diff --git a/surf.c b/surf.c
index b69c615..e95658b 100644
--- a/surf.c
+++ b/surf.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static gboolean loadimages = 1, enableplugins = 1, enablescripts = 1,
 		usingproxy = 0;
 static char togglestat[5];
 
+static void beforerequest(WebKitWebView *w, WebKitWebFrame *f, WebKitWebResource *r, WebKitNetworkRequest *req, WebKitNetworkResponse *res, gpointer d);
 static char *buildpath(const char *path);
 static gboolean buttonrelease(WebKitWebView *web, GdkEventButton *e, GList *gl);
 static void cleanup(void);
@@ -141,6 +142,13 @@ static void zoom(Client *c, const Arg *arg);
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
 
+static void
+beforerequest(WebKitWebView *w, WebKitWebFrame *f, WebKitWebResource *r, WebKitNetworkRequest *req, WebKitNetworkResponse *res, gpointer d) {
+	const gchar *uri = webkit_network_request_get_uri(req);
+	if(g_str_has_suffix(uri, "favicon.ico"))
+		webkit_network_request_set_uri(req, "about:blank");
+}
+
 char *
 buildpath(const char *path) {
 	char *apath, *p;
@@ -600,6 +608,7 @@ newclient(void) {
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "download-requested", G_CALLBACK(initdownload), c);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "button-release-event", G_CALLBACK(buttonrelease), c);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "populate-popup", G_CALLBACK(populatepopup), c);
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "resource-request-starting", G_CALLBACK(beforerequest), c);
 
 	/* Indicator */
 	c->indicator = gtk_drawing_area_new();