diff --git a/autoload/go/cmd.vim b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
index d3ce7b0446..87312806d9 100644
--- a/autoload/go/cmd.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
@@ -14,24 +14,30 @@ endfunction
 " default it tries to call simply 'go build', but it first tries to get all
 " dependent files for the current folder and passes it to go build.
 function! go#cmd#Build(bang, ...)
-    let default_makeprg = &makeprg
+    " expand all wildcards(i.e: '%' to the current file name)
+    let goargs = map(copy(a:000), "expand(v:val)")
 
-    let old_gopath = $GOPATH
-    let $GOPATH = go#path#Detect()
+    " escape all shell arguments before we pass it to make
+    let goargs = go#util#Shelllist(goargs, 1)
 
-    let l:tmpname = tempname()
+    " create our command arguments. go build discards any results when it
+    " compiles multiple packages. So we pass the `errors` package just as an
+    " placeholder with the current folder (indicated with '.')
+    let args = ["build"]  + goargs + [".", "errors"]
 
-    if v:shell_error
-        let &makeprg = "go build . errors"
-    else
-        " :make expands '%' and '#' wildcards, so they must also be escaped
-        let goargs = go#util#Shelljoin(map(copy(a:000), "expand(v:val)"), 1)
-        let gofiles = go#util#Shelljoin(go#tool#Files(), 1)
-        let &makeprg = "go build -o " . l:tmpname . ' ' . goargs . ' ' . gofiles
+    " if we have nvim, call it asynchronously and return early ;)
+    if has('nvim')
+        call go#jobcontrol#Spawn("build", args)
+        return
     endif
 
-    echon "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon "building ..."| echohl None
+    let old_gopath = $GOPATH
+    let $GOPATH = go#path#Detect()
+    let default_makeprg = &makeprg
+    let &makeprg = "go " . join(args, ' ')
+
     if g:go_dispatch_enabled && exists(':Make') == 2
+        call go#util#EchoProgress("building dispatched ...")
         silent! exe 'Make'
     else
         silent! exe 'lmake!'
@@ -42,25 +48,35 @@ function! go#cmd#Build(bang, ...)
     let errors = go#list#Get()
     call go#list#Window(len(errors))
 
-    if !empty(errors) 
+    if !empty(errors)
         if !a:bang
             call go#list#JumpToFirst()
         endif
     else
-        redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon "[build] SUCCESS"| echohl None
+        call go#util#EchoSuccess("[build] SUCCESS")
     endif
 
-
-    call delete(l:tmpname)
     let &makeprg = default_makeprg
     let $GOPATH = old_gopath
 endfunction
 
+
+" Run runs the current file (and their dependencies if any) in a new terminal.
+function! go#cmd#RunTerm(mode)
+    let cmd = "go run ".  go#util#Shelljoin(go#tool#Files())
+    call go#term#newmode(cmd, a:mode)
+endfunction
+
 " Run runs the current file (and their dependencies if any) and outputs it.
 " This is intented to test small programs and play with them. It's not
 " suitable for long running apps, because vim is blocking by default and
 " calling long running apps will block the whole UI.
 function! go#cmd#Run(bang, ...)
+    if has('nvim')
+        call go#cmd#RunTerm('')
+        return
+    endif
+
     let old_gopath = $GOPATH
     let $GOPATH = go#path#Detect()
 
@@ -90,27 +106,8 @@ function! go#cmd#Run(bang, ...)
         exe 'lmake!'
     endif
 
-    " Remove any nonvalid filename from the location list to avoid opening an
-    " empty buffer. See https://github.com/fatih/vim-go/issues/287 for
-    " details.
     let items = go#list#Get()
-    let errors = []
-    let is_readable = {}
-
-    for item in items
-        let filename = bufname(item.bufnr)
-        if !has_key(is_readable, filename)
-            let is_readable[filename] = filereadable(filename)
-        endif
-        if is_readable[filename]
-            call add(errors, item)
-        endif
-    endfor
-
-    for k in keys(filter(is_readable, '!v:val'))
-        echo "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon "[run] Dropped " | echohl Constant | echon  '"' . k . '"'
-        echohl Identifier | echon " from location list (nonvalid filename)" | echohl None
-    endfor
+    let errors = go#tool#FilterValids(items)
 
     call go#list#Populate(errors)
     call go#list#Window(len(errors))
@@ -149,33 +146,51 @@ endfunction
 " compile the tests instead of running them (useful to catch errors in the
 " test files). Any other argument is appendend to the final `go test` command
 function! go#cmd#Test(bang, compile, ...)
-    let command = "go test "
+    let args = ["test"]
 
