diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index d9db95c710..9e00b7d1aa 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         minWidth->setDefaultValue (325);
         minWidth->setRange (50, 10000);
         minWidth->setToolTip ("Minimum width of subviews.");
-
-        Setting *monoFont = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "mono-font", "Use monospace font");
-        monoFont->setDefaultValue ("true");
-        monoFont->setToolTip ("Whether to use monospaced fonts on script edit subview.");
     }
 
     declareSection ("records", "Records");
@@ -230,6 +226,18 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         autoDelete->setDefaultValue ("true");
     }
 
+    declareSection ("script-editor", "Script Editor");
+    {
+        Setting *lineNum = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "show-linenum", "Show Line Numbers");
+        lineNum->setDefaultValue ("true");
+        lineNum->setToolTip ("Show line numbers to the left of the script editor window."
+                "The current row and column numbers of the text cursor are shown at the bottom.");
+
+        Setting *monoFont = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "mono-font", "Use monospace font");
+        monoFont->setDefaultValue ("true");
+        monoFont->setToolTip ("Whether to use monospaced fonts on script edit subview.");
+    }
+
     {
         /******************************************************************
         * There are three types of values:
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptedit.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptedit.cpp
index 9e0a7e95ad..0909c00f9e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptedit.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptedit.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CSVWorld::ScriptEdit::ScriptEdit (const CSMDoc::Document& document, ScriptHighli
 
     // TODO: provide a font selector dialogue
     std::string useMonoFont =
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setting("window/mono-font", "true").toStdString();
+        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setting("script-editor/mono-font", "true").toStdString();
     if (useMonoFont == "true")
     {
         QFont font("Monospace");
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ CSVWorld::ScriptEdit::ScriptEdit (const CSMDoc::Document& document, ScriptHighli
     connect(this, SIGNAL(updateRequest(QRect,int)), this, SLOT(updateLineNumberArea(QRect,int)));
 
     std::string showStatusBar =
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("window/show-statusbar").toStdString();
+        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("script-editor/show-linenum").toStdString();
 
     showLineNum(showStatusBar == "true");
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
index 335cb97af3..c7ddcd82a1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../../model/world/columnbase.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/commands.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/idtable.hpp"
+#include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
 #include "scriptedit.hpp"
 
@@ -65,10 +66,16 @@ CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::ScriptSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc:
     connect(mEditor, SIGNAL(cursorPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(updateStatusBar()));
 }
 
-void CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::setStatusBar (bool show)
+void CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::updateUserSetting (const QString& name, const QStringList& value)
 {
-    mEditor->showLineNum(show);
-    mBottom->setVisible(show);
+    if (name != "script-editor/show-linenum")
+        return;
+
+    std::string showLinenum =
+        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("script-editor/show-linenum").toStdString();
+
+    mEditor->showLineNum(showLinenum == "true");
+    mBottom->setVisible(showLinenum == "true");
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::ScriptSubView::updateStatusBar ()
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.hpp
index 5d85891cf7..1c6474e542 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scriptsubview.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             virtual void useHint (const std::string& hint);
 
-            virtual void setStatusBar (bool show);
+            virtual void updateUserSetting (const QString& name, const QStringList& value);
 
         public slots: