diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyController.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyController.java
index ba2aec1d9..e5fc3182c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyController.java
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.Icon;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.IconFactory;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LatLng;
 import timber.log.Timber;
 
@@ -86,13 +89,17 @@ public class NearbyController {
      */
     public static List<NearbyBaseMarker> loadAttractionsFromLocationToBaseMarkerOptions(
             LatLng curLatLng,
-            List<Place> placeList) {
+            List<Place> placeList,
+            Context context) {
         List<NearbyBaseMarker> baseMarkerOptionses = new ArrayList<>();
         placeList = placeList.subList(0, Math.min(placeList.size(), MAX_RESULTS));
         for (Place place: placeList) {
             String distance = formatDistanceBetween(curLatLng, place.location);
             place.setDistance(distance);
 
+            Icon icon = IconFactory.getInstance(context)
+                    .fromResource(R.drawable.custom_map_marker);
+
             NearbyBaseMarker nearbyBaseMarker = new NearbyBaseMarker();
             nearbyBaseMarker.title(place.name);
             nearbyBaseMarker.position(
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ public class NearbyController {
                             place.location.latitude,
                             place.location.longitude));
             nearbyBaseMarker.place(place);
+            nearbyBaseMarker.icon(icon);
 
             baseMarkerOptionses.add(nearbyBaseMarker);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
index 77512139e..b58fa8d5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyMapFragment.java
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ public class NearbyMapFragment extends android.support.v4.app.Fragment {
             Type curLatLngType = new TypeToken<fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LatLng>() {}.getType();
             curLatLng = gson.fromJson(gsonLatLng, curLatLngType);
             baseMarkerOptionses = NearbyController
-                    .loadAttractionsFromLocationToBaseMarkerOptions(curLatLng, placeList);
-
+                    .loadAttractionsFromLocationToBaseMarkerOptions(curLatLng,
+                            placeList,
+                            getActivity());
         }
         Mapbox.getInstance(getActivity(),
                 getString(R.string.mapbox_commons_app_token));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/custom_map_marker.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/custom_map_marker.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0634167c5
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