diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player.js
index f8bd067e8e..9e2f6835a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default class ExtendedVideoPlayer extends React.PureComponent {
     time: PropTypes.number,
     controls: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     muted: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    onClick: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
   handleLoadedData = () => {
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ export default class ExtendedVideoPlayer extends React.PureComponent {
     this.video = c;
   }
 
+  handleClick = e => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    const handler = this.props.onClick;
+    if (handler) handler();
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { src, muted, controls, alt } = this.props;
 
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ export default class ExtendedVideoPlayer extends React.PureComponent {
           muted={muted}
           controls={controls}
           loop={!controls}
+          onClick={this.handleClick}
         />
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
index bb83374b9b..680bf63ab7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import Immutable from 'immutable';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import punycode from 'punycode';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     card: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     maxDescription: PropTypes.number,
+    onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -34,6 +36,27 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     width: 0,
   };
 
+  handlePhotoClick = () => {
+    const { card, onOpenMedia } = this.props;
+
+    onOpenMedia(
+      Immutable.fromJS([
+        {
+          type: 'image',
+          url: card.get('url'),
+          description: card.get('title'),
+          meta: {
+            original: {
+              width: card.get('width'),
+              height: card.get('height'),
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ]),
+      0
+    );
+  };
+
   renderLink () {
     const { card, maxDescription } = this.props;
 
@@ -73,9 +96,16 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     const { card } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <a href={card.get('url')} className='status-card-photo' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>
-        <img src={card.get('url')} alt={card.get('title')} width={card.get('width')} height={card.get('height')} />
-      </a>
+      <img
+        className='status-card-photo'
+        onClick={this.handlePhotoClick}
+        role='button'
+        tabIndex='0'
+        src={card.get('url')}
+        alt={card.get('title')}
+        width={card.get('width')}
+        height={card.get('height')}
+      />
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index 9e42481c5a..684cd797bb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         );
         mediaIcon = 'picture-o';
       }
-    } else media = <CardContainer statusId={status.get('id')} />;
+    } else media = <CardContainer onOpenMedia={this.props.onOpenMedia} statusId={status.get('id')} />;
 
     if (status.get('application')) {
       applicationLink = <span> · <a className='detailed-status__application' href={status.getIn(['application', 'website'])} target='_blank' rel='noopener'>{status.getIn(['application', 'name'])}</a></span>;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/image_loader.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
index aad594380e..c7360a7264 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import ZoomableImage from './zoomable_image';
 
 export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     alt: PropTypes.string,
     src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    previewSrc: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    previewSrc: PropTypes.string,
     width: PropTypes.number,
     height: PropTypes.number,
+    onClick: PropTypes.func,
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   removers = [];
+  canvas = null;
 
   get canvasContext() {
     if (!this.canvas) {
@@ -43,11 +46,15 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    this.removeEventListeners();
+  }
+
   loadImage (props) {
     this.removeEventListeners();
     this.setState({ loading: true, error: false });
     Promise.all([
-      this.loadPreviewCanvas(props),
+      props.previewSrc && this.loadPreviewCanvas(props),
       this.hasSize() && this.loadOriginalImage(props),
     ].filter(Boolean))
       .then(() => {
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { alt, src, width, height } = this.props;
+    const { alt, src, width, height, onClick } = this.props;
     const { loading } = this.state;
 
     const className = classNames('image-loader', {
@@ -128,22 +135,19 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className={className}>
-        <canvas
-          className='image-loader__preview-canvas'
-          width={width}
-          height={height}
-          ref={this.setCanvasRef}
-          style={{ opacity: loading ? 1 : 0 }}
-        />
-
-        {!loading && (
-          <img
-            alt={alt}
-            className='image-loader__img'
-            src={src}
+        {loading ? (
+          <canvas
+            className='image-loader__preview-canvas'
+            ref={this.setCanvasRef}
             width={width}
             height={height}
           />
+        ) : (
+          <ZoomableImage
+            alt={alt}
+            src={src}
+            onClick={onClick}
+          />
         )}
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index e56147c5bc..6ab6770ed4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ReactSwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ExtendedVideoPlayer from 'flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import IconButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   state = {
     index: null,
+    navigationHidden: false,
   };
 
   handleSwipe = (index) => {
@@ -68,14 +70,21 @@ export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return this.state.index !== null ? this.state.index : this.props.index;
   }
 
+  toggleNavigation = () => {
+    this.setState(prevState => ({
+      navigationHidden: !prevState.navigationHidden,
+    }));
+  };
+
   render () {
     const { media, intl, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { navigationHidden } = this.state;
 
     const index = this.getIndex();
     let pagination = [];
 
