diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index 49858a4a..b2942cd9 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ from .utils.asgi import (
     Response,
     asgi_static,
     asgi_send,
+    asgi_send_file,
     asgi_send_html,
     asgi_send_json,
     asgi_send_redirect,
@@ -178,9 +179,17 @@ SETTINGS = (
 
 DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {option.name: option.default for option in SETTINGS}
 
+FAVICON_PATH = app_root / "datasette" / "static" / "favicon.png"
+
 
 async def favicon(request, send):
-    await asgi_send(send, "", 200)
+    await asgi_send_file(
+        send,
+        str(FAVICON_PATH),
+        content_type="image/png",
+        chunk_size=4096,
+        headers={"Cache-Control": "max-age=3600, immutable, public"},
+    )
 
 
 class Datasette:
diff --git a/datasette/static/favicon.png b/datasette/static/favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36d6334f
Binary files /dev/null and b/datasette/static/favicon.png differ
diff --git a/tests/test_html.py b/tests/test_html.py
index 3f0a88a9..735d12ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_html.py
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ def test_homepage_options(app_client):
 def test_favicon(app_client):
     response = app_client.get("/favicon.ico")
     assert response.status == 200
-    assert "" == response.text
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "max-age=3600, immutable, public"
+    assert response.headers["content-length"] == "1207"
+    assert response.headers["content-type"] == "image/png"
 
 
 def test_static(app_client):