diff --git a/refstack/static/favicon.ico b/refstack/static/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..156019aa
Binary files /dev/null and b/refstack/static/favicon.ico differ
diff --git a/refstack/templates/layout.html b/refstack/templates/layout.html
index 18cc5379..f775b0cd 100755
--- a/refstack/templates/layout.html
+++ b/refstack/templates/layout.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='refstack.js') }}"></script>
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
-    	
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='favicon.ico') }}" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/toast.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='refstack.css') }}">
     <!-- compiled and minified bootstrap JavaScript -->