diff --git a/core/core.func b/core/core.func
index 2afa60a..ae98de0 100644
--- a/core/core.func
+++ b/core/core.func
@@ -1401,6 +1401,15 @@ exit_script() {
 # - Determines app type (ct/vm) from APP_TYPE variable
 # - Returns header content or empty string on failure
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Drawn until the generator has produced a script's own banner (figlet slant,
+# like the generated ones); the app name follows in plain text.
+_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER='   ______                                      _ __           _____           _       __
+  / ____/___  ____ ___  ____ ___  __  ______  (_) /___  __   / ___/__________(_)___  / /______
+ / /   / __ \/ __ `__ \/ __ `__ \/ / / / __ \/ / __/ / / /   \__ \/ ___/ ___/ / __ \/ __/ ___/
+/ /___/ /_/ / / / / / / / / / / / /_/ / / / / / /_/ /_/ /   ___/ / /__/ /  / / /_/ / /_(__  )
+\____/\____/_/ /_/ /_/_/ /_/ /_/\__,_/_/ /_/_/\__/\__, /   /____/\___/_/  /_/ .___/\__/____/
+                                                 /____/                    /_/'
+
 get_header() {
   # Slug must match what the generator writes: APP lowercased, spaces removed.
   local app_name=$(echo "${APP,,}" | tr -d ' ')
@@ -1483,6 +1492,9 @@ header_info() {
 
   if [ -n "$header_content" ]; then
     echo "$header_content"
+  else
+    echo "${_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER:-Community Scripts}"
+    echo "  ${APP:-}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/incus/build.func b/incus/build.func
index 327293e..c8fa33d 100644
--- a/incus/build.func
+++ b/incus/build.func
@@ -553,7 +553,12 @@ header_info() {
     header_content=$(get_header "$app_name" 2>/dev/null || true)
   fi
   clear 2>/dev/null || true
-  [[ -n "$header_content" ]] && echo "$header_content"
+  if [[ -n "$header_content" ]]; then
+    echo "$header_content"
+  else
+    echo "${_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER:-Community Scripts}"
+    echo "  ${APP:-}"
+  fi
   return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/incus/tools.func b/incus/tools.func
index fb29241..e521407 100644
--- a/incus/tools.func
+++ b/incus/tools.func
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ header_info() {
   if [[ -n "$header_content" ]]; then
     echo "$header_content"
   else
-    echo -e "${INCUS_HEADER:-Incus :: ${APP:-Container}}"
+    echo "${_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER:-Community Scripts}"
+    echo "  ${APP:-}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/incus/vm-core.func b/incus/vm-core.func
index 1e4633d..b247edf 100644
--- a/incus/vm-core.func
+++ b/incus/vm-core.func
@@ -65,18 +65,20 @@ load_incus_vm_functions() {
 load_functions() { load_incus_vm_functions; }
 
 header_info() {
-  # get_header derives the slug from APP and APP_TYPE itself. Same contract as
-  # the Proxmox path: no banner means draw nothing. The text fallback this used
-  # to print ("Incus VM :: Home Assistant OS") read like the banner had been
-  # replaced on purpose, so a header that simply failed to fetch looked like a
-  # deliberate design rather than the missing artwork it is.
+  # get_header derives the slug from APP and APP_TYPE itself; without a banner
+  # the shared placeholder from core.func is drawn, same as on Proxmox.
   local header_content=""
   APP_TYPE="${APP_TYPE:-vm}"
   if declare -f get_header >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     header_content=$(get_header 2>/dev/null || true)
   fi
   _cs_clear
-  [[ -n "$header_content" ]] && echo "$header_content"
+  if [[ -n "$header_content" ]]; then
+    echo "$header_content"
+  else
+    echo "${_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER:-Community Scripts}"
+    echo "  ${APP:-}"
+  fi
   return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/pve/vm-core.func b/pve/vm-core.func
index 2eb95b8..b9aab0b 100644
--- a/pve/vm-core.func
+++ b/pve/vm-core.func
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ header_info() {
 
   if [ -n "$header_content" ]; then
     echo "$header_content"
+  else
+    echo "${_CS_FALLBACK_HEADER:-Community Scripts}"
+    echo "  ${APP:-}"
   fi
 }