diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 3126cbd..b220f71 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
     opt.jo_mode = MODE_JSON;
     opt.jo_timeout = 2000;
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
-	      JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_WAITTIME + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL) == FAIL)
+	    JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_WAITTIME + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL, 0) == FAIL)
 	goto theend;
     if (opt.jo_timeout < 0)
     {
@@ -3429,7 +3429,7 @@
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
 
     clear_job_options(&opt);
-    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_TIMEOUT + JO_PART + JO_ID)
+    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_TIMEOUT + JO_PART + JO_ID, 0)
 								      == FAIL)
 	goto theend;
 
@@ -3612,7 +3612,7 @@
     part_send = channel_part_send(channel);
     *part_read = channel_part_read(channel);
 
-    if (get_job_options(&argvars[2], opt, JO_CALLBACK + JO_TIMEOUT) == FAIL)
+    if (get_job_options(&argvars[2], opt, JO_CALLBACK + JO_TIMEOUT, 0) == FAIL)
 	return NULL;
 
     /* Set the callback. An empty callback means no callback and not reading
@@ -4169,11 +4169,11 @@
 /*
  * Get the option entries from the dict in "tv", parse them and put the result
  * in "opt".
- * Only accept options in "supported".
+ * Only accept JO_ options in "supported" and JO2_ options in "supported2".
  * If an option value is invalid return FAIL.
  */
     int
-get_job_options(typval_T *tv, jobopt_T *opt, int supported)
+get_job_options(typval_T *tv, jobopt_T *opt, int supported, int supported2)
 {
     typval_T	*item;
     char_u	*val;
@@ -4411,7 +4411,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_TERMINAL
 	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "term_name") == 0)
 	    {
-		if (!(supported & JO2_TERM_NAME))
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_TERM_NAME))
 		    break;
 		opt->jo_set2 |= JO2_TERM_NAME;
 		opt->jo_term_name = get_tv_string_chk(item);
@@ -4423,7 +4423,7 @@
 	    }
 	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "term_finish") == 0)
 	    {
-		if (!(supported & JO2_TERM_FINISH))
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_TERM_FINISH))
 		    break;
 		val = get_tv_string(item);
 		if (STRCMP(val, "open") != 0 && STRCMP(val, "close") != 0)
@@ -4434,10 +4434,31 @@
 		opt->jo_set2 |= JO2_TERM_FINISH;
 		opt->jo_term_finish = *val;
 	    }
+	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "term_rows") == 0)
+	    {
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_TERM_ROWS))
+		    break;
+		opt->jo_set |= JO2_TERM_ROWS;
+		opt->jo_term_rows = get_tv_number(item);
+	    }
+	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "term_cols") == 0)
+	    {
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_TERM_COLS))
+		    break;
+		opt->jo_set |= JO2_TERM_COLS;
+		opt->jo_term_cols = get_tv_number(item);
+	    }
+	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "vertical") == 0)
+	    {
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_VERTICAL))
+		    break;
+		opt->jo_set |= JO2_VERTICAL;
+		opt->jo_vertical = get_tv_number(item);
+	    }
 #endif
 	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "env") == 0)
 	    {
-		if (!(supported & JO2_ENV))
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_ENV))
 		    break;
 		opt->jo_set |= JO2_ENV;
 		opt->jo_env = item->vval.v_dict;
@@ -4445,7 +4466,7 @@
 	    }
 	    else if (STRCMP(hi->hi_key, "cwd") == 0)
 	    {
-		if (!(supported & JO2_CWD))
+		if (!(supported2 & JO2_CWD))
 		    break;
 		opt->jo_cwd = get_tv_string_buf_chk(item, opt->jo_cwd_buf);
 		if (opt->jo_cwd == NULL || !mch_isdir(opt->jo_cwd))
@@ -4956,7 +4977,7 @@
 	opt.jo_mode = MODE_NL;
 	if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
 	    JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_STOPONEXIT
-			   + JO_EXIT_CB + JO_OUT_IO + JO_BLOCK_WRITE) == FAIL)
+			 + JO_EXIT_CB + JO_OUT_IO + JO_BLOCK_WRITE, 0) == FAIL)
 	    goto theend;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 6cb0ed7..1721e03 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@
 	return;
     clear_job_options(&opt);
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
-			      JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_MODE_ALL) == OK)
+			    JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_MODE_ALL, 0) == OK)
 	channel_set_options(channel, &opt);
     free_job_options(&opt);
 }
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@
     if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
     {
 	clear_job_options(&opt);
-	if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_PART) == OK
+	if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_PART, 0) == OK
 						     && (opt.jo_set & JO_PART))
 	    part = opt.jo_part;
     }
@@ -6783,7 +6783,7 @@
     if (job == NULL)
 	return;
     clear_job_options(&opt);
-    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_STOPONEXIT + JO_EXIT_CB) == OK)
+    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_STOPONEXIT + JO_EXIT_CB, 0) == OK)
 	job_set_options(job, &opt);
     free_job_options(&opt);
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/channel.pro b/src/proto/channel.pro
index 6cd099e..3bbbf28 100644
--- a/src/proto/channel.pro
+++ b/src/proto/channel.pro
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@
 int channel_get_timeout(channel_T *channel, ch_part_T part);
 void clear_job_options(jobopt_T *opt);
 void free_job_options(jobopt_T *opt);
-int get_job_options(typval_T *tv, jobopt_T *opt, int supported);
+int get_job_options(typval_T *tv, jobopt_T *opt, int supported, int supported2);
 channel_T *get_channel_arg(typval_T *tv, int check_open, int reading, ch_part_T part);
-job_T *job_alloc(void);
-void job_cleanup(job_T *job);
 void job_free_all(void);
+void job_cleanup(job_T *job);
 int set_ref_in_job(int copyID);
 void job_unref(job_T *job);
 int free_unused_jobs_contents(int copyID, int mask);
 void free_unused_jobs(int copyID, int mask);
+job_T *job_alloc(void);
 void job_set_options(job_T *job, jobopt_T *opt);
 void job_stop_on_exit(void);
 int has_pending_job(void);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 16f2cc1..67b4a9b 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1688,7 +1688,10 @@
 #define JO2_TERM_FINISH	    0x0008	/* "term_finish" */
 #define JO2_ENV		    0x0010	/* "env" */
 #define JO2_CWD		    0x0020	/* "cwd" */
-#define JO2_ALL		    0x003F
+#define JO2_TERM_ROWS	    0x0040	/* "term_rows" */
+#define JO2_TERM_COLS	    0x0080	/* "term_cols" */
+#define JO2_VERTICAL	    0x0100	/* "vertical" */
+#define JO2_ALL		    0x01FF
 
