diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 450b8248..8cda1d87 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@
       "[typescriptreact]": {
         "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
       },
+      "githubPullRequests.ignoredPullRequestBranches": [
+        "main"
+      ],
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/output/Output.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/output/Output.tsx
index 3dc2c8d7..10e88cdc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/output/Output.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/output/Output.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export type IOutputProps = {
   showEditor: boolean;
   showKernelProgressBar?: boolean;
   toolbarPosition: 'up' | 'middle' | 'none';
+  notifyOnComplete? : boolean;
 };
 
 export const Output = (props: IOutputProps) => {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export const Output = (props: IOutputProps) => {
     showControl,
     showEditor,
     showKernelProgressBar = true,
+    notifyOnComplete = false,
     id: sourceId,
     toolbarPosition,
   } = props;
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ export const Output = (props: IOutputProps) => {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (adapter) {
       if (autoRun) {
-        adapter.execute(code);
+        adapter.execute(code, notifyOnComplete);
       }
     }
   }, [adapter]);
@@ -141,12 +143,12 @@ export const Output = (props: IOutputProps) => {
   const executeRequest = outputStore.getExecuteRequest(sourceId);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (adapter && executeRequest && executeRequest === id) {
-      adapter.execute(code);
+      adapter.execute(code, notifyOnComplete);
     }
   }, [executeRequest, adapter]);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (adapter && executeTrigger > 0) {
-      adapter.execute(code);
+      adapter.execute(code, notifyOnComplete);
     }
   }, [executeTrigger]);
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ Output.defaultProps = {
       metadata: {},
     },
   ],
+  notifyOnComplete : false,
   toolbarPosition: 'up',
 } as Partial<IOutputProps>;
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputAdapter.ts b/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputAdapter.ts
index 36c50214..af94b8cb 100755
--- a/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputAdapter.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { IOutput } from '@jupyterlab/nbformat';
+import { JSONObject } from '@lumino/coreutils';
 import { IOutputAreaModel, OutputArea, OutputAreaModel } from '@jupyterlab/outputarea';
 import { IRenderMime, RenderMimeRegistry, standardRendererFactories } from '@jupyterlab/rendermime';
 import { rendererFactory as jsonRendererFactory } from '@jupyterlab/json-extension';
@@ -79,10 +80,11 @@ export class OutputAdapter {
     this.initKernel();
   }
 
-  public async execute(code: string) {
+  public async execute(code: string, notifyOnComplete? : boolean) {
     if (this._kernel) {
       this.clear();
-      const done = execute(this._id, code, this._outputArea, this._kernel);
+      const metadata : JSONObject = {};
+      const done = execute(this._id, code, this._outputArea, this._kernel, metadata, notifyOnComplete);
       await done;
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputExecutor.ts b/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputExecutor.ts
index 66d34531..05a4b831 100755
--- a/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputExecutor.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/output/OutputExecutor.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export async function execute(
   code: string,
   output: OutputArea,
   kernel: Kernel,
-  metadata?: JSONObject
+  metadata?: JSONObject,
+  notifyOnComplete? : boolean
 ): Promise<KernelMessage.IExecuteReplyMsg | undefined> {
   // Override the default for `stop_on_error`.
   let stopOnError = true;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export async function execute(
     {
       model: output.model,
       stopOnError,
+      notifyOnComplete : notifyOnComplete
     }
   );
   const future = kernelExecutor!.future;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/Kernel.ts b/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/Kernel.ts
index bfe5adff..25183f19 100755
--- a/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/Kernel.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/Kernel.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export class Kernel {
       stopOnError,
       storeHistory,
       allowStdin,
+      notifyOnComplete = false
     }: {
       model?: IOutputAreaModel;
       iopubMessageHooks?: IOPubMessageHook[];
@@ -202,12 +203,14 @@ export class Kernel {
       stopOnError?: boolean;
       storeHistory?: boolean;
       allowStdin?: boolean;
+      notifyOnComplete? : boolean
     } = {}
   ): KernelExecutor | undefined {
     if (this._kernelConnection) {
       const kernelExecutor = new KernelExecutor({
         connection: this._kernelConnection,
         model,
+        notifyOnComplete,
       });
       kernelExecutor.execute(code, {
         iopubMessageHooks,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/KernelExecutor.ts b/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/KernelExecutor.ts
index 3bbe6461..334933a1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/KernelExecutor.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/jupyter/kernel/KernelExecutor.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export type IKernelExecutorOptions = {
    * Outputs model to populate with the execution results.
    */
   model?: IOutputAreaModel;
+  /**
+   * Flag defining if notification about model changes
+   * must only be made when execution complete
+   */
+  notifyOnComplete? : boolean;
 }
 
 export class KernelExecutor {
@@ -54,13 +59,15 @@ export class KernelExecutor {
   private _outputsChanged = new Signal<KernelExecutor, IOutput[]>(this);
   private _future?: JupyterKernel.IFuture<KernelMessage.IExecuteRequestMsg, KernelMessage.IExecuteReplyMsg>;
   private _shellMessageHooks = new Array<ShellMessageHook>();
+  private _notifyOnComplete : boolean = false;
 
-  public constructor({ connection, model }: IKernelExecutorOptions) {
+  public constructor({ connection, model, notifyOnComplete }: IKernelExecutorOptions) {
     this._executed = new PromiseDelegate<IOutputAreaModel>();
     this._kernelConnection = connection;
     this._model = model ?? new OutputAreaModel();
     this._outputs = [];
     this._kernelState = kernelsStore.getState();
+    this._notifyOnComplete = !!notifyOnComplete;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -118,6 +125,10 @@ export class KernelExecutor {
     // Wait for future to be done before resolving the exectud promise.
     this._future.done.then(() => {
       kernelsStore.getState().setExecutionPhase(this._kernelConnection.id, ExecutionPhase.completed);
+      // We emit model changes only when execution completed
+      if (this._notifyOnComplete) {
+        this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+      }    
       this._executed.resolve(this._model);
     });
     return this._executed.promise;
@@ -205,13 +216,17 @@ export class KernelExecutor {
         this._outputs.push(message.content as IExecuteResult);
         this._outputsChanged.emit(this._outputs);
         this._model.add(output);
-        this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        if (!this._notifyOnComplete) {
+          this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        }
         break;
       case 'display_data':
         this._outputs.push(message.content as IDisplayData);
         this._outputsChanged.emit(this._outputs);
         this._model.add(output);
-        this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        if (!this._notifyOnComplete) {
+          this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        }
         break;
       case 'stream':
       case 'error':
@@ -232,7 +247,9 @@ export class KernelExecutor {
         this._outputsChanged.emit(this._outputs);
         // FIXME this needs more advanced analysis see OutputArea
         this._model.add(output);
-        this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        if (!this._notifyOnComplete) {
+          this._modelChanged.emit(this._model);
+        }
         break;
       case 'status':
         const executionState = (message.content as any).execution_state as KernelMessage.Status;