diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
index 622f9461d..897af786b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;
+import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
+import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
+import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -240,9 +243,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity implements FragmentManag
 
     @Override
     public void onBackPressed() {
+        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
         String contributionsFragmentTag = ((ContributionsActivityPagerAdapter) viewPager.getAdapter()).makeFragmentName(R.id.pager, 0);
         String nearbyFragmentTag = ((ContributionsActivityPagerAdapter) viewPager.getAdapter()).makeFragmentName(R.id.pager, 1);
-        if (getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(contributionsFragmentTag) != null && isContributionsFragmentVisible) {
+        if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
+            drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
+        } else if (getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(contributionsFragmentTag) != null && isContributionsFragmentVisible) {
             // Meas that contribution fragment is visible (not nearby fragment)
             ContributionsFragment contributionsFragment = (ContributionsFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentByTag(contributionsFragmentTag);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
index a2cac0fb9..6d708e1f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.design.widget.NavigationView;
+import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
 import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
 import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
@@ -283,4 +284,14 @@ public abstract class NavigationBaseActivity extends BaseActivity
             toolbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBackPressed() {
+        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
+        if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
+            drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
+        } else {
+            super.onBackPressed();
+        }
+    }
 }