diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 599fcbe74..d3e21ebb2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ New in spot 2.5.3.dev  (not yet released)
   Python:
 
   - New spot.jupyter package.  This currently contains a function for
-    displaying several argument side by side in a Jupyter notebook.
+    displaying several arguments side by side in a Jupyter notebook.
+    See https://spot.lrde.epita.fr/ipynb/alternation.html for some
+    examples.
 
   Bugs fixed:
 
diff --git a/python/spot/jupyter.py b/python/spot/jupyter.py
index 0c4dc5a76..7b933db9f 100644
--- a/python/spot/jupyter.py
+++ b/python/spot/jupyter.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Auxiliary functions for Spot's Python bindings.
 
 from IPython.display import display, HTML
 
-def display_inline(*args, per_row=None):
+def display_inline(*args, per_row=None, show=None):
     """
     This is a wrapper around IPython's `display()` to display multiple
     elements in a row, without forced line break between them.
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def display_inline(*args, per_row=None):
         width = 'width:{}%;'.format(100//per_row)
     for arg in args:
         dpy = 'inline-block'
-        if hasattr(arg, '_repr_svg_'):
+        if show is not None and hasattr(arg, 'show'):
+            rep = arg.show(show)._repr_svg_()
+        elif hasattr(arg, '_repr_svg_'):
             rep = arg._repr_svg_()
         elif hasattr(arg, '_repr_html_'):
             rep = arg._repr_html_()
diff --git a/tests/python/alternation.ipynb b/tests/python/alternation.ipynb
index 20d543ba7..c96896f59 100644
--- a/tests/python/alternation.ipynb
+++ b/tests/python/alternation.ipynb
@@ -715,7 +715,9 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "If the state labels take too much space, you can reduce the size of the automaton by forcing states to be numbered with option `1`.  The original label is still displayed as a tooltip when the mouse is over the state."
+    "If the state labels take too much space, you can reduce the size of the automaton by forcing states to be numbered with option `1`.  The original label is still displayed as a tooltip when the mouse is over the state.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Note that passing option `show=...` to `display_inline` is similar to calling `aut.show(...)` on each argument."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1359,7 +1361,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "display_inline(aut1.show('.bav1'), aut2.show('.bav1'), aut3.show('.bav1'), aut4.show('.bav1'), aut5.show('.bav1'))"
+    "display_inline(aut1, aut2, aut3, aut4, aut5, show='.bav1')"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1371,7 +1373,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 5,
+   "execution_count": 9,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
@@ -1947,7 +1949,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "display_inline(aut1.show('.bav1u'), aut2.show('.bav1u'), aut3.show('.bav1u'), aut4.show('.bav1u'), aut5.show('.bav1u'))"
+    "display_inline(aut1, aut2, aut3, aut4, aut5, show='.bav1u')"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -1959,7 +1961,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 6,
+   "execution_count": 10,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
@@ -2579,8 +2581,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "display_inline(aut1.show('.bav1us'), aut2.show('.bav1us'), aut3.show('.bav1us'), \n",
-    "               aut4.show('.bav1us'), aut5.show('.bav1us'))"
+    "display_inline(aut1, aut2, aut3, aut4, aut5, show='.bav1us')"
    ]
   },
   {