diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
index 2d73355f67d..cfbe8bb4fd1 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
@@ -615,25 +615,29 @@ def inner_dynamic_magic():
         inner_dynamic_magic.__name__ = "dynamics_magic_s"
         return inner_dynamic_magic
 
-    def populate_all_magic_menu(self, listofmagic=None):
-        """Clean "All Magics..." menu and repopulate it with `listofmagic`
+    def populate_all_magic_menu(self, user_exp_result=None):
+        """Clean "All Magics..." menu and repopulate it with `user_exp_result`
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        listofmagic : string,
-            repr() of a list of strings, send back by the kernel
+        user_exp_result : dict,
+
+            user_Expression result that contain the
+            repr() of a list of strings, send back by the kernel under the data > plain/text
+            key. Cf IPython protocol for the structure of the dict.
 
-        Notes
-        -----
-        `listofmagic`is a repr() of list because it is fed with the result of
-        a 'user_expression'
         """
         for k,v in self._magic_menu_dict.items():
             v.clear()
         self.all_magic_menu.clear()
 
 
-        mlist=ast.literal_eval(listofmagic)
+        if user_exp_result.get('status') != 'ok':
+            self.log.info("Something went wrong retriving the list of availlable magics")
+            return
+
+        mlist=ast.literal_eval(user_exp_result['data']['text/plain'])
+
         for magic in mlist:
             cell = (magic['type'] == 'cell')
             name = magic['name']