diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-document.c mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-document.c
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-document.c	2013-11-14 16:07:46.703862580 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-document.c	2013-11-14 15:05:04.076907000 +1300
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void
 mousepad_document_init (MousepadDocument *document)
 {
   GtkTargetList        *target_list;
-  gboolean              word_wrap, auto_indent, line_numbers, insert_spaces;
+  gboolean              word_wrap, auto_indent, highlight_current, line_numbers, insert_spaces;
   gchar                *font_name, *color_scheme;
   gint                  tab_size;
   GtkSourceStyleScheme *scheme = NULL;
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ mousepad_document_init (MousepadDocument
   /* read all the default settings */
   g_object_get (G_OBJECT (preferences),
                 "view-word-wrap", &word_wrap,
+                "view-highlight-current", &highlight_current,
                 "view-line-numbers", &line_numbers,
                 "view-auto-indent", &auto_indent,
                 "view-font-name", &font_name,
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ mousepad_document_init (MousepadDocument
   /* set all the settings */
   mousepad_document_set_word_wrap (document, word_wrap);
   mousepad_document_set_font (document, font_name);
+  mousepad_view_set_highlight_current (document->textview, highlight_current);
   mousepad_view_set_line_numbers (document->textview, line_numbers);
   mousepad_view_set_auto_indent (document->textview, auto_indent);
   mousepad_view_set_tab_size (document->textview, tab_size);
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-encoding-dialog.c mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-encoding-dialog.c
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-encoding-dialog.c	2013-11-14 16:07:46.697195819 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-encoding-dialog.c	2013-11-14 15:05:04.076907000 +1300
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ mousepad_encoding_dialog_init (MousepadE
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), GTK_WIDGET (dialog->document), TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   gtk_text_view_set_editable (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (dialog->document->textview), FALSE);
   gtk_text_view_set_cursor_visible (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (dialog->document->textview), FALSE);
+  mousepad_view_set_highlight_current (dialog->document->textview, FALSE);
   mousepad_view_set_line_numbers (dialog->document->textview, FALSE);
   mousepad_document_set_word_wrap (dialog->document, FALSE);
   gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (dialog->document));
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-preferences.c mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-preferences.c
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-preferences.c	2013-11-14 16:07:46.683862289 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-preferences.c	2013-11-14 15:08:19.636597000 +1300
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ enum
   /* textview preferences */
   PROP_VIEW_AUTO_INDENT,
   PROP_VIEW_FONT_NAME,
+  PROP_VIEW_HIGHLIGHT_CURRENT,
   PROP_VIEW_LINE_NUMBERS,
   PROP_VIEW_TAB_WIDTH,
   PROP_VIEW_TABS_AS_SPACES,
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ mousepad_preferences_class_init (Mousepa
                                                         MOUSEPAD_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
+                                   PROP_VIEW_HIGHLIGHT_CURRENT,
+                                   g_param_spec_boolean ("view-highlight-current",
+                                                         "ViewHighlightCurrent",
+                                                         NULL,
+                                                         FALSE,
+                                                         MOUSEPAD_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
                                    PROP_VIEW_LINE_NUMBERS,
                                    g_param_spec_boolean ("view-line-numbers",
                                                          "ViewLineNumbers",
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-view.c mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-view.c
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-view.c	2013-11-14 16:07:46.660528583 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-view.c	2013-11-14 15:05:04.080240000 +1300
@@ -2277,6 +2277,17 @@ mousepad_view_indent (MousepadView *view
 
 
 void
+mousepad_view_set_highlight_current (MousepadView *view,
+                                gboolean      highlight_current)
+{
+  mousepad_return_if_fail (MOUSEPAD_IS_VIEW (view));
+
+  gtk_source_view_set_highlight_current_line (GTK_SOURCE_VIEW (view), highlight_current);
+}
+
+
+
+void
 mousepad_view_set_line_numbers (MousepadView *view,
                                 gboolean      line_numbers)
 {
@@ -2359,6 +2370,16 @@ mousepad_view_get_selection_length (Mous
 }
 