     " don't run the test, only compile it. Useful to capture and fix errors or
     " to create a test binary.
     if a:compile
-        let command .= "-c "
+        call add(args, "-c")
     endif
 
     if a:0
-        let command .= go#util#Shelljoin(map(copy(a:000), "expand(v:val)"))
+        " expand all wildcards(i.e: '%' to the current file name)
+        let goargs = map(copy(a:000), "expand(v:val)")
+
+        " escape all shell arguments before we pass it to test
+        call extend(args, go#util#Shelllist(goargs, 1))
     else
         " only add this if no custom flags are passed
         let timeout  = get(g:, 'go_test_timeout', '10s')
-        let command .= "-timeout=" . timeout . " "
+        call add(args, printf("-timeout=%s", timeout))
+    endif
+
+    if has('nvim')
+        if get(g:, 'go_term_enabled', 0)
+            call go#term#new(["go"] + args)
+        else
+            call go#jobcontrol#Spawn("test", args)
+        endif
+        return
     endif
 
-    call go#cmd#autowrite()
     if a:compile
         echon "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon "compiling tests ..." | echohl None
     else
         echon "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon "testing ..." | echohl None
     endif
 
+    call go#cmd#autowrite()
     redraw
+
+    let command = "go " . join(args, ' ')
+
     let out = go#tool#ExecuteInDir(command)
     if v:shell_error
         let errors = go#tool#ParseErrors(split(out, '\n'))
+        let errors = go#tool#FilterValids(errors)
+
         call go#list#Populate(errors)
         call go#list#Window(len(errors))
         if !empty(errors) && !a:bang
diff --git a/autoload/go/fmt.vim b/autoload/go/fmt.vim
index ee9525a92a..9ef9a2ebe2 100644
--- a/autoload/go/fmt.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/fmt.vim
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ if !exists("g:go_fmt_experimental")
     let g:go_fmt_experimental = 0
 endif
 
+let s:got_fmt_error = 0
+
 "  we have those problems : 
 "  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12741977/prevent-vim-from-updating-its-undo-tree
 "  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18532692/golang-formatter-and-vim-how-to-destroy-history-record?rq=1
@@ -117,9 +119,12 @@ function! go#fmt#Format(withGoimport)
         let &fileformat = old_fileformat
         let &syntax = &syntax
 
-        " clean up previous location list
-        call go#list#Clean()
-        call go#list#Window()
+        " clean up previous location list, but only if it's due fmt
+        if s:got_fmt_error 
+            let s:got_fmt_error = 0
+            call go#list#Clean()
+            call go#list#Window()
+        endif
     elseif g:go_fmt_fail_silently == 0 
         let splitted = split(out, '\n')
         "otherwise get the errors and put them to location list
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ function! go#fmt#Format(withGoimport)
             echohl Error | echomsg "Gofmt returned error" | echohl None
         endif
 
+        let s:got_fmt_error = 1
         call go#list#Window(len(errors))
 
