diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Site.php b/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
index ef7d5b9871..a6e73cea4a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
@@ -388,10 +388,6 @@ class Site extends BaseAdmin
 		/* Banner */
 		$banner = DI::config()->get('system', 'banner');
 
-		if ($banner == false) {
-			$banner = '<a href="https://friendi.ca"><img id="logo-img" width="32" height="32" src="images/friendica.svg" alt="logo" /></a><span id="logo-text"><a href="https://friendi.ca">Friendica</a></span>';
-		}
-
 		$email_banner = DI::config()->get('system', 'email_banner');
 
 		if ($email_banner == false) {
diff --git a/static/settings.config.php b/static/settings.config.php
index 3ec7fef9b7..4cebd0955b 100644
--- a/static/settings.config.php
+++ b/static/settings.config.php
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ return [
 		// Themes users can change to in their settings.
 		'allowed_themes' => 'frio,vier',
 
+		// banner (HTML string)
+		// HTML snippet of the top navigation banner. Not supported by frio.
+		'banner' => '<a href="https://friendi.ca"><img id="logo-img" width="32" height="32" src="images/friendica.svg" alt="logo" /></a><span id="logo-text"><a href="https://friendi.ca">Friendica</a></span>',
+
 		// cache_contact_avatar (Boolean)
 		// Cache versions of the contact avatars. Uses a lot of storage space
 		'cache_contact_avatar' => true,