diff --git a/assets/img/favicon.ico b/assets/img/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59c4234f
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/img/favicon.ico differ
diff --git a/functions/theme.php b/functions/theme.php
index f57f5a5e..c3119034 100644
--- a/functions/theme.php
+++ b/functions/theme.php
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
 function the_sunflower_theme() {
 	echo defined( 'SUNFLOWER_THEME' ) ? 'theme--' . SUNFLOWER_THEME : 'theme--default';
 }
+
+
+function sunflower_get_site_icon_url_defaults($url, $size, $blog_id) {
+
+    // Update the $url for the /favicon.ico file
+    return sunflower_parent_or_child( 'assets/img/favicon.ico' );
+}
+// add the filter
+add_filter( "get_site_icon_url", "sunflower_get_site_icon_url_defaults", 10, 3 );