diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
index 7b2b0a97f..66ab216b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import javax.inject.Named;
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 import butterknife.OnClick;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.AboutActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.BuildConfig;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.PageTitle;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
     @BindView(R.id.login_credentials) TextView loginCredentials;
     @BindView(R.id.two_factor_container) TextInputLayout twoFactorContainer;
     @BindView(R.id.forgotPassword) HtmlTextView forgotPasswordText;
+    @BindView(R.id.skipLogin) HtmlTextView skipLoginText;
 
     ProgressDialog progressDialog;
     private AppCompatDelegate delegate;
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
         signupButton.setOnClickListener(view -> signUp());
 
         forgotPasswordText.setOnClickListener(view -> forgotPassword());
+        skipLoginText.setOnClickListener(view -> skipLogin());
 
         if(BuildConfig.FLAVOR.equals("beta")){
             loginCredentials.setText(getString(R.string.login_credential));
@@ -135,6 +138,11 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
         }
     }
 
+    private void skipLogin() {
+        NavigationBaseActivity.startActivityWithFlags(this, AboutActivity.class, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+        finish();
+    }
+
     private void forgotPassword() {
         Utils.handleWebUrl(this, Uri.parse(BuildConfig.FORGOT_PASSWORD_URL));
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
index 5d1345bd3..0470cf720 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@
                     android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/standard_gap"
                     android:text="@string/forgot_password" />
 
+                <fr.free.nrw.commons.ui.widget.HtmlTextView
+                    android:visibility="visible"
+                    android:id="@+id/skipLogin"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_below="@id/forgotPassword"
+                    android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/standard_gap"
+                    android:text="@string/skip_login" />
+
             </RelativeLayout>
 
         </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index efdeeec7e..e853073db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -270,4 +270,5 @@
   <string name="about_translate_proceed">Proceed</string>
   <string name="about_translate_cancel">Cancel</string>
   <string name="retry">Retry</string>
+  <string name="skip_login">Skip </string>
 </resources>