diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
index 2d4097d740..7f6bd4d486 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Venil Noronha
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "spring.resources", ignoreUnknownFields = false)
@@ -117,10 +118,9 @@ public class ResourceProperties implements ResourceLoaderAware {
 	}
 
 	List<Resource> getFaviconLocations() {
-		List<Resource> locations = new ArrayList<Resource>(
-				CLASSPATH_RESOURCE_LOCATIONS.length + 1);
+		List<Resource> locations = new ArrayList<Resource>(this.staticLocations.length + 1);
 		if (this.resourceLoader != null) {
-			for (String location : CLASSPATH_RESOURCE_LOCATIONS) {
+			for (String location : this.staticLocations) {
 				locations.add(this.resourceLoader.getResource(location));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 0032eb90d6..af350b924c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -398,7 +398,14 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(this.context.getBeansOfType(SimpleUrlHandlerMapping.class)
 				.get("faviconHandlerMapping")).isNotNull();
 		Map<String, List<Resource>> mappingLocations = getFaviconMappingLocations();
-		assertThat(mappingLocations.get("/**/favicon.ico")).hasSize(5);
+		assertThat(mappingLocations.get("/**/favicon.ico")).hasSize(6);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void faviconMappingUsesStaticLocations() throws IllegalAccessException {
+		load("spring.resources.static-locations=classpath:/static");
+		Map<String, List<Resource>> mappingLocations = getFaviconMappingLocations();
+		assertThat(mappingLocations.get("/**/favicon.ico")).hasSize(2);
 	}
 
 	@Test