diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e96b62c..e8f8404 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to Pulse (frontend and product) are documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and Pulse uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) with a **0.x.y** version scheme while in initial development. The leading `0` indicates that the public API and behaviour may change until we release **1.0.0**.
 
+## [0.3.0-alpha] - 2026-02-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Top Referrers favicons (PULSE-52).** The Top Referrers card now shows real site favicons (e.g. Google, ChatGPT, Instagram) when the referrer is a domain or URL. “Direct” and “Unknown” keep the globe icon; if a favicon fails to load, the previous icon is shown as fallback.
+
 ## [0.2.0-alpha] - 2026-02-11
 
 ### Added
@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ciphera-net/pulse/compare/v0.2.0-alpha...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ciphera-net/pulse/compare/v0.3.0-alpha...HEAD
+[0.3.0-alpha]: https://github.com/ciphera-net/pulse/compare/v0.2.0-alpha...v0.3.0-alpha
 [0.2.0-alpha]: https://github.com/ciphera-net/pulse/compare/v0.1.0-alpha...v0.2.0-alpha
 [0.1.0-alpha]: https://github.com/ciphera-net/pulse/releases/tag/v0.1.0-alpha
diff --git a/components/dashboard/TopReferrers.tsx b/components/dashboard/TopReferrers.tsx
index 9d43b1c..4974f5d 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/TopReferrers.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/TopReferrers.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { formatNumber } from '@/lib/utils/format'
-import { getReferrerIcon } from '@/lib/utils/icons'
+import { getReferrerFavicon, getReferrerIcon } from '@/lib/utils/icons'
 import { Modal, GlobeIcon } from '@ciphera-net/ui'
 import { getTopReferrers, TopReferrer } from '@/lib/api/stats'
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default function TopReferrers({ referrers, collectReferrers = true, siteI
   const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [fullData, setFullData] = useState<TopReferrer[]>([])
   const [isLoadingFull, setIsLoadingFull] = useState(false)
+  const [faviconFailed, setFaviconFailed] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
 
   // Filter out empty/unknown referrers
   const filteredReferrers = (referrers || []).filter(
@@ -30,6 +31,22 @@ export default function TopReferrers({ referrers, collectReferrers = true, siteI
   const emptySlots = Math.max(0, LIMIT - displayedReferrers.length)
   const showViewAll = hasData && filteredReferrers.length > LIMIT
 
+  function renderReferrerIcon(referrer: string) {
+    const faviconUrl = getReferrerFavicon(referrer)
+    const useFavicon = faviconUrl && !faviconFailed.has(referrer)
+    if (useFavicon) {
+      return (
+        <img
+          src={faviconUrl}
+          alt=""
+          className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0 rounded object-contain"
+          onError={() => setFaviconFailed((prev) => new Set(prev).add(referrer))}
+        />
+      )
+    }
+    return <span className="text-lg flex-shrink-0">{getReferrerIcon(referrer)}</span>
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isModalOpen) {
       const fetchData = async () => {
@@ -80,7 +97,7 @@ export default function TopReferrers({ referrers, collectReferrers = true, siteI
               {displayedReferrers.map((ref, index) => (
                 <div key={index} className="flex items-center justify-between h-9 group hover:bg-neutral-50 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg px-2 -mx-2 transition-colors">
                   <div className="flex-1 truncate text-neutral-900 dark:text-white flex items-center gap-3">
-                    <span className="text-lg flex-shrink-0">{getReferrerIcon(ref.referrer)}</span>
+                    {renderReferrerIcon(ref.referrer)}
                     <span className="truncate" title={ref.referrer}>{ref.referrer}</span>
                   </div>
                   <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-4">
@@ -123,7 +140,7 @@ export default function TopReferrers({ referrers, collectReferrers = true, siteI
             (fullData.length > 0 ? fullData : filteredReferrers).map((ref, index) => (
               <div key={index} className="flex items-center justify-between py-2 group hover:bg-neutral-50 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg px-2 -mx-2 transition-colors">
                 <div className="flex-1 truncate text-neutral-900 dark:text-white flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <span className="text-lg flex-shrink-0">{getReferrerIcon(ref.referrer)}</span>
+                  {renderReferrerIcon(ref.referrer)}
                   <span className="truncate" title={ref.referrer}>{ref.referrer}</span>
                 </div>
                 <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-4">
diff --git a/lib/utils/icons.tsx b/lib/utils/icons.tsx
index 078b6f2..7e93641 100644
--- a/lib/utils/icons.tsx
+++ b/lib/utils/icons.tsx
@@ -78,11 +78,20 @@ export function getReferrerIcon(referrerName: string) {
   return <FaGlobe className="text-neutral-400" />
 }
 
-export function getReferrerFavicon(referrer: string) {
-    try {
-        const url = new URL(referrer.startsWith('http') ? referrer : `https://${referrer}`);
-        return `https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=${url.hostname}&sz=32`;
-    } catch (e) {
-        return null;
-    }
+const REFERRER_NO_FAVICON = ['direct', 'unknown', '']
+
+/**
+ * Returns a favicon URL for the referrer's domain, or null for non-URL referrers
+ * (e.g. "Direct", "Unknown") so callers can show an icon fallback instead.
+ */
+export function getReferrerFavicon(referrer: string): string | null {
+  if (!referrer || typeof referrer !== 'string') return null
+  const normalized = referrer.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (REFERRER_NO_FAVICON.includes(normalized)) return null
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(referrer.startsWith('http') ? referrer : `https://${referrer}`)
+    return `https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=${url.hostname}&sz=32`
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98ab95e..97b583e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-frontend",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0-alpha",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",