diff --git a/corvid/main.py b/corvid/main.py
index 64190e7..4a76446 100644
--- a/corvid/main.py
+++ b/corvid/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 
 from .config import TICKETS_API_KEY
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from .database import get_db
 from .router import make_router
 
 _TEMPLATE_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "templates")
+_STATIC_DIR   = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static")
 templates = Jinja2Templates(directory=_TEMPLATE_DIR)
 
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Corvid", lifespan=lifespan)
+app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=_STATIC_DIR), name="static")
 
 app.include_router(make_router(api_key=TICKETS_API_KEY, get_db=get_db))
 
diff --git a/corvid/static/corvid.svg b/corvid/static/corvid.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6418cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/corvid/static/corvid.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100">
+  <!-- App background -->
+  <rect width="100" height="100" rx="20" fill="#0f1117"/>
+
+  <!-- Crow silhouette in brand blue, perched, facing left -->
+
+  <!-- Head -->
+  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="13" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Beak (tip points left) -->
+  <polygon points="8,30 32,22 32,42" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Neck / breast — fills gap between head and body -->
+  <polygon points="30,42 58,44 56,70 26,58" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Body -->
+  <ellipse cx="62" cy="57" rx="20" ry="13" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Tail fan (extends right) -->
+  <polygon points="80,47 96,34 98,46 93,52 97,62 86,59 80,67" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Wing secondary feathers (subtle dark fold) -->
+  <path d="M 56,46 C 68,50 76,58 80,66 C 70,60 60,52 56,46 Z" fill="#1a3d80" opacity="0.55"/>
+
+  <!-- Eye -->
+  <circle cx="27" cy="27" r="3.5" fill="#0f1117"/>
+  <circle cx="26" cy="26" r="1.2" fill="#6aabff" opacity="0.6"/>
+
+  <!-- Legs -->
+  <rect x="52" y="70" width="4" height="13" rx="2" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+  <rect x="65" y="70" width="4" height="13" rx="2" fill="#4f8ef7"/>
+
+  <!-- Feet -->
+  <line x1="43" y1="83" x2="62" y2="83" stroke="#4f8ef7" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+  <line x1="57" y1="83" x2="76" y2="83" stroke="#4f8ef7" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/corvid/templates/base.html b/corvid/templates/base.html
index 07fd8ee..09ead8c 100644
--- a/corvid/templates/base.html
+++ b/corvid/templates/base.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 <title>{% block title %}Corvid{% endblock %} — Corvid</title>
+<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/static/corvid.svg">
 <style>
 :root {
   --bg:       #0f1117;
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40e2409..4212349 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "alembic>=1.14",
     "pydantic>=2.0",
     "jinja2>=3.1",
+    "aiofiles>=24.1",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]