diff --git a/core/server/middleware/validation/blog-icon.js b/core/server/middleware/validation/blog-icon.js
index e1a2be58ea..bf5aa132fd 100644
--- a/core/server/middleware/validation/blog-icon.js
+++ b/core/server/middleware/validation/blog-icon.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = function blogIcon() {
 
         // CASE: file should not be larger than 100kb
         if (!validIconSize(req.file.size)) {
-            return next(new errors.RequestEntityTooLargeError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.fileSizeTooLarge', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
+            return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.invalidFile', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
         }
 
         return getIconDimensions(req.file).then(function (dimensions) {
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ module.exports = function blogIcon() {
 
             // CASE: file needs to be a square
             if (req.file.dimensions.width !== req.file.dimensions.height) {
-                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.iconNotSquare', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
+                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.invalidFile', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
             }
 
-            // CASE: icon needs to be bigger than 32px
-            // .ico files can contain multiple sizes, we need at least a minimum of 32px (16px is ok, as long as 32px are present as well)
-            if (req.file.dimensions.width < 32) {
-                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.fileTooSmall', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
+            // CASE: icon needs to be bigger than 60px
+            // .ico files can contain multiple sizes, we need at least a minimum of 60px (16px is ok, as long as 60px are present as well)
+            if (req.file.dimensions.width <= 60) {
+                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.invalidFile', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
             }
 
             // CASE: icon needs to be smaller than 1000px
             if (req.file.dimensions.width > 1000) {
-                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.fileTooLarge', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
+                return next(new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.icons.invalidFile', {extensions: iconExtensions})}));
             }
 
             next();
diff --git a/core/server/public/favicon.ico b/core/server/public/favicon.ico
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c24e3c4103..a60606aa2f
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diff --git a/core/server/translations/en.json b/core/server/translations/en.json
index 06809d34a1..7e16c86f3d 100644
--- a/core/server/translations/en.json
+++ b/core/server/translations/en.json
@@ -371,11 +371,7 @@
             },
             "icons": {
                 "missingFile": "Please select an icon.",
-                "fileSizeTooLarge": "Please select an icon file smaller than 100kb.",
-                "iconNotSquare": "The icon needs to be a square.",
-                "fileTooLarge": "Please select an icon file smaller than 1000px.",
-                "fileTooSmall": "Please select an icon file larger than 32px.",
-                "invalidFile": "Please select a valid icon file.",
+                "invalidFile": "Blog icon must be a square .ico or .png file between 60px – 1,000px, under 100kb.",
                 "couldNotGetSize": "Couldn/'t get icon dimensions"
             },
             "users": {
diff --git a/core/test/functional/routes/api/upload_icon_spec.js b/core/test/functional/routes/api/upload_icon_spec.js
index 5397682711..2de1b7d46b 100644
--- a/core/test/functional/routes/api/upload_icon_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/functional/routes/api/upload_icon_spec.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('Upload Icon API', function () {
             request.post(testUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads/icon'))
                 .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + accesstoken)
                 .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-                .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/favicon_32x_single.ico'))
+                .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/favicon_64x_single.ico'))
                 .expect(200)
                 .end(function (err, res) {
                     if (err) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('Upload Icon API', function () {
                 .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + accesstoken)
                 .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
                 .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/favicon_size_too_large.png'))
-                .expect(413)
+                .expect(422)
                 .end(function (err) {
                     if (err) {
                         return done(err);
diff --git a/core/test/unit/middleware/serve-favicon_spec.js b/core/test/unit/middleware/serve-favicon_spec.js
index 5db57193a0..5384884142 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/middleware/serve-favicon_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/middleware/serve-favicon_spec.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('Serve Favicon', function () {
                         statusCode.should.eql(200);
                     },
                     end: function (body) {
-                        body.length.should.eql(15086);
+                        body.length.should.eql(34494);
                         done();
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_32x_single.ico b/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_32x_single.ico
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diff --git a/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_64x_single.ico b/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_64x_single.ico
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5a6625acbc
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diff --git a/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_multi_sizes.ico b/core/test/utils/fixtures/images/favicon_multi_sizes.ico
old mode 100644
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index c24e3c4103..a60606aa2f
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