diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/9177.md b/news/2 Fixes/9177.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd241c5851b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/9177.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Jupyter output tab was not showing anything when connecting to a remote server.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index a0f3388551bf..bba360f9c0c2 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -442,5 +442,8 @@
     "DataScience.gettingListOfKernelSpecs": "Fetching Kernel specs",
     "DataScience.startingJupyterNotebook": "Starting Jupyter Notebook",
     "DataScience.registeringKernel": "Registering Kernel",
-    "DataScience.trimmedOutput": "Output was trimmed for performance reasons.\nTo see the full output set the setting \"python.dataScience.textOutputLimit\" to 0."
+    "DataScience.trimmedOutput": "Output was trimmed for performance reasons.\nTo see the full output set the setting \"python.dataScience.textOutputLimit\" to 0.",
+    "DataScience.connectingToJupyterUri" : "Connecting to Jupyter server at {0}",
+    "DataScience.createdNewNotebook" : "{0}: Creating new notebook ",
+    "DataScience.createdNewKernel" : "{0}: Kernel started: {1}"
 }
diff --git a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
index f1f1951f9641..f5cb663db8c8 100644
--- a/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/utils/localize.ts
@@ -790,6 +790,14 @@ export namespace DataScience {
         'DataScience.jupyterCommandLinePrompt',
         'Enter your custom command line for Jupyter'
     );
+
+    export const connectingToJupyterUri = localize(
+        'DataScience.connectingToJupyterUri',
+        'Connecting to Jupyter server at {0}'
+    );
+    export const createdNewNotebook = localize('DataScience.createdNewNotebook', '{0}: Creating new notebook ');
+
+    export const createdNewKernel = localize('DataScience.createdNewKernel', '{0}: Kernel started: {1}');
 }
 
 export namespace DebugConfigStrings {
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServer.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServer.ts
index 60b2a383ab97..49f4fad38caa 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServer.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServer.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ import { CancellationToken } from 'vscode-jsonrpc';
 import { ILiveShareApi } from '../../common/application/types';
 import '../../common/extensions';
 import { traceError, traceInfo } from '../../common/logger';
-import { IAsyncDisposableRegistry, IConfigurationService, IDisposableRegistry, Resource } from '../../common/types';
+import {
+    IAsyncDisposableRegistry,
+    IConfigurationService,
+    IDisposableRegistry,
+    IOutputChannel,
+    Resource
+} from '../../common/types';
 import { createDeferred, Deferred } from '../../common/utils/async';
 import * as localize from '../../common/utils/localize';
 import { noop } from '../../common/utils/misc';
@@ -42,7 +48,8 @@ export class JupyterServerBase implements INotebookServer {
         private disposableRegistry: IDisposableRegistry,
         protected readonly configService: IConfigurationService,
         private sessionManagerFactory: IJupyterSessionManagerFactory,
-        private loggers: INotebookExecutionLogger[]
+        private loggers: INotebookExecutionLogger[],
+        private jupyterOutputChannel: IOutputChannel
     ) {
         this.asyncRegistry.push(this);
     }
@@ -67,6 +74,9 @@ export class JupyterServerBase implements INotebookServer {
             });
         }
 
+        // Indicate we have a new session on the output channel
+        this.logRemoteOutput(localize.DataScience.connectingToJupyterUri().format(launchInfo.connectionInfo.baseUrl));
+
         // Create our session manager
         this.sessionManager = await this.sessionManagerFactory.create(launchInfo.connectionInfo);
         // Try creating a session just to ensure we're connected. Callers of this function check to make sure jupyter
@@ -104,7 +114,11 @@ export class JupyterServerBase implements INotebookServer {
             this.loggers,
             notebookMetadata,
             cancelToken
-        );
+        ).then(r => {
+            const baseUrl = this.launchInfo?.connectionInfo.baseUrl || '';
+            this.logRemoteOutput(localize.DataScience.createdNewNotebook().format(baseUrl));
+            return r;
+        });
     }
 
