diff --git a/src/kakrc b/src/kakrc
index 0fa8511f..e91d5a85 100644
--- a/src/kakrc
+++ b/src/kakrc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 hook global WinCreate .* addhl regex \h+(?=\n) default red
+hook global WinCreate .* addhl number_lines
 
 runtime rc/cpp.kak
 runtime rc/kakrc.kak
 runtime rc/git.kak
+runtime rc/global.kak