diff --git a/.changelog/11371.txt b/.changelog/11371.txt
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index 00000000000..5ef365598c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11371.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Update Nomad UI favicon
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/index.html b/ui/app/index.html
index 855963b701c..2f5a30eaed7 100644
--- a/ui/app/index.html
+++ b/ui/app/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{rootURL}}assets/vendor.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{rootURL}}assets/nomad-ui.css">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}/favicon.png" />
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}/favicon.ico" />
 
     {{content-for "head-footer"}}
   </head>
diff --git a/ui/public/favicon.ico b/ui/public/favicon.ico
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diff --git a/ui/public/favicon.png b/ui/public/favicon.png
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