diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
index 779f482693c..3e2d9e4ac4e 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.constants.Style;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLng;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLngBounds;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.location.LocationSource;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.widgets.MyLocationViewSettings;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.layers.Filter;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.layers.Layer;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.sources.Source;
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngine;
 import com.mapbox.services.commons.geojson.Feature;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
@@ -1747,6 +1749,18 @@ public void setOnMyLocationChangeListener(@Nullable MapboxMap.OnMyLocationChange
     trackingSettings.setOnMyLocationChangeListener(listener);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Replaces the location source of the my-location layer.
+   *
+   * @param locationSource A {@link LocationEngine} location source to use in the my-location layer.
+   *                       Set to null to use the default {@link LocationSource}
+   *                       location source.
+   */
+  @UiThread
+  public void setLocationSource(@Nullable LocationEngine locationSource) {
+    trackingSettings.setLocationSource(locationSource);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets a callback that's invoked when the location tracking mode changes.
    *
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/TrackingSettings.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/TrackingSettings.java
index 476f4554c1e..25b60aa72d9 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/TrackingSettings.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/TrackingSettings.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.constants.MyLocationTracking;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.location.LocationSource;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.widgets.MyLocationView;
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngine;
 import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngineListener;
 import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.permissions.PermissionsManager;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ public final class TrackingSettings {
   private final UiSettings uiSettings;
   private final FocalPointChangeListener focalPointChangedListener;
   private final CameraZoomInvalidator zoomInvalidator;
+  private LocationEngine locationSource;
   private LocationEngineListener myLocationListener;
 
   private boolean myLocationEnabled;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ public final class TrackingSettings {
   }
 
   void initialise(MapboxMapOptions options) {
+    locationSource = LocationSource.getLocationEngine(myLocationView.getContext());
     setMyLocationEnabled(options.getLocationEnabled());
   }
 
@@ -328,9 +331,9 @@ public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
           }
         }
       };
-      LocationSource.getLocationEngine(myLocationView.getContext()).addLocationEngineListener(myLocationListener);
+      locationSource.addLocationEngineListener(myLocationListener);
     } else {
-      LocationSource.getLocationEngine(myLocationView.getContext()).removeLocationEngineListener(myLocationListener);
+      locationSource.removeLocationEngineListener(myLocationListener);
       myLocationListener = null;
     }
   }
@@ -362,6 +365,11 @@ void setMyLocationEnabled(boolean locationEnabled) {
     myLocationView.setEnabled(locationEnabled);
   }
 
+  void setLocationSource(LocationEngine locationSource) {
+    this.locationSource = locationSource;
+    myLocationView.setLocationSource(locationSource);
+  }
+
   void update() {
     if (!myLocationView.isEnabled()) {
       return;
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/widgets/MyLocationView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/widgets/MyLocationView.java
index d7f31b3fafb..aecf3cc6555 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/widgets/MyLocationView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/widgets/MyLocationView.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class MyLocationView extends View {
 
   private LatLng latLng;
   private Location location;
+  private LocationEngine locationSource;
   private long locationUpdateTimestamp;
   private float previousDirection;
 
@@ -320,8 +321,7 @@ public void setBearing(double bearing) {
         if (location != null) {
           setCompass(location.getBearing() - bearing);
         }
-      } else if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS
-        && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
+      } else if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
         setCompass(magneticHeading - bearing);
       }
     }
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@ public void setCameraPosition(CameraPosition position) {
   }
 
   public void onStart() {
-    if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS
-      && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
+    if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
       compassListener.onResume();
     }
     if (isEnabled()) {
@@ -369,7 +368,8 @@ protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
     }
 
     if (userLocationListener != null) {
-      LocationSource.getLocationEngine(getContext()).removeLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
+      locationSource.removeLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
+      locationSource = null;
       userLocationListener = null;
     }
   }
@@ -419,29 +419,32 @@ public void onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state) {
    * @param enableGps true if GPS is to be enabled, false if GPS is to be disabled
    */
   private void toggleGps(boolean enableGps) {
-    LocationEngine locationEngine = LocationSource.getLocationEngine(getContext());
+    if (locationSource == null) {
+      locationSource = LocationSource.getLocationEngine(this.getContext());
+    }
+
     if (enableGps) {
       // Set an initial location if one available
-      Location lastLocation = locationEngine.getLastLocation();
+      Location lastLocation = locationSource.getLastLocation();
 
       if (lastLocation != null) {
         setLocation(lastLocation);
       }
 
       if (userLocationListener == null) {
-        userLocationListener = new GpsLocationListener(this);
+        userLocationListener = new GpsLocationListener(this, locationSource);
       }
 
