diff --git a/core/core-keybinds.el b/core/core-keybinds.el
index 9bd8070c5..056192185 100644
--- a/core/core-keybinds.el
+++ b/core/core-keybinds.el
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ If any hook returns non-nil, all hooks after it are ignored.")
         which-key-sort-uppercase-first nil
         which-key-add-column-padding 1
         which-key-max-display-columns nil
-        which-key-min-display-lines 5)
+        which-key-min-display-lines 5
+        which-key-side-window-slot -10)
   ;; embolden local bindings
   (set-face-attribute 'which-key-local-map-description-face nil :weight 'bold)
   (which-key-setup-side-window-bottom)