diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
index 6ed8bc20d6..43be348408 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import ReactSwipeable from 'react-swipeable';
 import HomeTimeline from '../../home_timeline';
 import Notifications from '../../notifications';
 import PublicTimeline from '../../public_timeline';
 import CommunityTimeline from '../../community_timeline';
 import HashtagTimeline from '../../hashtag_timeline';
 import Compose from '../../compose';
+import { getPreviousLink, getNextLink } from './tabs_bar';
 
 const componentMap = {
   'COMPOSE': Compose,
@@ -20,20 +22,40 @@ const componentMap = {
 
 class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    router: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  };
+
   static propTypes = {
     columns: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
     singleColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.node,
   };
 
+  handleRightSwipe = () => {
+    const previousLink = getPreviousLink(this.context.router.history.location.pathname);
+
+    if (previousLink) {
+      this.context.router.history.push(previousLink);
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleLeftSwipe = () => {
+    const previousLink = getNextLink(this.context.router.history.location.pathname);
+
+    if (previousLink) {
+      this.context.router.history.push(previousLink);
+    }
+  };
+
   render () {
     const { columns, children, singleColumn } = this.props;
 
     if (singleColumn) {
       return (
-        <div className='columns-area'>
+        <ReactSwipeable onSwipedLeft={this.handleLeftSwipe} onSwipedRight={this.handleRightSwipe} className='columns-area'>
           {children}
-        </div>
+        </ReactSwipeable>
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index 0f4105ee18..0209bc99b2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import ReactSwipeable from 'react-swipeable';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ExtendedVideoPlayer from '../../../components/extended_video_player';
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
         <div className='media-modal__content'>
           <IconButton className='media-modal__close' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} icon='times' onClick={onClose} size={16} />
-          {content}
+          <ReactSwipeable onSwipedRight={this.handlePrevClick} onSwipedLeft={this.handleNextClick}>
+            {content}
+          </ReactSwipeable>
         </div>
 
         {rightNav}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
index 265cb818b8..09acee0670 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
@@ -2,19 +2,43 @@ import React from 'react';
 import NavLink from 'react-router-dom/NavLink';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
+const links = [
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/statuses/new'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-pencil' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.compose' defaultMessage='Compose' /></NavLink>,
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/timelines/home'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-home' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.home' defaultMessage='Home' /></NavLink>,
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/notifications'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-bell' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.notifications' defaultMessage='Notifications' /></NavLink>,
+
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' activeClassName='active' to='/timelines/public/local'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-users' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.local_timeline' defaultMessage='Local' /></NavLink>,
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' activeClassName='active' exact to='/timelines/public'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-globe' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.federated_timeline' defaultMessage='Federated' /></NavLink>,
+
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' style={{ flexGrow: '0', flexBasis: '30px' }} to='/getting-started'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-asterisk' /></NavLink>,
+];
+
+export function getPreviousLink (path) {
+  const index = links.findIndex(link => link.props.to === path);
+
+  if (index > 0) {
+    return links[index - 1].props.to;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+export function getNextLink (path) {
+  const index = links.findIndex(link => link.props.to === path);
+
+  if (index !== -1 && index < links.length - 1) {
+    return links[index + 1].props.to;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
 class TabsBar extends React.Component {
 
   render () {
     return (
       <div className='tabs-bar'>
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/statuses/new'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-pencil' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.compose' defaultMessage='Compose' /></NavLink>
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/timelines/home'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-home' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.home' defaultMessage='Home' /></NavLink>
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' to='/notifications'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-bell' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.notifications' defaultMessage='Notifications' /></NavLink>
-
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' activeClassName='active' to='/timelines/public/local'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-users' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.local_timeline' defaultMessage='Local' /></NavLink>
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' activeClassName='active' exact to='/timelines/public'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-globe' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.federated_timeline' defaultMessage='Federated' /></NavLink>
-
-        <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' activeClassName='active' style={{ flexGrow: '0', flexBasis: '30px' }} to='/getting-started'><i className='fa fa-fw fa-asterisk' /></NavLink>
+        {React.Children.toArray(links)}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
index ecfc186ebe..c2062c398f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
@@ -1473,8 +1473,10 @@
   &:hover,
   &:focus,
   &:active {
-    background: lighten($ui-base-color, 14%);
-    transition: all 100ms linear;
+    @media screen and (min-width: 1025px) {
+      background: lighten($ui-base-color, 14%);
+      transition: all 100ms linear;
+    }
   }
 
   span {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79e8467cbe..dc08fc1067 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     "react-router-dom": "^4.1.1",
     "react-router-scroll": "ytase/react-router-scroll#build",
     "react-simple-dropdown": "^3.0.0",
+    "react-swipeable": "^4.0.1",
     "react-textarea-autosize": "^5.0.6",
     "react-toggle": "^4.0.1",
     "redis": "^2.7.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a03f0cdc8a..85de4b546b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5778,6 +5778,12 @@ react-style-proptype@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     prop-types "^15.5.4"
 
+react-swipeable@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-swipeable/-/react-swipeable-4.0.1.tgz#2cb3a04a52ccebf5361881b30e233dc13ee4b115"
+  dependencies:
+    prop-types "^15.5.8"
+
 react-test-renderer@^15.5.4:
   version "15.5.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-test-renderer/-/react-test-renderer-15.5.4.tgz#d4ebb23f613d685ea8f5390109c2d20fbf7c83bc"