diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index 80b23a7..16ad154 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -196,10 +196,15 @@ M.mappings = {
       -- show & recover hidden terminal buffers in a telescope picker
       pick_term = "<leader>W",
 
-      -- spawn terminals
+      -- spawn a single terminal and toggle it
+      -- this just works like toggleterm kinda
       new_horizontal = "<leader>h",
       new_vertical = "<leader>v",
-      new_window = "<leader>w",
+
+      -- spawn new terminals
+      spawn_horizontal = "<leader>H",
+      spawn_vertical = "<leader>V",
+      spawn_window = "<leader>w",
    },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/core/mappings.lua b/lua/core/mappings.lua
index 9e44b7f..edb60c2 100644
--- a/lua/core/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/core/mappings.lua
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ M.misc = function()
       -- http://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/2k4cbr/problem_with_gj_and_gk/
       -- empty mode is same as using :map
       -- also don't use g[j|k] when in operator pending mode, so it doesn't alter d, y or c behaviour
-      map_wrapper({"n", "x", "o"}, "j", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "j" : "gj"', { expr = true })
-      map_wrapper({"n", "x", "o"}, "k", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "k" : "gk"', { expr = true })
+      map_wrapper({ "n", "x", "o" }, "j", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "j" : "gj"', { expr = true })
+      map_wrapper({ "n", "x", "o" }, "k", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "k" : "gk"', { expr = true })
       map_wrapper("", "<Down>", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "j" : "gj"', { expr = true })
       map_wrapper("", "<Up>", 'v:count || mode(1)[0:1] == "no" ? "k" : "gk"', { expr = true })
 
@@ -115,7 +115,16 @@ M.misc = function()
             .. tostring(terminal_options.window.vsplit_width)
             .. ")<CR>"
       )
-      --map("n", term_maps.new_window, "") not supported yet
+
+      -- spawns terminals
+      map(
+         "n",
+         term_maps.spawn_horizontal,
+         ":execute 15 .. 'new +terminal' | let b:term_type = 'hori' | startinsert <CR>"
+      )
+      map("n", term_maps.spawn_vertical, ":execute 'vnew +terminal' | let b:term_type = 'vert' | startinsert <CR>")
+      map("n", term_maps.new_window, ":execute 'terminal' | let b:term_type = 'wind' | startinsert <CR>")
+
       -- terminal mappings end --
 
       -- Add Packer commands because we are not loading it at startup