diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 03f6175655..3d1cb961a0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
 
     <!-- these permissions should be removed -->
     <!-- react-native-orientation adds an unnecessary permission; here we remove it -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 683c56df38..f16d10dd56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "react-native-tcp": "^3.2.1",
     "react-native-udp": "^2.0.0",
     "react-native-vector-icons": "^4.0.1",
-    "react-native-webview-bridge": "github:status-im/react-native-webview-bridge#0.33.12",
+    "react-native-webview-bridge": "github:status-im/react-native-webview-bridge#0.33.13",
     "readable-stream": "1.0.33",
     "realm": "^0.14.3",
     "stream-browserify": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/status_im/components/permissions.cljs b/src/status_im/components/permissions.cljs
index 3ef997bd8e..1b5f556b2c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/components/permissions.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/components/permissions.cljs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
    :write-external-storage "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
    :read-contacts          "android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"
    :camera                 "android.permission.CAMERA"
-   :receive-sms            "android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"})
+   :receive-sms            "android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"
+   :geolocation            "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"})
 
 (defn all-granted? [permissions]
   (let [permission-vals (distinct (vals permissions))]
diff --git a/src/status_im/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/handlers.cljs
index 8710a74b8f..e06fd0c302 100644
--- a/src/status_im/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/handlers.cljs
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@
                        #(dispatch [:move-to-internal-failure-message])])
             (status/start-node (fn [result] (node-started db result)))))))))
 
+(register-handler :webview-geo-permissions-granted
+  (u/side-effect!
+    (fn [{:keys [webview-bridge]}]
+      (.geoPermissionsGranted webview-bridge))))
+
 (register-handler :signal-event
   (u/side-effect!
     (fn [_ [_ event-str]]
@@ -154,6 +159,8 @@
           "node.started" (dispatch [:status-node-started!])
           "module.initialized" (dispatch [:status-module-initialized!])
           "local_storage.set" (dispatch [:set-local-storage event])
+          "request_geo_permissions" (dispatch [:request-permissions [:geolocation]
+                                               #(dispatch [:webview-geo-permissions-granted])])
           (log/debug "Event " type " not handled"))))))
 
 (register-handler :status-module-initialized!