diff --git a/setup/start/nginx/nginx.conf b/setup/start/nginx/nginx.conf
index ad1d1039f..67d0aa9de 100644
--- a/setup/start/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/setup/start/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ http {
             rewrite ^/$ /nakeddomain.html break;
         }
 
+        # required for /api/v1/cloudron/avatar
         location /api/ {
             proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
             client_max_body_size 1m;
diff --git a/webadmin/src/nakeddomain.html b/webadmin/src/nakeddomain.html
index cad0014ba..3f516d16f 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/nakeddomain.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/nakeddomain.html
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
     <title> Cloudron </title>
 
+    <link id="favicon" href="/api/v1/cloudron/avatar" rel="icon" type="image/png">
+
     <!-- Theme CSS -->
     <link href="theme.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">