diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 253bdaea8..6aab09b55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
             android:name=".notification.NotificationActivity"
             android:label="@string/navigation_item_notification" />
 
+        <activity
+            android:name=".featured.FeaturedImagesActivity"
+            android:label="@string/title_activity_featured_images" />
+
         <service android:name=".upload.UploadService" />
 
         <service
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
index e4fb13427..f88f3b34a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.WelcomeActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.LoginActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.SignupActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.featured.FeaturedImagesActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -46,4 +47,7 @@ public abstract class ActivityBuilderModule {
 
     @ContributesAndroidInjector
     abstract NotificationActivity bindNotificationActivity();
+
+    @ContributesAndroidInjector
+    abstract FeaturedImagesActivity bindFeaturedImagesActivity();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/FragmentBuilderModule.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/FragmentBuilderModule.java
index ca7340cb1..5348bc581 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/FragmentBuilderModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/FragmentBuilderModule.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import dagger.Module;
 import dagger.android.ContributesAndroidInjector;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.category.CategorizationFragment;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsListFragment;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.featured.FeaturedImagesListFragment;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.media.MediaDetailFragment;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.media.MediaDetailPagerFragment;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyListFragment;
@@ -43,4 +44,7 @@ public abstract class FragmentBuilderModule {
     @ContributesAndroidInjector
     abstract SingleUploadFragment bindSingleUploadFragment();
 
+    @ContributesAndroidInjector
+    abstract FeaturedImagesListFragment bindFeaturedImagesListFragment();
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImage.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImage.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..853fba29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.featured;
+
+
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.Media;
+
+/**
+ * Object to hold FeaturedImage
+ */
+
+public class FeaturedImage {
+    private Media image;
+    private String author;
+    private String fileName;
+
+    public FeaturedImage(Media image, String author, String fileName) {
+        this.image = image;
+        this.author = author;
+        this.fileName = fileName;
+    }
+
+    public Media getImage() {
+        return image;
+    }
+
+    public void setImage(Media image) {
+        this.image = image;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthor() {
+        return author;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthor(String author) {
+        this.author = author;
+    }
+
+    public String getFileName() {
+        return fileName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFileName(String fileName) {
+        this.fileName = fileName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2dc7b00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.featured;
+
+import android.database.DataSetObserver;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
+
+import butterknife.ButterKnife;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.Media;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.AuthenticatedActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.media.MediaDetailPagerFragment;
+
+/**
+ * This activity displays pic of the days of last xx days
+ */
+
+public class FeaturedImagesActivity
+        extends AuthenticatedActivity
+        implements FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener,
+                    MediaDetailPagerFragment.MediaDetailProvider,
+                    AdapterView.OnItemClickListener{
+
+    private FeaturedImagesListFragment featuredImagesListFragment;
+    private MediaDetailPagerFragment mediaDetails;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onAuthCookieAcquired(String authCookie) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onAuthFailure() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_featured_images);
+        ButterKnife.bind(this);
+
+        // Activity can call methods in the fragment by acquiring a
+        // reference to the Fragment from FragmentManager, using findFragmentById()
+        FragmentManager supportFragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
+        featuredImagesListFragment = (FeaturedImagesListFragment)supportFragmentManager
+                .findFragmentById(R.id.featuedListFragment);
+
+        supportFragmentManager.addOnBackStackChangedListener(this);
+        if (savedInstanceState != null) {
+            mediaDetails = (MediaDetailPagerFragment)supportFragmentManager
+                    .findFragmentById(R.id.featuredFragmentContainer);
+
+        }
+        requestAuthToken();
+        initDrawer();
+        setTitle(getString(R.string.title_activity_featured_images));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBackStackChanged() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int i, long l) {
+        if (mediaDetails == null || !mediaDetails.isVisible()) {
+            // set isFeaturedImage true for featured images, to include author field on media detail
+            mediaDetails = new MediaDetailPagerFragment(false, true);
+            FragmentManager supportFragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
+            supportFragmentManager
+                    .beginTransaction()
+                    .replace(R.id.featuredFragmentContainer, mediaDetails)
+                    .addToBackStack(null)
+                    .commit();
+            supportFragmentManager.executePendingTransactions();
+        }
+        mediaDetails.showImage(i);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Media getMediaAtPosition(int i) {
+        if (featuredImagesListFragment.getAdapter() == null) {
+            // not yet ready to return data
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return ((FeaturedImage)featuredImagesListFragment.getAdapter().getItem(i)).getImage();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getTotalMediaCount() {
+        if (featuredImagesListFragment.getAdapter() == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return featuredImagesListFragment.getAdapter().getCount();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void notifyDatasetChanged() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesListFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e5c37bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/FeaturedImagesListFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.featured;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
+import android.widget.GridView;
+import android.widget.ListAdapter;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+import butterknife.ButterKnife;
+import dagger.android.support.DaggerFragment;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.Media;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 09.01.2018.
+ */
+
+public class FeaturedImagesListFragment extends DaggerFragment {
+    private GridView gridView;
+    private MockGridViewAdapter gridAdapter;
+
+    @Override
+    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_featured_images, container, false);
+        ButterKnife.bind(this, v);
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onViewCreated(View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
+
+        gridView = getView().findViewById(R.id.featuredImagesList);
+        gridView.setOnItemClickListener((AdapterView.OnItemClickListener) getActivity());
+        gridAdapter = new MockGridViewAdapter(this.getContext(), R.layout.layout_featured_images, getMockFeaturedImages());
+        gridView.setAdapter(gridAdapter);
+
+    }
+
+    private ArrayList<FeaturedImage> getMockFeaturedImages(){
+        ArrayList<FeaturedImage> featuredImages = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i=0; i<10; i++){
+            featuredImages.add(new FeaturedImage(new Media("test.jpg"), "username: test", "test file name"));
+        }
+        return featuredImages;
+    }
+
+    public ListAdapter getAdapter() {
+        return gridView.getAdapter();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/MockGridViewAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/MockGridViewAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7aa2a8892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/featured/MockGridViewAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.featured;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.MediaWikiImageView;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+
+/**
+ * This is created to only display UI implementation. Needs to be changed in real implementation
+ */
+
+public class MockGridViewAdapter extends ArrayAdapter {
+    private Context context;
+    private int layoutResourceId;
+    private ArrayList<FeaturedImage> data = new ArrayList();
+
+    public MockGridViewAdapter(Context context, int layoutResourceId, ArrayList<FeaturedImage> data) {
+        super(context, layoutResourceId, data);
+        this.layoutResourceId = layoutResourceId;
+        this.context = context;
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
+
+        if (convertView == null) {
+            LayoutInflater inflater = ((Activity) context).getLayoutInflater();
+            convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_featured_images, null);
+        }
+
+        FeaturedImage item = data.get(position);
+        MediaWikiImageView imageView = convertView.findViewById(R.id.featuredImageView);
+        TextView fileName = convertView.findViewById(R.id.featuredImageTitle);
+        TextView author = convertView.findViewById(R.id.featuredImageAuthor);
+        fileName.setText("Test file name");
+        author.setText("Uploaded by: Test user name");
+        imageView.setMedia(item.getImage());
+        return convertView;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.java
index 75e366767..aeb28669b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.java
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@ import timber.log.Timber;
 public class MediaDetailFragment extends DaggerFragment {
 
