diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 58e6a14..30c1a57 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ round-avatar: false
 title-img: "/assets/img/gsc_logo_sml.png"
 
 # To add a flavicon to the web-tab simply provide a favicon.ico file in the root directory
+favicon: "/assets/img/favicon.ico"
 
 #####################################
 # --- Footer social media links --- #
diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index a29698a..3933ee7 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
-  <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico?">
+
+  <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/assets/img/favicon.ico?">
 
   {% capture title %}
     {%- if page.share-title -%}
diff --git a/assets/img/favicon.ico b/assets/img/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a08174c
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/img/favicon.ico differ