diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/FavoritesViewModel.swift b/DuckDuckGo/FavoritesViewModel.swift
index fac9571bd4..2853813183 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/FavoritesViewModel.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/FavoritesViewModel.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ protocol NewTabPageFavoriteDataSource {
     func removeFavorite(_ favorite: Favorite)
 }
 
+protocol FavoritesFaviconCaching {
+    func populateFavicon(for domain: String, intoCache: FaviconsCacheType, fromCache: FaviconsCacheType?)
+}
+
 struct FavoritesSlice {
     let items: [FavoriteItem]
     let isCollapsible: Bool
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class FavoritesViewModel: ObservableObject {
     private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
 
     private let favoriteDataSource: NewTabPageFavoriteDataSource
+    private let faviconsCache: FavoritesFaviconCaching
     private let pixelFiring: PixelFiring.Type
     private let dailyPixelFiring: DailyPixelFiring.Type
 
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ class FavoritesViewModel: ObservableObject {
     init(isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled: Bool = false,
          favoriteDataSource: NewTabPageFavoriteDataSource,
          faviconLoader: FavoritesFaviconLoading,
+         faviconsCache: FavoritesFaviconCaching = Favicons.shared,
          pixelFiring: PixelFiring.Type = Pixel.self,
          dailyPixelFiring: DailyPixelFiring.Type = DailyPixel.self) {
         self.favoriteDataSource = favoriteDataSource
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ class FavoritesViewModel: ObservableObject {
         self.dailyPixelFiring = dailyPixelFiring
         self.isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled = isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled
         self.isCollapsed = isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled
+        self.faviconsCache = faviconsCache
 
         self.faviconLoader = MissingFaviconWrapper(loader: faviconLoader, onFaviconMissing: { [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
@@ -130,7 +137,9 @@ class FavoritesViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
         pixelFiring.fire(.favoriteLaunchedNTP, withAdditionalParameters: [:])
         dailyPixelFiring.fireDaily(.favoriteLaunchedNTPDaily)
-        Favicons.shared.loadFavicon(forDomain: url.host, intoCache: .fireproof, fromCache: .tabs)
+        if let host = url.host {
+            faviconsCache.populateFavicon(for: host, intoCache: .fireproof, fromCache: .tabs)
+        }
 
         onFavoriteURLSelected?(url)
     }
@@ -231,3 +240,9 @@ private extension FavoriteItem {
         }
     }
 }
+
+extension Favicons: FavoritesFaviconCaching {
+    func populateFavicon(for domain: String, intoCache: FaviconsCacheType, fromCache: FaviconsCacheType?) {
+        loadFavicon(forDomain: domain, intoCache: intoCache, fromCache: fromCache)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DuckDuckGoTests/NewTabPageFavoritesModelTests.swift b/DuckDuckGoTests/NewTabPageFavoritesModelTests.swift
index 758ddde88e..d157929625 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGoTests/NewTabPageFavoritesModelTests.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGoTests/NewTabPageFavoritesModelTests.swift
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ final class NewTabPageFavoritesModelTests: XCTestCase {
     private func createSUT(isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled: Bool = true) -> FavoritesViewModel {
         FavoritesViewModel(isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled: isNewTabPageCustomizationEnabled,
                            favoriteDataSource: favoriteDataSource,
-                           faviconLoader: FavoritesFaviconLoader(),
+                           faviconLoader: MockFavoritesFaviconLoading(),
+                           faviconsCache: MockFavoritesFaviconCaching(),
                            pixelFiring: PixelFiringMock.self,
                            dailyPixelFiring: PixelFiringMock.self)
     }
@@ -205,3 +206,23 @@ private extension FavoriteItem {
         }
     }
 }
+
+private final class MockFavoritesFaviconLoading: FavoritesFaviconLoading {
+    func loadFavicon(for favorite: Favorite, size: CGFloat) async -> Favicon? {
+        nil
+    }
+
+    func fakeFavicon(for favorite: Favorite, size: CGFloat) -> Favicon {
+        Favicon(image: .init(), isUsingBorder: false, isFake: false)
+    }
+
+    func existingFavicon(for favorite: Favorite, size: CGFloat) -> Favicon? {
+        nil
+    }
+}
+
+private final class MockFavoritesFaviconCaching: FavoritesFaviconCaching {
+    func populateFavicon(for domain: String, intoCache: FaviconsCacheType, fromCache: FaviconsCacheType?) {
+
+    }
+}