     private boolean editable;
+    private boolean isFeaturedMedia;
     private MediaDetailPagerFragment.MediaDetailProvider detailProvider;
     private int index;
 
-    public static MediaDetailFragment forMedia(int index, boolean editable) {
+    public static MediaDetailFragment forMedia(int index, boolean editable, boolean isFeaturedMedia) {
         MediaDetailFragment mf = new MediaDetailFragment();
 
         Bundle state = new Bundle();
         state.putBoolean("editable", editable);
+        state.putBoolean("isFeaturedMedia", isFeaturedMedia);
         state.putInt("index", index);
         state.putInt("listIndex", 0);
         state.putInt("listTop", 0);
@@ -66,10 +68,12 @@ public class MediaDetailFragment extends DaggerFragment {
 
     private TextView title;
     private TextView desc;
+    private TextView author;
     private TextView license;
     private TextView coordinates;
     private TextView uploadedDate;
     private LinearLayout categoryContainer;
+    private LinearLayout authorLayout;
     private ScrollView scrollView;
     private ArrayList<String> categoryNames;
     private boolean categoriesLoaded = false;
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ public class MediaDetailFragment extends DaggerFragment {
         super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
         outState.putInt("index", index);
         outState.putBoolean("editable", editable);
+        outState.putBoolean("isFeaturedMedia", isFeaturedMedia);
 
         getScrollPosition();
         outState.putInt("listTop", initialListTop);
@@ -100,13 +105,16 @@ public class MediaDetailFragment extends DaggerFragment {
 
         if (savedInstanceState != null) {
             editable = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("editable");
+            isFeaturedMedia = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("isFeaturedMedia");
             index = savedInstanceState.getInt("index");
             initialListTop = savedInstanceState.getInt("listTop");
         } else {
             editable = getArguments().getBoolean("editable");
+            isFeaturedMedia = getArguments().getBoolean("isFeaturedMedia");
             index = getArguments().getInt("index");
             initialListTop = 0;
         }
+
         categoryNames = new ArrayList<>();
         categoryNames.add(getString(R.string.detail_panel_cats_loading));
 
