diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 8f154c9..8795085 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 		ctx.cfg.root_readme = xstrdup(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "css"))
 		ctx.cfg.css = xstrdup(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "favicon"))
+		ctx.cfg.favicon = xstrdup(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "footer"))
 		ctx.cfg.footer = xstrdup(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "logo"))