diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
index 26bb7f4b1..ec8e07b8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
 
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ public class ContributionsActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity implements Frag
     ViewPager viewPager;
     @Inject
     public LocationServiceManager locationManager;
+    @Inject
+    @Named("default_preferences")
+    public SharedPreferences prefs;
 
 
     public Intent uploadServiceIntent;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
index cc5fc57ec..efb5d1df6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsFragment.java
@@ -472,16 +472,22 @@ public class ContributionsFragment
         new UnreadNotificationsCheckAsync((ContributionsActivity) getActivity(), notificationController).execute();
 
 
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-            if (((ContributionsActivity)getActivity()).locationManager.isLocationPermissionGranted()) {
-                // Display nearest location, first listen
-                nearbyNoificationCardView.displayPermissionRequestButton(false);
+        if (prefs.getBoolean("displayNearbyCardView", true)) {
+            nearbyNoificationCardView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+                if (((ContributionsActivity)getActivity()).locationManager.isLocationPermissionGranted()) {
+                    // Display nearest location, first listen
+                    nearbyNoificationCardView.displayPermissionRequestButton(false);
 
-            } else {
-                // Display tab to see button, since permission is not granted and you have to grant it first
-                nearbyNoificationCardView.displayPermissionRequestButton(true);
+                } else {
+                    // Display tab to see button, since permission is not granted and you have to grant it first
+                    nearbyNoificationCardView.displayPermissionRequestButton(true);
+                }
             }
+        } else {
+            nearbyNoificationCardView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
index 97105bb61..d6a093c9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout;
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsFragment;
@@ -83,8 +88,8 @@ public class NearbyNoificationCardView  extends CardView{
                  * make view invisible at all.
                  */
                 NearbyNoificationCardView.this.setVisibility(GONE);
-
                 // Save shared preference for nearby card view accordingly
+                ((ContributionsActivity) context).prefs.edit().putBoolean("displayNearbyCardView", false).apply();
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e7b56a1fe..805eb11a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -355,4 +355,7 @@
 
   <string name="contributions_fragment">Contributions</string>
   <string name="nearby_fragment">Nearby</string>
+  <string name="display_nearby_notification">Display nearby notification</string>
+  <string name="display_nearby_notification_summary">Display closest wikidata item needs an image, above contribution list</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 37b6a8b01..0af4d50c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
             android:inputType="numberDecimal"
             android:maxLength="3" />
 
+        <fr.free.nrw.commons.ui.LongTitlePreferences.LongTitleSwitchPreference
+            android:key="displayNearbyCardView"
+            android:title="@string/display_nearby_notification"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:summary="@string/display_nearby_notification_summary" />
+
     </fr.free.nrw.commons.ui.LongTitlePreferences.LongTitlePreferenceCategory>
 
     <!-- The key 'allowGps' was used before and has since been removed based on the discussion at #1599.