diff --git a/ipywidgets/widgets/interaction.py b/ipywidgets/widgets/interaction.py
index 88138b3a2e..8e0c6d929d 100644
--- a/ipywidgets/widgets/interaction.py
+++ b/ipywidgets/widgets/interaction.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ def call_f(name=None, old=None, new=None):
             manual_button.disabled = True
         try:
             container.result = f(**container.kwargs)
+            display(container.result)
         except Exception as e:
             ip = get_ipython()
             if ip is None: