diff --git a/kiwix-desktop.pro b/kiwix-desktop.pro
index ad23ff6..d6862bc 100644
--- a/kiwix-desktop.pro
+++ b/kiwix-desktop.pro
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ SOURCES += \
     src/blobbuffer.cpp \
     src/library.cpp \
     src/topwidget.cpp \
-    src/requestinterceptor.cpp \
     src/urlschemehandler.cpp \
     src/webview.cpp \
     src/searchbar.cpp \
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ HEADERS += \
     src/library.h \
     src/topwidget.h \
     src/kconstants.h \
-    src/requestinterceptor.h \
     src/urlschemehandler.h \
     src/webview.h \
     src/searchbar.h \
diff --git a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
index 28c5a5e..e7f3b89 100644
--- a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
+++ b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function createDict(keys, values) {
     }
     return d;
 }
-const BOOK_KEYS = ["id", "name", "path", "url", "size", "description", "title", "tags", "date", "favicon", "faviconMimeType", "downloadId"];
+const BOOK_KEYS = ["id", "name", "path", "url", "size", "description", "title", "tags", "date", "faviconUrl", "faviconMimeType", "downloadId"];
 function addBook(values) {
   var b = createDict(BOOK_KEYS, values);
   if (b.downloadId && !downloadUpdaters.hasOwnProperty(b.id)) {
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ button {
     <details v-for="book in books" class="book">
       <summary class="tablerow">
         <span class="tablecell cell0">
-          <img v-bind:src="'data:image/png;base64,' + book.favicon"/>
+          <img v-if="book.faviconUrl" v-bind:src="'http://' + book.faviconUrl" />
+          <img v-else-if="book.faviconMimeType" v-bind:src="'zim://' + book.id + '.favicon.meta'" />
         </span>
         <span class="tablecell cell1">
           {{ book.title }}
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index 48025fc..3e96ac4 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ QStringList ContentManager::getBookInfos(QString id, const QStringList &keys)
         ADD_V("origId", getOrigId);
         ADD_V("faviconMimeType", getFaviconMimeType);
         ADD_V("downloadId", getDownloadId);
+        ADD_V("faviconUrl", getFaviconUrl);
         if (key == "favicon") {
             auto s = b.getFavicon();
             values.append(QByteArray::fromStdString(s).toBase64());
diff --git a/src/contentmanagerview.cpp b/src/contentmanagerview.cpp
index eee8634..5b40249 100644
--- a/src/contentmanagerview.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanagerview.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #include "contentmanagerview.h"
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QWebEngineProfile>
+#include "kiwixapp.h"
 
 ContentManagerView::ContentManagerView(QWidget *parent)
     : QWebEngineView(parent)
 {
     page()->setWebChannel(&m_webChannel);
+    auto profile = page()->profile();
+    auto app = KiwixApp::instance();
+    profile->installUrlSchemeHandler("zim", app->getSchemeHandler());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.h b/src/kiwixapp.h
index 789b2e0..f5efa57 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.h
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "tabbar.h"
 #include "tocsidebar.h"
 #include "urlschemehandler.h"
-#include "requestinterceptor.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QErrorMessage>
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public:
     void showMessage(const QString& message);
 
     UrlSchemeHandler* getSchemeHandler() { return &m_schemeHandler; }
-    RequestInterceptor* getRequestInterceptor() { return &m_requestInterceptor; }
     Library* getLibrary() { return &m_library; }
     MainWindow* getMainWindow() { return mp_mainWindow; }
     kiwix::Downloader* getDownloader() { return mp_downloader; }
@@ -84,6 +82,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QTranslator m_qtTranslator, m_appTranslator;
+    UrlSchemeHandler m_schemeHandler;
     Library m_library;
     kiwix::Downloader* mp_downloader;
     ContentManager m_manager;
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ private:
     QWidget* mp_currentSideBar;
     QErrorMessage* mp_errorDialog;
 