         " We didn't use the temp file, so clean up
diff --git a/autoload/go/jobcontrol.vim b/autoload/go/jobcontrol.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8576a2c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/go/jobcontrol.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+" s:jobs is a global reference to all jobs started with Spawn() or with the
+" internal function s:spawn
+let s:jobs = {}
+
+" Spawn is a wrapper around s:spawn. It can be executed by other files and
+" scripts if needed. Desc defines the description for printing the status
+" during the job execution (useful for statusline integration).
+function! go#jobcontrol#Spawn(desc, args)
+  " autowrite is not enabled for jobs
+  call go#cmd#autowrite()
+
+  let job = s:spawn(a:desc, a:args)
+  return job.id
+endfunction
+
+" Statusline returns the current status of the job
+function! go#jobcontrol#Statusline() abort
+  if empty(s:jobs)
+    return ''
+  endif
+
+  let import_path =  go#package#ImportPath(expand('%:p:h'))
+
+  for job in values(s:jobs)
+    if job.importpath != import_path
+      continue
+    endif
+
+    if job.state == "SUCCESS"
+      return ''
+    endif
+
+    return printf("%s ... [%s]", job.desc, job.state)
+  endfor
+
+  return ''
+endfunction
+
+" spawn spawns a go subcommand with the name and arguments with jobstart. Once
+" a job is started a reference will be stored inside s:jobs. spawn changes the
+" GOPATH when g:go_autodetect_gopath is enabled. The job is started inside the
+" current files folder.
+function! s:spawn(desc, args)
+  let job = { 
+        \ 'desc': a:desc, 
+        \ 'winnr': winnr(),
+        \ 'importpath': go#package#ImportPath(expand('%:p:h')),
+        \ 'state': "RUNNING",
+        \ 'stderr' : [],
+        \ 'stdout' : [],
+        \ 'on_stdout': function('s:on_stdout'),
+        \ 'on_stderr': function('s:on_stderr'),
+        \ 'on_exit' : function('s:on_exit'),
+        \ }
+
+  " modify GOPATH if needed
+  let old_gopath = $GOPATH
+  let $GOPATH = go#path#Detect()
+
+  " execute go build in the files directory
+  let cd = exists('*haslocaldir') && haslocaldir() ? 'lcd ' : 'cd '
+
+  " cleanup previous jobs for this file
+  for jb in values(s:jobs)
+    if jb.importpath == job.importpath
+      unlet s:jobs[jb.id]
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  let dir = getcwd()
+
+  execute cd . fnameescape(expand("%:p:h"))
+
+  " append the subcommand, such as 'build'
+  let argv = ['go'] + a:args
+
+  " run, forrest, run!
+  let id = jobstart(argv, job)
+  let job.id = id
+  let s:jobs[id] = job
+
+  execute cd . fnameescape(dir)
+
+  " restore back GOPATH
+  let $GOPATH = old_gopath
+
+  return job
+endfunction
+
+" on_exit is the exit handler for jobstart(). It handles cleaning up the job
+" references and also displaying errors in the quickfix window collected by
+" on_stderr handler. If there are no errors and a quickfix window is open,
+" it'll be closed.
+function! s:on_exit(job_id, data)
+  let std_combined = self.stderr + self.stdout
+  if empty(std_combined)
+    call go#list#Clean()
+    call go#list#Window()
+
+    let self.state = "SUCCESS"
+    return
+  endif
+
+  let errors = go#tool#ParseErrors(std_combined)
+  let errors = go#tool#FilterValids(errors)
+
+  if !len(errors)
+    " no errors could be past, just return
+    call go#list#Clean()
+    call go#list#Window()
+
+    let self.state = "SUCCESS"
+    return
+  endif
+
+  let self.state = "FAILED"
+
+  " if we are still in the same windows show the list
+  if self.winnr == winnr()
+    call go#list#Populate(errors)
+    call go#list#Window(len(errors))
+    call go#list#JumpToFirst()
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+" on_stdout is the stdout handler for jobstart(). It collects the output of
+" stderr and stores them to the jobs internal stdout list. 
+function! s:on_stdout(job_id, data)
+  call extend(self.stdout, a:data)
+endfunction
+
+" on_stderr is the stderr handler for jobstart(). It collects the output of
+" stderr and stores them to the jobs internal stderr list.
+function! s:on_stderr(job_id, data)
+  call extend(self.stderr, a:data)
+endfunction
+
+" abort_all aborts all current jobs created with s:spawn()
+function! s:abort_all()
+  if empty(s:jobs)
+    return
+  endif
+
+  for id in keys(s:jobs)
+    if id > 0
+      silent! call jobstop(id)
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  let s:jobs = {}
+endfunction
+
+" abort aborts the job with the given name, where name is the first argument
+" passed to s:spawn()
+function! s:abort(path)
+  if empty(s:jobs)
+    return
+  endif
+
+  for job in values(s:jobs)
+    if job.importpath == path && job.id > 0
+      silent! call jobstop(job.id)
+      unlet s:jobs['job.id']
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+" vim:ts=2:sw=2:et
diff --git a/autoload/go/list.vim b/autoload/go/list.vim
index 366c558903..9582d788ce 100644
--- a/autoload/go/list.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/list.vim
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ function! go#list#Populate(items)
 	call setloclist(0, a:items, 'r')
 endfunction
 
