diff --git a/routstr/core/main.py b/routstr/core/main.py
index f900e541..9ffba19a 100644
--- a/routstr/core/main.py
+++ b/routstr/core/main.py
@@ -192,48 +192,59 @@ UI_DIST_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "ui" / "out"
 
 if UI_DIST_PATH.exists() and UI_DIST_PATH.is_dir():
     logger.info(f"Serving static UI from {UI_DIST_PATH}")
-    
+
     app.mount("/_next", StaticFiles(directory=UI_DIST_PATH / "_next", check_dir=True), name="next-static")
-    
+
     @app.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_root_ui() -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/dashboard", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/dashboard/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_dashboard_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/login", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/login/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_login_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "login" / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/models", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/models/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_models_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "models" / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/providers", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/providers/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_providers_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "providers" / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/settings", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/settings/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_settings_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "settings" / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/transactions", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/transactions/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_transactions_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "transactions" / "index.html")
-    
+
     @app.get("/unauthorized", include_in_schema=False)
     @app.get("/unauthorized/{path:path}", include_in_schema=False)
     async def serve_unauthorized_ui(path: str = "") -> FileResponse:
         return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "unauthorized" / "index.html")
-    
+
+    @app.get("/favicon.ico", include_in_schema=False)
+    async def serve_favicon() -> FileResponse:
+        icon_path = UI_DIST_PATH / "icon.ico"
+        if icon_path.exists():
+            return FileResponse(icon_path)
+        return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "favicon.ico")
+
+    @app.get("/icon.ico", include_in_schema=False)
+    async def serve_icon() -> FileResponse:
+        return FileResponse(UI_DIST_PATH / "icon.ico")
+
     app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=UI_DIST_PATH, check_dir=True), name="ui-static")
 else:
     logger.warning(f"UI dist directory not found at {UI_DIST_PATH}, skipping static file serving")
diff --git a/ui/.gitignore b/ui/.gitignore
index 01435d73..80cef375 100644
--- a/ui/.gitignore
+++ b/ui/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
+
+# favicon conflicts
+/app/favicon.ico
diff --git a/ui/app/layout.tsx b/ui/app/layout.tsx
index a20063b3..6f388724 100644
--- a/ui/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/layout.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'Routstr',
   description: 'Routstr model management',
+  icons: {
+    icon: '/icon.ico',
+  },
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({
diff --git a/ui/components/app-sidebar.tsx b/ui/components/app-sidebar.tsx
index 4a11c709..a8af2e9f 100644
--- a/ui/components/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/components/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   ServerIcon,
   SettingsIcon,
 } from 'lucide-react';
+import Image from 'next/image';
 
 import { NavSecondary } from '@/components/nav-secondary';
 import {
@@ -82,7 +83,16 @@ export function AppSidebar({ ...props }: React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar>) {
               asChild
               className='data-[slot=sidebar-menu-button]:!p-1.5'
             >
-              <span className='text-base font-semibold'>Routstr</span>
+              <div className='flex items-center gap-2'>
+                <Image
+                  src='/icon.ico'
+                  alt='Routstr'
+                  width={24}
+                  height={24}
+                  className='rounded'
+                />
+                <span className='text-base font-semibold'>Routstr</span>
+              </div>
             </SidebarMenuButton>
           </SidebarMenuItem>
         </SidebarMenu>
diff --git a/ui/public/icon.ico b/ui/public/icon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4591ac4
Binary files /dev/null and b/ui/public/icon.ico differ