diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole.py
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ IPYTHON_REQVER = ">=4.0;<6.0" if PY2 else ">=4.0"
 dependencies.add("IPython", _("IPython interactive python environment"),

                  required_version=IPYTHON_REQVER)

 

+MATPLOTLIB_REQVER = '>=2.0.0'

+dependencies.add("matplotlib", _("Display 2D graphics in the IPython Console"),

+                 required_version=MATPLOTLIB_REQVER, optional=True)

+

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 # Existing kernels

 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Add Matplotlib as optional dependency for the IPython Console.