diff --git a/native/navigation/community-drawer-content.react.js b/native/navigation/community-drawer-content.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/community-drawer-content.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/community-drawer-content.react.js
@@ -169,6 +169,26 @@
     </TouchableOpacity>
   );
 
+  let exploreCommunitiesButton;
+  if (__DEV__) {
+    exploreCommunitiesButton = (
+      <TouchableOpacity activeOpacity={0.4}>
+        <View style={styles.exploreCommunitiesContainer}>
+          <View style={styles.exploreCommunitiesIconContainer}>
+            <SWMansionIcon
+              name="search"
+              size={22}
+              style={styles.exploreCommunitiesIcon}
+            />
+          </View>
+          <Text style={styles.exploreCommunitiesText}>Explore communities</Text>
+        </View>
+      </TouchableOpacity>
+    );
+  } else {
+    exploreCommunitiesButton = null;
+  }
+
   const flattenedDrawerItemsData = React.useMemo(
     () => flattenDrawerItemsData(drawerItemsData, [...expanded.values()]),
     [drawerItemsData, expanded],
@@ -182,6 +202,7 @@
         initialNumToRender={30}
       />
       {communityCreationButton}
+      {exploreCommunitiesButton}
     </SafeAreaView>
   );
 }
@@ -195,7 +216,7 @@
   },
   communityCreationContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
-    padding: 24,
+    padding: 16,
     alignItems: 'center',
     borderTopWidth: 1,
     borderColor: 'panelSeparator',
@@ -218,6 +239,30 @@
   communityCreationIcon: {
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
   },
+  exploreCommunitiesContainer: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    paddingTop: 0,
+    padding: 16,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+  exploreCommunitiesText: {
+    color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
+    fontSize: 16,
+    lineHeight: 24,
+    fontWeight: '500',
+  },
+  exploreCommunitiesIconContainer: {
+    height: 28,
+    width: 28,
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    borderRadius: 16,
+    marginRight: 12,
+    backgroundColor: 'panelSecondaryForeground',
+  },
+  exploreCommunitiesIcon: {
+    color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
+  },
 };
 const labelUnboundStyles = {
   level0Label: {