@@ -119,10 +127,18 @@ public class MediaDetailFragment extends DaggerFragment {
         spacer = (MediaDetailSpacer) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailSpacer);
         title = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailTitle);
         desc = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailDesc);
+        author = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailAuthor);
         license = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailLicense);
         coordinates = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailCoordinates);
         uploadedDate = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailuploadeddate);
         categoryContainer = (LinearLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.mediaDetailCategoryContainer);
+        authorLayout = (LinearLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.authorLinearLayout);
+
+        if (isFeaturedMedia){
+            authorLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            authorLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
 
         licenseList = new LicenseList(getActivity());
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
index 5d6e66faf..c067a9ce3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
@@ -49,14 +49,16 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends DaggerFragment implements ViewPage
 
     private ViewPager pager;
     private Boolean editable;
+    private boolean isFeaturedImage;
 
     public MediaDetailPagerFragment() {
-        this(false);
+        this(false, false);
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("ValidFragment")
-    public MediaDetailPagerFragment(Boolean editable) {
+    public MediaDetailPagerFragment(Boolean editable, boolean isFeaturedImage) {
         this.editable = editable;
+        this.isFeaturedImage = isFeaturedImage;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends DaggerFragment implements ViewPage
         super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
         outState.putInt("current-page", pager.getCurrentItem());
         outState.putBoolean("editable", editable);
+        outState.putBoolean("isFeaturedImage", isFeaturedImage);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends DaggerFragment implements ViewPage
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         if (savedInstanceState != null) {
             editable = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("editable");
+            isFeaturedImage = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("isFeaturedImage");
         }
         setHasOptionsMenu(true);
     }
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends DaggerFragment implements ViewPage
                 // See bug https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=27526
                 pager.postDelayed(() -> getActivity().supportInvalidateOptionsMenu(), 5);
             }
-            return MediaDetailFragment.forMedia(i, editable);
+            return MediaDetailFragment.forMedia(i, editable, isFeaturedImage);
         }
 
         @Override
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 4e7cf767f..dd8e3017c 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
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.WelcomeActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.AccountUtil;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.LoginActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.featured.FeaturedImagesActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -148,6 +149,10 @@ public abstract class NavigationBaseActivity extends BaseActivity
                 drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
                 startActivityWithFlags(this, NotificationActivity.class, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT);
                 return true;
+            case R.id.action_featured_images:
+                drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
+                startActivityWithFlags(this, FeaturedImagesActivity.class, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT);
+                return true;
             default:
                 Timber.e("Unknown option [%s] selected from the navigation menu", itemId);
                 return false;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
index 15acdcd4a..0f0e742cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class MultipleShareActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity
 
     private void showDetail(int i) {
         if (mediaDetails == null || !mediaDetails.isVisible()) {
-            mediaDetails = new MediaDetailPagerFragment(true);
+            mediaDetails = new MediaDetailPagerFragment(true, false);
             getSupportFragmentManager()
                     .beginTransaction()
                     .replace(R.id.uploadsFragmentContainer, mediaDetails)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_star_black_24dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_star_black_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a87ca098d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_star_black_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M12,17.27L18.18,21l-1.64,-7.03L22,9.24l-7.19,-0.61L12,2 9.19,8.63 2,9.24l5.46,4.73L5.82,21z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_featured_images.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_featured_images.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..755fe4983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_featured_images.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
+        <include
+            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+            layout="@layout/toolbar"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+        <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+            xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:id="@+id/featuredFragmentContainer"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:layout_below="@id/toolbar">
+
+            <fragment
+                android:id="@+id/featuedListFragment"
+                android:name="fr.free.nrw.commons.featured.FeaturedImagesListFragment"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                tools:layout="@layout/fragment_contributions" />
+
+        </FrameLayout>
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
+    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
+        android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_gravity="start"
+        app:headerLayout="@layout/drawer_header"
+        app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
+
+</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_featured_images.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_featured_images.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca45f44c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_featured_images.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="?attr/mainBackground"
+    >
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="@string/waiting_first_sync"
+        android:id="@+id/waitingMessage"
+        android:layout_gravity="center"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        />
+
+    <ProgressBar
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        android:id="@+id/loadingFeaturedImagesProgressBar"
+        />
+
+    <GridView
+        android:id="@+id/featuredImagesList"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:stretchMode="columnWidth"
+        android:columnWidth="240dp"
+        android:numColumns="auto_fit"
+        android:listSelector="@null"
+        android:fadingEdge="none"
+        android:fastScrollEnabled="true"
+        />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_detail.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_detail.xml
index cffca14c6..392ea6bef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_detail.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media_detail.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,39 @@
                         android:textSize="@dimen/description_text_size" />
                 </LinearLayout>
 
