diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
index 1cfa695..235481d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/console_widget.py
@@ -1773,6 +1773,32 @@ class ConsoleWidget(LoggingConfigurable, QtGui.QWidget):
         else:
             self._append_plain_text(text)
 
+    def _set_paging(self, paging):
+        """
+        Change the pager to `paging` style.
+
+        XXX: currently, this is limited to switching between 'hsplit' and
+        'vsplit'.
+
+        Parameters:
+        -----------
+        paging : string
+            Either "hsplit", "vsplit", or "inside"
+        """
+        if self._splitter is None:
+            raise NotImplementedError("""can only switch if --paging=hsplit or
+                    --paging=vsplit is used.""")
+        if paging == 'hsplit':
+            self._splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
+        elif paging == 'vsplit':
+            self._splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
+        elif paging == 'inside':
+            raise NotImplementedError("""switching to 'inside' paging not
+                    supported yet.""")
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("unknown paging method '%s'" % paging)
+        self.paging = paging
+
     def _prompt_finished(self):
         """ Called immediately after a prompt is finished, i.e. when some input
             will be processed and a new prompt displayed.
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
index c53446a..4778b1b 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py
@@ -528,7 +528,25 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             statusTip="Clear the console",
             triggered=self.clear_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.clear_action)
-    
+
+        self.pager_menu = self.view_menu.addMenu("&Pager")
+
+        hsplit_action = QtGui.QAction(".. &Horizontal Split",
+            self,
+            triggered=lambda: self.set_paging_active_frontend('hsplit'))
+
+        vsplit_action = QtGui.QAction(" : &Vertical Split",
+            self,
+            triggered=lambda: self.set_paging_active_frontend('vsplit'))
+
+        inside_action = QtGui.QAction("   &Inside Pager",
+            self,
+            triggered=lambda: self.set_paging_active_frontend('inside'))
+
+        self.pager_menu.addAction(hsplit_action)
+        self.pager_menu.addAction(vsplit_action)
+        self.pager_menu.addAction(inside_action)
+
     def init_kernel_menu(self):
         self.kernel_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Kernel")
         # Qt on OSX maps Ctrl to Cmd, and Meta to Ctrl
@@ -829,6 +847,9 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 self.maximizeAct.setEnabled(True)
                 self.minimizeAct.setEnabled(True)
 
+    def set_paging_active_frontend(self, paging):
+        self.active_frontend._set_paging(paging)
+
     def close_active_frontend(self):
         self.close_tab(self.active_frontend)