diff --git a/application/views/login.php b/application/views/login.php
index 5a83f89b..ba8e639f 100644
--- a/application/views/login.php
+++ b/application/views/login.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
     <link href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>assets/dist/css/AdminLTE.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 
+    <!-- web favicon -->
+    <!-- This is needed for IE -->
+    <link rel="icon" href="<?php echo base_url(); ?>assets/dist/img/RI_favicon.png"/>
+
     <!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
     <!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>