diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 3f69e362..7991465f 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -1026,15 +1026,15 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
      * @return {Boolean}
      **/
     this.getShowFoldWidgets = function() {
-        return this.renderer.$gutterLayer.getShowFoldWidgets();
+        return this.getOption("showFoldWidgets");
     };
 
-    this.setFadeFoldWidgets = function(show) {
-        this.renderer.setFadeFoldWidgets(show);
+    this.setFadeFoldWidgets = function(fade) {
+        this.setOption("fadeFoldWidgets", fade);
     };
 
     this.getFadeFoldWidgets = function() {
-        return this.renderer.getFadeFoldWidgets();
+        return this.getOption("fadeFoldWidgets");
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index 3a84fbce..312ed3ab 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ config.defineOptions(VirtualRenderer.prototype, "renderer", {
     },
     fadeFoldWidgets: {
         set: function(show) {
-            dom.addCssClass(this.$gutter, "ace_fade-fold-widgets", show);
+            dom.setCssClass(this.$gutter, "ace_fade-fold-widgets", show);
         },
         initialValue: false
     },