+function! go#list#PopulateWin(winnr, items)
+	call setloclist(a:winnr, a:items, 'r')
+endfunction
+
 " Parse parses the given items based on the specified errorformat nad
 " populates the location list.
 function! go#list#ParseFormat(errformat, items)
diff --git a/autoload/go/term.vim b/autoload/go/term.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d0b13a936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/go/term.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+if has('nvim') && !exists("g:go_term_mode")
+	let g:go_term_mode = 'vsplit'
+endif
+
+" s:jobs is a global reference to all jobs started with new()
+let s:jobs = {}
+
+" new creates a new terminal with the given command. Mode is set based on the
+" global variable g:go_term_mode, which is by default set to :vsplit
+function! go#term#new(cmd)
+	call go#term#newmode(a:cmd, g:go_term_mode)
+endfunction
+
+" new creates a new terminal with the given command and window mode.
+function! go#term#newmode(cmd, mode)
+	let mode = a:mode
+	if empty(mode)
+		let mode = g:go_term_mode
+	endif
+
+	execute mode.' __go_term__'
+
+	setlocal filetype=goterm
+	setlocal bufhidden=delete
+	setlocal winfixheight
+	setlocal noswapfile
+	setlocal nobuflisted
+
+	let job = { 
+		\ 'stderr' : [],
+		\ 'stdout' : [],
+		\ 'on_stdout': function('s:on_stdout'),
+		\ 'on_stderr': function('s:on_stderr'),
+		\ 'on_exit' : function('s:on_exit'),
+		\ }
+
+	let id = termopen(a:cmd, job)
+	let job.id = id
+	startinsert
+
+	" resize new term if needed.
+	let height = get(g:, 'go_term_height', winheight(0))
+	let width = get(g:, 'go_term_width', winwidth(0))
+
+	" we are careful how to resize. for example it's vertical we don't change
+	" the height. The below command resizes the buffer
+	if a:mode == "split"
+		exe 'resize ' . height
+	elseif a:mode == "vertical"
+		exe 'vertical resize ' . width
+	endif
+
+	" we also need to resize the pty, so there you go...
+	call jobresize(id, width, height)
+
+	let s:jobs[id] = job
+	return id
+endfunction
+
+function! s:on_stdout(job_id, data)
+	if !has_key(s:jobs, a:job_id)
+		return
+	endif
+	let job = s:jobs[a:job_id]
+
+	call extend(job.stdout, a:data)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:on_stderr(job_id, data)
+	if !has_key(s:jobs, a:job_id)
+		return
+	endif
+	let job = s:jobs[a:job_id]
+
+	call extend(job.stderr, a:data)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:on_exit(job_id, data)
+	if !has_key(s:jobs, a:job_id)
+		return
+	endif
+	let job = s:jobs[a:job_id]
+
+	" usually there is always output so never branch into this clause
+	if empty(job.stdout)
+    call go#list#Clean()
+    call go#list#Window()
+	else
+		let errors = go#tool#ParseErrors(job.stdout)
+		let errors = go#tool#FilterValids(errors)
+		if !empty(errors)
+			" close terminal we don't need it
+			close 
+
+      call go#list#Populate(errors)
+      call go#list#Window(len(errors))
+      call go#list#JumpToFirst()
+		else
+      call go#list#Clean()
+      call go#list#Window()
+		endif
+
+	endif
+
+	unlet s:jobs[a:job_id]
+endfunction
+
+" vim:ts=2:sw=2:et
diff --git a/autoload/go/tool.vim b/autoload/go/tool.vim
index ed339ab7fa..2ad184c82e 100644
--- a/autoload/go/tool.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/tool.vim
@@ -50,9 +50,14 @@ function! go#tool#ParseErrors(lines)
         if !empty(fatalerrors)
             call add(errors, {"text": fatalerrors[1]})
         elseif !empty(tokens)
-            call add(errors, {"filename" : fnamemodify(tokens[1], ':p'),
-                        \"lnum":     tokens[2],
-                        \"text":     tokens[3]})
+            " strip endlines of form ^M
+            let out=substitute(tokens[3], '\r$', '', '')
+
+            call add(errors, {
+                        \ "filename" : fnamemodify(tokens[1], ':p'),
+                        \ "lnum"     : tokens[2],
+                        \ "text"     : out,
+                        \ })
         elseif !empty(errors)
             " Preserve indented lines.
             " This comes up especially with multi-line test output.
@@ -65,6 +70,41 @@ function! go#tool#ParseErrors(lines)
     return errors
 endfunction
 
