diff --git a/scripts/generate-icons.py b/scripts/generate-icons.py
index 9a66c70..c0a974d 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-icons.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-icons.py
@@ -15,31 +15,57 @@ os.makedirs(ICONS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 GOLD = (0xC5, 0xA5, 0x5A)
 NAVY = (0x1A, 0x1A, 0x2E)
 RENDER_SIZE = 2048
+ART_SCALE = 0.8  # art occupies this fraction of the canvas (maskable safe zone)
 
-def generate_icon(size):
+
+def render_svg():
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.png', delete=False) as tmp:
         tmp_path = tmp.name
     try:
         subprocess.run([
             'rsvg-convert',
-            '-w', str(RENDER_SIZE),
             '-h', str(RENDER_SIZE),
+            '--keep-aspect-ratio',
             SVG_PATH,
             '-o', tmp_path,
         ], check=True)
-        img = Image.open(tmp_path).convert('RGBA')
-        result = Image.new('RGBA', (size, size), NAVY + (255,))
-        cross = img.resize((size, size), Image.LANCZOS)
-        gold_layer = Image.new('RGBA', (size, size), GOLD + (255,))
-        result.paste(gold_layer, mask=cross.split()[3])
-        return result
+        return Image.open(tmp_path).convert('RGBA')
     finally:
         os.unlink(tmp_path)
 
+
+def gold_silhouette():
+    img = render_svg()
+    gold = Image.new('RGBA', img.size, GOLD + (255,))
+    gold.putalpha(img.split()[3])
+    return gold
+
+
+def gold_art(long_side):
+    img = gold_silhouette()
+    scale = long_side / max(img.size)
+    return img.resize((round(img.width * scale), round(img.height * scale)), Image.LANCZOS)
+
+
+def compose_app_icon(size):
+    canvas = Image.new('RGBA', (size, size), NAVY + (255,))
+    art = gold_art(round(size * ART_SCALE))
+    canvas.alpha_composite(art, ((size - art.width) // 2, (size - art.height) // 2))
+    return canvas
+
+
+def compose_transparent_art(size):
+    canvas = Image.new('RGBA', (size, size), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+    art = gold_art(size)
+    canvas.alpha_composite(art, ((size - art.width) // 2, (size - art.height) // 2))
+    return canvas
+
+
 for size in [192, 512]:
-    icon = generate_icon(size)
     out = os.path.join(ICONS_DIR, f'icon-{size}.png')
-    icon.save(out, 'PNG')
+    compose_app_icon(size).save(out, 'PNG')
     print(f'Saved {out} ({size}x{size})')
 
-print('Icons generated.')
+transparent_out = os.path.join(ICONS_DIR, 'cross-gold.png')
+compose_transparent_art(512).save(transparent_out, 'PNG')
+print(f'Saved {transparent_out} (512x512)')
diff --git a/src/ui/app.ts b/src/ui/app.ts
index 130f622..a35418d 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.ts
+++ b/src/ui/app.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,47 @@ export class App {
     this.applyTheme();
   }
 
+  private faviconImage: HTMLImageElement | null = null;
+  private faviconCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null = null;
+
   private applyTheme() {
     document.documentElement.className = 'theme-' + (this.settings.theme || 'default');
     const chromeColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--clr-browser-chrome').trim();
     if (chromeColor) {
       document.querySelector('meta[name="theme-color"]')?.setAttribute('content', chromeColor);
     }
+    this.updateFavicon(chromeColor || '#1a1a2e');
+  }
+
+  private updateFavicon(bgColor: string) {
+    const size = 64;
+    if (!this.faviconCanvas) this.faviconCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    const canvas = this.faviconCanvas;
+    canvas.width = size;
+    canvas.height = size;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    if (!ctx) return;
+    ctx.fillStyle = bgColor;
+    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, size, size);
+    const draw = () => {
+      if (!this.faviconImage?.complete || !this.faviconImage.naturalWidth) return;
+      const artSize = Math.round(size * 0.8);
+      ctx.drawImage(this.faviconImage, (size - artSize) / 2, (size - artSize) / 2, artSize, artSize);
+      let link = document.querySelector<HTMLLinkElement>('link[rel="icon"]');
+      if (!link) {
+        link = document.createElement('link');
+        link.rel = 'icon';
+        document.head.appendChild(link);
+      }
+      link.type = 'image/png';
+      link.href = canvas.toDataURL('image/png');
+    };
+    if (!this.faviconImage) {
+      this.faviconImage = new Image();
+      this.faviconImage.onload = draw;
+      this.faviconImage.src = '/icons/cross-gold.png';
+    }
+    draw();
   }
 
   private async checkDataVersion() {
diff --git a/static/icons/cross-gold.png b/static/icons/cross-gold.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6228b55
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/icons/cross-gold.png differ
diff --git a/static/icons/icon-192.png b/static/icons/icon-192.png
index ee84491..ee5f876 100644
Binary files a/static/icons/icon-192.png and b/static/icons/icon-192.png differ
diff --git a/static/icons/icon-512.png b/static/icons/icon-512.png
index 7b46ecd..010b7d8 100644
Binary files a/static/icons/icon-512.png and b/static/icons/icon-512.png differ
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index b080ef3..ea40800 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
         theme_color: '#1a1a2e',
         orientation: 'portrait',
         icons: [
-          { src: '/icons/icon-192.png', sizes: '192x192', type: 'image/png' },
-          { src: '/icons/icon-512.png', sizes: '512x512', type: 'image/png' },
+          { src: '/icons/icon-192.png', sizes: '192x192', type: 'image/png', purpose: 'any maskable' },
+          { src: '/icons/icon-512.png', sizes: '512x512', type: 'image/png', purpose: 'any maskable' },
         ],
       },
     }),