diff --git a/frontend/src/components/article/article-drawer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/article/article-drawer.tsx
index 0e409e9..f55a36d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/article/article-drawer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/article/article-drawer.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { useArticleNavigation } from "@/hooks/use-keyboard";
 import { formatDate } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { processArticleContent } from "@/lib/content";
 import { getFaviconUrl } from "@/lib/api/favicon";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "@/components/feed/feed-favicon";
 
 export function ArticleDrawer() {
   const {
@@ -206,11 +207,9 @@ export function ArticleDrawer() {
                   <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-1 text-sm">
                     <span className="flex max-w-48 items-center gap-1.5 rounded bg-muted px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
                       {feed && (
-                        <img
+                        <FeedFavicon
                           src={getFaviconUrl(feed.link, feed.site_url)}
-                          alt=""
-                          className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 rounded-sm"
-                          loading="lazy"
+                          className="h-3.5 w-3.5 rounded-sm"
                         />
                       )}
                       <span className="truncate">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/article/article-item.tsx b/frontend/src/components/article/article-item.tsx
index be79367..f262908 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/article/article-item.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/article/article-item.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Circle, CircleCheck, Star, ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { cn, formatDate, extractSummary } from "@/lib/utils";
 import type { Item } from "@/lib/api";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "@/components/feed/feed-favicon";
 
 interface ArticleItemProps {
   article: Item;
@@ -86,14 +87,7 @@ export function ArticleItem({
           {extractSummary(article.content, 150)}
         </p>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-          {feedFaviconUrl && (
-            <img
-              src={feedFaviconUrl}
-              alt=""
-              className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 rounded-sm"
-              loading="lazy"
-            />
-          )}
+          <FeedFavicon src={feedFaviconUrl} className="h-3.5 w-3.5 rounded-sm" />
           <span className="truncate font-medium text-muted-foreground">
             {feedName}
           </span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-favicon.tsx b/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-favicon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a95d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-favicon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+interface FeedFaviconProps {
+  src?: string | null;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function FeedFavicon({ src, className }: FeedFaviconProps) {
+  const [loadFailed, setLoadFailed] = useState(!src);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setLoadFailed(!src);
+  }, [src]);
+
+  if (!src || loadFailed) {
+    return (
+      <span
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className={cn(
+          "inline-block shrink-0 rounded bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600",
+          className,
+        )}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <img
+      src={src}
+      alt=""
+      className={cn("shrink-0 rounded", className)}
+      loading="lazy"
+      onError={() => setLoadFailed(true)}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-item.tsx b/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-item.tsx
index d6d7b88..c25c405 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-item.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/feed/feed-item.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useUrlState } from "@/hooks/use-url-state";
 import { useUIStore } from "@/store";
 import { getFaviconUrl } from "@/lib/api/favicon";
 import type { Feed } from "@/lib/api";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "@/components/feed/feed-favicon";
 import { Settings } from "lucide-react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 
@@ -30,12 +31,7 @@ export function FeedItem({ feed }: FeedItemProps) {
         isSelected ? "bg-accent text-accent-foreground" : "hover:bg-accent/50",
       )}
     >
-      <img
-        src={faviconUrl}
-        alt=""
-        className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 rounded"
-        loading="lazy"
-      />
+      <FeedFavicon src={faviconUrl} className="h-4 w-4" />
       <span className="block min-w-0 max-w-full flex-1 truncate">
         {feed.name}
       </span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/search/search-dialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/search/search-dialog.tsx
index dfea450..66b3d8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/search/search-dialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/search/search-dialog.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useUIStore } from "@/store";
 import { useFeedLookup } from "@/queries/feeds";
 import { useUrlState } from "@/hooks/use-url-state";
 import { formatDate } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "@/components/feed/feed-favicon";
 
 export function SearchDialog() {
   const { isSearchOpen, setSearchOpen, setEditFeedOpen } = useUIStore();
@@ -142,11 +143,9 @@ export function SearchDialog() {
                     onSelect={() => handleSelectFeed(feed.id)}
                     className="group gap-2"
                   >
-                    <img
+                    <FeedFavicon
                       src={getFaviconUrl(feed.link, feed.site_url)}
-                      alt=""
-                      className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 rounded-sm"
-                      loading="lazy"
+                      className="h-4 w-4 rounded-sm"
                     />
                     <span className="flex-1 truncate">{feed.name}</span>
                     <Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/favicon.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/favicon.ts
index 1acf289..a23da79 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/favicon.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/favicon.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export function getFaviconUrl(feedLink: string, siteUrl?: string): string {
     domain = extractDomainFromFeedLink(feedLink);
   }
 
+  if (!domain) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
   return `https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=${domain}&sz=32`;
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +57,6 @@ function extractDomainFromFeedLink(feedLink: string): string {
 
     return hostname;
   } catch {
-    return "example.com";
+    return "";
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/feeds.lazy.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/feeds.lazy.tsx
index a6488a2..d1f512a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/feeds.lazy.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/feeds.lazy.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/queries/feeds";
 import { useDeleteGroup, useGroups, useUpdateGroup } from "@/queries/groups";
 import { useUIStore } from "@/store";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "@/components/feed/feed-favicon";
 
 export const Route = createLazyFileRoute("/feeds")({
   component: FeedsPage,
@@ -246,11 +247,16 @@ function FeedsPage() {
                 </Button>
               </DropdownMenuTrigger>
               <DropdownMenuContent align="start">
-                {(Object.keys(statusFilterLabels) as StatusFilter[]).map((key) => (
-                  <DropdownMenuItem key={key} onSelect={() => setStatusFilter(key)}>
-                    {statusFilterLabels[key]}
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                ))}
+                {(Object.keys(statusFilterLabels) as StatusFilter[]).map(
+                  (key) => (
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      key={key}
+                      onSelect={() => setStatusFilter(key)}
+                    >
+                      {statusFilterLabels[key]}
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                  ),
+                )}
               </DropdownMenuContent>
             </DropdownMenu>
           </div>
@@ -317,7 +323,10 @@ function FeedsPage() {
               const isEditing = editingGroupId === group.id;
 
               return (
-                <div key={group.id} className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border">
+                <div
+                  key={group.id}
+                  className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border"
+                >
                   <div
                     onClick={() => {
                       if (!isEditing) toggleGroup(group.id);
@@ -421,11 +430,9 @@ function FeedsPage() {
                           )}
                         >
                           <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2.5">
-                            <img
+                            <FeedFavicon
                               src={getFaviconUrl(feed.link, feed.site_url)}
-                              alt=""
-                              className="h-5 w-5 shrink-0 rounded"
-                              loading="lazy"
+                              className="h-5 w-5"
                             />
                             <div className="min-w-0">
                               <p className="truncate text-[13px] font-medium">