diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/header.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/header.php
index 3d796ac6e6..0613f54bb8 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/header.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/header.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 		<?php $header_image = get_header_image();
 		if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) : ?>
-			<img src="<?php echo esc_url( $header_image ); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" />
+			<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><img src="<?php echo esc_url( $header_image ); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" /></a>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</header><!-- #masthead -->