diff --git a/internal/action/settings.go b/internal/action/settings.go
index 448d985..f9ee011 100644
--- a/internal/action/settings.go
+++ b/internal/action/settings.go
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 package action
 
 type Settings struct {
-	GutterSize int
-	TabSize    int
-	ScrollOff  int
+	Number         bool
+	RelativeNumber bool
+	GutterSize     int
+	TabSize        int
+	ScrollOff      int
+	// TODO: Colors
+}
+
+func NewDefaultSettings() Settings {
+	return Settings{
+		Number:         true,
+		RelativeNumber: true,
+		GutterSize:     5,
+		TabSize:        2,
+		ScrollOff:      8,
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/editor/model.go b/internal/editor/model.go
index 05ed664..36eb7c9 100644
--- a/internal/editor/model.go
+++ b/internal/editor/model.go
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ func NewModel(lines []string, pos action.Position) Model {
 			x: pos.Col,
 			y: pos.Line,
 		},
-		scrollY: 0,
-		mode:    action.NormalMode,
-		command: "",
-		input:   input.NewHandler(),
-		settings: action.Settings{
-			GutterSize: 5,
-			TabSize:    2,
-			ScrollOff:  8,
-		},
+		scrollY:  0,
+		mode:     action.NormalMode,
+		command:  "",
+		input:    input.NewHandler(),
+		settings: action.NewDefaultSettings(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/editor/view.go b/internal/editor/view.go
index 44ea54b..9a1be5b 100644
--- a/internal/editor/view.go
+++ b/internal/editor/view.go
@@ -67,27 +67,39 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 
 		if i < m.LineCount() {
 
-			var (
-				gutter      string
-				currentLine bool = false
-				lineNumber  int
-			)
-			if i > m.CursorY() {
-				lineNumber = i - m.CursorY()
-				gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
-			} else if i < m.CursorY() {
-				lineNumber = m.CursorY() - i
-				gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
-			} else {
-				lineNumber = i + 1
-				currentLine = true
-				if lineNumber < 100 {
-					gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d  ", m.Settings().GutterSize-2, lineNumber)
-				} else {
+			if m.Settings().Number || m.Settings().RelativeNumber {
+				var (
+					gutter      string
+					currentLine bool = false
+					lineNumber  int
+				)
+
+				if m.Settings().RelativeNumber {
+					// Relative line numbers: show distance from cursor, current line shows absolute
+					if i > m.CursorY() {
+						lineNumber = i - m.CursorY()
+						gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
+					} else if i < m.CursorY() {
+						lineNumber = m.CursorY() - i
+						gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
+					} else {
+						// Current line: show absolute number if Number is also set, otherwise show 0
+						currentLine = true
+						if m.Settings().Number {
+							lineNumber = i + 1
+							gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
+						} else {
+							gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, 0)
+						}
+					}
+				} else if m.Settings().Number {
+					// Absolute line numbers only
+					lineNumber = i + 1
+					currentLine = (i == m.CursorY())
 					gutter = fmt.Sprintf("%*d ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1, lineNumber)
 				}
+				view.WriteString(m.gutterStyle(currentLine).Render(gutter))
 			}
-			view.WriteString(m.gutterStyle(currentLine).Render(gutter))
 
 			runes := []rune(m.Line(i))
 			for x := 0; x <= len(runes); x++ {
@@ -111,8 +123,13 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			format := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1)
-			fmt.Fprintf(&view, format, "~")
+			// Empty lines beyond file content
+			if m.Settings().Number || m.Settings().RelativeNumber {
+				format := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds ", m.Settings().GutterSize-1)
+				fmt.Fprintf(&view, format, "~")
+			} else {
+				view.WriteString("~")
+			}
 		}
 
 		view.WriteString("\n")