diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index b2e434bd4..03041e703 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
             android:name=".review.ReviewActivity"
             android:label="@string/title_activity_review" />
 
+        <activity
+            android:name=".nearby.NearbyTestActivity"
+            android:label="@string/title_activity_nearbytest" />
+
         <service android:name=".upload.UploadService" />
         <service
             android:name=".auth.WikiAccountAuthenticatorService"
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 2950323e4..91ee9fb41 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
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.category.CategoryImagesActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.explore.SearchActivity;
 
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.explore.categories.ExploreActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyTestActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.review.ReviewActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -67,4 +68,7 @@ public abstract class ActivityBuilderModule {
 
     @ContributesAndroidInjector
     abstract ReviewActivity bindReviewActivity();
+
+    @ContributesAndroidInjector
+    abstract NearbyTestActivity bindNearbyTestActivity();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6d28e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby;
+
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.theme.NavigationBaseActivity;
+
+public class NearbyTestActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
+}
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 131407525..3755e6a1f 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
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.MainActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.explore.categories.ExploreActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.kvstore.JsonKvStore;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.logging.CommonsLogSender;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyTestActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.review.ReviewActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ public abstract class NavigationBaseActivity extends BaseActivity
                 drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
                 WelcomeActivity.startYourself(this);
                 return true;
+            case R.id.action_nearby_test_activity:
+                drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
+                startActivityWithFlags(this, NearbyTestActivity.class, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT,
+                        Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);                return true;
             case R.id.action_feedback:
                 drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
index 710f9c6d8..2d33f6064 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_feedback_black_24dp"
             android:title="@string/navigation_item_feedback" />
 
+        <item
+            android:id="@+id/action_nearby_test_activity"
+            android:icon="@drawable/ic_help_black_24dp"
+            android:title="@string/navigation_item_nearby_test_activity" />
+
 
     </group>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9fe8836aa..d58b949fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
   <string name="title_activity_featured_images">Featured Images</string>
   <string name="title_activity_category_details">Category</string>
   <string name="title_activity_review">Peer Review</string>
+  <string name="title_activity_nearbytest">Nearby Test</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>
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@
   <string name="navigation_item_notification">Notifications</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_featured_images">Featured</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_review">Review</string>
+  <string name="navigation_item_nearby_test_activity">Nearby Test Activity</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>