diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 6e0e44f5fd..57b289ab90 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@
  * bigkraig
  * nikhil-pandey
  * thebigjc
+ * JaapMoolenaar
diff --git a/configs/config.json.path.example b/configs/config.json.path.example
index dec7457246..6f7b04c305 100644
--- a/configs/config.json.path.example
+++ b/configs/config.json.path.example
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         "type": "FollowPath",
         "config": {
           "path_mode": "loop",
+          "path_start_mode": "first",
           "path_file": "configs/path.example.json"
         }
       }
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/follow_path.py b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/follow_path.py
index 6e183ed1d7..1532695bd8 100644
--- a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/follow_path.py
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/follow_path.py
@@ -14,13 +14,19 @@ class FollowPath(BaseTask):
     SUPPORTED_TASK_API_VERSION = 1
 
     def initialize(self):
-        self.ptr = 0
         self._process_config()
         self.points = self.load_path()
 
+        if self.path_start_mode == 'closest':
+            self.ptr = self.find_closest_point_idx(self.points)
+        
+        else:
+            self.ptr = 0
+
     def _process_config(self):
         self.path_file = self.config.get("path_file", None)
         self.path_mode = self.config.get("path_mode", "linear")
+        self.path_start_mode = self.config.get("path_start_mode", "first")
 
     def load_path(self):
         if self.path_file is None:
@@ -67,6 +73,30 @@ def load_gpx(self):
 
         return points
 
+    def find_closest_point_idx(self, points):
+
+        return_idx = 0
+        min_distance = float("inf");
+        for index in range(len(points)):
+            point = points[index]
+            botlat = self.bot.api._position_lat
+            botlng = self.bot.api._position_lng
+            lat = float(point['lat'])
+            lng = float(point['lng'])
+            
+            dist = distance(
+                botlat,
+                botlng,
+                lat,
+                lng
+            )
+
+            if dist < min_distance:
+                min_distance = dist
+                return_idx = index
+
+        return return_idx
+
     def work(self):
         point = self.points[self.ptr]
         lat = float(point['lat'])