diff --git a/src/chrome/brandIcons.ts b/src/chrome/brandIcons.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f92b723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chrome/brandIcons.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Returns a Next.js Metadata `icons` object derived from a Brand.
+// Apps drop this into their root layout's `metadata` export to ship
+// the brand logo as the favicon — fixes the "favicon 404" every
+// consumer of the kit was shipping with.
+//
+//   import type { Metadata } from "next";
+//   import { brandIcons } from "@gsc/web-kit/chrome";
+//   import { brand } from "@/config/brand";
+//
+//   export const metadata: Metadata = {
+//     title: brand.product,
+//     icons: brandIcons(brand),
+//   };
+
+import type { Brand } from "./types";
+
+interface BrandMetaIcons {
+  icon: { url: string; type?: string }[];
+  shortcut?: { url: string; type?: string }[];
+  apple?: { url: string; type?: string }[];
+}
+
+export function brandIcons(brand: Brand): BrandMetaIcons {
+  const url = brand.faviconUrl ?? brand.logoUrl;
+  // Heuristic: trust the file extension to set the MIME type. Most
+  // brand logos in the GoSec assets bucket are SVG.
+  const type =
+    /\.svg(\?|$)/i.test(url) ? "image/svg+xml" :
+    /\.png(\?|$)/i.test(url) ? "image/png" :
+    /\.ico(\?|$)/i.test(url) ? "image/x-icon" :
+    undefined;
+  return {
+    icon: [{ url, ...(type ? { type } : {}) }],
+    shortcut: [{ url }],
+    apple: [{ url }],
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/chrome/index.ts b/src/chrome/index.ts
index cab4cde..45eb523 100644
--- a/src/chrome/index.ts
+++ b/src/chrome/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export {
   type CustomerOption,
 } from "./header";
 export { useChromeLabels, DEFAULT_CHROME_LABELS } from "./labels";
+export { brandIcons } from "./brandIcons";
 export type {
   AdminShellProps,
   ActivityFeedItem,
diff --git a/src/chrome/types.ts b/src/chrome/types.ts
index 2d2d6d3..c3e4a24 100644
--- a/src/chrome/types.ts
+++ b/src/chrome/types.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export type Brand = {
   product: string;             // "GoSec CRM"
   logoUrl: string;             // full navbar logo
   logoSmallUrl?: string;       // optional compact logo
+  faviconUrl?: string;         // optional favicon override (defaults to logoUrl)
   websiteUrl: string;          // footer brand link
   supportUrl: string;          // subbar Support + footer Support link
   docsUrl: string;             // footer docs link