diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index fe80602ae..a4250f709 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -307,14 +307,64 @@ def get_favicon_or_logo(imgtype: str, request):
 	path = os.path.expanduser(settings.get("brand").get(imgtype))
 	relpath = os.path.join(app.root_path, path)
 	mimetype = 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon' if imgtype == "favicon" else None
-	
-	if not os.path.isfile(path) and not os.path.isfile(relpath):
-		# If path doesn't exist neither relatively nor absolutely, fallback  to whatever is in the theme
-		return send_from_directory(
+	fallback = ( send_from_directory(
 			os.path.join(app.root_path, settings['ui']['static_path'], 'themes', theme, 'img'),  # pyright: ignore
 			'favicon.png' if imgtype == "favicon" else "searxng.png",
-			mimetype=mimetype,
-		)	
+			mimetype=mimetype
+			)	)
+	
+	# If path is a URL
+	if "://" in path:
+		resp_ok = False
+		resp = None
+		# TODO: Make a a function for this used by both this function and the image proxy
+		try:
+			# Pull image from it
+			request_headers = {
+				'User-Agent': gen_useragent(),
+				'Accept': 'image/webp,*/*',
+				'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate',
+				'Sec-GPC': '1',
+				'DNT': '1',
+			}
+			resp, stream = http_stream(method='GET', url=path, headers=request_headers, allow_redirects=True)
+			if resp.status_code != 200:
+				logger.debug(f"{imgtype}: Bad status code %i", resp.status_code)
+				if resp.status_code >= 400:
+					return fallback
+			resp_ok = True
+		except httpx.HTTPError:
+			logger.debug(f"{imgtype}: HTTP error")
+			return fallback	
+		finally:
+			if resp and not resp_ok:
+				try:
+					resp.close()
+				except httpx.HTTPError:
+					logger.exception(f'{imgtype}: HTTP error on closing')
+		def close_stream():
+			nonlocal resp, stream
+			try:
+				if resp:
+					resp.close()
+				del resp
+				del stream
+			except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+				logger.debug(f'{imgtype}Exception while closing response', e)
+		try:
+			headers = dict_subset(resp.headers, {'Content-Type', 'Content-Encoding', 'Content-Length', 'Length'})			
+			response = Response(stream, mimetype=resp.headers['Content-Type'], headers=headers, direct_passthrough=True)
+			response.call_on_close(close_stream)
+			return response
+		except httpx.HTTPError:
+			close_stream()
+			return fallback
+
+
+			
+	elif not os.path.isfile(path) and not os.path.isfile(relpath):
+		# If path doesn't exist neither relatively nor absolutely, fallback  to whatever is in the theme
+		return fallback
 	else:		
 		# Otherwise we're good to go, send whatever is specified.
 		# Works with both relative and absolute.