diff --git a/ipykernel/ipkernel.py b/ipykernel/ipkernel.py
index 2cc8eab54..bb50c04cc 100644
--- a/ipykernel/ipkernel.py
+++ b/ipykernel/ipkernel.py
@@ -459,19 +459,27 @@ def _experimental_do_complete(self, code, cursor_pos):
                 'metadata': {_EXPERIMENTAL_KEY_NAME: comps},
                 'status': 'ok'}
 
-    def do_inspect(self, code, cursor_pos, detail_level=0):
+    def do_inspect(self, code, cursor_pos, detail_level=0, omit_sections=()):
         name = token_at_cursor(code, cursor_pos)
 
         reply_content = {'status' : 'ok'}
         reply_content['data'] = {}
         reply_content['metadata'] = {}
         try:
-            reply_content['data'].update(
-                self.shell.object_inspect_mime(
+            if release.version_info >= (8,):
+                # `omit_sections` keyword will be available in IPython 8, see
+                # https://github.com/ipython/ipython/pull/13343
+                bundle = self.shell.object_inspect_mime(
+                    name,
+                    detail_level=detail_level,
+                    omit_sections=omit_sections,
+                )
+            else:
+                bundle = self.shell.object_inspect_mime(
                     name,
                     detail_level=detail_level
                 )
-            )
+            reply_content['data'].update(bundle)
             if not self.shell.enable_html_pager:
                 reply_content['data'].pop('text/html')
             reply_content['found'] = True
diff --git a/ipykernel/kernelbase.py b/ipykernel/kernelbase.py
index bfd107127..a0a7c98e2 100644
--- a/ipykernel/kernelbase.py
+++ b/ipykernel/kernelbase.py
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ async def inspect_request(self, stream, ident, parent):
         reply_content = self.do_inspect(
             content['code'], content['cursor_pos'],
             content.get('detail_level', 0),
+            set(content.get('omit_sections', [])),
         )
         if inspect.isawaitable(reply_content):
             reply_content = await reply_content
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ async def inspect_request(self, stream, ident, parent):
                                 reply_content, parent, ident)
         self.log.debug("%s", msg)
 
-    def do_inspect(self, code, cursor_pos, detail_level=0):
+    def do_inspect(self, code, cursor_pos, detail_level=0, omit_sections=()):
         """Override in subclasses to allow introspection.
         """
         return {'status': 'ok', 'data': {}, 'metadata': {}, 'found': False}