diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index 66ceee0..45ed4e2 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):
             runner = _pseudo_sync_runner
 
         try:
-            return runner(coro)
+            result = runner(coro)
         except BaseException as e:
             info = ExecutionInfo(
                 raw_cell, store_history, silent, shell_futures, cell_id
@@ -3021,6 +3021,7 @@ class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):
             result = ExecutionResult(info)
             result.error_in_exec = e
             self.showtraceback(running_compiled_code=True)
+        finally:
             return result
 
     def should_run_async(
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
index 4ad5474..920d911 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_interactiveshell.py
@@ -1127,3 +1127,49 @@ def test_set_custom_completer():
 
     # clean up
     ip.Completer.custom_matchers.pop()
+
+
+class TestShowTracebackAttack(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test that the interactive shell is resilient against the client attack of
+    manipulating the showtracebacks method. These attacks shouldn't result in an
+    unhandled exception in the kernel."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.orig_showtraceback = interactiveshell.InteractiveShell.showtraceback
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        interactiveshell.InteractiveShell.showtraceback = self.orig_showtraceback
+
+    def test_set_show_tracebacks_none(self):
+        """Test the case of the client setting showtracebacks to None"""
+
+        result = ip.run_cell(
+            """
+            import IPython.core.interactiveshell
+            IPython.core.interactiveshell.InteractiveShell.showtraceback = None
+
+            assert False, "This should not raise an exception"
+        """
+        )
+        print(result)
+
+        assert result.result is None
+        assert isinstance(result.error_in_exec, TypeError)
+        assert str(result.error_in_exec) == "'NoneType' object is not callable"
+
+    def test_set_show_tracebacks_noop(self):
+        """Test the case of the client setting showtracebacks to a no op lambda"""
+
+        result = ip.run_cell(
+            """
+            import IPython.core.interactiveshell
+            IPython.core.interactiveshell.InteractiveShell.showtraceback = lambda *args, **kwargs: None
+
+            assert False, "This should not raise an exception"
+        """
+        )
+        print(result)
+
+        assert result.result is None
+        assert isinstance(result.error_in_exec, AssertionError)
+        assert str(result.error_in_exec) == "This should not raise an exception"