diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditorWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditorWidget.ts
index fe456d69d5a..b6569fd7184 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditorWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditorWidget.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { ServiceCollection } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/serviceCollection';
 import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
-import { defaultInsertColor, defaultRemoveColor, diffBorder, diffInserted, diffInsertedOutline, diffRemoved, diffRemovedOutline, scrollbarShadow, scrollbarSliderBackground, scrollbarSliderHoverBackground, scrollbarSliderActiveBackground, diffDiagonalFill, diffInsertedLineGutter, diffRemovedLineGutter } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import { defaultInsertColor, defaultRemoveColor, diffBorder, diffInserted, diffInsertedOutline, diffRemoved, diffRemovedOutline, scrollbarShadow, scrollbarSliderBackground, scrollbarSliderHoverBackground, scrollbarSliderActiveBackground, diffDiagonalFill, diffInsertedLineGutter, diffRemovedLineGutter, diffInsertedLine, diffRemovedLine } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { IColorTheme, IThemeService, getThemeTypeSelector, registerThemingParticipant, ThemeIcon } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { IContextMenuService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextView';
 import { IDiffLinesChange, InlineDiffMargin } from 'vs/editor/browser/widget/inlineDiffMargin';
@@ -2549,22 +2549,28 @@ function changedDiffEditorOptions(a: ValidDiffEditorBaseOptions, b: ValidDiffEdi
 
 registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 	const added = theme.getColor(diffInserted);
-	const gutterAdded = theme.getColor(diffInsertedLineGutter) || added;
 	if (added) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .line-insert, .monaco-editor .char-insert { background-color: ${added}; }`);
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-diff-editor .line-insert, .monaco-diff-editor .char-insert { background-color: ${added}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .char-insert, .monaco-diff-editor .char-insert { background-color: ${added}; }`);
 	}
+	const lineAdded = theme.getColor(diffInsertedLine) || added;
+	if (lineAdded) {
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .line-insert, .monaco-diff-editor .line-insert { background-color: ${lineAdded}; }`);
+	}
+	const gutterAdded = theme.getColor(diffInsertedLineGutter) || lineAdded;
 	if (gutterAdded) {
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .inline-added-margin-view-zone { background-color: ${gutterAdded}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .gutter-insert, .monaco-diff-editor .gutter-insert { background-color: ${gutterAdded}; }`);
 	}
 
 	const removed = theme.getColor(diffRemoved);
-	const gutterRemoved = theme.getColor(diffRemovedLineGutter) || removed;
 	if (removed) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .line-delete, .monaco-editor .char-delete { background-color: ${removed}; }`);
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-diff-editor .line-delete, .monaco-diff-editor .char-delete { background-color: ${removed}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .char-delete, .monaco-diff-editor .char-delete { background-color: ${removed}; }`);
 	}
+	const lineRemoved = theme.getColor(diffRemovedLine) || removed;
+	if (lineRemoved) {
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .line-delete, .monaco-diff-editor .line-delete { background-color: ${lineRemoved}; }`);
+	}
+	const gutterRemoved = theme.getColor(diffRemovedLineGutter) || lineRemoved;
 	if (gutterRemoved) {
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .inline-deleted-margin-view-zone { background-color: ${gutterRemoved}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor .gutter-delete, .monaco-diff-editor .gutter-delete { background-color: ${gutterRemoved}; }`);
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
index c80e26e76fa..3d6dd8ef384 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
@@ -390,8 +390,11 @@ export const defaultRemoveColor = new Color(new RGBA(255, 0, 0, 0.2));
 export const diffInserted = registerColor('diffEditor.insertedTextBackground', { dark: defaultInsertColor, light: defaultInsertColor, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorInserted', 'Background color for text that got inserted. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.'), true);
 export const diffRemoved = registerColor('diffEditor.removedTextBackground', { dark: defaultRemoveColor, light: defaultRemoveColor, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorRemoved', 'Background color for text that got removed. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.'), true);
 
-export const diffInsertedLineGutter = registerColor('diffEditor.insertedLineGutterBackground', { dark: defaultInsertColor, light: defaultInsertColor, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorInsertedLineGutter', 'Background color for the margin where lines got inserted.'), true);
-export const diffRemovedLineGutter = registerColor('diffEditor.removedLineGutterBackground', { dark: defaultRemoveColor, light: defaultRemoveColor, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorRemovedLineGutter', 'Background color for the margin where lines got removed.'), true);
+export const diffInsertedLine = registerColor('diffEditor.insertedLineBackground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorInsertedLines', 'Background color for lines that got inserted. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.'), true);
+export const diffRemovedLine = registerColor('diffEditor.removedLineBackground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorRemovedLines', 'Background color for lines that got removed. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.'), true);
+
+export const diffInsertedLineGutter = registerColor('diffEditor.insertedLineGutterBackground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorInsertedLineGutter', 'Background color for the margin where lines got inserted.'));
+export const diffRemovedLineGutter = registerColor('diffEditor.removedLineGutterBackground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('diffEditorRemovedLineGutter', 'Background color for the margin where lines got removed.'));
 
 export const diffInsertedOutline = registerColor('diffEditor.insertedTextBorder', { dark: null, light: null, hc: '#33ff2eff' }, nls.localize('diffEditorInsertedOutline', 'Outline color for the text that got inserted.'));
 export const diffRemovedOutline = registerColor('diffEditor.removedTextBorder', { dark: null, light: null, hc: '#FF008F' }, nls.localize('diffEditorRemovedOutline', 'Outline color for text that got removed.'));