diff --git a/src/Foundation.hs b/src/Foundation.hs
index 05b086ed0..452eaca2f 100644
--- a/src/Foundation.hs
+++ b/src/Foundation.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 module Foundation where
 
-import Import.NoFoundation
+import Import.NoFoundation hiding (embedFile)
 import Database.Persist.Sql (ConnectionPool, runSqlPool)
 import Text.Hamlet          (hamletFile)
 
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ import Data.Bits (Bits(zeroBits))
 
 import Network.Wai.Parse (lbsBackEnd)
 
+import Data.FileEmbed (embedFile)
+
 
 instance DisplayAble b => DisplayAble (E.CryptoID a b) where
   display = display . ciphertext
@@ -1239,6 +1241,7 @@ siteLayout' headingOverride widget = do
       navbar = $(widgetFile "widgets/navbar/navbar")
       asidenav :: Widget
       asidenav = $(widgetFile "widgets/asidenav/asidenav")
+        where logo = preEscapedToMarkup $ decodeUtf8 $(embedFile "assets/logo.svg")
       footer :: Widget
       footer = $(widgetFile "widgets/footer/footer")
       alerts :: Widget
diff --git a/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet b/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
index 2e72c4e7e..2c49a065d 100644
--- a/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
+++ b/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ $newline never
   <div .asidenav__logo>
     <a href="/" .asidenav__logo-link>
       <div .asidenav__logo-lmu >
-        $# TODO: logo is supposed to be loaded from /assets/logo.svg and placed here
-        <svg width="80" height="80" viewBox="0 0 80 80" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-          <rect x="0" y="0" width="80" height="80" fill="white" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" />
-          <path d="M6.28906 73.7111V46.4124H8.85405V71.6958H16.7322V73.7111H6.28906Z" fill="currentColor" />
-          <path d="M19.4804 73.7111V46.4124H28.0914L32.0305 67.8483H32.5801L36.6108 46.4124H45.3135V73.7111H40.0003V50.443H39.5422L34.8703 73.7111H29.5571L24.7936 50.443H24.2439V73.7111H19.4804Z" fill="currentColor" />
-          <path d="M48.7945 64.0008V46.4124H58.0468V65.0085C58.0468 66.9322 59.6452 67.872 61.3446 67.8483C63.0171 67.8249 64.5508 66.749 64.5508 65.0085V46.4124H73.8031V64.0008C73.8031 66.1078 73.6565 74.2412 61.3446 74.3523C49.0327 74.4635 48.7945 66.0161 48.7945 64.0008Z" fill="currentColor" />
+        #{logo}
 
       <span .asidenav__logo-uni2work>UNI2WORK