+                <fr.free.nrw.commons.media.MediaDetailSpacer
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="@dimen/small_gap" />
+
+                <LinearLayout
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:id="@+id/authorLinearLayout"
+                    android:background="?attr/subBackground"
+                    android:orientation="vertical"
+                    android:padding="@dimen/standard_gap">
+
+                    <TextView
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/tiny_gap"
+                        android:text="@string/media_detail_author"
+                        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                        android:textSize="@dimen/normal_text"
+                        android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+                    <TextView
+                        android:id="@+id/mediaDetailAuthor"
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_gravity="start"
+                        android:background="?attr/subBackground"
+                        android:padding="@dimen/small_gap"
+                        android:text="@string/media_detail_author_explanation"
+                        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                        android:textSize="@dimen/description_text_size" />
+                </LinearLayout>
+
                 <fr.free.nrw.commons.media.MediaDetailSpacer
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="@dimen/small_gap" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_featured_images.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_featured_images.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..399321719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_featured_images.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:padding="2dp"
+    android:paddingBottom="0dp"
+    >
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/featuredImagesSequenceNumber"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:textSize="98sp"
+        android:textColor="#33FFFFFF"
+        android:typeface="serif"
+        android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
+        />
+
+    <fr.free.nrw.commons.MediaWikiImageView
+        android:id="@+id/featuredImageView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="240dp"
+        />
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="center|bottom"
+        android:background="#AA000000"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:padding="@dimen/small_gap"
+        >
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@+id/featuredProgress"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            style="@style/ProgressBar"
+            android:indeterminateOnly="false"
+            android:max="100"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/featuredImageTitle"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+            style="?android:textAppearanceLarge"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:ellipsize="end"
+            />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/featuredImageAuthor"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+            style="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:ellipsize="end"
+            />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</FrameLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
index 83c1bf0ad..3a62183d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
@@ -40,4 +40,10 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_notifications_black_24dp"
         android:title="@string/navigation_item_notification"/>
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_featured_images"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_star_black_24dp"
+        android:title="@string/navigation_item_featured_images"/>
+
+
 </menu>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index bcc8c3242..64dc31919 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   <string name="categories_activity_title">Categories</string>
   <string name="title_activity_settings">Settings</string>
   <string name="title_activity_signup">Sign Up</string>
+  <string name="title_activity_featured_images">Featured Images</string>
   <string name="menu_about">About</string>
   <string name="about_license">The Wikimedia Commons app is an open-source app created and maintained by grantees and volunteers of the Wikimedia community. The Wikimedia Foundation is not involved in the creation, development, or maintenance of the app. </string>
   <string name="trademarked_name" translatable="false">Wikimedia Commons</string>
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@
   <string name="media_detail_media_title">Title of the media</string>
   <string name="media_detail_description">Description</string>
   <string name="media_detail_description_explanation">Description of the media goes here. This can potentially be fairly long, and will need to wrap across multiple lines. We hope it looks nice though.</string>
+  <string name="media_detail_author">Author</string>
+  <string name="media_detail_author_explanation">Featured image author user name goes here.</string>
   <string name="media_detail_uploaded_date">Uploaded date</string>
   <string name="media_detail_license">License</string>
   <string name="media_detail_coordinates">Coordinates</string>
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@
   <string name="navigation_item_logout">Logout</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_info">Tutorial</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_notification">Notifications</string>
+  <string name="navigation_item_featured_images">Featured</string>
   <string name="nearby_needs_permissions">Nearby places cannot be displayed without location permissions</string>
   <string name="no_description_found">no description found</string>
   <string name="nearby_info_menu_commons_article">Commons file page</string>