diff --git a/doc/syntastic.txt b/doc/syntastic.txt
index 4f32784f..ba84144e 100644
--- a/doc/syntastic.txt
+++ b/doc/syntastic.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ detected, but not opened automatically. >
     let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list=2
 <
 
+                                                 *'syntastic_loc_list_height'*
+Default: 10
+Use this option to specify the height of the location lists that syntastic
+opens. >
+    let g:syntastic_loc_list_height=5
+<
+
+
                                                         *'syntastic_mode_map'*
 Default: { "mode": "active",
            "active_filetypes": [],
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index efb674ec..6fb8066a 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_check_on_open")
     let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 0
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:syntastic_loc_list_height")
+    let g:syntastic_loc_list_height = 10
+endif
+
 command! SyntasticToggleMode call s:ToggleMode()
 command! SyntasticCheck call s:UpdateErrors(0) <bar> redraw!
 command! Errors call s:ShowLocList()
@@ -340,7 +344,7 @@ endfunction
 function! s:ShowLocList()
     if !empty(s:LocList())
         let num = winnr()
-        lopen
+        exec "lopen " . g:syntastic_loc_list_height
         if num != winnr()
             wincmd p
         endif