diff --git a/doc/python_api/conf.py b/doc/python_api/conf.py
index 29559768157..d78cd1a30f0 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/conf.py
+++ b/doc/python_api/conf.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ html_context = {
     "commit": "{:s} - {:s}".format(BLENDER_VERSION_HASH_HTML_LINK, BLENDER_VERSION_DATE),
 }
 html_extra_path = ["static"]
-html_favicon = "static/favicon.ico"
+html_favicon = "static/favicon.png"
 html_logo = "static/blender_logo.svg"
 # Disable default `last_updated` value, since this is the date of doc generation, not the one of the source commit.
 html_last_updated_fmt = None
diff --git a/doc/python_api/static/favicon.ico b/doc/python_api/static/favicon.ico
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