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 647f002cf..ff24aa28a 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
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ 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.Marker;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.MarkerOptions;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.PolygonOptions;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.camera.CameraPosition;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
     private ContributionController controller;
 
     private Place place;
+    private Marker selected;
 
     public NearbyMapFragment() {
     }
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
                 else if (bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.getState() == BottomSheetBehavior
                         .STATE_COLLAPSED) {
                     bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+                    mapView.getMapAsync(MapboxMap::deselectMarkers);
+                    selected=null;
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -257,8 +261,15 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
         mapView.getMapAsync(mapboxMap -> {
             mapboxMap.addMarkers(baseMarkerOptions);
 
+            mapboxMap.setOnInfoWindowCloseListener(marker -> {
+                if (marker == selected){
+                    bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+                }
+            });
+
             mapboxMap.setOnMarkerClickListener(marker -> {
                 if (marker instanceof NearbyMarker) {
+                    this.selected = marker;
                     NearbyMarker nearbyMarker = (NearbyMarker) marker;
                     Place place = nearbyMarker.getNearbyBaseMarker().getPlace();
                     passInfoToSheet(place);
@@ -332,6 +343,7 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
                 this.getView().requestFocus();
                 break;
             case (BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN):
+                mapView.getMapAsync(MapboxMap::deselectMarkers);
                 transparentView.setClickable(false);
                 transparentView.setAlpha(0);
                 closeFabs(isFabOpen);