diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
index 79c7af4a15..101c8b895c 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {BlockDrawerGesture} from '#/view/shell/BlockDrawerGesture'
 import {useKeyboardHandlers} from '#/components/images/Gallery/useKeyboardHandlers'
+import {usePointerHandlers} from '#/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers'
 
 const CONTAINER_ASPECT_RATIO = 3 / 2
 const ITEM_GAP = 8 // tokens.space.sm
@@ -152,6 +153,17 @@ export function Gallery({
     imageCount: images.length,
   })
 
+  usePointerHandlers({
+    flatListRef,
+    itemWidthsRef,
+    currentIndexRef,
+    onSettle(index: number) {
+      const el = itemRefsRef.current.get(index) as unknown as HTMLElement | null
+      el?.focus({preventScroll: true})
+    },
+    imageCount: images.length,
+  })
+
   return (
     <View
       ref={contentRef}
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/tween.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/tween.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7abb9872e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/tween.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+function ease(t: number, b: number, c: number, d: number) {
+  return t === d ? b + c : c * (-Math.pow(2, (-10 * t) / d) + 1) + b
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tween from `start` to `end` over `duration` ms using an exponential ease-out.
+ * Returns a function that starts the tween. That function returns a stop handle.
+ *
+ * Adapted from tinkerbell.
+ */
+export function tween(start: number, end: number, duration: number) {
+  return function run(cb: (v: number) => void, done?: () => void) {
+    let ts: number | undefined
+    let frame: number
+
+    frame = (function tick(last: number) {
+      return requestAnimationFrame(t => {
+        if (!ts) ts = t
+        const te = t - ts
+        const next = Math.round(ease(te, start, end - start, duration))
+        if (
+          (end > start ? next < end && last <= end : next > end && last >= end) &&
+          te <= duration
+        ) {
+          frame = tick(next)
+          cb(next)
+        } else {
+          cb(end)
+          done?.()
+        }
+      })
+    })(start)
+
+    return function stop() {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(frame)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0cdb131e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export function usePointerHandlers(_args: {
+  flatListRef: any
+  itemWidthsRef: any
+  currentIndexRef: any
+  onSettle: any
+  imageCount: any
+}) {}
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bb68f9518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/usePointerHandlers.web.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+import {useEffect} from 'react'
+import {type FlatList} from 'react-native'
+
+import {tween} from '#/components/images/Gallery/tween'
+
+const ITEM_GAP = 8
+const DRAG_THRESHOLD = 3
+const FLICK_DECAY = 0.85
+const FLICK_MIN_VELOCITY = 0.1
+const ADVANCE_THRESHOLD = 0.15
+const FRAME_MS = 1000 / 60
+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
+}
+
+function whichByDistance(
+  itemWidths: Map<number, number>,
+  currentIndex: number,
+  distance: number,
+  direction: -1 | 1,
+  imageCount: number,
+): number {
+  let remaining = distance
+  let i = currentIndex
+
+  while (remaining > 0 && i >= 0 && i < imageCount) {
+    const w = (itemWidths.get(i) ?? 0) + ITEM_GAP
+    if (remaining > w) {
+      remaining -= w
+      i -= direction
+    } else if (remaining > w * ADVANCE_THRESHOLD) {
+      i -= direction
+      break
+    } else {
+      break
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(i, imageCount - 1))
+}
+
+export function usePointerHandlers({
+  flatListRef,
+  itemWidthsRef,
+  currentIndexRef,
+  onSettle,
+  imageCount,
+}: {
+  flatListRef: React.RefObject<FlatList | null>
+  itemWidthsRef: React.RefObject<Map<number, number>>
+  currentIndexRef: React.RefObject<number>
+  onSettle: (index: number) => void
+  imageCount: number
+}) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (imageCount <= 1) return
+
+    const el =
