diff --git a/highlight-indentation.el b/highlight-indentation.el
index 463838c..003be70 100644
--- a/highlight-indentation.el
+++ b/highlight-indentation.el
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   major mode. This value is always used by
   `highlight-indentation-mode' if set buffer local. Set buffer
   local with `highlight-indentation-set-offset'"
-  :group 'highlight-indendation)
+  :group 'highlight-indentation)
 
 (defvar highlight-indentation-current-regex nil)
 
@@ -51,23 +51,22 @@ on spaces"
   (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-current-regex) nil)
 
   (when highlight-indentation-mode ;; ON
-    (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-offset)
-         ;; Set indentation offset from highlight-indentation-offset if set, otherwise
-         ;; according to major mode
-         (cond ((local-variable-p 'highlight-indentation-offset)
-                highlight-indentation-offset)
-               ((eq major-mode 'python-mode)
-                (if (boundp 'python-indent)
-                    python-indent
-                  py-indent-offset))
-               ((eq major-mode 'ruby-mode)
-                ruby-indent-level)
-               ((eq major-mode 'nxml-mode)
-                nxml-child-indent)
-               ((local-variable-p 'c-basic-offset)
-                c-basic-offset)
-               (t
-                (default-value 'highlight-indentation-offset))))
+    (when (not (local-variable-p 'highlight-indentation-offset))
+      (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-offset)
+           ;; Set indentation offset from highlight-indentation-offset if set, otherwise
+           ;; according to major mode
+           (cond ((eq major-mode 'python-mode)
+                  (if (boundp 'python-indent)
+                      python-indent
+                    py-indent-offset))
+                 ((eq major-mode 'ruby-mode)
+                  ruby-indent-level)
+                 ((eq major-mode 'nxml-mode)
+                  nxml-child-indent)
+                 ((local-variable-p 'c-basic-offset)
+                  c-basic-offset)
+                 (t
+                  (default-value 'highlight-indentation-offset)))))
     (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-current-regex)
          (format "\\( \\) \\{%s\\}" (- highlight-indentation-offset 1)))
     (font-lock-add-keywords nil `((,highlight-indentation-current-regex
@@ -79,15 +78,63 @@ on spaces"
   "Set indentation offset localy in buffer, will prevent
 highlight-indentation from trying to guess indentation offset
 from major mode"
-   (interactive
-    (if (and current-prefix-arg (not (consp current-prefix-arg)))
-        (list (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))
-      (list (read-number "Indentation offset: "))))
-   (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-offset) offset)
-   (when highlight-indentation-mode
-     (highlight-indentation-mode)))
+  (interactive
+   (if (and current-prefix-arg (not (consp current-prefix-arg)))
+       (list (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))
+     (list (read-number "Indentation offset: "))))
+  (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-offset) offset)
+  (when highlight-indentation-mode
+    (highlight-indentation-mode)))
+
+
+;;;
+;;; Copyright (C) Kresten Krab Thorup
+;;; Available under Apache License, Version 2.
+;;;
+;;; This minor mode will highlight the indentation of the current line
+;;; as a vertical bar (grey background color) aligned with the column of the
+;;; first character of the current line.
+;;;
+(defface highlight-indentation-current-column-face
+  ;; Fringe has non intrusive color in most color-themes
+  '((t :inherit fringe))
+  "Basic face for highlighting indentation guides."
+  :group 'highlight-indentation)
+
+;; used to hold the last regex we installed
+(defvar highlight-indentation-current-column-regex nil)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(define-minor-mode
+  highlight-indentation-current-column-mode
+  "Hilight Indentation minor mode displays
+a vertical bar corresponding to the indentation of the current line"
+  :lighter " |"
+
+  (when highlight-indentation-current-column-regex
+    (font-lock-remove-keywords nil highlight-indentation-current-column-regex))
+
+  (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-current-column-regex) nil)
+  (cond  (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode
+          (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'highlight-indentation-current-column-post-command-hook nil t))
+         (t
+          (remove-hook 'post-command-hook 'highlight-indentation-current-column-post-command-hook t)
+
+          (font-lock-fontify-buffer))))
+
+(defun highlight-indentation-current-column-post-command-hook ()
+  "This hook runs after every keystroke"
+  (when highlight-indentation-current-column-regex
+    (font-lock-remove-keywords nil highlight-indentation-current-column-regex))
+  (let ((indent (save-excursion (back-to-indentation) (current-column))))
+    (when (and highlight-indentation-current-column-mode
+               (> indent 1))
+      (let* ((re (format "^ \\{%d\\}\\( \\)" indent))
+             (arg `((,re (1 'highlight-indentation-current-column-face prepend)))))
+        (set (make-local-variable 'highlight-indentation-current-column-regex) arg)
+        (font-lock-add-keywords nil arg))))
+  (font-lock-fontify-buffer))
 
 (provide 'highlight-indentation)
-                      
+
 ;;; highlight-indentation.el ends here
-