diff --git a/packages/web/public/icons/logo-mark.svg b/packages/web/public/icons/logo-mark.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e24ab4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/public/icons/logo-mark.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg id="Ebene_2" data-name="Ebene 2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 123.08 100.14">
+  <defs>
+    <style>
+      .cls-1 {
+        fill: #fff;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </defs>
+  <g id="Ebene_1-2" data-name="Ebene 1">
+    <g>
+      <path class="cls-1" d="M91.64,53.93c9.67-3.15,14.27-9.44,14.27-20.12,0-13.48-9.33-21.23-25.52-21.23h-16.13c-7.98,0-11.35,3.48-11.35,12.14v53.82h0c5.77,0,10.46-4.68,10.46-10.46v-7.44c-.06-.33-.1-.68-.09-1.05,0-3.35.07-6.69.12-10.04h-.03v-24.05c0-2.24,1.12-3.6,3.25-3.6h12.99c10.23,0,15.51,4.5,15.51,13.26s-5.62,14.38-15.29,14.38h-6.04c-.04,3.08-.1,6.14-.11,9.22h6.5c11.46,0,17.64,5.51,17.64,16.08s-8.01,16.22-19.36,16.22l-4.36.38h0l-10.57.41c-6.01,0-6.3,8.01-.3,8.25.34.01.68.02,1.03.02h17.37c17.32,0,27.31-8.99,27.31-24.28,0-12.14-5.84-19.56-17.3-21.92Z"/>
+      <path class="cls-1" d="M93.21,98.04c-1.58.67-3.48,1.14-5.16,1.36-7.86,1.04-15.77.76-23.61.52-3.06-.04-7.8-.42-10.92-.56-2.12-.13-4.23-.56-6.23-1.28-4.01-1.34-7.48-4.13-10.26-7.27-3.66-3.85-11.08-11.56-14.75-15.4-2.49-2.54-4.81-5.23-7.56-7.52-4.08-3.48-7.59-7.49-11.21-11.42-3.78-3.58-4.71-9.08-1.77-13.49.6-.98,1.66-1.88,2.47-2.69,6.89-6.67,19.79-19.17,26.81-25.96,0,0,7.66-7.42,7.66-7.42,1.47-1.45,3.08-2.88,4.89-3.91C46.83,1.04,50.61,0,54.4,0c.89-.03,5.73.13,6.73.12,0,0,10.66.21,10.66.21,7.02.15,25.23.49,32.04.65,8.24.22,15.88,5.97,18.3,13.83,1.26,3.64.92,7.57.85,11.31,0,0-.85,42.64-.85,42.64-.31,13.92,1.41,31-17.86,30.33-.78,0-1.57-.04-2.33-.23-.11-.03-.22.01-.33-.26.11-.27.22-.22.33-.26,3.35-.48,6.76-.1,9.95-1.53,6.81-2.78,8.04-10.78,7.88-17.39-.14-6.81-.88-45.63-1.05-53.3-.12-3.34.17-6.68-1.03-9.81-1.03-2.88-3-5.41-5.51-7.15-2.48-1.76-5.49-2.67-8.48-2.67,0,0-10.6.19-10.6.19-9.89.2-27.61.55-37.32.74-3.9-.11-7.81,1.33-10.51,4.18-.22.33-7.8,8.1-8.26,8.65-4.86,5.11-17.37,18.21-22.08,23.15-.73.81-4.11,4.27-4.82,5.05,0,0,0,.01,0,.01-.01,0,.01.02,0,.01.02.02.08.07.09.03.02-.02,0-.01.02-.03,0,0,.81.83.81.83,3.71,3.84,7.52,7.57,10.75,11.84,3.79,4.86,10.17,11.13,14.34,15.78,0,0,7.27,7.8,7.27,7.8,1.85,2.11,4.03,4.24,6.79,5.09,2.44.99,6.67.88,9.28,1.08,3.39.17,7.13.31,10.53.37,5.86.03,11.79.22,17.4-1.24,0,0,.9-.31.9-.31.35-.2.82-.44,1.2-.58,6.01-2.4,9.65,6.26,3.7,8.87h0Z"/>
+    </g>
+  </g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
index b3a2ae20..659a3c26 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
@@ -79,13 +79,8 @@ function SidebarItem({ id, name, icon, avatarColor, active, onClick, onContextMe
     }
 
     if (type === 'dm') {
-      // Home tile renders logo.png (full Element 1 badge with #000 bg)
-      // via object-cover; the badge IS the visible tile fill, so no
-      // separate button background is needed. The button's overflow-hidden
-      // + rounded-[20px → 13px] morph clips the opaque badge cleanly,
-      // giving the same hover/active feedback shape as space tiles with
-      // custom icons.
-      return undefined;
+      const lit = active || isHovered;
+      return { background: lit ? 'rgb(var(--accent-primary))' : 'rgb(var(--interactive-muted))' };
     }
 
     // Space type — if it has a custom icon image, no gradient needed
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ function SidebarItem({ id, name, icon, avatarColor, active, onClick, onContextMe
 
     const spaceGrad = getSpaceGradient(id, name, avatarColor);
     return { background: spaceGrad.gradient };
-  }, [type, id, name, icon, avatarColor, isHovered]);
+  }, [type, id, name, icon, avatarColor, isHovered, active]);
 
   const getButtonClasses = () => {
     const base = 'w-10 h-10 flex items-center justify-center duration-200 overflow-hidden [transition:border-radius_0.2s,background_0.2s,color_0.2s]';
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ function SidebarItem({ id, name, icon, avatarColor, active, onClick, onContextMe
   const buttonContent = (
     <button onClick={onClick} className={`${getButtonClasses()} ${dimmed ? 'opacity-40 saturate-50' : ''}`} style={backgroundStyle} title={tooltipText ? undefined : name}>
       {type === 'dm' ? (
-        <img src="/icons/logo.png" alt="Backspace" className="w-full h-full object-cover" />
+        <img src="/icons/logo-mark.svg" alt="Backspace" className="w-[25px] h-auto" />
       ) : type === 'action' ? (
         actionType === 'add' ? (
           <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">