diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index e6aaa652..e1fa0d11 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "react-i18next": "^11.18.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
         "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
+        "react-swipeable": "^7.0.0",
         "react-test-renderer": "^18.2.0",
         "styled-components": "^5.3.5",
         "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.11.0",
@@ -20874,6 +20875,14 @@
         "react": "^16.3.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-swipeable": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-swipeable/-/react-swipeable-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NI7KGfQ6gwNFN0Hor3vytYW3iRfMMaivGEuxcADOOfBCx/kqwXE8IfHFxEcxSUkxCYf38COLKYd9EMYZghqaUA==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "^16.8.3 || ^17 || ^18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-test-renderer": {
       "version": "18.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-test-renderer/-/react-test-renderer-18.2.0.tgz",
@@ -40414,6 +40423,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-PVjOcvVOyIILrYoyGEpDN3vmYNLdy1CajSFNt4TDsVQC5KpTijDvWVoR+/7Rz2xT978D8/ZtFceXxzsPwZEDvw==",
       "requires": {}
     },
+    "react-swipeable": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-swipeable/-/react-swipeable-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NI7KGfQ6gwNFN0Hor3vytYW3iRfMMaivGEuxcADOOfBCx/kqwXE8IfHFxEcxSUkxCYf38COLKYd9EMYZghqaUA==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "react-test-renderer": {
       "version": "18.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-test-renderer/-/react-test-renderer-18.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index dde2be9f..0134147d 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "react-i18next": "^11.18.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
     "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
+    "react-swipeable": "^7.0.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "^18.2.0",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.5",
     "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.11.0",
diff --git a/ui/src/components/photoGallery/presentView/PresentNavigationOverlay.tsx b/ui/src/components/photoGallery/presentView/PresentNavigationOverlay.tsx
index 52d0c930..3962cde3 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/photoGallery/presentView/PresentNavigationOverlay.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/photoGallery/presentView/PresentNavigationOverlay.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import styled from 'styled-components'
 import { debounce, DebouncedFn } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import { closePresentModeAction, GalleryAction } from '../mediaGalleryReducer'
 
+import { useSwipeable } from 'react-swipeable'
+
 import ExitIcon from './icons/Exit'
 import NextIcon from './icons/Next'
 import PrevIcon from './icons/Previous'
@@ -93,6 +95,13 @@ const PresentNavigationOverlay = ({
     }
   }, [])
 
+  const handlers = useSwipeable({
+    onSwipedLeft: () => dispatchMedia({ type: 'nextImage' }),
+    onSwipedRight: () => dispatchMedia({ type: 'previousImage' }),
+    preventScrollOnSwipe: false,
+    trackMouse: false,
+  })
+
   return (
     <StyledOverlayContainer
       data-testid="present-overlay"
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ const PresentNavigationOverlay = ({
         onMouseMove.current && onMouseMove.current()
       }}
     >
+    <div {...handlers}>
       {children}
       <NavigationButton
         aria-label="Previous image"
@@ -130,6 +140,7 @@ const PresentNavigationOverlay = ({
       >
         <ExitIcon />
       </ExitButton>
+    </div>
     </StyledOverlayContainer>
   )
 }