diff --git a/ipython-kernel/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs b/ipython-kernel/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
index b2bb5d5e..093ed4c2 100644
--- a/ipython-kernel/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
+++ b/ipython-kernel/src/IHaskell/IPython/EasyKernel.hs
@@ -163,7 +163,12 @@ replyTo :: MonadIO m
         -> Message
         -> MessageHeader
         -> m Message
-replyTo config _ _ KernelInfoRequest{} replyHeader =
+replyTo config _ interface KernelInfoRequest{} replyHeader = do
+  let send = writeChan (iopubChannel interface)
+
+  idleHeader <- dupHeader replyHeader StatusMessage
+  liftIO . send $ PublishStatus idleHeader Idle
+
   return
     KernelInfoReply
       { header = replyHeader
diff --git a/main/Main.hs b/main/Main.hs
index 25764b80..dc3b48f1 100644
--- a/main/Main.hs
+++ b/main/Main.hs
@@ -255,7 +255,13 @@ replyTo :: ZeroMQInterface -> Message -> MessageHeader -> KernelState -> Interpr
 -- Reply to kernel info requests with a kernel info reply. No computation needs to be done, as a
 -- kernel info reply is a static object (all info is hard coded into the representation of that
 -- message type).
-replyTo _ KernelInfoRequest{} replyHeader state =
+replyTo interface KernelInfoRequest{} replyHeader state = do
+  let send msg = liftIO $ writeChan (iopubChannel interface) msg
+
+  -- Notify the frontend that the Kernel is idle 
+  idleHeader <- liftIO $ dupHeader replyHeader StatusMessage
+  send $ PublishStatus idleHeader Idle
+
   return
     (state, KernelInfoReply
               { header = replyHeader