diff --git a/commons/res/layout/activity_login.xml b/commons/res/layout/activity_login.xml
index f464ab79f..8b68532f1 100644
--- a/commons/res/layout/activity_login.xml
+++ b/commons/res/layout/activity_login.xml
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:enabled="false"
                     android:text="@string/login" />
-
+            <Button
+                    android:id="@+id/signupButton"
+                    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/signup"
+                    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
         </LinearLayout>
 
+
     </LinearLayout>
 </ScrollView>
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index 14d2c2824..34ad14b18 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <string name="username">Username</string>
     <string name="password">Password</string>
     <string name="login">Log in</string>
+    <string name="signup">Sign up</string>
     <string name="logging_in_title">Logging in</string>
     <string name="logging_in_message">Please wait...</string>
     <string name="login_success">Login success!</string>
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
index 29f892eb6..521895285 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/auth/LoginActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package fr.free.nrw.commons.auth;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import android.content.*;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.text.*;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
 import de.keyboardsurfer.android.widget.crouton.*;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
     private CommonsApplication app;
 
     Button loginButton;
+    Button signupButton;
     EditText usernameEdit;
     EditText passwordEdit;
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
         app = (CommonsApplication) this.getApplicationContext();
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);
         loginButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.loginButton);
+        signupButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.signupButton);
         usernameEdit = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.loginUsername);
         passwordEdit = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.loginPassword);
         final LoginActivity that = this;
@@ -166,8 +169,13 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
             }
         });
 
+        signupButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+            public void onClick(View v) {
+                startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).setData(Uri.parse("https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UserLogin/signup")));
+            }
+        });
+
         loginButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
                 that.performLogin();
             }