 
+
+gboolean
+mousepad_view_get_highlight_current (MousepadView *view)
+{
+  mousepad_return_val_if_fail (MOUSEPAD_IS_VIEW (view), FALSE);
+
+  return gtk_source_view_get_highlight_current_line (GTK_SOURCE_VIEW (view));
+}
+
+
 
 gboolean
 mousepad_view_get_line_numbers (MousepadView *view)
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-view.h mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-view.h
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-view.h	2013-11-14 16:07:46.647195041 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-view.h	2013-11-14 15:05:04.080240000 +1300
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ void            mousepad_view_duplicate
 void            mousepad_view_indent                    (MousepadView      *view,
                                                          gint               type);
 
+void            mousepad_view_set_highlight_current     (MousepadView      *view,
+                                                         gboolean           highlight_current);
+
 void            mousepad_view_set_line_numbers          (MousepadView      *view,
                                                          gboolean           line_numbers);
 
@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ void            mousepad_view_set_insert
 gint            mousepad_view_get_selection_length      (MousepadView      *view,
                                                          gboolean          *is_column_selection);
 
+gboolean        mousepad_view_get_highlight_current     (MousepadView      *view);
+
 gboolean        mousepad_view_get_line_numbers          (MousepadView      *view);
 
 gboolean        mousepad_view_get_auto_indent           (MousepadView      *view);
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window.c mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window.c
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window.c	2013-11-14 16:07:46.637194890 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window.c	2013-11-14 19:39:59.607440000 +1300
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static void              mousepad_window
                                                                        MousepadWindow         *window);
 static void              mousepad_window_action_color_scheme          (GtkToggleAction        *action,
                                                                        MousepadWindow         *window);
+static void              mousepad_window_action_highlight_current     (GtkToggleAction        *action,
+                                                                       MousepadWindow         *window);
 static void              mousepad_window_action_line_numbers          (GtkToggleAction        *action,
                                                                        MousepadWindow         *window);
 static void              mousepad_window_action_statusbar_overwrite   (MousepadWindow         *window,
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ static const GtkActionEntry action_entri
 
 static const GtkToggleActionEntry toggle_action_entries[] =
 {
+  { "highlight-current", NULL, N_("_Highlight Current"), NULL, N_("Highlight the line where the cursor is"), G_CALLBACK (mousepad_window_action_highlight_current), FALSE, },
   { "line-numbers", NULL, N_("Line N_umbers"), NULL, N_("Show line numbers"), G_CALLBACK (mousepad_window_action_line_numbers), FALSE, },
   { "statusbar", NULL, N_("St_atusbar"), NULL, N_("Change the visibility of the statusbar"), G_CALLBACK (mousepad_window_action_statusbar), FALSE, },
   { "auto-indent", NULL, N_("_Auto Indent"), NULL, N_("Auto indent a new line"), G_CALLBACK (mousepad_window_action_auto_indent), FALSE, },
@@ -2263,6 +2266,10 @@ mousepad_window_update_actions (Mousepad
       action = gtk_action_group_get_action (window->action_group, "word-wrap");
       gtk_toggle_action_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION (action), active);
 
+      active = mousepad_view_get_highlight_current (document->textview);
+      action = gtk_action_group_get_action (window->action_group, "highlight-current");
+      gtk_toggle_action_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION (action), active);
+
       active = mousepad_view_get_line_numbers (document->textview);
       action = gtk_action_group_get_action (window->action_group, "line-numbers");
       gtk_toggle_action_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION (action), active);
@@ -4522,6 +4529,39 @@ mousepad_window_action_color_scheme (Gtk
     }
 }
 
