diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 808e35c..1fedfca 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ DOCSTRING is an optional form that is discarded upon expansion."
 
 (editor-feature display-line-numbers
   "Displays the absolute number of each line in a buffer"
+  :custom
+  (display-line-numbers-width-start 100 "Count number of lines (+100) in buffer for initial line number width")
   :hook
   (prog-mode-hook . (lambda ()
                       (unless (derived-mode-p 'lisp-interaction-mode)