diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 17f6770d2..45a647227 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER"/>
 
     <!-- Needed only if your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. -->
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
index 62d1261cf..2c58e8dbb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailPagerFragment.java
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package fr.free.nrw.commons.media;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.DownloadManager;
+import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -38,12 +42,15 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.Contribution;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.di.CommonsDaggerSupportFragment;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.mwapi.MediaWikiApi;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.ImageUtils;
+import timber.log.Timber;
 
 import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
 import static android.content.Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE;
 import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
 import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
+import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox.getApplicationContext;
 
 public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment implements ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener {
 
@@ -140,6 +147,10 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment imple
                 // Download
                 downloadMedia(m);
                 return true;
+            case R.id.menu_set_as_wallpaper:
+                // Set wallpaper
+                setWallpaper(m);
+                return true;
             case R.id.menu_retry_current_image:
                 // Retry
                 ((ContributionsActivity) getActivity()).retryUpload(pager.getCurrentItem());
@@ -155,6 +166,19 @@ public class MediaDetailPagerFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment imple
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the media as the device's wallpaper if the imageUrl is not null
+     * Fails silently if setting the wallpaper fails
+     * @param media
+     */
+    private void setWallpaper(Media media) {
+        if(media.getImageUrl() == null || media.getImageUrl().isEmpty()) {
+            Timber.d("Media URL not present");
+            return;
+        }
+        ImageUtils.setWallpaperFromImageUrl(getActivity(), Uri.parse(media.getImageUrl()));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Start the media file downloading to the local SD card/storage.
      * The file can then be opened in Gallery or other apps.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ImageUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ImageUtils.java
index 4f6a6d456..a091d7758 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ImageUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ImageUtils.java
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.utils;
 
+import android.app.WallpaperManager;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
 import android.graphics.BitmapRegionDecoder;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi;
 
+import com.facebook.common.executors.CallerThreadExecutor;
+import com.facebook.common.references.CloseableReference;
+import com.facebook.datasource.DataSource;
+import com.facebook.drawee.backends.pipeline.Fresco;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.core.ImagePipeline;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.datasource.BaseBitmapDataSubscriber;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.image.CloseableImage;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequest;
+import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequestBuilder;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import timber.log.Timber;
 
+import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox.getApplicationContext;
+
 /**
  * Created by bluesir9 on 3/10/17.
  */
@@ -132,4 +154,52 @@ public class ImageUtils {
 
         return isImageDark;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Downloads the image from the URL and sets it as the phone's wallpaper
+     * Fails silently if download or setting wallpaper fails.
+     * @param context
+     * @param imageUrl
+     */
+    public static void setWallpaperFromImageUrl(Context context, Uri imageUrl) {
+        Timber.d("Trying to set wallpaper from url %s", imageUrl.toString());
+        ImageRequest imageRequest = ImageRequestBuilder
+                .newBuilderWithSource(imageUrl)
+                .setAutoRotateEnabled(true)
+                .build();
+
+        ImagePipeline imagePipeline = Fresco.getImagePipeline();
+        final DataSource<CloseableReference<CloseableImage>>
+                dataSource = imagePipeline.fetchDecodedImage(imageRequest, context);
+
+        dataSource.subscribe(new BaseBitmapDataSubscriber() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void onNewResultImpl(@Nullable Bitmap bitmap) {
+                if (dataSource.isFinished() && bitmap != null){
+                    Timber.d("Bitmap loaded from url %s", imageUrl.toString());
+                    setWallpaper(context, Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap));
+                    dataSource.close();
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onFailureImpl(DataSource dataSource) {
+                Timber.d("Error getting bitmap from image url %s", imageUrl.toString());
+                if (dataSource != null) {
+                    dataSource.close();
+                }
+            }
+        }, CallerThreadExecutor.getInstance());
+    }
+
+    private static void setWallpaper(Context context, Bitmap bitmap) {
+        WallpaperManager wallpaperManager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(context);
+        try {
+            wallpaperManager.setBitmap(bitmap);
+            ViewUtil.showLongToast(context, context.getString(R.string.wallpaper_set_successfully));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Timber.e(e,"Error setting wallpaper");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
index e864dddb2..70a35951a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/fragment_image_detail.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
         android:id="@+id/menu_download_current_image"
         android:title="@string/menu_download"
         app:showAsAction="never" />
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_set_as_wallpaper"
+        android:title="@string/menu_set_wallpaper"
+        app:showAsAction="never" />
     <item
         android:id="@+id/menu_retry_current_image"
         android:enabled="false"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ba982e625..d3e3902e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -283,4 +283,6 @@
   <string name="share_coordinates_not_present">Coordinates were not specified during image selection</string>
   <string name="error_fetching_nearby_places">Error fetching nearby places.</string>
 
+  <string name="menu_set_wallpaper">Set wallpaper</string>
+  <string name="wallpaper_set_successfully">Wallpaper set successfully!</string>
 </resources>