diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
index 6a1475e5a..82f64a389 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.Icon;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.IconFactory;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.Marker;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.MarkerOptions;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.PolygonOptions;
@@ -421,10 +423,14 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends DaggerFragment {
         if (currentLocationMarker != null) {
             currentLocationMarker.remove(); // Remove previous marker, we are not Hansel and Gretel
         }
+
+        Icon icon = IconFactory.getInstance(getContext()).fromResource(R.drawable.current_location_marker);
+
         MarkerOptions currentLocationMarkerOptions = new MarkerOptions()
                 .position(new LatLng(curLatLng.getLatitude(), curLatLng.getLongitude()));
-        currentLocationMarker = mapboxMap.addMarker(currentLocationMarkerOptions);
+        currentLocationMarkerOptions.setIcon(icon); // Set custom icon
 
+        currentLocationMarker = mapboxMap.addMarker(currentLocationMarkerOptions);
 
         List<LatLng> circle = createCircleArray(curLatLng.getLatitude(), curLatLng.getLongitude(),
                 curLatLng.getAccuracy() * 2, 100);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/current_location_marker.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/current_location_marker.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dcd14c25
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