diff --git a/src/interactive-window/InteractiveWindowController.ts b/src/interactive-window/InteractiveWindowController.ts
index f1f0cf6a5c9..bf162da9459 100644
--- a/src/interactive-window/InteractiveWindowController.ts
+++ b/src/interactive-window/InteractiveWindowController.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import { noop } from '../platform/common/utils/misc';
 import { InteractiveWindowMode, Resource } from '../platform/common/types';
 import { IInteractiveControllerHelper } from './types';
 import { IVSCodeNotebookController } from '../notebooks/controllers/types';
-import { SystemInfoCell, getSysInfoMessage } from './systemInfoCell';
+import { SystemInfoCell, getFinishConnectMessage, getStartConnectMessage } from './systemInfoCell';
 import { traceError, traceInfoIfCI, traceVerbose, traceWarning } from '../platform/logging';
 import { getFilePath } from '../platform/common/platform/fs-paths';
 import { SysInfoReason } from '../messageTypes';
-import { DataScience } from '../platform/common/utils/localize';
 import { IDataScienceErrorHandler } from '../kernels/errors/types';
-import { getDisplayNameOrNameOfKernelConnection } from '../kernels/helpers';
 
 export class InteractiveWindowController {
     public kernel: Deferred<IKernel> | undefined;
@@ -177,10 +175,13 @@ export class InteractiveWindowController {
 
                 // Clear cached kernel when the selected controller for this document changes
                 if (e.controller.id !== this.controller?.id) {
+                    const previouslyConnected = !!this.kernel;
                     this.disconnect();
                     this.controller = e.controller.controller;
                     this.metadata = e.controller.connection;
-                    this.startKernel().catch(noop);
+                    if (previouslyConnected) {
+                        this.startKernel().catch(noop);
+                    }
                 }
             },
             this
@@ -188,9 +189,6 @@ export class InteractiveWindowController {
     }
 
     public setInfoMessageCell(message: string) {
-        if (!this.notebook) {
-            return;
-        }
         if (!this.systemInfoCell) {
             this.systemInfoCell = new SystemInfoCell(this.notebook, message);
         } else {
@@ -203,15 +201,12 @@ export class InteractiveWindowController {
     }
 
     private setInfoMessage(metadata: KernelConnectionMetadata, reason: SysInfoReason) {
-        const message = getSysInfoMessage(metadata, reason);
+        const message = getStartConnectMessage(metadata, reason);
         this.setInfoMessageCell(message);
     }
 
     private finishSysInfoMessage(kernel: IKernel, reason: SysInfoReason) {
-        const displayName = getDisplayNameOrNameOfKernelConnection(kernel.kernelConnectionMetadata);
-        const kernelInfo = 'info' in kernel && kernel.info?.status === 'ok' ? kernel.info : undefined;
-        const banner = kernelInfo ? kernelInfo.banner.split('\n').join('  \n') : kernel.toString();
-        const message = reason == SysInfoReason.Restart ? DataScience.restartedKernelHeader(displayName || '') : banner;
+        const message = getFinishConnectMessage(kernel.kernelConnectionMetadata, reason);
         this.systemInfoCell
             ?.updateMessage(message)
             .catch((error) =>
diff --git a/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts b/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
index f2e28c4ea52..715081a938c 100644
--- a/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
+++ b/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ export class InteractiveWindow implements IInteractiveWindow {
     public get submitters(): Uri[] {
         return this._submitters;
     }
+    private _notebookDocument: NotebookDocument | undefined;
     public get notebookDocument(): NotebookDocument | undefined {
-        return workspace.notebookDocuments.find((nb) => nb.uri.toString() === this.notebookUri.toString())!;
+        if (!this._notebookDocument) {
+            this._notebookDocument = workspace.notebookDocuments.find(
+                (nb) => nb.uri.toString() === this.notebookUri.toString()
+            );
+        }
+        return this._notebookDocument;
     }
     public get kernelConnectionMetadata(): KernelConnectionMetadata | undefined {
         return this.controller?.metadata;
@@ -169,30 +175,53 @@ export class InteractiveWindow implements IInteractiveWindow {
         }
 
         this.cellMatcher = new CellMatcher(this.configuration.getSettings(this.owningResource));
+
         if (this.notebookDocument) {
             this.codeGeneratorFactory.getOrCreate(this.notebookDocument);
         }
     }
 
+    public notifyConnectionReset() {
+        if (!this.notebookDocument) {
+            const onNotebookOpen = workspace.onDidOpenNotebookDocument((notebook) => {
+                if (notebook.uri.toString() === this.notebookUri.toString()) {
+                    this._notebookDocument = notebook;
+                    this.controller = this.initController(notebook);
+                    this.internalDisposables.push(this.controller.listenForControllerSelection());
+                    this.controller.setInfoMessageCell(DataScience.noKernelConnected);
+                    onNotebookOpen.dispose();
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            if (!this.controller) {
+                this.controller = this.initController(this.notebookDocument);
+            }
+            this.controller.setInfoMessageCell(DataScience.noKernelConnected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private initController(notebook: NotebookDocument) {
+        const controller = this.controllerFactory.create(notebook, this.errorHandler, this.kernelProvider, this._owner);
+        this.internalDisposables.push(controller.listenForControllerSelection());
+        return controller;
+    }
+
     public async ensureInitialized() {
-        let notebook = this.notebookDocument;
-        if (!notebook) {
+        if (!this.notebookDocument) {
             traceVerbose(`Showing Interactive editor to initialize codeGenerator from notebook document`);
-            notebook = (await this.showInteractiveEditor()).notebook;
+            await this.showInteractiveEditor();
+
+            if (!this.notebookDocument) {
+                throw new Error('Could not open notebook document for Interactive Window');
+            }
         }
 
