diff --git a/core/palettes/GruvBoxDark.tid b/core/palettes/GruvBoxDark.tid
index d53ec61e0..9c2aaaa31 100644
--- a/core/palettes/GruvBoxDark.tid
+++ b/core/palettes/GruvBoxDark.tid
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ tiddler-border: <<colour background>>
 tiddler-controls-foreground-hover: #7c6f64
 tiddler-controls-foreground-selected: <<colour primary>>
 tiddler-controls-foreground: #665c54
-tiddler-editor-background: #282828
+tiddler-editor-background: #32302f
 tiddler-editor-border-image: #282828
 tiddler-editor-border: #282828
 tiddler-editor-fields-even: #504945
diff --git a/core/palettes/Nord.tid b/core/palettes/Nord.tid
index 21d93a759..b2b618e72 100644
--- a/core/palettes/Nord.tid
+++ b/core/palettes/Nord.tid
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ tiddler-controls-foreground-selected: #EBCB8B
 tiddler-controls-foreground: #4C566A
 tiddler-editor-background: #2e3440
 tiddler-editor-border-image: #2e3440
-tiddler-editor-border: #2e3440
+tiddler-editor-border: #3b4252
 tiddler-editor-fields-even: #2e3440
 tiddler-editor-fields-odd: #2e3440
 tiddler-info-background: #2e3440
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/codemirror/styles.tid b/plugins/tiddlywiki/codemirror/styles.tid
index d2b1e3916..30c9e731a 100755
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/codemirror/styles.tid
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/codemirror/styles.tid
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ name: tiddlywiki
 }
 
 .cm-s-tiddlywiki.CodeMirror, .cm-s-tiddlywiki .CodeMirror-gutters { background-color: <<colour tiddler-editor-background>>; color: <<colour foreground>>; }
-.cm-s-tiddlywiki .CodeMirror-gutters {background: <<colour tiddler-editor-background>>; border-right: 0px;}
+.cm-s-tiddlywiki .CodeMirror-gutters {background: <<colour tiddler-editor-background>>; border-right: 1px solid <<colour tiddler-editor-border>>;}
 .cm-s-tiddlywiki .CodeMirror-linenumber {color: <<colour foreground>>;}
 .cm-s-tiddlywiki .CodeMirror-cursor { border-left: 2px solid <<colour foreground>>; }
 .cm-s-tiddlywiki span.cm-comment { color: #586e75; font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; }