diff --git a/templates/layout/default.php b/templates/layout/default.php
index 33c4b72ec..b3ab3fd1d 100644
--- a/templates/layout/default.php
+++ b/templates/layout/default.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <?= $cakeDescription ?>:
         <?= $this->fetch('title') ?>
     </title>
-    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon') ?>
+    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon', 'favicon.png', ['type'=>'image/png']) ?>
 
     <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate" />
     <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache" />
diff --git a/templates/layout/error.php b/templates/layout/error.php
index 28c09bac4..9a8b8b170 100644
--- a/templates/layout/error.php
+++ b/templates/layout/error.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <title>
         <?= $this->fetch('title') ?>
     </title>
-    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon') ?>
+    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon', 'favicon.png', ['type'=>'image/png']) ?>
 
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,700" rel="stylesheet">
 
diff --git a/templates/layout/vue.php b/templates/layout/vue.php
index 29e402f34..147df245a 100644
--- a/templates/layout/vue.php
+++ b/templates/layout/vue.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <?= $cakeDescription ?>:
         <?= $this->fetch('title') ?>
     </title>
-    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon') ?>
+    <?= $this->Html->meta('icon', 'favicon.png', ['type'=>'image/png']) ?>
 
     <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate" />
     <meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache" />