+"FilterValids filters the given items with only items that have a valid
+"filename. Any non valid filename is filtered out.
+function! go#tool#FilterValids(items)
+    " Remove any nonvalid filename from the location list to avoid opening an
+    " empty buffer. See https://github.com/fatih/vim-go/issues/287 for
+    " details.
+    let filtered = []
+    let is_readable = {}
+
+    for item in a:items
+        if has_key(item, 'bufnr')
+            let filename = bufname(item.bufnr)
+        elseif has_key(item, 'filename')
+            let filename = item.filename
+        else
+            echohl Identifier | echon "no filename available" | echohl None
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        if !has_key(is_readable, filename)
+            let is_readable[filename] = filereadable(filename)
+        endif
+        if is_readable[filename]
+            call add(filtered, item)
+        endif
+    endfor
+
+    for k in keys(filter(is_readable, '!v:val'))
+        echo "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon "[run] Dropped " | echohl Constant | echon  '"' . k . '"'
+        echohl Identifier | echon " from location list (nonvalid filename)" | echohl None
+    endfor
+
+    return filtered
+endfunction
+
 function! go#tool#ExecuteInDir(cmd) abort
     let old_gopath = $GOPATH
     let $GOPATH = go#path#Detect()
diff --git a/autoload/go/util.vim b/autoload/go/util.vim
index ce34d15e0c..85ab9331a7 100644
--- a/autoload/go/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/util.vim
@@ -53,7 +53,37 @@ endfunction
 function! go#util#Shelljoin(arglist, ...)
 	if a:0
 		return join(map(copy(a:arglist), 'shellescape(v:val, ' . a:1 . ')'), ' ')
-	else
-		return join(map(copy(a:arglist), 'shellescape(v:val)'), ' ')
 	endif
+
+	return join(map(copy(a:arglist), 'shellescape(v:val)'), ' ')
+endfunction
+
+" Shelljoin returns a shell-safe representation of the items in the given
+" arglist. The {special} argument of shellescape() may optionally be passed.
+function! go#util#Shelllist(arglist, ...)
+	if a:0
+		return map(copy(a:arglist), 'shellescape(v:val, ' . a:1 . ')')
+    endif
+	return map(copy(a:arglist), 'shellescape(v:val)')
+endfunction
+
+" TODO(arslan): I couldn't parameterize the highlight types. Check if we can
+" simplify the following functions
+
+function! go#util#EchoSuccess(msg)
+    redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Function | echon a:msg | echohl None
 endfunction
+
+function! go#util#EchoError(msg)
+    redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl ErrorMsg | echon a:msg | echohl None
+endfunction
+
+function! go#util#EchoWarning(msg)
+    redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl WarningMsg | echon a:msg | echohl None
+endfunction
+
+function! go#util#EchoProgress(msg)
+    redraws! | echon "vim-go: " | echohl Identifier | echon a:msg | echohl None
+endfunction
+
+" vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
diff --git a/ftplugin/go/mappings.vim b/ftplugin/go/mappings.vim
index 2b11c4c8e9..9e243543d7 100644
--- a/ftplugin/go/mappings.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/go/mappings.vim
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ endif
 
 " Some handy plug mappings
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-run) :<C-u>call go#cmd#Run(!g:go_jump_to_error, '%')<CR>
+
+if has("nvim")
+	nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-run-vertical) :<C-u>call go#cmd#RunTerm('vsplit')<CR>
+	nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-run-split) :<C-u>call go#cmd#RunTerm('split')<CR>
+	nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-run-tab) :<C-u>call go#cmd#RunTerm('tab')<CR>
+endif
+
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-build) :<C-u>call go#cmd#Build(!g:go_jump_to_error)<CR>
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-generate) :<C-u>call go#cmd#Generate(!g:go_jump_to_error)<CR>
 nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(go-install) :<C-u>call go#cmd#Install(!g:go_jump_to_error)<CR>
diff --git a/plugin/go.vim b/plugin/go.vim
index 3337b59dcc..43295ad756 100644
--- a/plugin/go.vim
+++ b/plugin/go.vim
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ augroup vim-go
     if get(g:, "go_metalinter_autosave", 0)
         autocmd BufWritePost *.go call go#lint#Gometa(1)
     endif
-
 augroup END