diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
index 2f776e9..c96cf78 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class ConsoleWidget(LoggingConfigurable, QtGui.QWidget):
     def copy(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard.
         """
-        self._control.copy()
+        self.layout().currentWidget().copy()
 
     def cut(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard and delete it
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py
index 1fca694..ea503ad 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):
     exit_requested = QtCore.Signal(object)
 
     # Protected class variables.
+    _transform_prompt = staticmethod(transform_classic_prompt)
     _CallTipRequest = namedtuple('_CallTipRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
     _CompletionRequest = namedtuple('_CompletionRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
     _ExecutionRequest = namedtuple('_ExecutionRequest', ['id', 'kind'])
@@ -174,11 +175,16 @@ class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):
     def copy(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard, removing prompts.
         """
-        text = self._control.textCursor().selection().toPlainText()
-        if text:
-            lines = map(transform_classic_prompt, text.splitlines())
-            text = '\n'.join(lines)
-            QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)
+        if self._page_control.hasFocus():
+            self._page_control.copy()
+        elif self._control.hasFocus():
+            text = self._control.textCursor().selection().toPlainText()
+            if text:
+                lines = map(self._transform_prompt, text.splitlines())
+                text = '\n'.join(lines)
+                QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)
+        else:
+            self.log.debug("frontend widget : unknown copy target")
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' abstract interface
@@ -365,7 +371,9 @@ class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):
 
         """
 
-        user_exp = msg['content']['user_expressions']
+        user_exp = msg['content'].get('user_expressions')
+        if not user_exp:
+            return
         for expression in user_exp:
             if expression in self._callback_dict:
                 self._callback_dict.pop(expression)(user_exp[expression])
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
index 5147139..a2cef79 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):
 
     # FrontendWidget protected class variables.
     _input_splitter_class = IPythonInputSplitter
+    _transform_prompt = staticmethod(transform_ipy_prompt)
 
     # IPythonWidget protected class variables.
     _PromptBlock = namedtuple('_PromptBlock', ['block', 'length', 'number'])
@@ -263,16 +264,6 @@ class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):
     # 'ConsoleWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def copy(self):
-        """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard, removing prompts
-            if possible.
-        """
-        text = self._control.textCursor().selection().toPlainText()
-        if text:
-            lines = map(transform_ipy_prompt, text.splitlines())
-            text = '\n'.join(lines)
-            QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)
-
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'FrontendWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
index 7cf24a7..6563dd7 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
@@ -795,8 +795,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
     def copy_active_frontend(self):
         widget = self.active_frontend
-        if widget.can_copy():
-            widget.copy()
+        widget.copy()
 
     def copy_raw_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend._copy_raw_action.trigger()