diff --git a/theme/standardlogo/README.html b/theme/standardlogo/README.html
index b5f19a3b5b4..810f29100a3 100644
--- a/theme/standardlogo/README.html
+++ b/theme/standardlogo/README.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <p>To add your own homepage logo to this theme, you can simply:</p>
 
 <ol>
-<li>upload a file called logo.jpg in your Site Files (look on the home page),
+<li>upload a file called logo.jpg or logo.gif in your Site Files (look on the home page),
 
     <p>OR</p></li>
 
-<li>put a file called logo.jpg in the main Moodle directory (using FTP, for example).</li>
+<li>put a file called logo.jpg or logo.gif in the main Moodle directory (using FTP, for example).</li>
 
 </ol>
 
diff --git a/theme/standardlogo/header.html b/theme/standardlogo/header.html
index f90754fa6e6..f1993861864 100644
--- a/theme/standardlogo/header.html
+++ b/theme/standardlogo/header.html
@@ -18,16 +18,24 @@
 <div id="page">
 
 <?php if ($home) {  // This is what gets printed on the home page only  
-      if (file_exists("$CFG->dirroot/logo.jpg")) {
-          $standardlogo = "$CFG->wwwroot/logo.jpg";
-      } else if (file_exists("$CFG->dataroot/1/logo.jpg")) {
+      if (file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/logo.jpg')) {
+          $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/logo.jpg';
+      } else if (file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/logo.gif')) {
+          $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/logo.gif';
+      } else if (file_exists($CFG->dataroot.'/1/logo.jpg')) {
           if (empty($CFG->slasharguments)) {
-              $standardlogo = "$CFG->wwwroot/file.php?file=/1/logo.jpg";
+              $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/file.php?file=/1/logo.jpg';
           } else {
-              $standardlogo = "$CFG->wwwroot/file.php/1/logo.jpg";
+              $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/file.php/1/logo.jpg';
+          }
+      } else if (file_exists($CFG->dataroot.'/1/logo.gif')) {
+          if (empty($CFG->slasharguments)) {
+              $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/file.php?file=/1/logo.gif';
+          } else {
+              $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/file.php/1/logo.gif';
           }
       } else {
-          $standardlogo = "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme/logo.jpg";
+          $standardlogo = $CFG->wwwroot.'/theme/'.$CFG->theme.'/logo.gif';
       }
 ?>
     <div id="header-home">
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