     public async shutdown(): Promise<void> {
@@ -217,4 +231,10 @@ export class JupyterServerBase implements INotebookServer {
             this.launchInfo.kernelSpec = undefined;
         }
     }
+
+    private logRemoteOutput(output: string) {
+        if (this.launchInfo && !this.launchInfo.connectionInfo.localLaunch) {
+            this.jupyterOutputChannel.appendLine(output);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServerWrapper.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServerWrapper.ts
index 3d121f9aaf7c..b9c9a0643902 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServerWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterServerWrapper.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 'use strict';
 import { nbformat } from '@jupyterlab/coreutils';
-import { inject, injectable, multiInject, optional } from 'inversify';
+import { inject, injectable, multiInject, named, optional } from 'inversify';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid/v4';
 import { Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vscode-jsonrpc';
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ import * as vsls from 'vsls/vscode';
 import { IApplicationShell, ILiveShareApi, IWorkspaceService } from '../../common/application/types';
 import '../../common/extensions';
 import { IFileSystem } from '../../common/platform/types';
-import { IAsyncDisposableRegistry, IConfigurationService, IDisposableRegistry, Resource } from '../../common/types';
+import {
+    IAsyncDisposableRegistry,
+    IConfigurationService,
+    IDisposableRegistry,
+    IOutputChannel,
+    Resource
+} from '../../common/types';
 import { IInterpreterService } from '../../interpreter/contracts';
+import { JUPYTER_OUTPUT_CHANNEL } from '../constants';
 import {
     IConnection,
     IDataScience,
@@ -43,7 +50,8 @@ type JupyterServerClassType = {
         appShell: IApplicationShell,
         fs: IFileSystem,
         kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
-        interpreterService: IInterpreterService
+        interpreterService: IInterpreterService,
+        outputChannel: IOutputChannel
     ): IJupyterServerInterface;
 };
 // tslint:enable:callable-types
@@ -69,7 +77,8 @@ export class JupyterServerWrapper implements INotebookServer, ILiveShareHasRole
         @inject(IApplicationShell) appShell: IApplicationShell,
         @inject(IFileSystem) fs: IFileSystem,
         @inject(IInterpreterService) interpreterService: IInterpreterService,
-        @inject(KernelSelector) kernelSelector: KernelSelector
+        @inject(KernelSelector) kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
+        @inject(IOutputChannel) @named(JUPYTER_OUTPUT_CHANNEL) jupyterOutput: IOutputChannel
     ) {
         // The server factory will create the appropriate HostJupyterServer or GuestJupyterServer based on
         // the liveshare state.
@@ -88,7 +97,8 @@ export class JupyterServerWrapper implements INotebookServer, ILiveShareHasRole
             appShell,
             fs,
             kernelSelector,
-            interpreterService
+            interpreterService,
+            jupyterOutput
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.ts
index 5b14719506bc..b206719b99bf 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ServerStatus } from '../../../datascience-ui/interactive-common/mainSta
 import { Cancellation } from '../../common/cancellation';
 import { isTestExecution } from '../../common/constants';
 import { traceInfo, traceWarning } from '../../common/logger';
+import { IOutputChannel } from '../../common/types';
 import { sleep, waitForPromise } from '../../common/utils/async';
 import * as localize from '../../common/utils/localize';
 import { noop } from '../../common/utils/misc';
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ export class JupyterSession implements IJupyterSession {
         private kernelSpec: IJupyterKernelSpec | LiveKernelModel | undefined,
         private sessionManager: SessionManager,
         private contentsManager: ContentsManager,
-        private readonly kernelSelector: KernelSelector
+        private readonly kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
+        private readonly outputChannel: IOutputChannel
     ) {
         this.statusHandler = this.onStatusChanged.bind(this);
     }
@@ -386,11 +388,25 @@ export class JupyterSession implements IJupyterSession {
         };
 
         return Cancellation.race(
-            () => this.sessionManager!.startNew(options).catch(ex => Promise.reject(new JupyterSessionStartError(ex))),
+            () =>
+                this.sessionManager!.startNew(options)
+                    .then(s => {
+                        this.logRemoteOutput(
+                            localize.DataScience.createdNewKernel().format(this.connInfo.baseUrl, s.kernel.id)
+                        );
+                        return s;
+                    })
+                    .catch(ex => Promise.reject(new JupyterSessionStartError(ex))),
             cancelToken
         );
     }
 
+    private logRemoteOutput(output: string) {
+        if (this.connInfo && !this.connInfo.localLaunch) {
+            this.outputChannel.appendLine(output);
+        }
+    }
+
     private async waitForKernelPromise(
         kernelPromise: Promise<void>,
         timeout: number,
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManager.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManager.ts
index bdd1b1dc29be..a2faf3eb0779 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManager.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Agent as HttpsAgent } from 'https';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vscode-jsonrpc';
 
 import { traceInfo } from '../../common/logger';
-import { IConfigurationService } from '../../common/types';
+import { IConfigurationService, IOutputChannel } from '../../common/types';
 import * as localize from '../../common/utils/localize';
 import {
     IConnection,
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export class JupyterSessionManager implements IJupyterSessionManager {
         private jupyterPasswordConnect: IJupyterPasswordConnect,
         private config: IConfigurationService,
         private failOnPassword: boolean | undefined,
-        private kernelSelector: KernelSelector
+        private kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
+        private outputChannel: IOutputChannel
     ) {}
 
     public async dispose() {
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ export class JupyterSessionManager implements IJupyterSessionManager {
             kernelSpec,
             this.sessionManager,
             this.contentsManager,
-            this.kernelSelector
+            this.kernelSelector,
+            this.outputChannel
         );
         try {
             await session.connect(cancelToken);
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManagerFactory.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManagerFactory.ts
index 096d6a9c93b1..d9ac95af806e 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManagerFactory.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessionManagerFactory.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 'use strict';
-import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { inject, injectable, named } from 'inversify';
 
