diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
index cc324df09..f4b4170b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class NearbyListFragment extends ListFragment {
 
             //TODO: Check for description type and set Drawable image here
             //Types of desc: landmark, city, event, mountain, isle
-            icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon_war);
+            icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon_landmark);
 
             // Return the completed view to render on screen
             return convertView;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/icon_landmark.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/icon_landmark.png
index 878022cd6..123bd670c 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable/icon_landmark.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable/icon_landmark.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
index 314d00e06..e7c4e1ce0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:src="@drawable/empty_photo"
+            android:background="#ffffff"
             android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
 
         <TextView
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
             android:gravity="center"
             android:padding="@dimen/tiny_margin"
             style="?android:textAppearanceSmallInverse"
+            android:textColor="#ffffff"
             android:background="@color/text_background"
             tools:text="Overlay"/>