diff --git a/wsd/COOLWSD.cpp b/wsd/COOLWSD.cpp
index 3bc3d94f2..99ff865e4 100644
--- a/wsd/COOLWSD.cpp
+++ b/wsd/COOLWSD.cpp
@@ -2396,6 +2396,9 @@ void COOLWSD::innerInitialize(Application& self)
                   << getServiceURI("/hosting/discovery") << '\n';
 
     std::cerr << std::endl;
+#else
+    // ---------------- from here on we start getting external messages ----------------
+    FileServerRequestHandler::fetchExternal();
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/wsd/FileServer.cpp b/wsd/FileServer.cpp
index 773d24eb3..b1885bae0 100644
--- a/wsd/FileServer.cpp
+++ b/wsd/FileServer.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ using Poco::Net::HTTPResponse;
 using Poco::Net::NameValueCollection;
 using Poco::Util::Application;
 
+#define DEFAULT_LOGO "https://www.collaboraoffice.com/downloads/images/lokit-extra-img.svg"
+
+std::string FileServerRequestHandler::LogoData;
+
 std::map<std::string, std::pair<std::string, std::string>> FileServerRequestHandler::FileHash;
 
 namespace {
@@ -811,6 +815,43 @@ void FileServerRequestHandler::initialize()
     }
 }
 
+void FileServerRequestHandler::fetchExternal()
+{
+    try {
+        Poco::URI uriLogo(DEFAULT_LOGO);
+        auto sessionLogo = http::Session::create(uriLogo.getHost(),
+                                                 http::Session::Protocol::HttpSsl,
+                                                 uriLogo.getPort());
+        sessionLogo->setTimeout(std::chrono::seconds(10));
+        http::Request requestLogo(uriLogo.getPathAndQuery());
+
+        http::Session::FinishedCallback logoCallback =
+            [](const std::shared_ptr<http::Session>& httpSession)
+                {
+                    const std::shared_ptr<const http::Response> httpResponse = httpSession->response();
+                    if (httpResponse->statusLine().statusCode() == Poco::Net::HTTPResponse::HTTP_OK)
+                    {
+                        LogoData = httpResponse->getBody();
+                    }
+                };
+
+        sessionLogo->setFinishedHandler(logoCallback);
+        sessionLogo->asyncRequest(requestLogo, *COOLWSD::getWebServerPoll());
+    }
+    catch(const Poco::Exception& exc)
+    {
+        LOG_DBG("Fetch External: " << exc.displayText());
+    }
+    catch(std::exception& exc)
+    {
+        LOG_DBG("Fetch External: " << exc.what());
+    }
+    catch(...)
+    {
+        LOG_DBG("Fetch External: Unknown exception");
+    }
+}
+
 const std::string *FileServerRequestHandler::getCompressedFile(const std::string &path)
 {
     return &FileHash[path].second;
diff --git a/wsd/FileServer.hpp b/wsd/FileServer.hpp
index 4a46cdd4e..d6c17fe6b 100644
--- a/wsd/FileServer.hpp
+++ b/wsd/FileServer.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public:
 
     static void readDirToHash(const std::string &basePath, const std::string &path, const std::string &prefix = std::string());
 
+    static void fetchExternal();
+
+    static std::string LogoData;
+
     static const std::string *getCompressedFile(const std::string &path);
 
     static const std::string *getUncompressedFile(const std::string &path);