diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 93d3117d4..54e5dcc1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Fixed
 ~~~~~
 
 - Fixed displaying of web history if `web-history-max-items` is set to -1.
+- Cloned tabs now don't display favicons anymore if show-favicons is False.
 
 v0.4.1
 ------
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 17c40c8b1..c745efd57 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
                                         window=newtab.win_id)
         idx = new_tabbed_browser.indexOf(newtab)
         new_tabbed_browser.set_page_title(idx, cur_title)
-        new_tabbed_browser.setTabIcon(idx, curtab.icon())
+        if config.get('tabs', 'show-favicons'):
+            new_tabbed_browser.setTabIcon(idx, curtab.icon())
         newtab.keep_icon = True
         newtab.setZoomFactor(curtab.zoomFactor())
         history = qtutils.serialize(curtab.history())