diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e154661..922c281 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ let g:nord_uniform_diff_background = 1
 <p align="center"><strong>Colorful backgrounds (default)</strong><br><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-config-uniform-diff-default.png"/><br><strong>Uniform diff background</strong><br><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim/develop/assets/scrot-config-uniform-diff.png"/>
 </p>
 
+### Highlighting the current line number
+
+Enables background for line number of the current line the same with text background of the current line.
+
+```vim
+let g:nord_cursor_line_number_coloring = 1
+```
+
 ## Plugin Support
 
 Nord Vim provides support for many third-party language- and UI plugins.
diff --git a/colors/nord.vim b/colors/nord.vim
index 52ec4a5..379fe6f 100755
--- a/colors/nord.vim
+++ b/colors/nord.vim
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ if !exists("g:nord_uniform_diff_background")
   let g:nord_uniform_diff_background = 0
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:nord_cursor_line_number_background")
+  let g:nord_cursor_line_number_background = 0
+endif
+
 function! s:hi(group, guifg, guibg, ctermfg, ctermbg, attr, guisp)
   if a:guifg != ""
     exec "hi " . a:group . " guifg=" . a:guifg
@@ -180,7 +184,11 @@ endif
 
 "+--- Gutter ---+
 call s:hi("CursorColumn", "", s:nord1_gui, "NONE", s:nord1_term, "", "")
-call s:hi("CursorLineNr", s:nord3_gui, s:nord0_gui, "NONE", "", "", "")
+if g:nord_cursor_line_number_background == 0
+  call s:hi("CursorLineNr", s:nord3_gui, s:nord0_gui, "NONE", "", "", "")
+else
+  call s:hi("CursorLineNr", s:nord4_gui, s:nord1_gui, "NONE", s:nord1_term, "", "")
+endif
 call s:hi("Folded", s:nord3_gui, s:nord1_gui, s:nord3_term, s:nord1_term, "bold", "")
 call s:hi("FoldColumn", s:nord3_gui, s:nord0_gui, s:nord3_term, "NONE", "", "")
 call s:hi("SignColumn", s:nord1_gui, s:nord0_gui, s:nord1_term, "NONE", "", "")