diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/contract/NearbyParentFragmentContract.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/contract/NearbyParentFragmentContract.java
index 23987c425..873e2e2ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/contract/NearbyParentFragmentContract.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/contract/NearbyParentFragmentContract.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public interface NearbyParentFragmentContract {
         void setCheckBoxAction();
         void setCheckBoxState(int state);
         void setFilterState();
+        void disableFABRecenter();
+        void enableFABRecenter();
     }
 
     interface NearbyListView {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
index c2c317282..4391a105d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
@@ -830,6 +830,16 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         fabRecenter.setOnClickListener(onClickListener);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void disableFABRecenter() {
+        fabRecenter.setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void enableFABRecenter() {
+        fabRecenter.setEnabled(true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void recenterMap(fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LatLng curLatLng) {
         nearbyMapFragment.removeCurrentLocationMarker();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/presenter/NearbyParentFragmentPresenter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/presenter/NearbyParentFragmentPresenter.java
index 3dd0bc0fb..5107f96e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/presenter/NearbyParentFragmentPresenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/presenter/NearbyParentFragmentPresenter.java
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ public class NearbyParentFragmentPresenter
     @Override
     public void lockUnlockNearby(boolean isNearbyLocked) {
         this.isNearbyLocked = isNearbyLocked;
+        if (isNearbyLocked) {
+            nearbyParentFragmentView.disableFABRecenter();
+        } else {
+            nearbyParentFragmentView.enableFABRecenter();
+        }
     }
 
     public void registerUnregisterLocationListener(boolean removeLocationListener) {