diff --git a/core/core-popups.el b/core/core-popups.el
index 3ef5216cd..7a17de388 100644
--- a/core/core-popups.el
+++ b/core/core-popups.el
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ the command buffer."
   (advice-add #'mu4e~temp-window :override #'doom*mu4e-popup-window))
 
 
+(after! multi-term
+  (setq multi-term-buffer-name "doom:terminal"))
+
+
 (after! neotree
   ;; Neotree has its own window/popup management built-in, which is difficult to
   ;; police. For example, switching perspectives will cause neotree to forget it
diff --git a/modules/tools/term/autoload.el b/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
index fdeaf2bb2..de0b5a3aa 100644
--- a/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 ;;; tools/term/autoload.el
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +term ()
-  (interactive)
-  (call-interactively 'multi-term))
+(defun +term (&optional project-root)
+  "Open a terminal buffer in the current window. If PROJECT-ROOT (C-u) is
+non-nil, cd into the current project's root."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((default-directory (if project-root (doom-project-root) default-directory)))
+    (call-interactively 'multi-term)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +term/popup ()
-  (interactive)
+(defun +term/popup (&optional project-root)
+  "Open a terminal popup window. If PROJECT-ROOT (C-u) is non-nil, cd into the
+current project's root."
+  (interactive "P")
   (require 'multi-term)
-  (let* ((buffer (multi-term-get-buffer current-prefix-arg))
-         (window (doom-popup-buffer buffer :popup t :align t :size 25 :select t :autokill t :noesc t)))
+  (let* ((default-directory (if project-root (doom-project-root) default-directory))
+         (buffer (multi-term-get-buffer current-prefix-arg))
+         (window (doom-popup-buffer buffer)))
     (select-window window)
     (setq multi-term-buffer-list (nconc multi-term-buffer-list (list buffer)))
     (multi-term-internal)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +term/popup-in-project ()
+  "Open a terminal popup window in the root of the current project."
+  (interactive)
+  (+term/popup t))
diff --git a/modules/tools/term/config.el b/modules/tools/term/config.el
index 23781599e..345283cac 100644
--- a/modules/tools/term/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/term/config.el
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
   :commands (multi-term multi-term-next multi-term-prev)
   :config
   (setq multi-term-program (getenv "SHELL")
-        multi-term-switch-after-close nil))
+        multi-term-switch-after-close 'PREVIOUS))