diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ee75a6e0e5..98f3f689170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# PyGMT
-
-> A Python interface for the Generic Mapping Tools
+<img alt="PyGMT - A Python interface for the Generic Mapping Tools" class="right" style="width: 65%" src="https://github.com/sfrooti/PyGMT-Logo/blob/75add2ab7fc522bcfd5ce199e7cc73e82bbab910/PyGMT_Transparent_Horizontal.png"/>
 
 [Documentation (development version)](https://www.pygmt.org/dev) | [Contact](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org) | [TryOnline](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/try-gmt)
 
diff --git a/doc/_static/favicon.png b/doc/_static/favicon.png
index 6cd8062c804..2d1ff3466c7 100644
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diff --git a/doc/_static/pygmt_logo.png b/doc/_static/pygmt_logo.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/doc/_templates/layout.html b/doc/_templates/layout.html
index 9cc37121716..2960cd24e4b 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/layout.html
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
-
 {%- block sidebartitle %}
    {# the logo helper function was removed in Sphinx 6 and deprecated since Sphinx 4 #}
    {# the master_doc variable was renamed to root_doc in Sphinx 4 (master_doc still exists in later Sphinx versions) #}
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@
      </div>
    {%- endif %}
    {%- include "searchbox.html" %}
- {% endblock %}
-
+{% endblock %}
 
 {% block menu %}
     {{ super() }}
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index c3a7bd78562..5cef79299ac 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -206,11 +206,13 @@
 
 # Options for HTML output.
 html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
-html_theme_options = {}
+html_theme_options = {
+    "logo_only": True,
+}
 html_title = project
 html_short_title = project
 html_baseurl = f"{doc_url}/dev/" if isdev else f"{doc_url}/latest/"
-html_logo = ""
+html_logo = "_static/pygmt_logo.png"
 html_favicon = "_static/favicon.png"
 html_css_files = ["style.css"]
 html_static_path = ["_static"]
diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index d04a4353182..dc517178aba 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ```
 
 <div class="banner">
-    <h1>PyGMT<h1>
+    <img src="_static/pygmt_logo.png" alt="PyGMT Logo" style="width: 600px; height: auto;">
     <h2>
         A Python interface for the
         <a href="https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/">Generic Mapping Tools</a>