diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
index d980f692f..994db498d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.geeksville.android.GeeksvilleApplication
 import com.geeksville.android.Logging
 import com.geeksville.android.ServiceClient
 import com.geeksville.concurrent.handledLaunch
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.getLocationPermissions
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.getBackgroundPermissions
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.getCameraPermissions
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.getMissingPermissions
@@ -251,6 +252,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), Logging,
     /** Ask the user to grant camera permission */
     fun requestCameraPermission() = requestPermission(getCameraPermissions(), false)
 
+    /** Ask the user to grant foreground location permission */
+    fun requestLocationPermission() = requestPermission(getLocationPermissions(), false)
+
     /** Ask the user to grant background location permission */
     fun requestBackgroundPermission() = requestPermission(getBackgroundPermissions(), false)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
index 77fad486b..093d58f69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ fun Context.getCameraPermissions(): List<String> {
 /** @return true if the user already has camera permission */
 fun Context.hasCameraPermission() = getCameraPermissions().isEmpty()
 
+/**
+ * Camera permission (or empty if we already have what we need)
+ */
+fun Context.getLocationPermissions(): List<String> {
+    val perms = mutableListOf(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
+
+    return getMissingPermissions(perms)
+}
+
+/** @return true if the user already has camera permission */
+fun Context.hasLocationPermission() = getLocationPermissions().isEmpty()
+
 /**
  * A list of missing background location permissions (or empty if we already have what we need)
  */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
index 8951a186d..42a13e753 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.geeksville.mesh.MainActivity
 import com.geeksville.mesh.R
 import com.geeksville.mesh.RadioConfigProtos
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.bluetoothManager
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.hasLocationPermission
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.hasBackgroundPermission
 import com.geeksville.mesh.android.usbManager
 import com.geeksville.mesh.databinding.SettingsFragmentBinding
@@ -656,14 +657,20 @@ class SettingsFragment : ScreenFragment("Settings"), Logging {
 
             if (view.isPressed && isChecked) { // We want to ignore changes caused by code (as opposed to the user)
                 debug("User changed location tracking to $isChecked")
-                view.isChecked =
-                    myActivity.hasBackgroundPermission() // Don't check the box until the system setting changes
-                if (!view.isChecked)
+                val hasLocationPermission = myActivity.hasLocationPermission()
+                val hasBackgroundPermission = myActivity.hasBackgroundPermission()
+
+                // Don't check the box until the system setting changes
+                view.isChecked = hasLocationPermission && hasBackgroundPermission
+
+                if (!hasLocationPermission) // Make sure we have location permission (prerequisite)
+                    myActivity.requestLocationPermission()
+                if (hasLocationPermission && !hasBackgroundPermission)
                     MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(requireContext())
                         .setTitle(R.string.background_required)
                         .setMessage(R.string.why_background_required)
                         .setNeutralButton(R.string.cancel) { _, _ ->
-                            debug("Decided not to report a bug")
+                            debug("User denied background permission")
                         }
                         .setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.accept)) { _, _ ->
                             myActivity.requestBackgroundPermission()