diff --git a/src/nvim/decoration.c b/src/nvim/decoration.c
index 0f4bbaaac7..43b07501a0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/decoration.c
+++ b/src/nvim/decoration.c
@@ -713,9 +713,7 @@ void decor_redraw_signs(win_T *wp, buf_T *buf, int row, SignTextAttrs sattrs[],
                         int *cul_id, int *num_id)
 {
   MarkTreeIter itr[1];
-  if (!buf->b_signs
-      || wp->w_minscwidth == SCL_NO
-      || !marktree_itr_get_overlap(buf->b_marktree, row, 0, itr)) {
+  if (!buf->b_signs || !marktree_itr_get_overlap(buf->b_marktree, row, 0, itr)) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/sign_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/sign_spec.lua
index 31b54ce0a2..adab184a4c 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/sign_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/sign_spec.lua
@@ -685,4 +685,21 @@ describe('Signs', function()
                                                            |
     ]])
   end)
+
+  it('numhl highlight is applied when signcolumn=no', function()
+    screen:try_resize(screen._width, 4)
+    command([[
+      set nu scl=no
+      call setline(1, ['line1', 'line2', 'line3'])
+      call nvim_buf_set_extmark(0, nvim_create_namespace('test'), 0, 0, {'number_hl_group':'Error'})
+      call sign_define('foo', { 'text':'F', 'numhl':'Error' })
+      call sign_place(0, '', 'foo', bufnr(''), { 'lnum':2 })
+    ]])
+    screen:expect([[
+      {8:  1 }^line1                                            |
+      {8:  2 }line2                                            |
+      {6:  3 }line3                                            |
+                                                           |
+    ]])
+  end)
 end)