diff --git a/lua/mssql/default_opts.lua b/lua/mssql/default_opts.lua
index 7aee869..c270da3 100644
--- a/lua/mssql/default_opts.lua
+++ b/lua/mssql/default_opts.lua
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@ return {
 
 	-- When choosing a table/view in the finder, immediately execute the generated SELECT statement
 	execute_generated_select_statements = true,
+
+	--[[ How to open a buffer containing sql results.
+  Valid options are: 
+  "split"                   - Open results in a horizontal split
+  "current_window"          - Open results in the current window
+  function (bufnr) ... end  - Function which takes the buffer number of the results buffer to open 
+                              (called for each results buffer if there are multiple). Use this 
+                              to open the buffer in a custom way
+  --]]
+	open_results_in = "split",
 }
diff --git a/lua/mssql/display_query_results.lua b/lua/mssql/display_query_results.lua
index c8281a8..781866a 100644
--- a/lua/mssql/display_query_results.lua
+++ b/lua/mssql/display_query_results.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ end
 local result_buffers = {}
 
 local function create_buffer(name, filetype)
-	local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(true, false)
+	local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
 	table.insert(result_buffers, bufnr)
 	vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(bufnr, name)
 	if filetype and filetype ~= "" then
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ local function display_markdown(lines, bufnr)
 	vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("swapfile", false, { buf = bufnr })
 	vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("readonly", true, { buf = bufnr })
 	vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("modifiable", false, { buf = bufnr })
-	vim.api.nvim_set_current_buf(bufnr)
 end
 
 local function show_result_set_async(column_info, subset_params, opts)
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@ local function show_result_set_async(column_info, subset_params, opts)
 	)
 	vim.b[buf].query_result_info = { subset_params = subset_params }
 	display_markdown(lines, buf)
+	opts.open_results_in(buf)
 end
 
 local function display_query_results(opts, result)
diff --git a/lua/mssql/init.lua b/lua/mssql/init.lua
index 3ed6dd4..9f6dfc3 100644
--- a/lua/mssql/init.lua
+++ b/lua/mssql/init.lua
@@ -179,10 +179,48 @@ end
 
 local plugin_opts
 
+local mssql_window
+local show_results_buffer_options = {
+	current_window = function(bufnr)
+		vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("buflisted", true, { buf = bufnr })
+		vim.api.nvim_set_current_buf(bufnr)
+	end,
+	split = function(bufnr)
+		local original_window = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+
+		-- open a split if we haven't done already
+		if not (mssql_window and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(mssql_window)) then
+			vim.cmd("split")
+			mssql_window = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
+		end
+
+		vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("buflisted", true, { buf = bufnr })
+		vim.api.nvim_win_set_buf(mssql_window, bufnr)
+		vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(original_window)
+	end,
+}
+
+-- If the open_results_in is a string, sets it to the appropriate function
+local function set_show_results_option(opts)
+	if type(opts.open_results_in) == "string" and show_results_buffer_options[opts.open_results_in] then
+		opts.open_results_in = show_results_buffer_options[opts.open_results_in]
+	elseif type(opts.open_results_in) == "function" then
+		return
+	else
+		utils.log_error(
+			vim.inspect(opts.open_results_in)
+				.. " is not a valid option for open_results_in. Must be one of: "
+				.. table.concat(vim.tbl_keys(show_results_buffer_options), ", ")
+				.. ", or a function"
+		)
+	end
+end
+
 local function setup_async(opts)
 	opts = opts or {}
 	opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", opts or {}, default_opts)
 	opts.connections_file = opts.connections_file or joinpath(opts.data_dir, "connections.json")
+	set_show_results_option(opts)
 	make_directory(opts.data_dir)
 
 	-- if the opts specify a tools file path, don't download.
diff --git a/tests/download_spec.lua b/tests/download_spec.lua
index 5797663..0a3c037 100644
--- a/tests/download_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/download_spec.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ end
 
 local function setup_async()
 	local co = coroutine.running()
-	mssql.setup({}, function()
+	mssql.setup({
+		open_results_in = "current_window",
+	}, function()
 		vim.schedule(function()
 			coroutine.resume(co)
 		end)