diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityActions.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityActions.java
index ef0ceda661..0c808453b0 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityActions.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityActions.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class MapActivityActions implements DialogProvider {
 	public static final int CHANGE_POSITION_ITEM_ORDER = 3000;
 	public static final int EDIT_GPX_WAYPOINT_ITEM_ORDER = 9000;
 	public static final int ADD_GPX_WAYPOINT_ITEM_ORDER = 9000;
+	public static final int MEASURE_DISTANCE_ITEM_ORDER = 13000;
 
 	private static final int DIALOG_ADD_FAVORITE = 100;
 	private static final int DIALOG_REPLACE_FAVORITE = 101;
@@ -327,6 +328,12 @@ public class MapActivityActions implements DialogProvider {
 					.setListener(listener).createItem());
 		}
 
+		adapter.addItem(itemBuilder
+				.setTitleId(R.string.measurement_tool, mapActivity)
+				.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_action_ruler)
+				.setOrder(MEASURE_DISTANCE_ITEM_ORDER)
+				.createItem());
+
 		adapter.sortItemsByOrder();
 
 		final ArrayAdapter<ContextMenuItem> listAdapter =
@@ -355,6 +362,9 @@ public class MapActivityActions implements DialogProvider {
 						getMyApplication().getTargetPointsHelper().setStartPoint(new LatLon(latitude, longitude),
 								true, mapActivity.getContextMenu().getPointDescription());
 					}
+				} else if (standardId == R.string.measurement_tool) {
+					mapActivity.getContextMenu().close();
+					MeasurementToolFragment.showInstance(mapActivity.getSupportFragmentManager(), new LatLon(latitude, longitude));
 				}
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/MeasurementToolFragment.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/MeasurementToolFragment.java
index ca34bca1b7..9309ca2ab6 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/MeasurementToolFragment.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/MeasurementToolFragment.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 import net.osmand.AndroidUtils;
 import net.osmand.CallbackWithObject;
 import net.osmand.IndexConstants;
+import net.osmand.data.LatLon;
 import net.osmand.plus.ApplicationMode;
 import net.osmand.plus.GPXUtilities;
 import net.osmand.plus.GPXUtilities.GPXFile;
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ public class MeasurementToolFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 
 	private MeasurementEditingContext editingCtx = new MeasurementEditingContext();
 
+	private LatLon initialPoint;
+
 	private enum SaveType {
 		ROUTE_POINT,
 		LINE
@@ -119,6 +122,10 @@ public class MeasurementToolFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		this.editingCtx = editingCtx;
 	}
 
+	private void setInitialPoint(LatLon initialPoint) {
+		this.initialPoint = initialPoint;
+	}
+
 	@Nullable
 	@Override
 	public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -464,6 +471,7 @@ public class MeasurementToolFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		getMapActivity().getMapLayers().getMapControlsLayer().showMapControlsIfHidden();
 		cachedMapPosition = getMapActivity().getMapView().getMapPosition();
 		setDefaultMapPosition();
+		addInitialPoint();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -978,6 +986,17 @@ public class MeasurementToolFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 				R.id.measure_mode_controls);
 	}
 
+	private void addInitialPoint() {
+		if (initialPoint != null) {
+			MeasurementToolLayer layer = getMeasurementLayer();
+			if (layer != null) {
+				editingCtx.getCommandManager().execute(new AddPointCommand(layer, initialPoint));
+				doAddOrMovePointCommonStuff();
+				initialPoint = null;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void addPoint() {
 		MeasurementToolLayer measurementLayer = getMeasurementLayer();
 		if (measurementLayer != null) {
@@ -1508,23 +1527,24 @@ public class MeasurementToolFragment extends BaseOsmAndFragment {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static boolean showInstance(FragmentManager fragmentManager, LatLon initialPoint) {
+		MeasurementToolFragment fragment = new MeasurementToolFragment();
+		fragment.setInitialPoint(initialPoint);
+		return showFragment(fragment, fragmentManager);
+	}
+
 	public static boolean showInstance(FragmentManager fragmentManager, MeasurementEditingContext editingCtx) {
-		try {
-			MeasurementToolFragment fragment = new MeasurementToolFragment();
-			fragment.setEditingCtx(editingCtx);
-			fragment.setRetainInstance(true);
-			fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
-					.add(R.id.bottomFragmentContainer, fragment, MeasurementToolFragment.TAG)
-					.commitAllowingStateLoss();
-			return true;
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			return false;
-		}
+		MeasurementToolFragment fragment = new MeasurementToolFragment();
+		fragment.setEditingCtx(editingCtx);
+		return showFragment(fragment, fragmentManager);
 	}
 
 	public static boolean showInstance(FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
+		return showFragment(new MeasurementToolFragment(), fragmentManager);
+	}
+
+	private static boolean showFragment(MeasurementToolFragment fragment, FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
 		try {
-			MeasurementToolFragment fragment = new MeasurementToolFragment();
 			fragment.setRetainInstance(true);
 			fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
 					.add(R.id.bottomFragmentContainer, fragment, MeasurementToolFragment.TAG)
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/command/AddPointCommand.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/command/AddPointCommand.java
index 62d3bbc957..702c110a02 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/command/AddPointCommand.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/measurementtool/command/AddPointCommand.java
@@ -1,23 +1,40 @@
 package net.osmand.plus.measurementtool.command;
 
+import net.osmand.data.LatLon;
 import net.osmand.plus.GPXUtilities.WptPt;
 import net.osmand.plus.measurementtool.MeasurementToolLayer;
 
 public class AddPointCommand extends MeasurementModeCommand {
 
-	private final int position;
+	private int position;
 	private WptPt point;
-	private final boolean center;
+	private boolean center;
 
 	public AddPointCommand(MeasurementToolLayer measurementLayer, boolean center) {
+		init(measurementLayer, null, center);
+	}
+
+	public AddPointCommand(MeasurementToolLayer measurementLayer, LatLon latLon) {
+		init(measurementLayer, latLon, false);
+	}
+
+	private void init(MeasurementToolLayer measurementLayer, LatLon latLon, boolean center) {
 		this.measurementLayer = measurementLayer;
+		if (latLon != null) {
+			point = new WptPt();
+			point.lat = latLon.getLatitude();
+			point.lon = latLon.getLongitude();
+		}
 		this.center = center;
 		position = measurementLayer.getEditingCtx().getPointsCount();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean execute() {
-		if (center) {
+		if (point != null) {
+			measurementLayer.getEditingCtx().addPoint(point);
+			measurementLayer.moveMapToPoint(position);
+		} else if (center) {
 			point = measurementLayer.addCenterPoint();
 		} else {
 			point = measurementLayer.addPoint();