diff --git a/app/templates/_topbar.html b/app/templates/_topbar.html
index a563d61..730729b 100644
--- a/app/templates/_topbar.html
+++ b/app/templates/_topbar.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% import "_icons.html" as icons %}
 <header class="topbar">
-  <a href="/" class="brand" style="text-decoration:none;">Link<span>Vault</span></a>
+  <a href="/" class="brand" style="text-decoration:none;">
+    <img src="/static/favicon.svg" alt="" width="24" height="24" style="vertical-align:-6px; margin-right:6px;">Link<span>Vault</span>
+  </a>
   <div class="topbar-right">
     <nav class="mode-switch">
       <a href="/" class="mode-tab {% if request.url.path == '/' %}active{% endif %}">
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 594ad7b..6844120 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -214,9 +214,11 @@
     .md-help code {
       background: var(--panel2); padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 4px; color: var(--text);
     }
-    .htmx-indicator { opacity: 0; transition: opacity .2s; }
-    .htmx-request .htmx-indicator { opacity: 1; }
-    .htmx-request.htmx-indicator { opacity: 1; }
+    /* display:none statt opacity:0, damit der (unsichtbare) Indikator im
+       Ruhezustand keinen Platz im Button reserviert. */
+    .htmx-indicator { display: none; }
+    .htmx-request .htmx-indicator { display: inline-flex; }
+    .htmx-request.htmx-indicator { display: inline-flex; }
 
     .icon { display: inline-block; vertical-align: -3px; flex-shrink: 0; }
     .icon-spin { animation: icon-spin 0.8s linear infinite; }
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index de9e4e9..3a1b5ce 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                  style="flex:1 1 220px; width:auto;">
           <button type="submit" style="white-space:nowrap;">
             <span class="htmx-indicator icon-spin">{{ icons.spinner(size=14) }}</span>
-            {{ icons.plus(size=14) }} Hinzufügen
+            Hinzufügen
           </button>
         </div>
         <div class="muted" style="font-size:.8rem; margin-top:6px;">
diff --git a/app/templates/prompts.html b/app/templates/prompts.html
index 0093c47..28fbdb0 100644
--- a/app/templates/prompts.html
+++ b/app/templates/prompts.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <div style="display:flex; justify-content:flex-end; margin-top:8px;">
           <button type="submit" style="white-space:nowrap;">
             <span class="htmx-indicator icon-spin">{{ icons.spinner(size=14) }}</span>
-            {{ icons.plus(size=14) }} Hinzufügen
+            Hinzufügen
           </button>
         </div>
         <div class="muted" style="font-size:.8rem; margin-top:6px;">