diff --git a/conf.el b/conf.el
index bea5e6f..1047aa5 100644
--- a/conf.el
+++ b/conf.el
@@ -320,6 +320,23 @@ event of an error or nonlocal exit."
 
 (advice-add #'org-fast-tag-selection :around #'nd/org-tag-window-advice)
 
+(defun nd/org-capture-position (buffer alist)
+  (let ((new (split-window (get-buffer-window) -14 'below)))
+    (set-window-buffer new buffer)
+    new))
+
+(defun nd/org-capture-window-advice (orig-fn table title &optional prompt specials)
+  "Advice to fix window placement in `org-capture-select-template'."
+  (let  ((override '("\\*Org Select\\*" nd/org-capture-position)))
+    (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist override)
+    (nd/with-advice
+        ((#'org-switch-to-buffer-other-window :override #'pop-to-buffer))
+      (unwind-protect (funcall orig-fn table title prompt specials)
+        (setq display-buffer-alist
+              (delete override display-buffer-alist))))))
+
+(advice-add #'org-mks :around #'nd/org-capture-window-advice)
+
 (setq org-src-window-setup 'current-window)
 (setq org-src-fontify-natively t)
 (setq org-edit-src-content-indentation 0)
diff --git a/conf.org b/conf.org
index 8521bdd..e0107d1 100644
--- a/conf.org
+++ b/conf.org
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ The fonts in org headings bug me, make them smaller and less invasive
 #+END_SRC
 *** window splitting
 Org mode is great and all, but the windows never show up in the right place
+The solutions here are simple, but have the downside that the window sizing 
+must be changed when tags/capture templates/todo items are changed.
+This is because the buffer size is not known at window creation time
+and I didn't feel like making a function to predict it
 **** todo selection
 I only need a teeny tiny window below my current window for todo selection
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
@@ -471,6 +475,26 @@ By default, the tag selection window obliterates all but the current window...ho
 
 (advice-add #'org-fast-tag-selection :around #'nd/org-tag-window-advice)
 #+END_SRC
+**** capture
+Capture should show up in the bottom of any currently active buffer
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(defun nd/org-capture-position (buffer alist)
+  (let ((new (split-window (get-buffer-window) -14 'below)))
+    (set-window-buffer new buffer)
+    new))
+
+(defun nd/org-capture-window-advice (orig-fn table title &optional prompt specials)
+  "Advice to fix window placement in `org-capture-select-template'."
+  (let  ((override '("\\*Org Select\\*" nd/org-capture-position)))
+    (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist override)
+    (nd/with-advice
+        ((#'org-switch-to-buffer-other-window :override #'pop-to-buffer))
+      (unwind-protect (funcall orig-fn table title prompt specials)
+        (setq display-buffer-alist
+              (delete override display-buffer-alist))))))
+
+(advice-add #'org-mks :around #'nd/org-capture-window-advice)
+#+END_SRC
 ** src
 *** basic
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
@@ -1335,7 +1359,7 @@ the agenda does not do this by default...it's annoying
   (set-face-attribute 'org-column nil :background "#1e2023")
   ;; org-columns-summary-types
 #+END_SRC
-** interactive functions
+** interactive commands
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (defun nd/mark-subtree-keyword (new-keyword &optional exclude)
   "marks all tasks in a subtree with keyword unless original keyword