diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index b0e1c44..ec40e1f 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ void config_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 		ctx.cfg.enable_log_filecount = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-log-linecount"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_log_linecount = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-tree-linenumbers"))
+		ctx.cfg.enable_tree_linenumbers = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-stats"))
 		ctx.cfg.max_stats = cgit_find_stats_period(value, NULL);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "cache-size"))
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ static void prepare_context(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	ctx->cfg.css = "/cgit.css";
 	ctx->cfg.logo = "/cgit.png";
 	ctx->cfg.local_time = 0;
+	ctx->cfg.enable_tree_linenumbers = 1;
 	ctx->cfg.max_repo_count = 50;
 	ctx->cfg.max_commit_count = 50;
 	ctx->cfg.max_lock_attempts = 5;
diff --git a/cgit.css b/cgit.css
index e3b32e7..ebf3322 100644
--- a/cgit.css
+++ b/cgit.css
@@ -237,16 +237,16 @@ table.blob {
 }
 
 table.blob td.lines {
-	margin: 0; padding: 0;
+	margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0.5em;
 	vertical-align: top;
 	color: black;
 }
 
 table.blob td.linenumbers {
-	margin: 0; padding: 0;
+	margin: 0; padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.5em;
 	vertical-align: top;
+	text-align: right;
 	border-right: 1px solid gray;
-	background-color: #eee;
 }
 
 table.blob pre {
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index adb8da4..a20679a 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct cgit_config {
 	int enable_index_links;
 	int enable_log_filecount;
 	int enable_log_linecount;
+	int enable_tree_linenumbers;
 	int local_time;
 	int max_repo_count;
 	int max_commit_count;
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 0d18290..3b16db9 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ enable-log-linecount::
 	and removed lines for each commit on the repository log page. Default
 	value: "0".
 
+enable-tree-linenumbers::
+	Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit generate linenumber links
+	for plaintext blobs printed in the tree view. Default value: "1".
+
 favicon::
 	Url used as link to a shortcut icon for cgit. If specified, it is
 	suggested to use the value "/favicon.ico" since certain browsers will
diff --git a/ui-tree.c b/ui-tree.c
index c608754..f53ab64 100644
--- a/ui-tree.c
+++ b/ui-tree.c
@@ -22,8 +22,28 @@ static void print_text_buffer(const char *name, char *buf, unsigned long size)
 		"<a class='no' id='n%1$d' name='n%1$d' href='#n%1$d'>%1$d</a>\n";
 
 	html("<table summary='blob content' class='blob'>\n");
+
+	if (ctx.cfg.enable_tree_linenumbers) {
+		html("<tr><td class='linenumbers'><pre>");
+		idx = 0;
+		lineno = 0;
+	
+		if (size) {
+			htmlf(numberfmt, ++lineno);
+			while(idx < size - 1) { // skip absolute last newline
+				if (buf[idx] == '\n')
+					htmlf(numberfmt, ++lineno);
+				idx++;
+			}
+		}
+		html("</pre></td>\n");
+	}
+	else {
+		html("<tr>\n");
+	}
+
 	if (ctx.repo->source_filter) {
-		html("<tr><td class='lines'><pre><code>");
+		html("<td class='lines'><pre><code>");
 		ctx.repo->source_filter->argv[1] = xstrdup(name);
 		cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->source_filter);
 		write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, size);
@@ -32,19 +52,6 @@ static void print_text_buffer(const char *name, char *buf, unsigned long size)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	html("<tr><td class='linenumbers'><pre>");
-	idx = 0;
-	lineno = 0;
-
-	if (size) {
-		htmlf(numberfmt, ++lineno);
-		while(idx < size - 1) { // skip absolute last newline
-			if (buf[idx] == '\n')
-				htmlf(numberfmt, ++lineno);
-			idx++;
-		}
-	}
-	html("</pre></td>\n");
 	html("<td class='lines'><pre><code>");
 	html_txt(buf);
 	html("</code></pre></td></tr></table>\n");