diff --git a/src/display-buffer.coffee b/src/display-buffer.coffee
index 92faf254f..e0c92df92 100644
--- a/src/display-buffer.coffee
+++ b/src/display-buffer.coffee
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ class DisplayBuffer extends Model
   getLineDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
     @getDecorations(propertyFilter).filter (decoration) -> decoration.isType('line')
 
-  getGutterDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
+  getLineNumberDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
     @getDecorations(propertyFilter).filter (decoration) -> decoration.isType('line-number')
 
   getHighlightDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 31afe6d0d..54e786210 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -1351,14 +1351,19 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
   getLineDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
     @displayBuffer.getLineDecorations(propertyFilter)
 
+  # Soft-deprecated (forgot to deprecated this pre 1.0)
+  getGutterDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
+    deprecate("Use ::getLineNumberDecorations instead")
+    @getLineNumberDecorations(propertyFilter)
+
   # Extended: Get all decorations of type 'line-number'.
   #
   # * `propertyFilter` (optional) An {Object} containing key value pairs that
   #   the returned decorations' properties must match.
   #
   # Returns an {Array} of {Decoration}s.
-  getGutterDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
-    @displayBuffer.getGutterDecorations(propertyFilter)
+  getLineNumberDecorations: (propertyFilter) ->
+    @displayBuffer.getLineNumberDecorations(propertyFilter)
 
   # Extended: Get all decorations of type 'highlight'.
   #