diff --git a/lib/ace/css/editor.css b/lib/ace/css/editor.css
index af1cecf3..b38dc453 100644
--- a/lib/ace/css/editor.css
+++ b/lib/ace/css/editor.css
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 .ace_gutter .ace_layer {
     position: relative;
     min-width: 40px;
+    width: auto;
     text-align: right;
     pointer-events: auto;
 }
diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index ac7c31ac..834e603a 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -509,8 +509,9 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
             this.$updateHighlightActiveLine();
         }
 
+        var self = this;
         if (this.$highlightSelectedWord && !this.$wordHighlightTimer)
-            this.$wordHighlightTimer = setTimeout(function(self) {
+            this.$wordHighlightTimer = setTimeout(function() {
                 self.session.$mode.highlightSelection(self);
                 self.$wordHighlightTimer = null;
             }, 30, this);
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index 996315e8..363f3cd8 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -451,10 +451,6 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
 
     this.$highlightGutterLine = false;
     this.setHighlightGutterLine = function(shouldHighlight) {
-        // adding this element to gutter causes strange behavior on ie
-        if (useragent.isIE)
-            return;
-
         if (this.$highlightGutterLine == shouldHighlight)
             return;
         this.$highlightGutterLine = shouldHighlight;