diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-roses-dance.md b/.changeset/lovely-roses-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9ca100c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-roses-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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+'thebe-react': minor
+'thebe-lite': minor
+'demo-simple': minor
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+
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5211bf2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-feet-travel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'thebe-lite': minor
+---
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+Upgrading `@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel-extension` to fix ipywidget disconnect issues.
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index 322d122e..cf7460bc 100644
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-        "@jupyterlite/server": "0.4.1",
-        "@jupyterlite/server-extension": "0.4.1",
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+        "@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel-extension": "0.4.7",
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diff --git a/packages/lite/package.json b/packages/lite/package.json
index 2dbc10e3..5bb8eec4 100644
--- a/packages/lite/package.json
+++ b/packages/lite/package.json
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
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-    "@jupyterlite/server-extension": "0.4.1",
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+    "@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel-extension": "0.4.7",
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diff --git a/packages/lite/src/jlite.ts b/packages/lite/src/jlite.ts
index df3db8c0..152d4d63 100644
--- a/packages/lite/src/jlite.ts
+++ b/packages/lite/src/jlite.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,29 @@ export async function startJupyterLiteServer(config?: LiteServerConfig): Promise
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-  if (config?.litePluginSettings) {
-    PageConfig.setOption('litePluginSettings', JSON.stringify(config.litePluginSettings));
-  }
+  const defaultLiteConfig = {
+    litePluginSettings: {
+      '@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel-extension:kernel': {
+        pipliteUrls: ['https://unpkg.com/@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel@0.4.7/pypi/all.json'],
+        pipliteWheelUrl:
+          'https://unpkg.com/@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel@0.4.7/pypi/piplite-0.4.7-py3-none-any.whl',
+      },
+    },
+    enableMemoryStorage: true,
+    settingsStorageDrivers: ['memoryStorageDriver'],
+  };
+  PageConfig.setOption(
+    'litePluginSettings',
+    JSON.stringify({ ...defaultLiteConfig.litePluginSettings, ...config?.litePluginSettings }),
+  );
+  PageConfig.setOption(
+    'enableMemoryStorage',
+    JSON.stringify(config?.enableMemoryStorage ?? defaultLiteConfig.enableMemoryStorage),
+  );
+  PageConfig.setOption(
+    'settingsStorageDrivers',
+    JSON.stringify(config?.settingsStorageDrivers ?? defaultLiteConfig.settingsStorageDrivers),
+  );
 
   /**
    * Seems like there are 4 different extensions we may want to handle
diff --git a/packages/lite/src/types.ts b/packages/lite/src/types.ts
index ff6d3ab5..2e7676fe 100644
--- a/packages/lite/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lite/src/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import type { ServiceManager } from '@jupyterlab/services';
  */
 
 export type LiteServerConfig = {
-  litePluginSettings: Record<string, any>;
+  litePluginSettings?: Record<string, any>;
+  enableMemoryStorage?: boolean;
+  settingsStorageDrivers?: string[];
 };
 
 export interface ThebeLiteGlobal {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ThebeServerProvider.tsx b/packages/react/src/ThebeServerProvider.tsx
index 10576114..b0a40f0b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ThebeServerProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ThebeServerProvider.tsx
@@ -92,16 +92,7 @@ export function ThebeServerProvider({
     setConnecting(true);
     if (customConnectFn) customConnectFn(server);
     else if (useBinder) server.connectToServerViaBinder(customRepoProviders);
-    else if (useJupyterLite)
-      server.connectToJupyterLiteServer({
-        litePluginSettings: {
-          '@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel-extension:kernel': {
-            pipliteUrls: ['https://unpkg.com/@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel@0.4.2/pypi/all.json'],
-            pipliteWheelUrl:
-              'https://unpkg.com/@jupyterlite/pyodide-kernel@0.4.2/pypi/piplite-0.4.2-py3-none-any.whl',
-          },
-        },
-      });
+    else if (useJupyterLite) server.connectToJupyterLiteServer();
     else server.connectToJupyterServer();
 
     server.ready.then(