diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index bac1f171..c5b43898 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ impl EditorView {
 
         let mut offset = 0;
 
+        let gutter_style = theme.get("ui.gutter");
+
         // avoid lots of small allocations by reusing a text buffer for each line
         let mut text = String::with_capacity(8);
 
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ impl EditorView {
                         viewport.y + i as u16,
                         &text,
                         *width,
-                        style,
+                        gutter_style.patch(style),
                     );
                 }
                 text.clear();
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 753defa1..fd6eb4d5 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration, Instant, Sleep};
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Context, Error};
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
 
 pub use helix_core::diagnostic::Severity;
 pub use helix_core::register::Registers;