diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Site.php b/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
index ef7d5b9871..a6e73cea4a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Site.php
@@ -388,10 +388,6 @@ class Site extends BaseAdmin
/* Banner */
$banner = DI::config()->get('system', 'banner');
- if ($banner == false) {
- $banner = 'Friendica';
- }
-
$email_banner = DI::config()->get('system', 'email_banner');
if ($email_banner == false) {
diff --git a/static/settings.config.php b/static/settings.config.php
index 3ec7fef9b7..4cebd0955b 100644
--- a/static/settings.config.php
+++ b/static/settings.config.php
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ return [
// Themes users can change to in their settings.
'allowed_themes' => 'frio,vier',
+ // banner (HTML string)
+ // HTML snippet of the top navigation banner. Not supported by frio.
+ 'banner' => 'Friendica',
+
// cache_contact_avatar (Boolean)
// Cache versions of the contact avatars. Uses a lot of storage space
'cache_contact_avatar' => true,