diff --git a/.changeset/admin-site-icon.md b/.changeset/admin-site-icon.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf93f6e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/admin-site-icon.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"emdash": patch
+---
+
+The admin shell now falls back to the Site Icon configured in Settings → General for its favicon, so the EmDash backend is branded like the public site. An explicit build-time `admin.favicon` still takes precedence, and the default EmDash mark is used when neither is set.
diff --git a/e2e/tests/admin-fixes.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/admin-fixes.spec.ts
index d8a58c3c4..df988b5fc 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/admin-fixes.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/admin-fixes.spec.ts
@@ -380,3 +380,56 @@ test.describe("Autosave after perf optimizations", () => {
 		expect(postData).toContain("ABCDEF");
 	});
 });
+
+// ==========================================================================
+// Admin favicon uses the configured Site Icon (#1477)
+// ==========================================================================
+
+test.describe("Admin favicon from Site Icon", () => {
+	test("admin shell links the Site Icon with its MIME type", async ({
+		admin,
+		page,
+		serverInfo,
+	}) => {
+		await admin.devBypassAuth();
+		const baseUrl = serverInfo.baseUrl;
+		const headers = apiHeaders(serverInfo.token, baseUrl);
+
+		// Upload an SVG — the case that needs type="image/svg+xml" (Chromium
+		// ignores SVG favicons served from extension-less URLs without it).
+		const svg = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1 1"><rect fill="red" width="1" height="1"/></svg>`;
+		const form = new FormData();
+		form.append("file", new File([svg], "e2e-site-icon.svg", { type: "image/svg+xml" }));
+		const uploadRes = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/_emdash/api/media`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			// No Content-Type header — fetch sets the multipart boundary itself
+			headers: {
+				Authorization: headers.Authorization,
+				"X-EmDash-Request": "1",
+				Origin: baseUrl,
+			},
+			body: form,
+		});
+		if (!uploadRes.ok) {
+			test.skip();
+			return;
+		}
+		const uploadData: any = await uploadRes.json();
+		const mediaId = uploadData.data?.item?.id;
+		expect(mediaId).toBeTruthy();
+
+		// Set it as the Site Icon
+		const settingsRes = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/_emdash/api/settings`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers,
+			body: JSON.stringify({ favicon: { mediaId } }),
+		});
+		expect(settingsRes.ok).toBe(true);
+
+		// The admin shell should link the Site Icon and carry its MIME type
+		await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/_emdash/admin`);
+		const icon = page.locator('link[rel="icon"]');
+		await expect(icon).toHaveAttribute("href", /\/_emdash\/api\/media\/file\//);
+		await expect(icon).toHaveAttribute("type", "image/svg+xml");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/astro/routes/admin.astro b/packages/core/src/astro/routes/admin.astro
index c917b2865..031c2570a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/astro/routes/admin.astro
+++ b/packages/core/src/astro/routes/admin.astro
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Font } from "astro:assets";
 export const prerender = false;
 
 import { resolveLocale, loadMessages, getLocaleDir } from "@emdash-cms/admin/locales";
+import { getSiteSettingsWithDb } from "#settings/index.js";
 
 const resolvedLocale = resolveLocale(Astro.request);
 const resolvedDir = getLocaleDir(resolvedLocale);
@@ -33,6 +34,29 @@ const pageTitle = adminConfig?.siteName ? `${adminConfig.siteName} Admin` : "EmD
 // via cookie/Accept-Language). API routes already send `private, no-store`
 // (API_CACHE_HEADERS); this closes the same gap for the admin HTML.
 Astro.response.headers.set("Cache-Control", "private, no-store");
+
+// Favicon precedence: an explicit build-time `admin.favicon` is admin-specific
+// and always wins — in that case the settings read is skipped entirely.
+// Otherwise fall back to the Site Icon configured in Settings → General, so
+// the admin shell is branded like the public site (WordPress-style Site Icon,
+// which also brands wp-admin), and finally the bundled EmDash mark below.
+const emdash = Astro.locals.emdash;
+let siteFavicon: string | undefined;
+let siteFaviconType: string | undefined;
+if (!adminConfig?.favicon && emdash?.db) {
+	try {
+		const settings = await getSiteSettingsWithDb(emdash.db, emdash.storage ?? null);
+		siteFavicon = settings.favicon?.url ?? undefined;
+		siteFaviconType = settings.favicon?.contentType ?? undefined;
+	} catch {
+		// Settings unavailable (e.g. pre-setup) — fall back to the config/default.
+	}
+}
+const favicon = adminConfig?.favicon ?? siteFavicon;
+// The media-file URL has no extension, so browsers need the MIME type —
+// Chromium ignores SVG favicons without type="image/svg+xml". Only set for
+// Site Icons; build-time `admin.favicon` strings keep their current behavior.
+const faviconType = adminConfig?.favicon ? undefined : siteFaviconType;
 ---
 
 <!doctype html>
@@ -42,8 +66,8 @@ Astro.response.headers.set("Cache-Control", "private, no-store");
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href={adminStylesUrl} />
 		<Font cssVariable="--font-emdash" />
-		{adminConfig?.favicon ? (
-			<link rel="icon" href={adminConfig.favicon} />
+		{favicon ? (
+			<link rel="icon" href={favicon} type={faviconType} />
 		) : (
 			<link
 				rel="icon"