diff --git a/lib/ace/mouse/default_gutter_handler.js b/lib/ace/mouse/default_gutter_handler.js
index a43ec16a..30a5e6f5 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mouse/default_gutter_handler.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mouse/default_gutter_handler.js
@@ -38,17 +38,23 @@
 
 define(function(require, exports, module) {
 "use strict";
+var dom = require("../lib/dom");
 
 function GutterHandler(mouseHandler) {
     var editor = mouseHandler.editor;
 
     mouseHandler.editor.setDefaultHandler("guttermousedown", function(e) {
-        if (e.domEvent.target.className.indexOf("ace_gutter-cell") == -1)
+        var target = e.domEvent.target;
+        if (target.className.indexOf("ace_gutter-cell") == -1)
             return;
 
         if (!editor.isFocused())
             return;
 
+        var padding = parseInt(dom.computedStyle(target).paddingLeft);
+        if (e.x < padding + target.getBoundingClientRect().left + 1)
+            return;
+
         var row = e.getDocumentPosition().row;
         var selection = editor.session.selection;