diff --git a/app/src/full/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/full/AndroidManifest.xml
index a98dd272d..70c2bbe0f 100644
--- a/app/src/full/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/full/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
 
+    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
+
     <application>
 
         <activity
diff --git a/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/NearbyViewBinder.java b/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/NearbyViewBinder.java
index be8b0e7b6..0df89f884 100644
--- a/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/NearbyViewBinder.java
+++ b/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/NearbyViewBinder.java
@@ -68,7 +68,15 @@ class NearbyViewBinder {
         startButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
-                activity.startActivity(new Intent(activity, SwapWorkflowActivity.class));
+                final String coarseLocation = Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION;
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23
+                        && PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                        != ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, coarseLocation)) {
+                    ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity, new String[]{coarseLocation},
+                            MainActivity.REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSIONS);
+                } else {
+                    activity.startActivity(new Intent(activity, SwapWorkflowActivity.class));
+                }
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
index 6fa949376..d30c736e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/main/MainActivity.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements BottomNavigationB
     public static final String EXTRA_VIEW_UPDATES = "org.fdroid.fdroid.views.main.MainActivity.VIEW_UPDATES";
     public static final String EXTRA_VIEW_SETTINGS = "org.fdroid.fdroid.views.main.MainActivity.VIEW_SETTINGS";
 
+    static final int REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSIONS = 0xEF0F;
     static final int REQUEST_STORAGE_PERMISSIONS = 0xB004;
 
     private static final String ADD_REPO_INTENT_HANDLED = "addRepoIntentHandled";
@@ -208,6 +210,14 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements BottomNavigationB
         checkForAddRepoIntent(intent);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) { // NOCHECKSTYLE LineLength
+        super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
+        if (requestCode == REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSIONS) {
+            startActivity(new Intent(this, SwapWorkflowActivity.class));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onTabSelected(int position) {
         pager.scrollToPosition(position);