+      flatListRef.current?.getScrollableNode() as unknown as HTMLElement | null
+    if (!el) return
+
+    let isDragging = false
+    let isMouseDown = false
+    let startX = 0
+    let dragScrollLeft = 0
+    let delta = 0
+    let prevDelta = 0
+    let velo = 0
+    let t = 0
+    let stopTween: (() => void) | null = null
+
+    el.style.cursor = 'grab'
+
+    const onMouseDown = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      e.preventDefault() // prevent native image drag
+
+      // Cancel any in-progress tween
+      if (stopTween) {
+        stopTween()
+        stopTween = null
+      }
+
+      isMouseDown = true
+      isDragging = false
+      startX = e.pageX
+      dragScrollLeft = el.scrollLeft
+      delta = 0
+      prevDelta = 0
+      velo = 0
+      t = e.timeStamp
+    }
+
+    const onMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (!isMouseDown) return
+
+      const x = e.pageX - startX
+
+      // Require minimum movement before starting drag
+      if (!isDragging && Math.abs(x) < DRAG_THRESHOLD) return
+
+      if (!isDragging) {
+        isDragging = true
+        el.style.cursor = 'grabbing'
+        el.style.userSelect = 'none'
+
+        // Blur focused element within the gallery
+        if (el.contains(document.activeElement)) {
+          ;(document.activeElement as HTMLElement)?.blur?.()
+        }
+      }
+
+      e.preventDefault()
+
+      // Track velocity
+      const elapsed = e.timeStamp - t || 1
+      prevDelta = delta
+      delta = x
+      velo = (delta - prevDelta) / (elapsed * FRAME_MS)
+      t = e.timeStamp
+
+      el.scrollLeft = dragScrollLeft - delta
+
+      // Update current index from scroll position
+      const offsetX = el.scrollLeft
+      let accumulated = 0
+      for (let i = 0; i < imageCount; i++) {
+        const w = (itemWidthsRef.current.get(i) ?? 0) + ITEM_GAP
+        if (offsetX < accumulated + w / 2) {
+          currentIndexRef.current = i
+          break
+        }
+        accumulated += w
+        if (i === imageCount - 1) currentIndexRef.current = i
+      }
+    }
+
+    const onMouseUp = () => {
+      if (!isMouseDown) return
+
+      const wasDragging = isDragging
+      isMouseDown = false
+      isDragging = false
+
+      el.style.cursor = 'grab'
+      el.style.userSelect = ''
+
+      if (wasDragging) {
+        // Suppress the click that follows mouseup after a drag
+        el.addEventListener('click', e => e.stopPropagation(), {
+          once: true,
+          capture: true,
+        })
+
+        // Estimate resting distance from velocity
+        let v = Math.abs(velo)
+        let restingDistance = 0
+        while (v > FLICK_MIN_VELOCITY) {
+          v *= FLICK_DECAY
+          restingDistance += v
+        }
+
+        const direction: -1 | 1 = delta < 0 ? -1 : 1
+        const totalDistance = Math.abs(delta) + restingDistance
+
+        const targetIndex = whichByDistance(
+          itemWidthsRef.current,
+          currentIndexRef.current,
+          totalDistance,
+          direction,
+          imageCount,
+        )
+
+        // Tween from current scroll position to target
+        const from = el.scrollLeft
+        const to = getOffsetForIndex(itemWidthsRef.current, targetIndex)
+
+        stopTween = tween(from, to, SETTLE_DURATION)(
+          v => {
+            el.scrollLeft = v
+          },
+          () => {
+            stopTween = null
+            currentIndexRef.current = targetIndex
+            onSettle(targetIndex)
+          },
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+    el.addEventListener('mousedown', onMouseDown)
+    window.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove)
+    window.addEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp)
+
+    return () => {
+      el.removeEventListener('mousedown', onMouseDown)
+      window.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove)
+      window.removeEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp)
+      if (stopTween) stopTween()
+      el.style.cursor = ''
+      el.style.userSelect = ''
+    }
+  }, [flatListRef, itemWidthsRef, currentIndexRef, onSettle, imageCount])
+}