diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
index 2f4f3fa29..2aa7b205d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyNoificationCardView.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public class NearbyNoificationCardView  extends CardView{
     private TextView notificationTitle;
     private TextView notificationDistance;
     private ImageView notificationIcon;
+    private ProgressBar progressBar;
 
     public NearbyNoificationCardView(@NonNull Context context) {
         super(context);
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ public class NearbyNoificationCardView  extends CardView{
 
         notificationIcon = rootView.findViewById(R.id.nearby_icon);
 
+        progressBar = rootView.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+
         setActionListeners();
     }
 
@@ -116,11 +120,24 @@ public class NearbyNoificationCardView  extends CardView{
         } else {
             Log.d("deneme","called2");
             contentLayout.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+            // Set visibility of elements in content layout once it become visible
+            progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+            notificationTitle.setVisibility(GONE);
+            notificationDistance.setVisibility(GONE);
+            notificationIcon.setVisibility(GONE);
+
             permissionRequestButton.setVisibility(GONE);
         }
     }
 
     public void updateContent(boolean isClosestNearbyPlaceFound, Place place) {
+        // Make progress bar invisible once data is ready
+        progressBar.setVisibility(GONE);
+        // And content views visible since they are ready
+        notificationTitle.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+        notificationDistance.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+        notificationIcon.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+
         if (isClosestNearbyPlaceFound) {
             notificationTitle.setText(place.name);
             notificationDistance.setText(place.distance);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/nearby_card_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/nearby_card_view.xml
index fcfcf4fca..756ef3d70 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/nearby_card_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/nearby_card_view.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
             android:id="@+id/content_layout"
             >
 
+            <ProgressBar
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:id="@+id/progressBar"
+                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+                />
+
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@+id/nearby_icon"
                 android:layout_width="40dp"
@@ -36,8 +43,6 @@
                 android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
                 android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
                 android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
-                android:contentDescription="@string/no_image_found"
-                android:visibility="gone"
                 android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                 app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_location_white_24dp"/>