diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
index 0ae3b8b8c..33f4e6983 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsListFragment.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.ItemAnimator;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.SimpleItemAnimator;
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
@@ -156,6 +158,50 @@ public class ContributionsListFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment impl
         }
       }
     });
+
+    //Fab close on touch outside (Scrolling or taping on item triggers this action).
+    rvContributionsList.addOnItemTouchListener(new OnItemTouchListener() {
+
+      /**
+       * Silently observe and/or take over touch events sent to the RecyclerView before
+       * they are handled by either the RecyclerView itself or its child views.
+       */
+      @Override
+      public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(@NonNull RecyclerView rv, @NonNull MotionEvent e) {
+        if (e.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+          if (isFabOpen) {
+            animateFAB(isFabOpen);
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Process a touch event as part of a gesture that was claimed by returning true
+       * from a previous call to {@link #onInterceptTouchEvent}.
+       *
+       * @param rv
+       * @param e  MotionEvent describing the touch event. All coordinates are in the
+       *           RecyclerView's coordinate system.
+       */
+      @Override
+      public void onTouchEvent(@NonNull RecyclerView rv, @NonNull MotionEvent e) {
+        //required abstract method DO NOT DELETE
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Called when a child of RecyclerView does not want RecyclerView and its ancestors
+       * to intercept touch events with {@link ViewGroup#onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent)}.
+       *
+       * @param disallowIntercept True if the child does not want the parent to intercept
+       *                          touch events.
+       */
+      @Override
+      public void onRequestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept) {
+        //required abstract method DO NOT DELETE
+      }
+
+    });
   }
 
   private int getSpanCount(final int orientation) {
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 558e6244f..721982d0f 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
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import static fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.LengthUtils.formatDistanceBetween;
 import static fr.free.nrw.commons.wikidata.WikidataConstants.PLACE_OBJECT;
 
 import android.Manifest;
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
@@ -445,14 +447,41 @@ public class NearbyParentFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates bottom sheet behaviours from bottom sheets, sets initial states and visibility
+     * a) Creates bottom sheet behaviours from bottom sheets, sets initial states and visibility
+     * b) Gets the touch event on the map to perform following actions:
+     *      if fab is open then close fab.
+     *      if bottom sheet details are expanded then collapse bottom sheet details.
+     *      if bottom sheet details are collapsed then hide the bottom sheet details.
+     *      if listBottomSheet is open then hide the list bottom sheet.
      */
+    @SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
     private void initBottomSheets() {
         bottomSheetListBehavior = BottomSheetBehavior.from(rlBottomSheet);
         bottomSheetDetailsBehavior = BottomSheetBehavior.from(bottomSheetDetails);
         bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
         bottomSheetDetails.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         bottomSheetListBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+
+        mapView.setOnTouchListener((v, event) -> {
+
+            // Motion event is triggered two times on a touch event, one as ACTION_UP
+            // and other as ACTION_DOWN, we only want one trigger per touch event.
+
+            if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+                if (isFABsExpanded) {
+                    collapseFABs(true);
+                } else if (bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.getState()
+                    == BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_EXPANDED) {
+                    bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_COLLAPSED);
+                } else if (bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.getState()
+                    == BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_COLLAPSED) {
+                    bottomSheetDetailsBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+                } else if (isListBottomSheetExpanded()) {
+                    bottomSheetListBehavior.setState(BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_HIDDEN);
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
     }
 
     public void initNearbyFilter() {