diff --git a/src/api/web/index.js b/src/api/web/index.js
index dedea9b23..5dda2d63a 100644
--- a/src/api/web/index.js
+++ b/src/api/web/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import express from 'express';
 
-import { combineBaseUrl, getWebProtocol } from '../../lib/utils';
+import { combineBaseUrl, getWebProtocol, isHTTPProtocol } from '../../lib/utils';
 import Search from '../../lib/search';
 import { HEADERS, HTTP_STATUS, WEB_TITLE } from '../../lib/constants';
 import loadPlugin from '../../lib/plugin-loader';
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ export function loadTheme(config) {
   }
 }
 
+const sendFileCallback = next => err => {
+  if (!err) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (err.status === HTTP_STATUS.NOT_FOUND) {
+    next();
+  } else {
+    next(err);
+  }
+};
+
 module.exports = function(config, auth, storage) {
   Search.configureStorage(storage);
   /* eslint new-cap:off */
@@ -43,21 +54,24 @@ module.exports = function(config, auth, storage) {
   const indexTemplate = path.join(themePath, 'index.html');
   const template = fs.readFileSync(indexTemplate).toString();
 
+  // Logo
+  let logoURI = _.get(config, 'web.logo') ? config.web.logo : '';
+  if (logoURI && !isHTTPProtocol(logoURI)) {
+    // URI related to a local file
+
+    // Note: `path.join` will break on Windows, because it transforms `/` to `\`
+    // Use POSIX version `path.posix.join` instead.
+    logoURI = path.posix.join('/-/static/', path.basename(logoURI));
+    router.get(logoURI, function(req, res, next) {
+      res.sendFile(path.resolve(config.web.logo), sendFileCallback(next));
+    });
+  }
+
   // Static
   router.get('/-/static/*', function(req, res, next) {
     const filename = req.params[0];
-
     const file = `${themePath}/${filename}`;
-    res.sendFile(file, function(err) {
-      if (!err) {
-        return;
-      }
-      if (err.status === HTTP_STATUS.NOT_FOUND) {
-        next();
-      } else {
-        next(err);
-      }
-    });
+    res.sendFile(file, sendFileCallback(next));
   });
 
   function renderHTML(req, res) {
@@ -66,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = function(config, auth, storage) {
       .replace(/ToReplaceByVerdaccio/g, base)
       .replace(/ToReplaceByVersion/g, pkgJSON.version)
       .replace(/ToReplaceByTitle/g, _.get(config, 'web.title') ? config.web.title : WEB_TITLE)
-      .replace(/ToReplaceByLogo/g, _.get(config, 'web.logo') ? config.web.logo : '')
+      .replace(/ToReplaceByLogo/g, logoURI)
       .replace(/ToReplaceByPrimaryColor/g, _.get(config, 'web.primary_color') ? config.web.primary_color : '')
       .replace(/ToReplaceByScope/g, _.get(config, 'web.scope') ? config.web.scope : '');
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index 202007aa8..ab4614d08 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -547,3 +547,11 @@ export function formatAuthor(author: any) {
 
   return authorDetails;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if URI is starting with "http://", "https://" or "//"
+ * @param {string} uri
+ */
+export function isHTTPProtocol(uri: string): boolean {
+  return /^(https?:)?\/\//.test(uri);
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/api/utils.spec.js b/test/unit/api/utils.spec.js
index a4b3737cd..f8810ba2a 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/utils.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/utils.spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {
   getWebProtocol,
   getVersionFromTarball,
   sortByName,
-  formatAuthor
+  formatAuthor,
+  isHTTPProtocol,
 } from '../../../src/lib/utils';
 import { DIST_TAGS, DEFAULT_USER } from '../../../src/lib/constants';
 import Logger, { setup } from '../../../src/lib/logger';
@@ -332,6 +333,26 @@ describe('Utilities', () => {
 
       expect(url).toMatch('/-/static/logo.png');
     });
+
+    test('should check HTTP protocol correctly', () => {
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('http://domain.com/-/static/logo.png')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('https://www.domain.com/-/static/logo.png')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('//domain.com/-/static/logo.png')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('file:///home/user/logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('file:///F:/home/user/logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      // Note that uses ftp protocol in src was deprecated in modern browsers
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('ftp://1.2.3.4/home/user/logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('./logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('.\\logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('../logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('..\\logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('../../static/logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('..\\..\\static\\logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('.logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('/static/logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(isHTTPProtocol('F:\\static\\logo.png')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('User utilities', () => {