diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
index f73733494a..cfc6cd537c 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {BlockDrawerGesture} from '#/view/shell/BlockDrawerGesture'
 import {useKeyboardHandlers} from '#/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers'
 import {usePointerHandlers} from '#/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers'
 import {CONTAINER_ASPECT_RATIO, ITEM_GAP, MIN_PEEK} from '#/components/images/Gallery/const'
+import {IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 
 interface GalleryProps {
   images: AppBskyEmbedImages.ViewImage[]
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export function GalleryBleed({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   const [bleedWidth, setBleedWidth] = useState(0)
 
   if (!isValidElement(children)) {
+
     throw new Error('GalleryBleed children must be a single React element')
   }
 
@@ -132,22 +134,22 @@ export function Gallery({
   const itemRefsRef = useRef<Map<number, View>>(new Map())
   const currentIndexRef = useRef(0)
 
-  const scrollToIndex = (index: number, animated = true) => {
-    let offset = 0
-    for (let i = 0; i < index; i++) {
-      offset += (itemWidthsRef.current.get(i) ?? 0) + ITEM_GAP
-    }
-    flatListRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset, animated})
+  const scrollTo = (offset: number) => {
+    flatListRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset, animated: false})
+  }
+
+  const onSettle = (index: number) => {
+    if (!IS_WEB) return
+    const el = itemRefsRef.current.get(index) as unknown as HTMLElement | null
+    el?.focus({preventScroll: true})
   }
 
   useKeyboardHandlers({
     flatListRef,
+    itemWidthsRef,
     currentIndexRef,
-    scrollToIndex(index: number) {
-      scrollToIndex(index)
-      const el = itemRefsRef.current.get(index) as unknown as HTMLElement | null
-      el?.focus({preventScroll: true})
-    },
+    scrollTo,
+    onSettle,
     imageCount: images.length,
   })
 
@@ -155,10 +157,8 @@ export function Gallery({
     flatListRef,
     itemWidthsRef,
     currentIndexRef,
-    onSettle(index: number) {
-      const el = itemRefsRef.current.get(index) as unknown as HTMLElement | null
-      el?.focus({preventScroll: true})
-    },
+    scrollTo,
+    onSettle,
     imageCount: images.length,
   })
 
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.ts
index afa29a5628..324ea28d2f 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export function useKeyboardHandlers(_args: {
   flatListRef: any
+  itemWidthsRef: any
   currentIndexRef: any
-  scrollToIndex: any
+  scrollTo: any
+  onSettle: any
   imageCount: any
 }) {}
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.web.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.web.ts
index a893ea1107..490e32761e 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.web.ts
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers.web.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,89 @@
 import {useEffect} from 'react'
 import {type FlatList} from 'react-native'
 
+import {ITEM_GAP} from '#/components/images/Gallery/const'
+import {tween} from '#/components/images/Gallery/tween'
+
+const SETTLE_DURATION = 600
+
+function getOffsetForIndex(
+  itemWidths: Map<number, number>,
+  index: number,
+): number {
+  let offset = 0
+  for (let i = 0; i < index; i++) {
+    offset += (itemWidths.get(i) ?? 0) + ITEM_GAP
+  }
+  return offset
+}
+
 export function useKeyboardHandlers({
   flatListRef,
+  itemWidthsRef,
   currentIndexRef,
-  scrollToIndex,
+  scrollTo,
+  onSettle,
   imageCount,
 }: {
   flatListRef: React.RefObject<FlatList | null>
+  itemWidthsRef: React.RefObject<Map<number, number>>
   currentIndexRef: React.RefObject<number>
-  scrollToIndex: (index: number, animated?: boolean) => void
+  scrollTo: (offset: number) => void
+  onSettle: (index: number) => void
   imageCount: number
 }) {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (imageCount <= 1) return
 
+    let stopTween: (() => void) | null = null
+
     const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      const el = flatListRef.current?.getScrollableNode() as unknown as HTMLElement | null
+      const el =
+        flatListRef.current?.getScrollableNode() as unknown as HTMLElement | null
       if (!el || !el.contains(document.activeElement)) return
 
       const current = currentIndexRef.current
+      let targetIndex: number | undefined
+
       if (e.key === 'ArrowRight' || (e.key === 'Tab' && !e.shiftKey)) {
-        const next = current + 1
-        if (next < imageCount) {
-          e.preventDefault()
-          scrollToIndex(next)
-          currentIndexRef.current = next
+        if (current < imageCount - 1) {
+          targetIndex = current + 1
         }
       } else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft' || (e.key === 'Tab' && e.shiftKey)) {
-        const prev = current - 1
-        if (prev >= 0) {
-          e.preventDefault()
-          scrollToIndex(prev)
-          currentIndexRef.current = prev
+        if (current > 0) {
+          targetIndex = current - 1
         }
       }
+
+      if (targetIndex != null) {
+        e.preventDefault()
+
+        if (stopTween) {
+          stopTween()
+          stopTween = null
+        }
+
+        const from = el.scrollLeft
+        const to = getOffsetForIndex(itemWidthsRef.current, targetIndex)
+        const idx = targetIndex
+
+        stopTween = tween(from, to, SETTLE_DURATION)(
+          v => {
+            scrollTo(v)
+          },
+          () => {
+            stopTween = null
+            currentIndexRef.current = idx
+            onSettle(idx)
+          },
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-  }, [flatListRef, currentIndexRef, scrollToIndex, imageCount])
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
+      if (stopTween) stopTween()
+    }
+  }, [flatListRef, itemWidthsRef, currentIndexRef, scrollTo, onSettle, imageCount])
 }
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts
index d0cdb131e2..661c20b511 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export function usePointerHandlers(_args: {
   flatListRef: any
   itemWidthsRef: any
   currentIndexRef: any
+  scrollTo: any
   onSettle: any
   imageCount: any
 }) {}
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts
index 69be0a3340..ee4d2372c8 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ export function usePointerHandlers({
   flatListRef,
   itemWidthsRef,
   currentIndexRef,
+  scrollTo,
   onSettle,
   imageCount,
 }: {
   flatListRef: React.RefObject<FlatList | null>
   itemWidthsRef: React.RefObject<Map<number, number>>
   currentIndexRef: React.RefObject<number>
+  scrollTo: (offset: number) => void
   onSettle: (index: number) => void
   imageCount: number
 }) {
@@ -126,10 +128,10 @@ export function usePointerHandlers({
       velo = (delta - prevDelta) / (elapsed * FRAME_MS)
       t = e.timeStamp
 
-      el.scrollLeft = dragScrollLeft - delta
+      scrollTo(dragScrollLeft - delta)
 
       // Update current index from scroll position
-      const offsetX = el.scrollLeft
+      const offsetX = dragScrollLeft - delta
       let accumulated = 0
       for (let i = 0; i < imageCount; i++) {
         const w = (itemWidthsRef.current.get(i) ?? 0) + ITEM_GAP
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ export function usePointerHandlers({
 
         stopTween = tween(from, to, SETTLE_DURATION)(
           v => {
-            el.scrollLeft = v
+            scrollTo(v)
           },
           () => {
             stopTween = null
@@ -207,5 +209,5 @@ export function usePointerHandlers({
       el.style.cursor = ''
       el.style.userSelect = ''
     }
-  }, [flatListRef, itemWidthsRef, currentIndexRef, onSettle, imageCount])
+  }, [flatListRef, itemWidthsRef, currentIndexRef, scrollTo, onSettle, imageCount])
 }