-        if (!this.codeGeneratorFactory.get(notebook)) {
-            this.codeGeneratorFactory.getOrCreate(notebook);
+        if (!this.codeGeneratorFactory.get(this.notebookDocument)) {
+            this.codeGeneratorFactory.getOrCreate(this.notebookDocument);
         }
 
         if (!this.controller) {
-            this.controller = this.controllerFactory.create(
-                notebook,
-                this.errorHandler,
-                this.kernelProvider,
-                this._owner
-            );
-            this.internalDisposables.push(this.controller.listenForControllerSelection());
+            this.controller = this.initController(this.notebookDocument);
         }
 
         if (this.controller.controller) {
diff --git a/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindowProvider.ts b/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindowProvider.ts
index 438ddf6790e..adc50760707 100644
--- a/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindowProvider.ts
+++ b/src/interactive-window/interactiveWindowProvider.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export class InteractiveWindowProvider implements IInteractiveWindowProvider, IE
                 tab,
                 Uri.parse(iw.inputBoxUriString)
             );
+            result.notifyConnectionReset();
 
             this._windows.push(result);
             sendTelemetryEvent(
diff --git a/src/interactive-window/systemInfoCell.ts b/src/interactive-window/systemInfoCell.ts
index 6339c63550f..4fbd1bf723f 100644
--- a/src/interactive-window/systemInfoCell.ts
+++ b/src/interactive-window/systemInfoCell.ts
@@ -17,15 +17,24 @@ import { SysInfoReason } from '../messageTypes';
 import { DataScience } from '../platform/common/utils/localize';
 import { KernelConnectionMetadata } from '../kernels/types';
 
-export function getSysInfoMessage(kernelMetadata: KernelConnectionMetadata, reason: SysInfoReason) {
+export function getStartConnectMessage(kernelMetadata: KernelConnectionMetadata, reason: SysInfoReason) {
     const displayName = getDisplayNameOrNameOfKernelConnection(kernelMetadata);
-    return reason === SysInfoReason.Restart
-        ? displayName
+    if (displayName) {
+        return reason == SysInfoReason.Restart
             ? DataScience.restartingKernelCustomHeader(displayName)
-            : DataScience.restartingKernelHeader
-        : displayName
-        ? DataScience.startingNewKernelCustomHeader(displayName)
-        : DataScience.startingNewKernelHeader;
+            : DataScience.startingNewKernelCustomHeader(displayName);
+    } else {
+        return reason == SysInfoReason.Restart
+            ? DataScience.restartingKernelHeader
+            : DataScience.startingNewKernelHeader;
+    }
+}
+
+export function getFinishConnectMessage(kernelMetadata: KernelConnectionMetadata, reason: SysInfoReason) {
+    const displayName = getDisplayNameOrNameOfKernelConnection(kernelMetadata);
+    return reason == SysInfoReason.Restart
+        ? DataScience.restartedKernelHeader(displayName || '')
+        : DataScience.connectedKernelHeader(displayName || '');
 }
 
 export class SystemInfoCell {
diff --git a/src/platform/common/utils/localize.ts b/src/platform/common/utils/localize.ts
index 0f9808a89d9..330a2d6721e 100644
--- a/src/platform/common/utils/localize.ts
+++ b/src/platform/common/utils/localize.ts
@@ -345,10 +345,12 @@ export namespace DataScience {
     export const restartKernel = l10n.t('Restart Kernel');
     export const reloadRequired = l10n.t('Please reload the window for new settings to take effect.');
     export const restartedKernelHeader = (kernelName: string) => l10n.t('Restarted {0}', kernelName);
+    export const connectedKernelHeader = (kernelName: string) => l10n.t('Connected to {0}', kernelName);
     export const restartingKernelCustomHeader = (kernelName: string) => l10n.t('_Restarting {0}..._', kernelName);
     export const restartingKernelHeader = l10n.t('_Restarting kernel..._');
     export const startingNewKernelHeader = l10n.t('_Connecting to kernel..._');
     export const startingNewKernelCustomHeader = (kernelName: string) => l10n.t('_Connecting to {0}..._', kernelName);
+    export const noKernelConnected = l10n.t('No kernel connected');
     export const jupyterSelectURIPrompt = l10n.t('Enter the URL of the running Jupyter server');
     export const jupyterSelectURIMRUDetail = (date: Date) => l10n.t('Last Connection: {0}', date.toLocaleString());
     export const jupyterSelectURINewDetail = l10n.t('Specify the URL of an existing server');