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+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QPushButton,
+    QLabel,
+)
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, Slot, Qt
+from qtconsole.rich_jupyter_widget import RichJupyterWidget
+from qtconsole.manager import QtKernelManager
+
+
+class QtReIPythonConsole(QWidget):
+    """
+    A QWidget that contains an embedded IPython console.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    console : RichJupyterWidget
+        The embedded IPython console widget.
+    kernel_manager : QtKernelManager
+        Manager for the IPython kernel.
+    kernel_client : QtKernelClient
+        Client for interacting with the kernel.
+    """
+
+    signal_update_widget = Signal(object)
+
+    def __init__(self, model, parent=None):
+        """
+        Initialize the IPython console widget in an unconnected state.
+        The connection must be initialized by pressing a button in the GUI
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        model : bluesky_widgets.models.run_engine_client.RunEngineClient
+            Run engine model that provides kernel connection status and control
+        """
+
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.kernel_label = QLabel("Kernel Status: Not Connected")
+        self.model = model
+        self.model.events.status_changed.connect(self.on_update_widgets)
+        self.signal_update_widget.connect(self.slot_update_widgets)
+
+        # Create main layout
+        self.vbox = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.vbox.addWidget(self.kernel_label)
+
+        # Create placeholder widget before console is initialized
+        self.placeholder = QLabel("<i>Connect to Kernel by hitting the button when the kernel status is idle</i>")
+        self.placeholder.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
+        self.placeholder.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+
+        self.vbox.addWidget(self.placeholder)
+
+        # Create connect button
+        self.connectButton = QPushButton("Connect to Kernel")
+        self.connectButton.clicked.connect(self.connect_to_kernel)
+        self.connectButton.setEnabled(False)
+
+        self.vbox.addWidget(self.connectButton)
+
+        # Initialize console reference as None, just in case
+        self.console = None
+        self.kernel_manager = None
+        self.kernel_client = None
+        self.setLayout(self.vbox)
+
+    def on_update_widgets(self, event):
+        status = event.status
+        self.signal_update_widget.emit(status)
+
+    @Slot(object)
+    def slot_update_widgets(self, status):
+        kernel_state = status.get("ip_kernel_state", None)
+        if kernel_state is not None:
+            self.kernel_label.setText(f"Kernel State: {kernel_state}")
+        else:
+            self.kernel_label.setText("Kernel State: Not Connected")
+        if kernel_state in ["idle", "busy"] and not self.is_console_connected():
+            self.connectButton.setEnabled(True)
+        else:
+            self.connectButton.setEnabled(False)
+
+    def connect_to_kernel(self):
+        """
+        Connects to the IPython kernel when the button is pressed.
+        """
+
+        # Clean up existing console if it exists
+        if self.console is not None:
+            self.console.kernel_client.stop_channels()
+            self.console.kernel_manager = None
+            self.console.kernel_client = None
+            self.vbox.removeWidget(self.console)
+            self.console.deleteLater()
+            self.console = None
+
+        # Remove placeholder if it exists
+        if self.placeholder is not None:
+            self.vbox.removeWidget(self.placeholder)
+            self.placeholder.hide()
+
+        # Create new console widget
+        self.console = RichJupyterWidget()
+        self.console.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+
+        # Insert console widget after kernel label but before buttons
+        self.vbox.insertWidget(1, self.console)
+
+        # Setup kernel connection
+        msg = self.model._client.config_get()
+        connect_info = msg["config"]["ip_connect_info"]
+
+        self.kernel_manager = QtKernelManager()
+        self.kernel_manager.load_connection_info(connect_info)
+        self.kernel_client = self.kernel_manager.client()
+        self.kernel_client.start_channels()
+
+        # Connect the console widget to the kernel
+        self.console.kernel_manager = self.kernel_manager
+        self.console.kernel_client = self.kernel_client
+
+    def is_console_connected(self):
+        if self.console is not None and self.console.kernel_client and self.console.kernel_client.is_alive():
+            return True
+        return False