diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fd3ff01..cedbfc3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ setup(
     install_requires=install_requires,
     packages=find_packages('src', exclude=['distribute_setup']),
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
+    package_data={
+        'milla': ['milla.ico'],
+    },
     entry_points={
         'milla.request_validator': [
             'default = milla.auth:RequestValidator'
diff --git a/src/milla/controllers.py b/src/milla/controllers.py
index abfd1bb..576adc4 100644
--- a/src/milla/controllers.py
+++ b/src/milla/controllers.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Copyright 2011 Dustin C. Hatch
-# 
+#
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ from one or more of these classes can make things significantly easier.
 '''
 
 import milla
-import os
+import pkg_resources
 
-__all__ = ['Controller', 'FaviconController']
 
 class Controller(object):
     '''The base controller class
-    
+
     This class simply provides empty ``__before__`` and ``__after__``
     methods to facilitate cooperative multiple inheritance.
     '''
@@ -41,28 +40,36 @@ class Controller(object):
     def __after__(self, request):
         pass
 
+
 class FaviconController(Controller):
     '''A controller for the "favicon"
-    
+
     This controller is specifically suited to serve a site "favicon" or
     bookmark icon. By default, it will serve the *Milla* icon, but you
-    can pass an alternate file time to the constructor.
-    
-    :param icon: Path to an icon to serve    
+    can pass an alternate filename to the constructor.
+
+    :param icon: Path to an icon to serve
+    :param content_type: Internet media type describing the type of image
+       used as the favicon, defaults to 'image/x-icon' (Windows ICO format)
     '''
 
-    def __init__(self, icon=None):
-        if not icon:
-            icon = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(milla.__file__), 'milla.ico')
-        try:
-            self.icon = open(icon)
-        except (IOError, OSError):
-            self.icon = None
+    def __init__(self, icon=None, content_type='image/x-icon'):
+        if icon:
+            try:
+                self.icon = open(icon)
+            except (IOError, OSError):
+                self.icon = None
+        else:
+            try:
+                self.icon = pkg_resources.resource_stream('milla', 'milla.ico')
+            except IOError:
+                self.icon = None
+        self.content_type = content_type
 
     def __call__(self, request):
         if not self.icon:
             raise milla.HTTPNotFound
         response = milla.Response()
         response.app_iter = self.icon
-        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'image/x-icon'
+        response.headers['Content-Type'] = self.content_type
         return response