diff --git a/autoload/go/cmd.vim b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
index e1870a6bdf..3720598c70 100644
--- a/autoload/go/cmd.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ function! go#cmd#Build(bang, ...)
     endif
     redraw!
 
-    cwindow
+
     let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
+
     if !empty(errors) 
         if !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ function! go#cmd#Build(bang, ...)
         redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[build] SUCCESS"| echohl None
     endif
 
+
     call delete(l:tmpname)
     let &makeprg = default_makeprg
     let $GOPATH = old_gopath
@@ -108,11 +111,12 @@ function! go#cmd#Run(bang, ...)
         echohl Identifier | echon " from QuickFix list (nonvalid filename)" | echohl None
     endfor
 
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
+
     call setqflist(errors)
     if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
         cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
     endif
-    cwindow
     
     let $GOPATH = old_gopath
     let &makeprg = default_makeprg
@@ -127,15 +131,15 @@ function! go#cmd#Install(bang, ...)
     let out = go#tool#ExecuteInDir(command)
     if v:shell_error
         call go#tool#ShowErrors(out)
-        cwindow
         let errors = getqflist()
+        call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
         if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
         endif
         return
     else
         call setqflist([])
-        cwindow
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
     endif
 
     echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "installed to ". $GOPATH | echohl None
@@ -172,15 +176,15 @@ function! go#cmd#Test(bang, compile, ...)
     let out = go#tool#ExecuteInDir(command)
     if v:shell_error
         call go#tool#ShowErrors(out)
-        cwindow
         let errors = getqflist()
+        call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
         if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
         endif
         echon "vim-go: " | echohl ErrorMsg | echon "[test] FAIL" | echohl None
     else
         call setqflist([])
-        cwindow
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
 
         if a:compile
             echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[test] SUCCESS" | echohl None
@@ -237,8 +241,8 @@ function! go#cmd#Coverage(bang, ...)
         let openHTML = 'go tool cover -html='.l:tmpname
         call go#tool#ExecuteInDir(openHTML)
     endif
-    cwindow
     let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
     if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
         cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
     endif
@@ -269,8 +273,8 @@ function! go#cmd#Generate(bang, ...)
     endif
     redraw!
 
-    cwindow
     let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
     if !empty(errors) 
         if !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
diff --git a/autoload/go/fmt.vim b/autoload/go/fmt.vim
index dd47ccd50c..4b9c9abea9 100644
--- a/autoload/go/fmt.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/fmt.vim
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function! go#fmt#Format(withGoimport)
         if s:got_fmt_error 
             let s:got_fmt_error = 0
             call setqflist([])
-            cwindow
+            call go#util#Cwindow()
         endif
     elseif g:go_fmt_fail_silently == 0 
         let splitted = split(out, '\n')
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function! go#fmt#Format(withGoimport)
             echohl Error | echomsg "Gofmt returned error" | echohl None
         endif
         let s:got_fmt_error = 1
-        cwindow
+        call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
         " We didn't use the temp file, so clean up
         call delete(l:tmpname)
     endif
diff --git a/autoload/go/lint.vim b/autoload/go/lint.vim
index bb26079240..a65acbddc4 100644
--- a/autoload/go/lint.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/lint.vim
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function! go#lint#Gometa(...) abort
         redraw | echo
         call setqflist([])
         echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[metalinter] PASS" | echohl None
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
     else
         " backup users errorformat, will be restored once we are finished
         let old_errorformat = &errorformat
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ function! go#lint#Gometa(...) abort
 
         " create the quickfix list and open it
         cgetexpr split(out, "\n")
-        cwindow
+        let errors = getqflist()
+        call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
         cc 1
 
         let &errorformat = old_errorformat
@@ -91,8 +93,16 @@ function! go#lint#Golint(...) abort
     else
         let goargs = go#util#Shelljoin(a:000)
     endif
-    silent cexpr system(bin_path . " " . goargs)
-    cwindow
+
+    let out = system(bin_path . " " . goargs)
+    if empty(out)
+        echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[lint] PASS" | echohl None
+        return
+    endif
+
+    cgetexpr out
+    let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
     cc 1
 endfunction
 
