diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 0615ac11a..ce30453cb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
         streaming_api: String.replace(Web.base_url, ["http","https"], "wss")
       },
       stats: Stats.get_stats,
+      thumbnail: Web.base_url <> "/static/instance-thumbnail.jpeg",
       max_toot_chars: Keyword.get(@instance, :limit)
     }
 
diff --git a/priv/static/instance-thumbnail.jpeg b/priv/static/instance-thumbnail.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e012644
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