-import { IConfigurationService } from '../../common/types';
+import { IConfigurationService, IOutputChannel } from '../../common/types';
+import { JUPYTER_OUTPUT_CHANNEL } from '../constants';
 import { IConnection, IJupyterPasswordConnect, IJupyterSessionManager, IJupyterSessionManagerFactory } from '../types';
 import { JupyterSessionManager } from './jupyterSessionManager';
 import { KernelSelector } from './kernels/kernelSelector';
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ export class JupyterSessionManagerFactory implements IJupyterSessionManagerFacto
     constructor(
         @inject(IJupyterPasswordConnect) private jupyterPasswordConnect: IJupyterPasswordConnect,
         @inject(IConfigurationService) private config: IConfigurationService,
-        @inject(KernelSelector) private kernelSelector: KernelSelector
+        @inject(KernelSelector) private kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
+        @inject(IOutputChannel) @named(JUPYTER_OUTPUT_CHANNEL) private jupyterOutput: IOutputChannel
     ) {}
 
     /**
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ export class JupyterSessionManagerFactory implements IJupyterSessionManagerFacto
             this.jupyterPasswordConnect,
             this.config,
             failOnPassword,
-            this.kernelSelector
+            this.kernelSelector,
+            this.jupyterOutput
         );
         await result.initialize(connInfo);
         return result;
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/liveshare/hostJupyterServer.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/liveshare/hostJupyterServer.ts
index 8cd714a7bf19..b510f2be3e13 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/liveshare/hostJupyterServer.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/liveshare/hostJupyterServer.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ import { nbformat } from '@jupyterlab/coreutils';
 import { IApplicationShell, ILiveShareApi, IWorkspaceService } from '../../../common/application/types';
 import { traceInfo } from '../../../common/logger';
 import { IFileSystem } from '../../../common/platform/types';
-import { IAsyncDisposableRegistry, IConfigurationService, IDisposableRegistry, Resource } from '../../../common/types';
+import {
+    IAsyncDisposableRegistry,
+    IConfigurationService,
+    IDisposableRegistry,
+    IOutputChannel,
+    Resource
+} from '../../../common/types';
 import * as localize from '../../../common/utils/localize';
 import { IInterpreterService } from '../../../interpreter/contracts';
 import { Identifiers, LiveShare, LiveShareCommands, RegExpValues } from '../../constants';
@@ -52,9 +58,10 @@ export class HostJupyterServer extends LiveShareParticipantHost(JupyterServerBas
         private appService: IApplicationShell,
         private fs: IFileSystem,
         private readonly kernelSelector: KernelSelector,
-        private readonly interpreterService: IInterpreterService
+        private readonly interpreterService: IInterpreterService,
+        outputChannel: IOutputChannel
     ) {
-        super(liveShare, asyncRegistry, disposableRegistry, configService, sessionManager, loggers);
+        super(liveShare, asyncRegistry, disposableRegistry, configService, sessionManager, loggers, outputChannel);
     }
 
     public async dispose(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/test/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.unit.test.ts b/src/test/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.unit.test.ts
index 61a147131f91..73933ca22de1 100644
--- a/src/test/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSession.unit.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { JupyterSession } from '../../../client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterSessi
 import { KernelSelector } from '../../../client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelSelector';
 import { LiveKernelModel } from '../../../client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/types';
 import { IConnection, IJupyterKernelSpec } from '../../../client/datascience/types';
+import { MockOutputChannel } from '../../mockClasses';
 
 // tslint:disable: max-func-body-length
 suite('Data Science - JupyterSession', () => {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ suite('Data Science - JupyterSession', () => {
         kernelChangedSignal = mock(Signal);
         when(session.statusChanged).thenReturn(instance(statusChangedSignal));
         when(session.kernelChanged).thenReturn(instance(kernelChangedSignal));
+        const channel = new MockOutputChannel('JUPYTER');
         // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
         (instance(session) as any).then = undefined;
         sessionManager = mock(SessionManager);
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ suite('Data Science - JupyterSession', () => {
             kernelSpec.object,
             instance(sessionManager),
             instance(contentsManager),
-            instance(kernelSelector)
+            instance(kernelSelector),
+            channel
         );
     });