diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index 2aedcb5f362a..e5efe37a52cd 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ def _get_backend_mod():
         # will (re)import pyplot and then call switch_backend if we need to
         # resolve the auto sentinel)
         switch_backend(dict.__getitem__(rcParams, "backend"))
-        # Just to be safe.  Interactive mode can be turned on without calling
-        # `plt.ion()` so register it again here.  This is safe because multiple
-        # calls to `install_repl_displayhook` are no-ops and the registered
-        # function respects `mpl.is_interactive()` to determine if it should
-        # trigger a draw.
-        install_repl_displayhook()
     return _backend_mod
 
 
@@ -302,6 +296,10 @@ class backend_mod(matplotlib.backend_bases._Backend):
     # See https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/6092
     matplotlib.backends.backend = newbackend
 
+    # make sure the repl display hook is installed in case we become
+    # interactive
+    install_repl_displayhook()
+
 
 def _warn_if_gui_out_of_main_thread():
     if (_get_required_interactive_framework(_get_backend_mod())
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pyplot.py
index 0dcc0c765afb..6f9ddd5ccf21 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pyplot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import difflib
 import numpy as np
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -367,3 +368,26 @@ def test_set_current_axes_on_subfigure():
     assert plt.gca() != ax
     plt.sca(ax)
     assert plt.gca() == ax
+
+
+def test_pylab_integration():
+    pytest.importorskip("IPython")
+    subprocess.run(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "IPython",
+            "--pylab",
+            "-c",
+            ";".join((
+                "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt",
+                "assert plt._REPL_DISPLAYHOOK == plt._ReplDisplayHook.IPYTHON",
+            )),
+        ],
+        env={**os.environ, "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH": "0"},
+        timeout=60,
+        check=True,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+    )