diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/danvelazco/fbwrapper/activity/BaseFacebookWebViewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/danvelazco/fbwrapper/activity/BaseFacebookWebViewActivity.java
index 63f6532..aefaae3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/danvelazco/fbwrapper/activity/BaseFacebookWebViewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/danvelazco/fbwrapper/activity/BaseFacebookWebViewActivity.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.ContextMenu;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ public abstract class BaseFacebookWebViewActivity extends Activity implements
     protected WebSettings mWebSettings = null;
     protected ValueCallback<Uri> mUploadMessage = null;
     protected ValueCallback<Uri[]> mUploadMessageLollipop = null;
+    protected SwipeRefreshLayout mSwipeRefreshLayout = null;
     private boolean mCreatingActivity = true;
     private String mPendingImageUrlToSave = null;
 
@@ -169,6 +171,14 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
         mProgressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progress_bar);
 
+        mSwipeRefreshLayout = (SwipeRefreshLayout) findViewById(R.id.swiperefreshlayout);
+        //Sets the different colors the loading indicator will show
+        mSwipeRefreshLayout.setColorSchemeResources(
+                R.color.swipe_color_1, R.color.swipe_color_2,
+                R.color.swipe_color_3, R.color.swipe_color_4);
+
+        setOnSwipeListener();
+
         // Set the database path for this WebView so that
         // HTML5 Storage API works properly
         mWebSettings.setAppCacheEnabled(true);
@@ -365,6 +375,18 @@ protected void jumpToTop() {
         loadNewPage("javascript:window.scrollTo(0,0);");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets swiping listener for the swipe refresh layout
+     */
+    private void setOnSwipeListener() {
+        mSwipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onRefresh() {
+                refreshCurrentPage();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used to change the geolocation flag.
      *
@@ -537,6 +559,11 @@ public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int progress) {
         // Hide the progress bar as soon as it goes over 85%
         if (progress >= 85) {
             mProgressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
+            //Checks if the swipe refresh indicator is active. Turns off if it is
+            if(mSwipeRefreshLayout.isRefreshing()) {
+                mSwipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/main_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_layout.xml
index bce0f7b..98c0cf3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/main_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_layout.xml
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-        <!-- Our actual WebView -->
-        <com.danvelazco.fbwrapper.webview.FacebookWebView
-            android:id="@+id/webview"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        <!--This is for swipe down to refresh -->
+        <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:fadeScrollbars="true"
-            android:focusable="true"
-            android:focusableInTouchMode="true" />
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:id="@+id/swiperefreshlayout" >
+            <!-- Our actual WebView -->
+            <com.danvelazco.fbwrapper.webview.FacebookWebView
+                android:id="@+id/webview"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:fadeScrollbars="true"
+                android:focusable="true"
+                android:focusableInTouchMode="true" />
+        </android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
 
         <!-- Progress bar used to show the loading progress -->
         <ProgressBar
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index b6d8ac5..d70b535 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@
     <color name="blue_primary_dark">#ff293c68</color>
     <color name="blue_accent">#738ffe</color>
 
+    <color name="swipe_color_1">#33B5E5</color>
+    <color name="swipe_color_2">#99CC00</color>
+    <color name="swipe_color_3">#FFBB33</color>
+    <color name="swipe_color_4">#FF4444</color>
+
 </resources>
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