-      locationEngine.addLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
-      locationEngine.activate();
+      locationSource.addLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
+      locationSource.activate();
     } else {
       // Disable location and user dot
       location = null;
-      locationEngine.removeLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
-      locationEngine.deactivate();
+      locationSource.removeLocationEngineListener(userLocationListener);
+      locationSource.deactivate();
     }
 
-    locationEngine.setPriority(LocationEnginePriority.HIGH_ACCURACY);
+    locationSource.setPriority(LocationEnginePriority.HIGH_ACCURACY);
   }
 
   public Location getLocation() {
@@ -460,8 +463,7 @@ public void setLocation(Location location) {
 
   public void setMyBearingTrackingMode(@MyBearingTracking.Mode int myBearingTrackingMode) {
     this.myBearingTrackingMode = myBearingTrackingMode;
-    if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS
-      && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
+    if (myBearingTrackingMode == MyBearingTracking.COMPASS && compassListener.isSensorAvailable()) {
       compassListener.onResume();
     } else {
       compassListener.onPause();
@@ -561,22 +563,28 @@ public void setContentPadding(int[] padding) {
     contentPaddingY = (padding[1] - padding[3]) / 2;
   }
 
+  public void setLocationSource(LocationEngine locationSource) {
+    this.locationSource = locationSource;
+  }
+
   private static class GpsLocationListener implements LocationEngineListener {
 
     private WeakReference<MyLocationView> userLocationView;
+    private WeakReference<LocationEngine> locationSource;
 
