diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index 912c41fe..062fd5b2 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -1082,11 +1082,12 @@ private:
 
 struct LineNumbersHighlighter : Highlighter
 {
-    LineNumbersHighlighter(bool relative, bool hl_cursor_line, String separator, int min_digits)
+    LineNumbersHighlighter(bool relative, bool hl_cursor_line, String separator, String separator_cursor, int min_digits)
       : Highlighter{HighlightPass::Move},
         m_relative{relative},
         m_hl_cursor_line{hl_cursor_line},
         m_separator{std::move(separator)},
+        m_separator_cursor{std::move(separator_cursor)},
         m_min_digits{min_digits} {}
 
     static std::unique_ptr<Highlighter> create(HighlighterParameters params, Highlighter*)
@@ -1094,6 +1095,7 @@ struct LineNumbersHighlighter : Highlighter
         static const ParameterDesc param_desc{
             { { "relative", { false, "" } },
               { "separator", { true, "" } },
+              { "separator-cursor", { true, "" } },
               { "min-digits", { true, "" } },
               { "hlcursor", { false, "" } } },
             ParameterDesc::Flags::None, 0, 0
@@ -1101,16 +1103,21 @@ struct LineNumbersHighlighter : Highlighter
         ParametersParser parser(params, param_desc);
 
         StringView separator = parser.get_switch("separator").value_or("│");
+        StringView separator_cursor = parser.get_switch("separator-cursor").value_or(separator);
+
         if (separator.length() > 10)
             throw runtime_error("separator length is limited to 10 bytes");
 
+        if (separator_cursor.column_length() != separator.column_length())
+            throw runtime_error("separator for active line should have the same length as 'separator'");
+
         int min_digits = parser.get_switch("min-digits").map(str_to_int).value_or(2);
         if (min_digits < 0)
             throw runtime_error("min digits must be positive");
         if (min_digits > 10)
             throw runtime_error("min digits is limited to 10");
 
-        return std::make_unique<LineNumbersHighlighter>((bool)parser.get_switch("relative"), (bool)parser.get_switch("hlcursor"), separator.str(), min_digits);
+        return std::make_unique<LineNumbersHighlighter>((bool)parser.get_switch("relative"), (bool)parser.get_switch("hlcursor"), separator.str(), separator_cursor.str(), min_digits);
     }
 
 private:
@@ -1141,8 +1148,12 @@ private:
             snprintf(buffer, 16, format, std::abs(line_to_format));
             const auto atom_face = last_line == current_line ? face_wrapped :
                 ((m_hl_cursor_line and is_cursor_line) ? face_absolute : face);
+
+            const auto& separator = is_cursor_line && last_line != current_line
+                                    ? m_separator_cursor : m_separator;
+
             line.insert(line.begin(), {buffer, atom_face});
-            line.insert(line.begin() + 1, {m_separator, face});
+            line.insert(line.begin() + 1, {separator, face});
 
             last_line = current_line;
         }
@@ -1174,6 +1185,7 @@ private:
     const bool m_relative;
     const bool m_hl_cursor_line;
     const String m_separator;
+    const String m_separator_cursor;
     const int m_min_digits;
 };
 
@@ -2272,7 +2284,7 @@ void register_highlighters()
         "number-lines",
         { LineNumbersHighlighter::create,
           "Display line numbers \n"
-          "Parameters: -relative, -hlcursor, -separator <separator text>, -min-digits <cols>\n" } });
+          "Parameters: -relative, -hlcursor, -separator <separator text>, -separator-cursor <separator text>, -min-digits <cols>\n" } });
     registry.insert({
         "show-matching",
         { create_matching_char_highlighter,