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diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
index f27af0a517..ddb211f8f6 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
@@ -268,6 +268,30 @@ public final class LocationComponent {
   /**
    * This method initializes the component and needs to be called before any other operations are performed.
    * Afterwards, you can manage component's visibility by {@link #setLocationComponentEnabled(boolean)}.
+   *
+   * @param context                  the context
+   * @param style                    the proxy object for current map style. More info at {@link Style}
+   * @param useDefaultLocationEngine true if you want to initialize and use the built-in location engine or false if
+   *                                 there should be no location engine initialized
+   * @param locationEngineRequest    the location request
+   * @param options                  the options
+   */
+  @RequiresPermission(anyOf = {ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION})
+  public void activateLocationComponent(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Style style,
+                                        boolean useDefaultLocationEngine,
+                                        @NonNull LocationEngineRequest locationEngineRequest,
+                                        @NonNull LocationComponentOptions options) {
+    setLocationEngineRequest(locationEngineRequest);
+    if (useDefaultLocationEngine) {
+      activateLocationComponent(context, style, options);
+    } else {
+      activateLocationComponent(context, style, null, options);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This method initializes the component and needs to be called before any other operations are performed.
+   * Afterwards, you can manage component's visibility by {@link #setLocationComponentEnabled(boolean)}.
    * <p>
    * <strong>Note</strong>: This method will initialize and use an internal {@link LocationEngine} when enabled.
    *