diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
index 5ef213a..0a17bc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.app.simplitend.patient_dashboard;
 
+import static com.app.simplitend.apputils.RetrofitHelper.IMAGE_BASE_URL;
+
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.location.Address;
 import android.location.Geocoder;
 import android.location.Location;
@@ -19,8 +22,10 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher;
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresPermission;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 
@@ -29,6 +34,12 @@ import com.app.simplitend.R;
 import com.app.simplitend.apputils.AppUtil;
 import com.app.simplitend.apputils.PatientDataCache;
 import com.app.simplitend.databinding.ActivityDirectionToHomeBinding;
+import com.app.simplitend.databinding.MarkerBgSmallBinding;
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DataSource;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.GlideException;
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestListener;
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.Target;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationListener;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationRequest;
@@ -47,6 +58,7 @@ import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior;
 import com.google.maps.DirectionsApi;
 import com.google.maps.GeoApiContext;
 import com.google.maps.android.PolyUtil;
+import com.google.maps.android.ui.IconGenerator;
 import com.google.maps.model.DirectionsResult;
 import com.google.maps.model.DirectionsRoute;
 
@@ -279,7 +291,52 @@ public class DirectionToHomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     private void addMarkersToMap(DirectionsResult results, GoogleMap mMap) throws Exception {
         pat_cur_lat = results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lat;
         pat_cur_lng = results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lng;
-        mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(new com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng(results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lat ,results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lng)).title("Your location").icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.img_pat_curr_location)));
+
+        PatientDataCache.getPatientData(this, patientData -> {
+            MarkerOptions markerOptions = new MarkerOptions()
+                    .position(new com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng(results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lat ,results.routes[0].legs[0].startLocation.lng))
+                    .title("Your location");
+
+            if (patientData != null && patientData.profile_photo != null) {
+
+                MarkerBgSmallBinding markerBgBinding = MarkerBgSmallBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
+
+                Glide.with(this)
+                        .load(IMAGE_BASE_URL + patientData.profile_photo)
+                        .error(R.drawable.img_pat_curr_location)
+                        .placeholder(android.R.color.darker_gray)
+                        .addListener(new RequestListener<Drawable>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public boolean onLoadFailed(@Nullable GlideException e, Object model, Target<Drawable> target, boolean isFirstResource) {
+                                markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.img_pat_curr_location));
+                                mGoogleMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
+                                return false;
+                            }
+
+                            @Override
+                            public boolean onResourceReady(Drawable resource, Object model, Target<Drawable> target, DataSource dataSource, boolean isFirstResource) {
+                                try {
+                                    IconGenerator iconGenerator = new IconGenerator(DirectionToHomeActivity.this);
+                                    markerBgBinding.markerBgImage.setImageDrawable(resource);
+                                    iconGenerator.setContentView(markerBgBinding.getRoot());
+                                    iconGenerator.setBackground(AppCompatResources.getDrawable(DirectionToHomeActivity.this, android.R.color.transparent));
+
+                                    markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(iconGenerator.makeIcon()));
+                                    mGoogleMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
+                                } catch (Exception e) {
+                                    markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.img_pat_curr_location));
+                                    mGoogleMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
+                                }
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .into(markerBgBinding.markerBgImage);
+            } else {
+                markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.img_pat_curr_location));
+                mGoogleMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
+            }
+        }, false);
+
         mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(new com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng(results.routes[0].legs[0].endLocation.lat ,results.routes[0].legs[0].endLocation.lng)).title("Home location").icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.img_home_marker)));
     }