-    UrlSchemeHandler m_schemeHandler;
-    RequestInterceptor m_requestInterceptor;
     QAction*     mpa_actions[MAX_ACTION];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/requestinterceptor.cpp b/src/requestinterceptor.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 34d2aaa..0000000
--- a/src/requestinterceptor.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#include "requestinterceptor.h"
-
-#include <QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo>
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <iostream>
-
-RequestInterceptor::RequestInterceptor()
-{
-
-}
-
-
-void RequestInterceptor::interceptRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo &info)
-{
-    auto url = info.requestUrl();
-    auto urlString = url.toString();
-    if (urlString.startsWith("http://")) {
-      urlString.replace(0, 7, "zim://");
-    }
-    info.redirect(QUrl(urlString));
-}
-
diff --git a/src/requestinterceptor.h b/src/requestinterceptor.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c60244..0000000
--- a/src/requestinterceptor.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
-#define REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
-
-#include <QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor>
-
-
-class RequestInterceptor : public QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor
-{
-public:
-    RequestInterceptor();
-    virtual void interceptRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo &info);
-};
-
-#endif // REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
diff --git a/src/urlschemehandler.cpp b/src/urlschemehandler.cpp
index a8c4461..b1e4b3d 100644
--- a/src/urlschemehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/urlschemehandler.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ UrlSchemeHandler::UrlSchemeHandler()
 
 
 void
-UrlSchemeHandler::requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request)
+UrlSchemeHandler::handleContentRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request)
 {
     auto qurl = request->requestUrl();
     std::string url = qurl.path().toUtf8().constData();
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ UrlSchemeHandler::requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request)
     kiwix::Entry entry;
     try {
         entry = reader->getEntryFromPath(url);
-    } catch (kiwix::NoEntry& e) {
+    } catch (kiwix::NoEntry&) {
         url = "A/" + url;
         try {
             entry = reader->getEntryFromPath(url);
-        } catch (kiwix::NoEntry& e) {
+        } catch (kiwix::NoEntry&) {
             request->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
             return;
         }
     }
     try {
         entry = entry.getFinalEntry();
-    } catch (kiwix::NoEntry& e) {
+    } catch (kiwix::NoEntry&) {
         request->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
         return;
     }
@@ -51,3 +51,44 @@ UrlSchemeHandler::requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request)
     connect(buffer, &QIODevice::aboutToClose, buffer, &QObject::deleteLater);
     request->reply(mimeType, buffer);
 }
+
+void
+UrlSchemeHandler::handleMetaRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob* request)
+{
+    auto qurl = request->requestUrl();
+    auto host = qurl.host();
+    auto parts = host.split('.');
+    auto zimId = parts[0];
+    auto metaName = parts[1];
+
+    auto library = KiwixApp::instance()->getLibrary();
+    auto reader = library->getReader(zimId+".zim");
+    if ( reader == nullptr) {
+        request->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (metaName == "favicon") {
+        std::string mimeType;
+        std::string content;
+        QBuffer* buffer = new QBuffer;
+        reader->getFavicon(content, mimeType);
+        buffer->setData(content.data(), content.size());
+        connect(buffer, &QIODevice::aboutToClose, buffer, &QObject::deleteLater);
+        request->reply(QByteArray::fromStdString(mimeType), buffer);
+    }
+    request->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
+}
+
+void
+UrlSchemeHandler::requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request)
+{
+    auto qurl = request->requestUrl();
+    auto host = qurl.host();
+    if (host.endsWith(".zim")) {
+        handleContentRequest(request);
+    } else if (host.endsWith(".meta")) {
+        handleMetaRequest(request);
+    } else {
+        request->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/urlschemehandler.h b/src/urlschemehandler.h
index 97b2320..ea8a06c 100644
--- a/src/urlschemehandler.h
+++ b/src/urlschemehandler.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class UrlSchemeHandler : public QWebEngineUrlSchemeHandler
 public:
     UrlSchemeHandler();
     void requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request);
+private:
+    void handleMetaRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request);
+    void handleContentRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *request);
 };
 
 #endif // URLSCHEMEHANDLER_H
diff --git a/src/webview.cpp b/src/webview.cpp
index 658da89..bb643b3 100644
--- a/src/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/webview.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ WebView::WebView(QWidget *parent)
     auto profile = page()->profile();
     auto app = KiwixApp::instance();
     profile->installUrlSchemeHandler("zim", app->getSchemeHandler());
-    profile->setRequestInterceptor(app->getRequestInterceptor());
     QObject::connect(this, &QWebEngineView::urlChanged, this, &WebView::onUrlChanged);
 }