-    GpsLocationListener(MyLocationView myLocationView) {
+    GpsLocationListener(MyLocationView myLocationView, LocationEngine locationEngine) {
       userLocationView = new WeakReference<>(myLocationView);
+      locationSource = new WeakReference<>(locationEngine);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onConnected() {
       MyLocationView locationView = userLocationView.get();
       if (locationView != null) {
-        LocationEngine locationSource = LocationSource.getLocationEngine(locationView.getContext());
-        Location location = locationSource.getLastLocation();
+        LocationEngine locationEngine = locationSource.get();
+        Location location = locationEngine.getLastLocation();
         locationView.setLocation(location);
-        locationSource.requestLocationUpdates();
+        locationEngine.requestLocationUpdates();
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index eee7c86403d..2d2a2620559 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@
                 android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                 android:value=".activity.FeatureOverviewActivity"/>
         </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activity.userlocation.CustomLocationEngineActivity"
+            android:description="@string/description_custom_location_engine"
+            android:label="@string/activity_custom_location_engine">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="@string/category"
+                android:value="@string/category_userlocation"/>
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+                android:value=".activity.FeatureOverviewActivity"/>
+        </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.annotation.PolygonActivity"
             android:description="@string/description_polygon"
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/CustomLocationEngineActivity.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/CustomLocationEngineActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4268830a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/CustomLocationEngineActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.activity.userlocation;
+
+import android.Manifest;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.UiThread;
+import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
+import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.R;
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngine;
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.permissions.PermissionsManager;
+
+public class CustomLocationEngineActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+  private MapView mapView;
+  private MapboxMap mapboxMap;
+  private FloatingActionButton locationToggleFab;
+
+  private LocationEngine locationServices;
+
+  private static final int PERMISSIONS_LOCATION = 0;
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    setContentView(R.layout.activity_custom_location_engine);
+
+    locationServices = new MockLocationEngine();
+
+    mapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
+    mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
+      @Override
+      public void onMapReady(MapboxMap map) {
+        mapboxMap = map;
+        mapboxMap.setLocationSource(locationServices);
+      }
+    });
+
+    locationToggleFab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fabLocationToggle);
+    locationToggleFab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+      @Override
+      public void onClick(View view) {
+        if (mapboxMap != null) {
+          toggleGps(!mapboxMap.isMyLocationEnabled());
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onStart() {
+    super.onStart();
+    mapView.onStart();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onResume() {
+    super.onResume();
+    mapView.onResume();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onPause() {
+    super.onPause();
+    mapView.onPause();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onStop() {
+    super.onStop();
+    mapView.onStop();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+    super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    mapView.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onDestroy() {
+    super.onDestroy();
+    mapView.onDestroy();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onLowMemory() {
+    super.onLowMemory();
+    mapView.onLowMemory();
+  }
+
+  @UiThread
+  public void toggleGps(boolean enableGps) {
+    if (enableGps) {
+      if (!PermissionsManager.areLocationPermissionsGranted(this)) {
+        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[] {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,
+          Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, PERMISSIONS_LOCATION);
+      } else {
+        enableLocation(true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      enableLocation(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void enableLocation(boolean enabled) {
+    mapboxMap.setMyLocationEnabled(enabled);
+    if (enabled) {
+      locationToggleFab.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_location_disabled);
+    } else {
+      locationToggleFab.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_my_location);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
+    if (requestCode == PERMISSIONS_LOCATION) {
+      if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+        enableLocation(true);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/MockLocationEngine.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/MockLocationEngine.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b87c723fda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/userlocation/MockLocationEngine.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.activity.userlocation;
+
+
+import android.location.Location;
+import android.os.Handler;
+
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngine;
+import com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.location.LocationEngineListener;
+
+/**
+ * Sample LocationEngine that provides mocked locations simulating GPS updates
+ */
+public class MockLocationEngine extends LocationEngine {
+
+  // Mocked data
+  private static final int UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
+  private static final double[][] locations = new double[][] {
+    new double[] {39.489309, -0.360415},
+    new double[] {39.492469, -0.358777},
+    new double[] {40.393285, -3.707260},
+    new double[] {40.394374, -3.707767},
+    new double[] {40.398012, -3.715943},
+    new double[] {40.416913, -3.703861}};
+
+  private Handler handler;
+  int currentIndex;
+
+  public MockLocationEngine() {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void activate() {
+    currentIndex = 0;
+
+    // "Connection" is immediate here
+    for (LocationEngineListener listener : locationListeners) {
+      listener.onConnected();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void deactivate() {
+    handler = null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isConnected() {
+    return true; // Always connected
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Location getLastLocation() {
+    return getNextLocation();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void requestLocationUpdates() {
+    // Fake regular updates with a handler
+    handler = new Handler();
+    handler.postDelayed(new LocationUpdateRunnable(), UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void removeLocationUpdates() {
+    handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
+  }
+
+  private Location getNextLocation() {
+    // Build the next location and rotate the index
+    Location location = new Location(MockLocationEngine.class.getSimpleName());
+    location.setLatitude(locations[currentIndex][0]);
+    location.setLongitude(locations[currentIndex][1]);
+    currentIndex = (currentIndex == locations.length - 1 ? 0 : currentIndex + 1);
+    return location;
+  }
+
+  private class LocationUpdateRunnable implements Runnable {
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+      // Notify of an update
+      Location location = getNextLocation();
+      for (LocationEngineListener listener : locationListeners) {
+        listener.onLocationChanged(location);
+      }
+
+      if (handler != null) {
+        // Schedule the next update
+        handler.postDelayed(new LocationUpdateRunnable(), UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_custom_location_engine.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_custom_location_engine.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9f461c7eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_custom_location_engine.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@id/coordinator_layout"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView
+        android:id="@id/mapView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        app:mapbox_cameraTargetLat="40.416872"
+        app:mapbox_cameraTargetLng="-3.703807"
+        app:mapbox_cameraZoom="4"/>
+
+    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
+        android:id="@+id/fabLocationToggle"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
+        android:layout_margin="@dimen/fab_margin"
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_my_location"
+        tools:backgroundTint="@color/primary"/>
+
+</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5e0d25d2ec2..3df14caf0c1 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <string name="activity_user_tracking_customization">User location drawable</string>
     <string name="activity_user_dot_color">User location tint color</string>
     <string name="activity_user_location_toggle">User location toggle</string>
+    <string name="activity_custom_location_engine">Custom location engine</string>
     <string name="activity_custom_layer">Custom Layer</string>
     <string name="activity_map_padding">Map Padding</string>
     <string name="activity_debug_mode">Debug Mode</string>
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     <string name="description_user_location_customization">Customize the location of the user</string>
     <string name="description_user_location_dot_color">Customize the user location color</string>
     <string name="description_user_location_toggle">Toggle location of the user on and off</string>
+    <string name="description_custom_location_engine">Customize location engine</string>
     <string name="description_custom_layer">Overlay a custom native layer on the map</string>
     <string name="description_info_window_adapter">Learn how to create a custom InfoWindow</string>
     <string name="description_cameraposition">CameraPosition capabilities</string>