].marker.getStartBufferPosition()).toEqual startBufferPosition
+      expect(gutterDecorations[1].marker.getStartBufferPosition()).toEqual endBufferPosition
+
     describe "when the cursor is before a starting pair", ->
       it "highlights the starting pair and ending pair", ->
         editor.moveToEndOfLine()
@@ -188,6 +198,14 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
         editor.getLastCursor().destroy()
         expectHighlights([0, 28], [12, 0])
 
+    describe "when highlightMatchingLineNumber config is disabled", ->
+      it "does not highlight the gutter", ->
+        atom.config.set('bracket-matcher.highlightMatchingLineNumber', false)
+        editor.moveToEndOfLine()
+        editor.moveLeft()
+        gutterDecorations = editor.getLineNumberDecorations().filter (gutterDecoration) -> gutterDecoration.properties.class is 'bracket-matcher'
+        expect(gutterDecorations.length).toBe 0
+
     describe "when the cursor moves off (clears) a selection next to a starting or ending pair", ->
       it "highlights the starting pair and ending pair", ->
         editor.moveToEndOfLine()
diff --git a/styles/bracket-matcher.atom-text-editor.less b/styles/bracket-matcher.atom-text-editor.less
index a9e2c4b..739fdc2 100644
--- a/styles/bracket-matcher.atom-text-editor.less
+++ b/styles/bracket-matcher.atom-text-editor.less
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
   border-bottom: 1px dotted lime;
   position: absolute;
 }
+
+.line-number.bracket-matcher {
+  background-color: @text-color-subtle
+}
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