diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 2d278dd..01c9651 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ with open(os.path.join(KEY_DIR, "me.yml")) as f:
     ID = BASE_URL
     SUMMARY = conf["summary"]
     ICON_URL = conf["icon_url"]
+    FAVICON_URL = conf.get("favicon_url", "/static/favicon.png")
     PASS = conf["pass"]
 
     PROFILE_METADATA = conf.get("profile_metadata", {})
diff --git a/config/me.sample.yml b/config/me.sample.yml
index 4b5112f..00901b9 100644
--- a/config/me.sample.yml
+++ b/config/me.sample.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ domain: 'your-domain.tld'
 https: true
 summary: 'your summary'
 icon_url: 'https://you-avatar-url'
+#favicon_url: '/static/favicon.png'
 #pass: '<bcrypt password hash>'
 #profile_metadata:
 #    name1: 'value'
diff --git a/static/favicon.png b/static/favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644d6e8
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/favicon.png differ
diff --git a/templates/layout.html b/templates/layout.html
index 7f386c6..3b084ee 100644
--- a/templates/layout.html
+++ b/templates/layout.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
 <title>{% block title %}{{ config.NAME }}'s microblog{% endblock %}</title>
+<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{ config.FAVICON_URL }}">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/pure.css">
 <link rel="authorization_endpoint" href="{{ config.ID }}/indieauth">
 <link rel="token_endpoint" href="{{ config.ID }}/token">