diff --git a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
index 82b930f24..d087de180 100644
--- a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
             android:name=".SettingsActivity"
             android:label="@string/title_activity_settings"
             />
+        <activity android:name=".AboutActivity" android:label="@string/title_activity_about"/>
         <service android:name="UploadService" >
         </service>
         <service
diff --git a/commons/res/layout/activity_about.xml b/commons/res/layout/activity_about.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a799885e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/res/layout/activity_about.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:gravity="center"
+              android:layout_width="match_parent"
+              android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:text="@string/app_name"
+        style="?android:textAppearanceLarge"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/about_version"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/about_license"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+        style="?android:textAppearanceSmall"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:text="@string/about_license"
+        />
+    <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/about_improve"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+            style="?android:textAppearanceSmall"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/about_improve"
+            />
+    <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/about_privacy_policy"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+            style="?android:textAppearanceSmall"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/about_privacy_policy"
+            />
+</LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml b/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
index 0d17d06b4..b9e7d23ed 100644
--- a/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
+++ b/commons/res/menu/fragment_contributions_list.xml
@@ -16,5 +16,10 @@
           android:showAsAction="never"
           android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_preferences"
           />
+    <item android:id="@+id/menu_about"
+          android:title="@string/menu_about"
+          android:showAsAction="never"
+          />
+
 
 </menu>
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index ba2d06fd4..25ba95b5e 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@
     <string name="preference_tracking">Usage reports</string>
     <string name="preference_tracking_summary">Send usage reports to Wikimedia to help us improve the app</string>
     <string name="title_activity_settings">Settings</string>
+    <string name="menu_about">About</string>
+    <string name="about_license">Open Source software released under the <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons/blob/master/COPYING">GNU GPLv2</a></string>
+    <string name="about_improve">Source on <a href="https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons">GitHub</a>. Bugs at <a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons%20App">Bugzilla</a>.</string>
+    <string name="about_privacy_policy"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></string>
+    <string name="title_activity_about">About</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c0ef0039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/AboutActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package org.wikimedia.commons;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+public class AboutActivity extends Activity {
+    private TextView versionText;
+    private TextView licenseText;
+    private TextView improveText;
+    private TextView privacyPolicyText;
+
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_about);
+
+        versionText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.about_version);
+        licenseText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.about_license);
+        improveText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.about_improve);
+        privacyPolicyText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.about_privacy_policy);
+
+
+        versionText.setText(CommonsApplication.APPLICATION_VERSION);
+
+        licenseText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
+        improveText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
+        privacyPolicyText.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
index 217dfa4a6..6336e4006 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ public class ContributionsListFragment extends SherlockFragment {
                 Intent settingsIntent = new Intent(getActivity(), SettingsActivity.class);
                 startActivity(settingsIntent);
                 return true;
+            case R.id.menu_about:
+                Intent aboutIntent = new Intent(getActivity(),  AboutActivity.class);
+                startActivity(aboutIntent);
+                return true;
             default:
                 return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
         }