 #define JO_MODE_ALL	(JO_MODE + JO_IN_MODE + JO_OUT_MODE + JO_ERR_MODE)
 #define JO_CB_ALL \
@@ -1748,6 +1751,7 @@
     /* when non-zero run the job in a terminal window of this size */
     int		jo_term_rows;
     int		jo_term_cols;
+    int		jo_vertical;
     char_u	*jo_term_name;
     int		jo_term_finish;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index c215b3f..bab2a5b 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@
     opt->jo_io_buf[PART_OUT] = curbuf->b_fnum;
     opt->jo_io_buf[PART_ERR] = curbuf->b_fnum;
     opt->jo_pty = TRUE;
-    opt->jo_term_rows = rows;
-    opt->jo_term_cols = cols;
+    if ((opt->jo_set2 & JO2_TERM_ROWS) == 0)
+	opt->jo_term_rows = rows;
+    if ((opt->jo_set2 & JO2_TERM_COLS) == 0)
+	opt->jo_term_cols = cols;
 }
 
     static void
@@ -2361,11 +2363,14 @@
     if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN
 	    && get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
 		JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_STOPONEXIT
-		+ JO_EXIT_CB + JO_CLOSE_CALLBACK
-		+ JO2_TERM_NAME + JO2_TERM_FINISH
-		+ JO2_CWD + JO2_ENV) == FAIL)
+		    + JO_EXIT_CB + JO_CLOSE_CALLBACK,
+		JO2_TERM_NAME + JO2_TERM_FINISH
+		    + JO2_TERM_COLS + JO2_TERM_ROWS + JO2_VERTICAL
+		    + JO2_CWD + JO2_ENV) == FAIL)
 	return;
 
+    if (opt.jo_vertical)
+	cmdmod.split = WSP_VERT;
     term_start(cmd, &opt);
 
     if (curbuf->b_term != NULL)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index afa6b67..d585751 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -247,22 +247,43 @@
   bwipe!
   call assert_equal(5, size[0])
 
+  call term_start(cmd, {'term_rows': 6})
+  let size = term_getsize('')
+  bwipe!
+  call assert_equal(6, size[0])
+
   vsplit
   exe '5,33terminal ' . cmd
   let size = term_getsize('')
   bwipe!
   call assert_equal([5, 33], size)
 
+  call term_start(cmd, {'term_rows': 6, 'term_cols': 36})
+  let size = term_getsize('')
+  bwipe!
+  call assert_equal([6, 36], size)
+
   exe 'vertical 20terminal ' . cmd
   let size = term_getsize('')
   bwipe!
   call assert_equal(20, size[1])
 
+  call term_start(cmd, {'vertical': 1, 'term_cols': 26})
+  let size = term_getsize('')
+  bwipe!
+  call assert_equal(26, size[1])
+
   split
   exe 'vertical 6,20terminal ' . cmd
   let size = term_getsize('')
   bwipe!
   call assert_equal([6, 20], size)
+
+  call term_start(cmd, {'vertical': 1, 'term_rows': 7, 'term_cols': 27})
+  let size = term_getsize('')
+  bwipe!
+  call assert_equal([7, 27], size)
+
 endfunc
 
 func Test_finish_close()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4051588..acc855c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    908,
+/**/
     907,
 /**/
     906,