diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e956d074d728073e1ce8a28c3cf0b414f00abde3..f407fcbe18ad4e638e79c6afd41314af350cdd18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ v 8.1.0 (unreleased)
   - Move CI web hooks page to project settings area
   - Fix User Identities API. It now allows you to properly create or update user's identities.
   - Add user preference to change layout width (Peter Göbel)
-  - Use commit status in merge request widget as preffered source of CI status
+  - Use commit status in merge request widget as preferred source of CI status
   - Integrate CI commit and build pages into project pages
   - Move CI services page to project settings area
   - Add "Quick Submit" behavior to input fields throughout the application. Use
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ v 8.1.0 (unreleased)
 v 8.0.5
   - Correct lookup-by-email for LDAP logins
   - Fix loading spinner sometimes not being hidden on Merge Request tab switches
+  - Animate the logo on hover
 
 v 8.0.4
   - Fix Message-ID header to be RFC 2111-compliant to prevent e-mails being dropped (Stan Hu)
diff --git a/app/assets/images/logo.svg b/app/assets/images/logo.svg
index c09785cb96f49f6f59f1d62012016b477e75eae6..f4e19b67008ddfc7710d85858baa8dcf096fea2b 100644
--- a/app/assets/images/logo.svg
+++ b/app/assets/images/logo.svg
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
                 <g id="Fill-1-+-Group-24">
                     <g id="Group-24">
                         <g id="Group">
-                            <path d="M105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 L143.7014,74.734 L66.4214,74.734 L105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 Z" id="Fill-4" fill="#E24329"></path>
-                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L66.4214,74.7338 L12.2684,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-8" fill="#FC6D26"></path>
-                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 L0.5265,110.8731 C-0.5445,114.1691 0.6285,117.7801 3.4325,119.8171 L105.0615,193.6551 L12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-12" fill="#FCA326"></path>
-                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7342 L66.4215,74.7342 L43.1485,3.1092 C41.9515,-0.5768 36.7375,-0.5758 35.5405,3.1092 L12.2685,74.7342 L12.2685,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-16" fill="#E24329"></path>
-                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L143.7014,74.7338 L197.8544,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-18" fill="#FC6D26"></path>
-                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 L209.5964,110.8731 C210.6674,114.1691 209.4944,117.7801 206.6904,119.8171 L105.0614,193.6551 L197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-20" fill="#FCA326"></path>
-                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7342 L143.7014,74.7342 L166.9744,3.1092 C168.1714,-0.5768 173.3854,-0.5758 174.5824,3.1092 L197.8544,74.7342 L197.8544,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-22" fill="#E24329"></path>
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 L143.7014,74.734 L66.4214,74.734 L105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 Z" id="Fill-4" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L66.4214,74.7338 L12.2684,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-8" fill="#FC6D26" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 L0.5265,110.8731 C-0.5445,114.1691 0.6285,117.7801 3.4325,119.8171 L105.0615,193.6551 L12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-12" fill="#FCA326" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7342 L66.4215,74.7342 L43.1485,3.1092 C41.9515,-0.5768 36.7375,-0.5758 35.5405,3.1092 L12.2685,74.7342 L12.2685,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-16" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L143.7014,74.7338 L197.8544,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-18" fill="#FC6D26" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 L209.5964,110.8731 C210.6674,114.1691 209.4944,117.7801 206.6904,119.8171 L105.0614,193.6551 L197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-20" fill="#FCA326" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7342 L143.7014,74.7342 L166.9744,3.1092 C168.1714,-0.5768 173.3854,-0.5758 174.5824,3.1092 L197.8544,74.7342 L197.8544,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-22" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
                         </g>
                     </g>
                 </g>
             </g>
         </g>
     </g>
-</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
+</svg>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
index c5ea3aca7caa80034d2e6550bab179abf860d003..cd5234a1e0e41e126ccdf95a00bf6031fae92e91 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@
       padding: 10px 22px;
       overflow: hidden;
 
-      img {
-        width: 36px;
-        height: 36px;
+      #tanuki-logo {
         float: left;
       }
 
@@ -265,3 +263,13 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+
+.tanuki-shape {
+  transition: all 0.8s;
+
+  &:hover {
+    fill: rgb(255, 255, 255);
+    transition: all 0.1s;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb b/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
index 14df8d4cbd7323dfe54997e0490be24aa0ace65d..c5820bf4c5026137f02662b8982f5b30934d7e08 100644
--- a/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ module AppearancesHelper
   end
 
   def brand_header_logo
-    image_tag 'logo.svg'
+    render 'shared/logo.svg'
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_logo.svg b/app/views/shared/_logo.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da49c48acd3f54b15148477140c9d82e9b79fd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_logo.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<svg width="36px" height="36px" viewBox="0 0 210 210" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" id="tanuki-logo">
+    <g id="Page-1" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" sketch:type="MSPage">
+        <g id="logo" sketch:type="MSLayerGroup" transform="translate(0.000000, 10.000000)">
+            <g id="Page-1" sketch:type="MSShapeGroup">
+                <g id="Fill-1-+-Group-24">
+                    <g id="Group-24">
+                        <g id="Group">
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 L143.7014,74.734 L66.4214,74.734 L105.0614,193.655 L105.0614,193.655 Z" id="Fill-4" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L66.4214,74.7338 L12.2684,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-8" fill="#FC6D26" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 L0.5265,110.8731 C-0.5445,114.1691 0.6285,117.7801 3.4325,119.8171 L105.0615,193.6551 L12.2685,74.7341 L12.2685,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-12" fill="#FCA326" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M12.2685,74.7342 L66.4215,74.7342 L43.1485,3.1092 C41.9515,-0.5768 36.7375,-0.5758 35.5405,3.1092 L12.2685,74.7342 L12.2685,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-16" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M105.0614,193.6548 L143.7014,74.7338 L197.8544,74.7338 L105.0614,193.6548 L105.0614,193.6548 Z" id="Fill-18" fill="#FC6D26" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 L209.5964,110.8731 C210.6674,114.1691 209.4944,117.7801 206.6904,119.8171 L105.0614,193.6551 L197.8544,74.7341 L197.8544,74.7341 Z" id="Fill-20" fill="#FCA326" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                            <path d="M197.8544,74.7342 L143.7014,74.7342 L166.9744,3.1092 C168.1714,-0.5768 173.3854,-0.5758 174.5824,3.1092 L197.8544,74.7342 L197.8544,74.7342 Z" id="Fill-22" fill="#E24329" class="tanuki-shape"></path>
+                        </g>
+                    </g>
+                </g>
+            </g>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>