diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f1d8b5eb9e55..21929257f8b64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ## not yet released
 
 - [core]  Fix quickpick problems found in IDE testing [#13451](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/13451) - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
+- [plugin] Extend TextEditorLineNumbersStyle with Interval [#13458](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/13458) - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics
 
 <a name="breaking_changes_not_yet_released">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_not_yet_released)</a>
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/text-editor-main.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/text-editor-main.ts
index 17656f9a85d2e..000e83509b276 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/text-editor-main.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/text-editor-main.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class TextEditorMain implements Disposable {
         }
 
         if (typeof newConfiguration.lineNumbers !== 'undefined') {
-            let lineNumbers: 'on' | 'off' | 'relative';
+            let lineNumbers: 'on' | 'off' | 'relative' | 'interval';
             switch (newConfiguration.lineNumbers) {
                 case TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.On:
                     lineNumbers = 'on';
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ export class TextEditorMain implements Disposable {
                 case TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.Relative:
                     lineNumbers = 'relative';
                     break;
+                case TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.Interval:
+                    lineNumbers = 'interval';
+                    break;
                 default:
                     lineNumbers = 'off';
             }
@@ -400,6 +403,9 @@ export class TextEditorPropertiesMain {
                 case monaco.editor.RenderLineNumbersType.Relative:
                     lineNumbers = TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.Relative;
                     break;
+                case monaco.editor.RenderLineNumbersType.Interval:
+                    lineNumbers = TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.Interval;
+                    break;
                 default:
                     lineNumbers = TextEditorLineNumbersStyle.On;
                     break;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
index d89f2d78194fa..0a0e7c5611407 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/types-impl.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ export enum StatusBarAlignment {
 export enum TextEditorLineNumbersStyle {
     Off = 0,
     On = 1,
-    Relative = 2
+    Relative = 2,
+    Interval = 3
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
index 5bc64b3a62598..e8015f3e5cce4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/theia.d.ts
@@ -1897,7 +1897,11 @@ export module '@theia/plugin' {
         /**
          * Render the line numbers with values relative to the primary cursor location.
          */
-        Relative = 2
+        Relative = 2,
+        /**
+         * Render the line numbers on every 10th line number.
+         */
+        Interval = 3
     }
 
     /**