diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index e5a4a79..711b2f9 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -1901,9 +1901,6 @@ class InteractiveShell(Configurable, Magic):
           - 1: an error occurred.
         """
 
-        # Clear the payload before executing new code.
-        self.payload_manager.clear_payload()
-
         # Set our own excepthook in case the user code tries to call it
         # directly, so that the IPython crash handler doesn't get triggered
         old_excepthook,sys.excepthook = sys.excepthook, self.excepthook
diff --git a/IPython/core/magic.py b/IPython/core/magic.py
index d5ef5d4..aff9523 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magic.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magic.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from IPython.core.error import TryNext
 from IPython.core.error import UsageError
 from IPython.core.fakemodule import FakeModule
 from IPython.core.macro import Macro
-from IPython.core.page import page
+from IPython.core import page
 from IPython.core.prefilter import ESC_MAGIC
 from IPython.lib.pylabtools import mpl_runner
 from IPython.lib.inputhook import enable_gui
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
                                      ('  '+mesc).join(self.lsmagic()),
                                      Magic.auto_status[self.shell.automagic] ) )
 
-        page(outmsg,screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
+        page.page(outmsg,screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
   
 
     def magic_autoindent(self, parameter_s = ''):
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
         info = self._ofind(oname)
         if info['found']:
             txt = (raw and str or pformat)( info['obj'] )
-            page(txt)
+            page.page(txt)
         else:
             print 'Object `%s` not found' % oname
 
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
             except IOError,msg:
                 print msg
                 return
-            page(self.shell.inspector.format(file(filename).read()))
+            page.page(self.shell.inspector.format(file(filename).read()))
 
     def _inspect(self,meth,oname,namespaces=None,**kw):
         """Generic interface to the inspector system.
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
         output = stdout_trap.getvalue()
         output = output.rstrip()
 
-        page(output,screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
+        page.page(output,screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
         print sys_exit,
 
         dump_file = opts.D[0]
@@ -3256,7 +3256,7 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
             print "Error: no such file or variable"
             return
             
-        page(self.shell.pycolorize(cont),
+        page.page(self.shell.pycolorize(cont),
              screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
 
     def _rerun_pasted(self):
@@ -3413,7 +3413,7 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
         import IPython.core.usage
         qr = IPython.core.usage.quick_reference + self.magic_magic('-brief')
         
-        page(qr)
+        page.page(qr)
 
     def magic_doctest_mode(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Toggle doctest mode on and off.
diff --git a/IPython/core/oinspect.py b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
index 723acae..5d19236 100644
--- a/IPython/core/oinspect.py
+++ b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import sys
 import types
 
 # IPython's own
-from IPython.core.page import page
+from IPython.core import page
 from IPython.external.Itpl import itpl
 from IPython.utils import PyColorize
 import IPython.utils.io
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Inspector:
         if output is None:
             self.noinfo('documentation',oname)
             return
-        page(output)
+        page.page(output)
     
     def psource(self,obj,oname=''):
         """Print the source code for an object."""
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class Inspector:
         except:
             self.noinfo('source',oname)
         else:
-            page(self.format(src))
+            page.page(self.format(src))
 
     def pfile(self,obj,oname=''):
         """Show the whole file where an object was defined."""
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Inspector:
             # Print only text files, not extension binaries.  Note that
             # getsourcelines returns lineno with 1-offset and page() uses
             # 0-offset, so we must adjust.
-            page(self.format(open(ofile).read()),lineno-1)
+            page.page(self.format(open(ofile).read()),lineno-1)
 
     def pinfo(self,obj,oname='',formatter=None,info=None,detail_level=0):
         """Show detailed information about an object.
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class Inspector:
         # Finally send to printer/pager
         output = out.getvalue()
         if output:
-            page(output)
+            page.page(output)
         # end pinfo
 
     def psearch(self,pattern,ns_table,ns_search=[],
@@ -606,4 +606,4 @@ class Inspector:
             search_result.extend(tmp_res)
         search_result.sort()
 
-        page('\n'.join(search_result))
+        page.page('\n'.join(search_result))
diff --git a/IPython/core/payloadpage.py b/IPython/core/payloadpage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ec73e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/core/payloadpage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+"""
+A payload based version of page.
+
+Authors:
+
+* Brian Granger
+* Fernando Perez
+"""
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (C) 2008-2010  The IPython Development Team
+#
+#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
+#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Imports
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes and functions
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def page(strng, start=0, screen_lines=0, pager_cmd=None):
+    """Print a string, piping through a pager.
+
+    This version ignores the screen_lines and pager_cmd arguments and uses
+    IPython's payload system instead.
+    """
+
+    # Some routines may auto-compute start offsets incorrectly and pass a
+    # negative value.  Offset to 0 for robustness.
+    start = max(0, start)
+    shell = InteractiveShell.instance()
+    payload = dict(
+        source='IPython.zmq.page.page',
+        data=strng,
+        start_line_number=start
+    )
+    shell.payload_manager.write_payload(payload)
+
+def install_payload_page():
+    """Install this version of page as IPython.core.page.page."""
+    from IPython.core import page as corepage
+    corepage.page = page
diff --git a/IPython/core/prefilter.py b/IPython/core/prefilter.py
index 3c11767..45ac5ad 100755
--- a/IPython/core/prefilter.py
+++ b/IPython/core/prefilter.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from IPython.core.alias import AliasManager
 from IPython.core.autocall import IPyAutocall
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
 from IPython.core.splitinput import split_user_input
-from IPython.core.page import page
+from IPython.core import page
 
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import List, Int, Any, Str, CBool, Bool, Instance
 import IPython.utils.io
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ class HelpHandler(PrefilterHandler):
                 #print 'line:<%r>' % line  # dbg
                 self.shell.magic_pinfo(line)
             else:
-                page(self.shell.usage, screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
+                page.page(self.shell.usage, screen_lines=self.shell.usable_screen_length)
             return '' # Empty string is needed here!
         except:
             raise
diff --git a/IPython/deathrow/GnuplotInteractive.py b/IPython/deathrow/GnuplotInteractive.py
index ab837d7..b528428 100644
--- a/IPython/deathrow/GnuplotInteractive.py
+++ b/IPython/deathrow/GnuplotInteractive.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ __all__ = ['Gnuplot','gp','gp_new','plot','plot2','splot','replot',
 
 import IPython.GnuplotRuntime as GRun
 from IPython.utils.genutils import warn
-from IPython.core.page import page
+from IPython.core import page
 
 # Set global names for interactive use
 Gnuplot  = GRun.Gnuplot
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/rich_ipython_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/rich_ipython_widget.py
index 9b89c4b..66a5e68 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/rich_ipython_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/rich_ipython_widget.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ class RichIPythonWidget(IPythonWidget):
                 else:
                     cmd = 'mate -l %s %s' % (line_number, filename)
                 os.system(cmd)
+            elif item['source'] == 'IPython.zmq.page.page':
+                # TODO: This is probably a good place to start, but Evan can
+                # add better paging capabilities.
+                self._append_plain_text(item['data'])
             else:
                 # Add other payload types here!
                 pass
diff --git a/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py b/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py
index b1ddefa..6aaae9e 100644
--- a/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py
+++ b/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ from IPython.utils.text import StringTypes
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Instance, Type, Dict
 from IPython.utils.warn import warn
 from IPython.zmq.session import extract_header
+from IPython.core.payloadpage import install_payload_page
+
+
+# Install the payload version of page.
+install_payload_page()
 
 
 class ZMQDisplayHook(DisplayHook):