@@ -112,13 +122,14 @@ function! go#lint#Vet(bang, ...)
         call setqflist([])
     endif
 
-    cwindow
     let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
     if !empty(errors) 
         if !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
         endif
     else
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
         redraw | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[vet] PASS" | echohl None
     endif
 endfunction
@@ -168,16 +179,16 @@ function! go#lint#Errcheck(...) abort
         if !empty(errors)
             redraw | echo
             call setqflist(errors, 'r')
-            cwindow
+            call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
         endif
     else
         redraw | echo
         call setqflist([])
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
         echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[errcheck] PASS" | echohl None
     endif
 
-    cwindow
 endfunction
 
 " vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
diff --git a/autoload/go/oracle.vim b/autoload/go/oracle.vim
index f17ecdd9b8..22b3dfcd6c 100755
--- a/autoload/go/oracle.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/oracle.vim
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func! s:qflist(output)
         call add(qflist, item)
     endfor
     call setqflist(qflist)
-    cwindow
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(qflist))
 endfun
 
 " This uses Vim's errorformat to parse the output from Oracle's 'plain output
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func! s:qflistSecond(output)
 
     " create the quickfix list and open it
     cgetexpr split(a:output, "\n")
-    cwindow
+    let errors = getqflist()
+    call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
 
     let &errorformat = old_errorformat
 endfun
diff --git a/autoload/go/rename.vim b/autoload/go/rename.vim
index f232f31fb0..ca6808fa91 100644
--- a/autoload/go/rename.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/rename.vim
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ function! go#rename#Rename(bang, ...)
 
     if v:shell_error
         call go#tool#ShowErrors(out)
-        cwindow
         let errors = getqflist()
+        call go#util#Cwindow(len(errors))
         if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
             cc 1 "jump to first error if there is any
         endif
         return
     else
         call setqflist([])
-        cwindow
+        call go#util#Cwindow()
         redraw | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon clean[0] | echohl None
     endif
 
diff --git a/autoload/go/util.vim b/autoload/go/util.vim
index 5da9d2ede7..3997b422ae 100644
--- a/autoload/go/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/util.vim
@@ -58,4 +58,32 @@ function! go#util#Shelljoin(arglist, ...)
 	endif
 endfunction
 
+
+" Cwindow opens the quickfix window with the given height up to 10 lines
+" maximum. Otherwise g:go_quickfix_height is used. If no or zero height is
+" given it closes the window
+function! go#util#Cwindow(...)
+    " we don't use cwindow to close the quickfix window as we need also the
+    " ability to resize the window. So, we are going to use copen and cclose
+    " for a better user experience. If the number of errors in a current
+    " quickfix list increases/decreases, cwindow will not resize when a new
+    " updated height is passed. copen in the other hand resizes the screen.
+    if !a:0 || a:1 == 0
+        cclose
+        return
+    endif
+
+    let height = get(g:, "go_quickfix_height", 0)
+    if height == 0
+        " prevent creating a large quickfix height for a large set of numbers
+        if a:1 > 10
+            let height = 10
+        else
+            let height = a:1
+        endif
+    endif
+
+    exe 'copen '. height
+endfunction
+
 " vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
diff --git a/doc/vim-go.txt b/doc/vim-go.txt
index 599c583cc6..457e583a42 100755
--- a/doc/vim-go.txt
+++ b/doc/vim-go.txt
@@ -878,6 +878,14 @@ seconds.
 >
   let g:go_metalinter_deadline = "5s"
 <
+                                                  *'g:go_quickfix_height'*
+
+Specifies the current quickfix height for all quickfix windows. The default
+value (empty) sets automatically the height to the number of errors (maximum
+up to 10 errors to prevent large heights). Setting the value explicitly
+overrides this behavior. To get default Vim behavior set it to 10.
+>
+  let g:go_quickfix_height = 0
 
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