diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFragment.java
index 41d2105e3d..9361954895 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFragment.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LatLng;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LocationServiceManager;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.location.LocationUpdateListener;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.DialogUtil;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.FragmentUtils;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.NetworkUtils;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.UriSerializer;
@@ -653,7 +654,21 @@ private void checkGps() {
                                 startActivityForResult(callGPSSettingIntent, 1);
                             })
                     .setNegativeButton(R.string.menu_cancel_upload, (dialog, id) -> {
-                        showLocationPermissionDeniedErrorDialog();
+                        DialogUtil.showAlertDialog(
+                                getActivity(),
+                                null,
+                                getString(R.string.nearby_needs_gps),
+                                getString(R.string.enable_gps),
+                                getString(R.string.cancel),
+                                () -> {
+                                    Intent callGPSSettingIntent = new Intent(
+                                    android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
+                                    Timber.d("Loaded settings page");
+                                    startActivityForResult(callGPSSettingIntent, 1);
+                                    },
+                                () -> {
+                                    ((MainActivity)getActivity()).viewPager.setCurrentItem(((MainActivity)getActivity()).CONTRIBUTIONS_TAB_POSITION);
+                                });
                         dialog.cancel();
                     })
                     .create()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2fd4d99daf..d9aa701036 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
   <string name="navigation_item_notification">Notifications</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_featured_images">Featured</string>
   <string name="nearby_needs_permissions">Nearby places cannot be displayed without location permissions</string>
+  <string name="nearby_needs_gps">GPS needs to be enabled to use this feature.</string>
   <string name="no_description_found">no description found</string>
   <string name="nearby_info_menu_commons_article">Commons file page</string>
   <string name="nearby_info_menu_wikidata_article">Wikidata item</string>