diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
index 7aecee337..45990c4cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.design.widget.BottomSheetBehavior;
+import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
 import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
     @BindView(R.id.progressBar)
     ProgressBar progressBar;
 
+    @BindView(R.id.bottom_sheet)
+    LinearLayout bottomSheet;
+    @BindView(R.id.fab_list)
+    FloatingActionButton fabList;
+
     @Inject
     LocationServiceManager locationManager;
     @Inject
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
     private NearbyActivityMode viewMode;
     private Disposable placesDisposable;
     private boolean lockNearbyView; //Determines if the nearby places needs to be refreshed
+    private BottomSheetBehavior bottomSheetBehavior;
+
     @BindView(R.id.swipe_container) SwipeRefreshLayout swipeLayout;
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -69,6 +79,10 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_nearby);
         ButterKnife.bind(this);
         bundle = new Bundle();
+
+        initBottomSheetBehaviour();
+        initFabList();
+
         initDrawer();
         initViewState();
         swipeLayout.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
@@ -88,6 +102,35 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
         }
     }
 
+    private void initBottomSheetBehaviour() {
+        bottomSheet.getLayoutParams().height = getWindowManager()
+                .getDefaultDisplay().getHeight() / 16 * 9;
+        bottomSheetBehavior = BottomSheetBehavior.from(bottomSheet);
+        // TODO initProperBottomSheetBehavior();
+        bottomSheetBehavior.setBottomSheetCallback(new BottomSheetBehavior.BottomSheetCallback() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void onStateChanged(View bottomSheet, int newState) {
+                // TODO prepareViewsForSheetPosition(newState);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onSlide(View bottomSheet, float slideOffset) {
+
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void initFabList() {
+        fabList.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View view) {
+                //nearbyMapFragment.bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+                bottomSheetBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_EXPANDED);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby.xml
index f2c41da5f..f26d7d7fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby.xml
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@
     android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-    <RelativeLayout
+    <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+        android:id="@+id/coordinator_layout"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-        <include
-            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-            layout="@layout/toolbar"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        >
+        <RelativeLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+            android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+                layout="@layout/toolbar"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -35,9 +40,34 @@
                 android:layout_height="match_parent" />
             </android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
+            <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
+                android:id="@+id/fab_list"
+                android:layout_width="48dp"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
+                android:layout_alignBottom="@id/toolbar"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:layout_marginRight="28dp"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="-96dp"
+                android:visibility="invisible"
+                app:elevation="6dp"
+                app:pressedTranslationZ="12dp"
+                android:backgroundTint="@color/cardview_light_background"
+                android:clickable="true"
+                />
+            <View
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:id="@+id/transparentView"
+                android:layout_below="@id/toolbar"
+                android:background="#aa969696"
+                android:elevation="6dp"
+                />
     </RelativeLayout>
+        <include layout="@layout/bottom_sheet_nearby" />
+    </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
 
-    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
+
+<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
         android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"