+static void
+mousepad_window_action_highlight_current (GtkToggleAction *action,
+                                          MousepadWindow  *window)
+{
+  gint              page_num = 0;
+  gboolean          active;
+  GtkWidget        *page;
+  MousepadDocument *document;
+
+  mousepad_return_if_fail (MOUSEPAD_IS_WINDOW (window));
+  mousepad_return_if_fail (MOUSEPAD_IS_DOCUMENT (window->active));
+
+  /* leave when menu updates are locked */
+  if (lock_menu_updates == 0)
+    {
+      /* get the current state */
+      active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active (action);
+
+      /* save as the last used current line highlight setting */
+      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (window->preferences), "view-highlight-current", active, NULL);
+
+      /* apply current line highlight setting to all open textviews */
+      while ((page = gtk_notebook_get_nth_page (GTK_NOTEBOOK (window->notebook), page_num)))
+        {
+          if (G_LIKELY (MOUSEPAD_IS_DOCUMENT (page)))
+            {
+              document = MOUSEPAD_DOCUMENT (page);
+              mousepad_view_set_highlight_current (document->textview, active);
+            }
+          page_num++;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 
 static void
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h	2013-11-14 16:07:46.497192736 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h	1970-01-01 12:00:00.000000000 +1200
diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h	2013-11-14 16:07:46.497192736 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.h	2013-11-15 01:21:45.304555000 +1300
@@ -26,37 +26,38 @@ static const char mousepad_window_ui[] =
   "-selection\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"find\" /><menuitem actio"
   "n=\"find-next\" /><menuitem action=\"find-previous\" /><menuitem action"
   "=\"replace\" /></menu><menu action=\"view-menu\"><menuitem action=\"fon"
-  "t\" /><separator /><menu action=\"color-scheme-menu\"><placeholder name"
-  "=\"placeholder-color-scheme-items\" /></menu><menuitem action=\"line-nu"
-  "mbers\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"statusbar\" /></menu><menu ac"
-  "tion=\"text-menu\"><menu action=\"convert-menu\"><menuitem action=\"low"
-  "ercase\" /><menuitem action=\"uppercase\" /><menuitem action=\"titlecas"
-  "e\" /><menuitem action=\"opposite-case\" /><separator /><menuitem actio"
-  "n=\"tabs-to-spaces\" /><menuitem action=\"spaces-to-tabs\" /><separator"
-  " /><menuitem action=\"strip-trailing\" /><separator /><menuitem action="
-  "\"transpose\" /></menu><menu action=\"move-menu\"><menuitem action=\"li"
-  "ne-up\" /><menuitem action=\"line-down\" /></menu><separator /><menuite"
-  "m action=\"duplicate\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"increase-inden"
-  "t\" /><menuitem action=\"decrease-indent\" /></menu><menu action=\"docu"
-  "ment-menu\"><menuitem action=\"auto-indent\" /><menu action=\"eol-menu\""
-  "><menuitem action=\"unix\" /><menuitem action=\"mac\" /><menuitem actio"
-  "n=\"dos\" /></menu><menu action=\"tab-size-menu\"><placeholder name=\"p"
-  "laceholder-tab-items\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"insert-spaces\""
-  " /></menu><menuitem action=\"word-wrap\" /><separator /><menuitem actio"
-  "n=\"write-bom\" /><separator /><menu action=\"language-menu\"><placehol"
-  "der name=\"placeholder-language-section-items\" /></menu></menu><menu a"
-  "ction=\"navigation-menu\"><menuitem action=\"back\" /><menuitem action="
-  "\"forward\" /><separator /><placeholder name=\"placeholder-file-items\""
-  " /><separator /><menuitem action=\"go-to\" /></menu><menu action=\"help"
-  "-menu\"><menuitem action=\"contents\" /><menuitem action=\"about\" /></"
