diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 02f92e0ae3..018b08000e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Changelog
  * Added classnames to Wagtail rich text editor buttons to aid custom styling (Rob Shelton)
  * Simplified body_class in default homepage template (Josh Barr)
  * page_published signal now called with the revision object that was published (Josh Barr)
+ * Added an overrideable favicon to the admin interface
  * Fix: Deleting a page permission from the groups admin UI does not immediately submit the form
  * Fix: Wagtail userbar is shown on pages that do not pass a `page` variable to the template (e.g. because they override the `serve` method)
 
diff --git a/docs/advanced_topics/customisation/branding.rst b/docs/advanced_topics/customisation/branding.rst
index e8cc163b46..955a16766e 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_topics/customisation/branding.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced_topics/customisation/branding.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _custom_branding:
+
 Custom branding
 ===============
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.rst b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
index 0d675fd209..8d9bf0f55d 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ What's new
  * Added classnames to Wagtail rich text editor buttons to aid custom styling
  * Simplified body_class in default homepage template
  * page_published signal now called with the revision object that was published
+ * Added a favicon to the admin interface, customisable by overriding the ``branding_favicon`` block (see :ref:`custom_branding`).
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~