diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index 53998ac58c..6e0aa643d7 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     "allow": [
       "Bash(yarn typecheck *)",
       "Bash(yarn lint *)",
-      "Bash(yarn test *)"
+      "Bash(yarn test *)",
+      "mcp__plugin_claude-mem_mcp-search__search",
+      "mcp__plugin_claude-mem_mcp-search__get_observations"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
index 1566f09736..0334608c3f 100644
--- a/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/images/Gallery/index.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {type Dimensions} from '#/lib/media/types'
 import {mergeRefs} from '#/lib/merge-refs'
 import {useA11y} from '#/state/a11y'
 import {useLargeAltBadgeEnabled} from '#/state/preferences/large-alt-badge'
-import {BlockDrawerGesture} from '#/view/shell/BlockDrawerGesture'
+import {DrawerWaitGesture} from '#/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture'
 import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {ArrowsDiagonalOut_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Fullscreen} from '#/components/icons/ArrowsDiagonal'
 import {AutoSizedImage} from '#/components/images/AutoSizedImage'
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export function Gallery({
         },
       ]}
       onLayout={measure}>
-      <BlockDrawerGesture>
+      <DrawerWaitGesture>
         <FlatList
           ref={flatListRef}
           role="group"
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export function Gallery({
             paddingRight: insetRight,
           }}
         />
-      </BlockDrawerGesture>
+      </DrawerWaitGesture>
     </View>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.ios.tsx b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.ios.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85b9775bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.ios.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * iOS keeps the previously-shipping BlockDrawerGesture wrapper, which works
+ * correctly here. Only Android needs the new drawer-side wait mechanism.
+ * See APP-2119.
+ */
+export {BlockDrawerGesture as DrawerWaitGesture} from './BlockDrawerGesture'
diff --git a/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.tsx b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53210fbe38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {GestureDetector} from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
+
+import {useRegisterDrawerWaitGesture} from './DrawerWaitGestureContext'
+
+/*
+ * Registers a Gesture.Native() with the shell drawer so the drawer's pan
+ * gesture must wait for it to fail before activating. Wrap a horizontal-swipe
+ * surface (like the image carousel) where the drawer would otherwise race
+ * the inner scroll on Android. See APP-2119.
+ */
+export function DrawerWaitGesture({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+  const gesture = useRegisterDrawerWaitGesture()
+  return <GestureDetector gesture={gesture}>{children}</GestureDetector>
+}
diff --git a/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.web.tsx b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.web.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f145199260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGesture.web.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function DrawerWaitGesture({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+  return children
+}
diff --git a/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGestureContext.tsx b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGestureContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3012a44c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/shell/DrawerWaitGestureContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import {
+  createContext,
+  useCallback,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from 'react'
+import {Gesture, type NativeGesture} from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
+
+/*
+ * Lets descendant components register a Gesture.Native() that the shell
+ * drawer's pan handler must wait to fail before it can activate. Used to
+ * prevent the drawer from intercepting horizontal swipes inside surfaces
+ * like the image carousel where the child-side blocksExternalGesture pattern
+ * is unreliable on Android. See APP-2119.
+ *
+ * Two contexts so consumers re-render only when they need to:
+ * - RegisterContext is referentially stable, only used by the inner hook
+ *   that registers a single gesture. Galleries don't re-render when their
+ *   peers mount/unmount.
+ * - GesturesContext is reactive; only DrawerLayout reads it.
+ */
+
+type Register = (gesture: NativeGesture) => () => void
+
+const RegisterContext = createContext<Register | null>(null)
+const GesturesContext = createContext<readonly NativeGesture[]>([])
+
+export function DrawerWaitGestureProvider({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode
+}) {
+  const [gestures, setGestures] = useState<readonly NativeGesture[]>([])
+
+  const register = useCallback<Register>(gesture => {
+    setGestures(prev => [...prev, gesture])
+    return () => {
+      setGestures(prev => prev.filter(g => g !== gesture))
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <RegisterContext.Provider value={register}>
+      <GesturesContext.Provider value={gestures}>
+        {children}
+      </GesturesContext.Provider>
+    </RegisterContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export function useDrawerWaitGestures(): readonly NativeGesture[] {
+  return useContext(GesturesContext)
+}
+
+export function useRegisterDrawerWaitGesture(): NativeGesture {
+  const register = useContext(RegisterContext)
+  const [gesture] = useState(() => Gesture.Native())
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!register) return
+    return register(gesture)
+  }, [register, gesture])
+
+  return gesture
+}
diff --git a/src/view/shell/index.tsx b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
index 53c716d222..3fae7d12a4 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react'
+import {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react'
 import {BackHandler, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native'
 import {Drawer} from 'react-native-drawer-layout'
 import {SystemBars} from 'react-native-edge-to-edge'
-import {Gesture} from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
 import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 import {useNavigation, useNavigationState} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
@@ -49,6 +48,10 @@ import {BottomSheetOutlet} from '../../../modules/bottom-sheet'
 import {updateActiveViewAsync} from '../../../modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/src/VisibilityView'
 import {Composer} from './Composer'
 import {DrawerContent} from './Drawer'
+import {
+  DrawerWaitGestureProvider,
+  useDrawerWaitGestures,
+} from './DrawerWaitGestureContext'
 
 function ShellInner() {
   const winDim = useWindowDimensions()
@@ -105,7 +108,9 @@ function ShellInner() {
       <View style={[a.h_full]}>
         <ErrorBoundary
           style={{paddingTop: insets.top, paddingBottom: insets.bottom}}>
-          <TabsNavigator layout={drawerLayout} />
+          <DrawerWaitGestureProvider>
+            <TabsNavigator layout={drawerLayout} />
+          </DrawerWaitGestureProvider>
         </ErrorBoundary>
       </View>
 
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ function DrawerLayout({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   const {hasSession} = useSession()
 
   const swipeEnabled = !canGoBack && hasSession && !isDrawerSwipeDisabled
-  const [trendingScrollGesture] = useState(() => Gesture.Native())
+  const waitGestures = useDrawerWaitGestures()
 
   const renderDrawerContent = useCallback(() => <DrawerContent />, [])
   const onOpenDrawer = useCallback(
@@ -162,7 +167,9 @@ function DrawerLayout({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
       renderDrawerContent={renderDrawerContent}
       drawerStyle={{width: Math.min(400, winDim.width * 0.8)}}
       configureGestureHandler={handler => {
-        handler = handler.requireExternalGestureToFail(trendingScrollGesture)
+        for (const gesture of waitGestures) {
+          handler = handler.requireExternalGestureToFail(gesture)
+        }
 
         if (swipeEnabled) {
           if (isDrawerOpen) {