diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 939f79e281..98f3585f47 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@
     // Whether to show breakpoints in the gutter.
     "breakpoints": true,
     // Whether to show fold buttons in the gutter.
-    "folds": true
+    "folds": true,
+    // Minimum number of characters to reserve space for in the gutter.
+    "min_line_number_digits": 4
   },
   "indent_guides": {
     // Whether to show indent guides in the editor.
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 412333f15f..7215a9e0a2 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ pub(crate) const SCROLL_CENTER_TOP_BOTTOM_DEBOUNCE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration:
 
 pub(crate) const EDIT_PREDICTION_KEY_CONTEXT: &str = "edit_prediction";
 pub(crate) const EDIT_PREDICTION_CONFLICT_KEY_CONTEXT: &str = "edit_prediction_conflict";
-pub(crate) const MIN_LINE_NUMBER_DIGITS: u32 = 4;
 pub(crate) const MINIMAP_FONT_SIZE: AbsoluteLength = AbsoluteLength::Pixels(px(2.));
 
 pub type RenderDiffHunkControlsFn = Arc<
@@ -21558,7 +21557,8 @@ impl EditorSnapshot {
             .unwrap_or(gutter_settings.line_numbers);
         let line_gutter_width = if show_line_numbers {
             // Avoid flicker-like gutter resizes when the line number gains another digit and only resize the gutter on files with N*10^5 lines.
-            let min_width_for_number_on_gutter = em_advance * MIN_LINE_NUMBER_DIGITS as f32;
+            let min_width_for_number_on_gutter =
+                em_advance * gutter_settings.min_line_number_digits as f32;
             max_line_number_width.max(min_width_for_number_on_gutter)
         } else {
             0.0.into()
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_settings.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_settings.rs
index 803587a923..44e220f90d 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_settings.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ impl Minimap {
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Gutter {
+    pub min_line_number_digits: usize,
     pub line_numbers: bool,
     pub runnables: bool,
     pub breakpoints: bool,
@@ -609,6 +610,10 @@ pub struct GutterContent {
     ///
     /// Default: true
     pub line_numbers: Option<bool>,
+    /// Minimum number of characters to reserve space for in the gutter.
+    ///
+    /// Default: 4
+    pub min_line_number_digits: Option<usize>,
     /// Whether to show runnable buttons in the gutter.
     ///
     /// Default: true
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 36bad30005..1f820162d4 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ use crate::{
     Editor, EditorMode, EditorSettings, EditorSnapshot, EditorStyle, FILE_HEADER_HEIGHT,
     FocusedBlock, GutterDimensions, HalfPageDown, HalfPageUp, HandleInput, HoveredCursor,
     InlayHintRefreshReason, InlineCompletion, JumpData, LineDown, LineHighlight, LineUp,
-    MAX_LINE_LEN, MIN_LINE_NUMBER_DIGITS, MINIMAP_FONT_SIZE, MULTI_BUFFER_EXCERPT_HEADER_HEIGHT,
-    OpenExcerpts, PageDown, PageUp, PhantomBreakpointIndicator, Point, RowExt, RowRangeExt,
-    SelectPhase, SelectedTextHighlight, Selection, SelectionDragState, SoftWrap,
-    StickyHeaderExcerpt, ToPoint, ToggleFold,
+    MAX_LINE_LEN, MINIMAP_FONT_SIZE, MULTI_BUFFER_EXCERPT_HEADER_HEIGHT, OpenExcerpts, PageDown,
+    PageUp, PhantomBreakpointIndicator, Point, RowExt, RowRangeExt, SelectPhase,
+    SelectedTextHighlight, Selection, SelectionDragState, SoftWrap, StickyHeaderExcerpt, ToPoint,
+    ToggleFold,
     code_context_menus::{CodeActionsMenu, MENU_ASIDE_MAX_WIDTH, MENU_ASIDE_MIN_WIDTH, MENU_GAP},
     display_map::{
         Block, BlockContext, BlockStyle, DisplaySnapshot, EditorMargins, FoldId, HighlightedChunk,
@@ -2826,7 +2826,8 @@ impl EditorElement {
                 let available_width = gutter_dimensions.left_padding - git_gutter_width;
 
                 let editor = self.editor.clone();
-                let is_wide = max_line_number_length >= MIN_LINE_NUMBER_DIGITS
+                let is_wide = max_line_number_length
+                    >= EditorSettings::get_global(cx).gutter.min_line_number_digits as u32
                     && row_info
                         .buffer_row
                         .is_some_and(|row| (row + 1).ilog10() + 1 == max_line_number_length)