diff --git a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-model.ts b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-model.ts
index 89a8193048a58..92b2586d03929 100644
--- a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-model.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-model.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export class MonacoEditorModel implements ITextEditorModel, TextEditorDocument {
     autoSave: 'on' | 'off' = 'on';
     autoSaveDelay: number = 500;
     suppressOpenEditorWhenDirty = false;
+    lineNumbersMinChars = 3;
+
     /* @deprecated there is no general save timeout, each participant should introduce a sensible timeout  */
     readonly onWillSaveLoopTimeOut = 1500;
     protected bufferSavedVersionId: number;
diff --git a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-provider.ts b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-provider.ts
index 40febe552ca85..6700f76ddfaf9 100644
--- a/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco/src/browser/monaco-editor-provider.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export class MonacoEditorProvider {
         const options = this.createOptions(this.preferencePrefixes, model.uri, model.languageId);
         options.model = model.textEditorModel;
         options.readOnly = model.readOnly;
+        options.lineNumbersMinChars = model.lineNumbersMinChars;
         return options;
     }
     protected updateMonacoEditorOptions(editor: MonacoEditor, event?: EditorPreferenceChange): void {