diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
index d0c2354c4..fa2f5a515 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.java
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity
         bundle.putDouble("prev_longitude", longitude);
 
         loadFragment(ExploreFragment.newInstance(), false, bundle);
-        setSelectedItemId(NavTab.EXPLORE.code());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -470,7 +469,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity
         bundle.putDouble("prev_longitude", longitude);
 
         loadFragment(NearbyParentFragment.newInstance(), false, bundle);
-        setSelectedItemId(NavTab.NEARBY.code());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/ExploreFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/ExploreFragment.java
index 787f3bfcf..cccb456f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/ExploreFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/ExploreFragment.java
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ public class ExploreFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
     public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.explore_fragment_menu, menu);
 
+        MenuItem others = menu.findItem(R.id.list_item_show_in_nearby);
+
+        if (binding.viewPager.getCurrentItem() == 2) {
+            others.setVisible(true);
+        }
+
         // if on Map tab, show all menu options, else only show search
         binding.viewPager.addOnPageChangeListener(new OnPageChangeListener() {
             @Override
@@ -207,8 +213,7 @@ public class ExploreFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
 
             @Override
             public void onPageSelected(int position) {
-                MenuItem other = menu.findItem(R.id.list_item_show_in_nearby);
-                other.setVisible((position == 2));
+                others.setVisible((position == 2));
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
index 5a95ac65c..7b6f1d94b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/fragments/NearbyParentFragment.java
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
     private Place nearestPlace;
     private volatile boolean stopQuery;
 
+    // Explore map data (for if we came from Explore)
+    private double prevZoom;
+    private double prevLatitude;
+    private double prevLongitude;
+
     private final Handler searchHandler = new Handler();
     private Runnable searchRunnable;
 
@@ -338,6 +343,8 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(@NonNull final LayoutInflater inflater, final ViewGroup container,
         final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        loadExploreMapData();
+
         binding = FragmentNearbyParentBinding.inflate(inflater, container, false);
         view = binding.getRoot();
 
@@ -481,6 +488,14 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         binding.map.getOverlays().add(scaleBarOverlay);
         binding.map.getZoomController().setVisibility(Visibility.NEVER);
         binding.map.getController().setZoom(ZOOM_LEVEL);
+        // if we came from Explore map using 'Show in Nearby', load Explore map camera position
+        if (isCameFromExploreMap()) {
+            moveCameraToPosition(
+                new GeoPoint(prevLatitude, prevLongitude),
+                prevZoom,
+                2L
+            );
+        }
         binding.map.getOverlays().add(mapEventsOverlay);
 
         binding.map.addMapListener(new MapListener() {
@@ -503,7 +518,9 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         }
         initNearbyFilter();
         addCheckBoxCallback();
-        moveCameraToPosition(lastMapFocus);
+        if (!isCameFromExploreMap()) {
+            moveCameraToPosition(lastMapFocus);
+        }
         initRvNearbyList();
         onResume();
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
@@ -560,6 +577,28 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fetch Explore map camera data from fragment arguments if any.
+     */
+    public void loadExploreMapData() {
+        // get fragment arguments
+        if (getArguments() != null) {
+            prevZoom = getArguments().getDouble("prev_zoom");
+            prevLatitude = getArguments().getDouble("prev_latitude");
+            prevLongitude = getArguments().getDouble("prev_longitude");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if fragment arguments contain data from Explore map. if present, then the user
+     * navigated from Explore using 'Show in Nearby'.
+     *
+     * @return true if user navigated from Explore map
+     **/
+    public boolean isCameFromExploreMap() {
+        return prevZoom != 0.0 || prevLatitude != 0.0 || prevLongitude != 0.0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initialise background based on theme, this should be doe ideally via styles, that would need
      * another refactor
@@ -640,7 +679,9 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
             mapCenter = targetP;
             binding.map.getController().setCenter(targetP);
             recenterMarkerToPosition(targetP);
-            moveCameraToPosition(targetP);
+            if (!isCameFromExploreMap()) {
+                moveCameraToPosition(targetP);
+            }
         } else if (locationManager.isGPSProviderEnabled()
             || locationManager.isNetworkProviderEnabled()) {
             locationManager.requestLocationUpdatesFromProvider(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
@@ -684,7 +725,7 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         } else {
             lastKnownLocation = MapUtils.getDefaultLatLng();
         }
-        if (binding.map != null) {
+        if (binding.map != null && !isCameFromExploreMap()) {
             moveCameraToPosition(
                 new GeoPoint(lastKnownLocation.getLatitude(), lastKnownLocation.getLongitude()));
         }
@@ -2313,6 +2354,18 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
         binding.map.getController().animateTo(geoPoint);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Moves the camera of the map view to the specified GeoPoint at specified zoom level and speed
+     * using an animation.
+     *
+     * @param geoPoint The GeoPoint representing the new camera position for the map.
+     * @param zoom     Zoom level of the map camera
+     * @param speed    Speed of animation
+     */
+    private void moveCameraToPosition(GeoPoint geoPoint, double zoom, long speed) {
+        binding.map.getController().animateTo(geoPoint, zoom, speed);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onBottomSheetItemClick(@Nullable View view, int position) {
         BottomSheetItem item = dataList.get(position);