diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Site/Index.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Site/Index.resx
index 0c5655db..e4a4c438 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Site/Index.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Site/Index.resx
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     <value>Specify a logo for the site</value>
   </data>
   <data name="FavoriteIcon.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Specify a Favicon</value>
+    <value>Specify a Favicon. The format for the image must be 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, or 64×64 pixels in size, and 8-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit in color depth. The format of the image must be ICO, PNG, or GIF.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="DefaultTheme.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Select the sites default theme</value>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ThemeBuilder.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ThemeBuilder.razor
index dc03e12e..a26f3e26 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ThemeBuilder.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ThemeBuilder.razor
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
         var headcontent = "";
         // favicon
         var favicon = "favicon.ico";
+        var favicontype = "x-icon";
         if (PageState.Site.FaviconFileId != null)
         {
             favicon = Utilities.FileUrl(PageState.Alias, PageState.Site.FaviconFileId.Value);
+            favicontype = favicon.Substring(favicon.LastIndexOf(".") + 1);
         }
-        headcontent += $"<link id=\"app-favicon\" rel=\"shortcut icon\" type=\"image/x-icon\" href=\"{favicon}\" />\n";
+        headcontent += $"<link id=\"app-favicon\" rel=\"shortcut icon\" type=\"image/{favicontype}\" href=\"{favicon}\" />\n";
         // stylesheets
         foreach (Resource resource in PageState.Page.Resources.Where(item => item.ResourceType == ResourceType.Stylesheet))
         {