diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
index fe6458f813..efe6a2eef0 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ const ImageItem = ({
             enableLiveTextInteraction={showControls && !scaled}
             accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
             onLoad={() => setHasLoaded(true)}
+            cachePolicy="memory-disk"
           />
         </Animated.View>
       </Animated.ScrollView>