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Self‐face recognition is reserved for humans, apes and possibly dolphins and is thought to be a marker of self‐awareness. Previous data have indicated that self‐face recognition may be mediated via frontal right hemisphere circuits within the brain. Testing patient M.L., who underwent a total callosotomy, we found that when searching for the self‐face in a series of morphs (composite facial images made up of his own and a famous face in inversely varying percentages) the patient made (i) more true‐positive and (ii) fewer false‐positive responses when responding with the right hemisphere (i.e. indicating with the left hand). There was no hand difference when searching for familiar faces. These data imply a right hemisphere processing advantage for self‐faces.