diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b256b0be40..f3e5c693bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 [![Anaconda-Server Badge](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/ESMValCore?color=blue&label=conda-forge&logo=conda-forge&logoColor=white)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/esmvalcore)
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-![esmvaltoollogo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/main/doc/figures/ESMValTool-logo-2.png)
+![esmvaltoollogo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/main/doc/figures/ESMValTool-logo-2-glow.png)
 
 ESMValCore: core functionalities for the ESMValTool, a community diagnostic
 and performance metrics tool for routine evaluation of Earth System Models
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 2375e00cde..3b0d93abb0 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -170,8 +170,13 @@
 # Short synopsis of said issue: as of now, left/right keys take one
 # to the previous/next page instead of scrolling horizontally; this
 # should be fixed upstream, then we can set again navigation with keys True
-html_theme_options = {"navigation_with_keys": False}
-
+html_theme_options = {
+    "navigation_with_keys": False,
+    "logo": {
+        "image_light": "figures/ESMValTool-logo-2.png",
+        "image_dark": "figures/ESMValTool-logo-2-dark.png",
+    },
+}
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
 # html_theme_path = []
 
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path: list = []
+html_static_path: list = ["figures/ESMValTool-logo-2-dark.png"]
 
 # Add any extra paths that contain custom files (such as robots.txt or
 # .htaccess) here, relative to this directory. These files are copied
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