-  "menu></menubar><popup action=\"tab-menu\"><menuitem action=\"save\" /><"
-  "menuitem action=\"save-as\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"revert\" "
-  "/><separator /><menuitem action=\"detach\" /><menuitem action=\"close\""
-  " /></popup><popup action=\"textview-menu\"><menuitem action=\"undo\" />"
-  "<menuitem action=\"redo\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"cut\" /><me"
-  "nuitem action=\"copy\" /><menuitem action=\"paste\" /><separator /><men"
-  "uitem action=\"select-all\" /></popup></ui>"
+  "t\" /><menu action=\"color-scheme-menu\"><placeholder name=\"placeholde"
+  "r-color-scheme-items\" /></menu><menuitem action=\"highlight-current\" "
+  "/><menuitem action=\"line-numbers\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"s"
+  "tatusbar\" /></menu><menu action=\"text-menu\"><menu action=\"convert-m"
+  "enu\"><menuitem action=\"lowercase\" /><menuitem action=\"uppercase\" /"
+  "><menuitem action=\"titlecase\" /><menuitem action=\"opposite-case\" />"
+  "<separator /><menuitem action=\"tabs-to-spaces\" /><menuitem action=\"s"
+  "paces-to-tabs\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"strip-trailing\" /><s"
+  "eparator /><menuitem action=\"transpose\" /></menu><menu action=\"move-"
+  "menu\"><menuitem action=\"line-up\" /><menuitem action=\"line-down\" />"
+  "</menu><separator /><menuitem action=\"duplicate\" /><separator /><menu"
+  "item action=\"increase-indent\" /><menuitem action=\"decrease-indent\" "
+  "/></menu><menu action=\"document-menu\"><menuitem action=\"auto-indent\""
+  " /><menu action=\"eol-menu\"><menuitem action=\"unix\" /><menuitem acti"
+  "on=\"mac\" /><menuitem action=\"dos\" /></menu><menu action=\"tab-size-"
+  "menu\"><placeholder name=\"placeholder-tab-items\" /><separator /><menu"
+  "item action=\"insert-spaces\" /></menu><menuitem action=\"word-wrap\" /"
+  "><separator /><menuitem action=\"write-bom\" /><separator /><menu actio"
+  "n=\"language-menu\"><placeholder name=\"placeholder-language-section-it"
+  "ems\" /></menu></menu><menu action=\"navigation-menu\"><menuitem action"
+  "=\"back\" /><menuitem action=\"forward\" /><separator /><placeholder na"
+  "me=\"placeholder-file-items\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"go-to\""
+  " /></menu><menu action=\"help-menu\"><menuitem action=\"contents\" /><m"
+  "enuitem action=\"about\" /></menu></menubar><popup action=\"tab-menu\">"
+  "<menuitem action=\"save\" /><menuitem action=\"save-as\" /><separator /"
+  "><menuitem action=\"revert\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"detach\""
+  " /><menuitem action=\"close\" /></popup><popup action=\"textview-menu\""
+  "><menuitem action=\"undo\" /><menuitem action=\"redo\" /><separator /><"
+  "menuitem action=\"cut\" /><menuitem action=\"copy\" /><menuitem action="
+  "\"paste\" /><separator /><menuitem action=\"select-all\" /></popup></ui"
+  ">"
 };
 
-static const unsigned mousepad_window_ui_length = 3202u;
+static const unsigned mousepad_window_ui_length = 3228u;

diff -rupN mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.xml mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.xml
--- mousepad-0.3.0/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.xml	2013-11-14 16:07:46.497192736 +1300
+++ mousepad-0.3.0-modified/mousepad/mousepad-window-ui.xml	2013-11-14 15:18:40.319530000 +1300
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 
     <menu action="view-menu">
       <menuitem action="font" />
-      <separator />
       <menu action="color-scheme-menu">
         <placeholder name="placeholder-color-scheme-items" />
       </menu>
+      <menuitem action="highlight-current" />
       <menuitem action="line-numbers" />
       <separator />
       <menuitem action="statusbar" />