diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/275.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/275.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b8ac8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/275.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: Allow jupyter backend manual selection
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diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
index 6ba05bbd..d70af00f 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def show(
         # Update all buttons/widgets
         [widget.update() for widget in self._widgets]
 
-        self.show_plotter(screenshot)
+        self.show_plotter(screenshot, **plotting_options)
 
         picked_objects_list = []
         if isinstance(plottable_object, list):
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def show(
 
         return picked_objects_list
 
-    def show_plotter(self, screenshot: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+    def show_plotter(self, screenshot: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> None:
         """Show the plotter or start the `trame <https://kitware.github.io/trame/index.html>`_ service.
 
         Parameters
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ def show_plotter(self, screenshot: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
             visualizer.set_scene(self._pl)
             visualizer.show()
         else:
-            self.pv_interface.show(screenshot=screenshot)
+            jupyter_backend = kwargs.pop("jupyter_backend", None)
+            self.pv_interface.show(screenshot=screenshot, jupyter_backend=jupyter_backend)
 
         pv.OFF_SCREEN = self._pv_off_screen_original