-    const leftNav  = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='modal-container__nav modal-container__nav--left' onClick={this.handlePrevClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}><i className='fa fa-fw fa-chevron-left' /></button>;
-    const rightNav = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='modal-container__nav  modal-container__nav--right' onClick={this.handleNextClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}><i className='fa fa-fw fa-chevron-right' /></button>;
+    const leftNav  = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav media-modal__nav--left' onClick={this.handlePrevClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}><i className='fa fa-fw fa-chevron-left' /></button>;
+    const rightNav = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav  media-modal__nav--right' onClick={this.handleNextClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}><i className='fa fa-fw fa-chevron-right' /></button>;
 
     if (media.size > 1) {
       pagination = media.map((item, i) => {
@@ -92,33 +101,77 @@ export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       const height = image.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'height']) || null;
 
       if (image.get('type') === 'image') {
-        return <ImageLoader previewSrc={image.get('preview_url')} src={image.get('url')} width={width} height={height} alt={image.get('description')} key={image.get('preview_url')} />;
+        return (
+          <ImageLoader
+            previewSrc={image.get('preview_url')}
+            src={image.get('url')}
+            width={width}
+            height={height}
+            alt={image.get('description')}
+            key={image.get('url')}
+            onClick={this.toggleNavigation}
+          />
+        );
       } else if (image.get('type') === 'gifv') {
-        return <ExtendedVideoPlayer src={image.get('url')} muted controls={false} width={width} height={height} key={image.get('preview_url')} alt={image.get('description')} />;
+        return (
+          <ExtendedVideoPlayer
+            src={image.get('url')}
+            muted
+            controls={false}
+            width={width}
+            height={height}
+            key={image.get('preview_url')}
+            alt={image.get('description')}
+            onClick={this.toggleNavigation}
+          />
+        );
       }
 
       return null;
     }).toArray();
 
+    // you can't use 100vh, because the viewport height is taller
+    // than the visible part of the document in some mobile
+    // browsers when it's address bar is visible.
+    // https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/12/url-bar-resizing
+    const swipeableViewsStyle = {
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+    };
+
     const containerStyle = {
       alignItems: 'center', // center vertically
     };
 
+    const navigationClassName = classNames('media-modal__navigation', {
+      'media-modal__navigation--hidden': navigationHidden,
+    });
+
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal media-modal'>
-        {leftNav}
-
-        <div className='media-modal__content'>
-          <IconButton className='media-modal__close' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} icon='times' onClick={onClose} size={16} />
-          <ReactSwipeableViews containerStyle={containerStyle} onChangeIndex={this.handleSwipe} index={index}>
+        <div
+          className='media-modal__closer'
+          role='presentation'
+          onClick={onClose}
+        >
+          <ReactSwipeableViews
+            style={swipeableViewsStyle}
+            containerStyle={containerStyle}
+            onChangeIndex={this.handleSwipe}
+            onSwitching={this.handleSwitching}
+            index={index}
+          >
             {content}
           </ReactSwipeableViews>
         </div>
-        <ul className='media-modal__pagination'>
-          {pagination}
-        </ul>
-
-        {rightNav}
+        <div className={navigationClassName}>
+          <IconButton className='media-modal__close' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} icon='times' onClick={onClose} size={40} />
+          {leftNav}
+          {rightNav}
+          <ul className='media-modal__pagination'>
+            {pagination}
+          </ul>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index 4412fd0f79..e0cb7fc095 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { media, time, onClose } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <div className='modal-root__modal media-modal'>
+      <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
         <div>
           <Video
             preview={media.get('preview_url')}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a0a4d41a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/zoomable_image.js
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+const MIN_SCALE = 1;
+const MAX_SCALE = 4;
+
+const getMidpoint = (p1, p2) => ({
+  x: (p1.clientX + p2.clientX) / 2,
+  y: (p1.clientY + p2.clientY) / 2,
+});
+
+const getDistance = (p1, p2) =>
+  Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p1.clientX - p2.clientX, 2) + Math.pow(p1.clientY - p2.clientY, 2));
+
+const clamp = (min, max, value) => Math.min(max, Math.max(min, value));
+
+export default class ZoomableImage extends React.PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    alt: PropTypes.string,
+    src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    width: PropTypes.number,
+    height: PropTypes.number,
+    onClick: PropTypes.func,
+  }
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    alt: '',
+    width: null,
+    height: null,
+  };
+
+  state = {
+    scale: MIN_SCALE,
+  }
+
+  removers = [];
+  container = null;
+  image = null;
+  lastTouchEndTime = 0;
+  lastDistance = 0;
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    let handler = this.handleTouchStart;
+    this.container.addEventListener('touchstart', handler);
+    this.removers.push(() => this.container.removeEventListener('touchstart', handler));
+    handler = this.handleTouchMove;
+    // on Chrome 56+, touch event listeners will default to passive
+    // https://www.chromestatus.com/features/5093566007214080
+    this.container.addEventListener('touchmove', handler, { passive: false });
+    this.removers.push(() => this.container.removeEventListener('touchend', handler));
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    this.removeEventListeners();
+  }
+
+  removeEventListeners () {
+    this.removers.forEach(listeners => listeners());
+    this.removers = [];
+  }
+
+  handleTouchStart = e => {
+    if (e.touches.length !== 2) return;
+
+    this.lastDistance = getDistance(...e.touches);
+  }
+
+  handleTouchMove = e => {
+    const { scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight } = this.container;
+    if (e.touches.length === 1 && scrollTop !== scrollHeight - clientHeight) {
+      // prevent propagating event to MediaModal
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (e.touches.length !== 2) return;
+
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+
+    const distance = getDistance(...e.touches);
+    const midpoint = getMidpoint(...e.touches);
+    const scale = clamp(MIN_SCALE, MAX_SCALE, this.state.scale * distance / this.lastDistance);
+
+    this.zoom(scale, midpoint);
+
+    this.lastMidpoint = midpoint;
+    this.lastDistance = distance;
+  }
+
+  zoom(nextScale, midpoint) {
+    const { scale } = this.state;
+    const { scrollLeft, scrollTop } = this.container;
+
+    // math memo:
+    // x = (scrollLeft + midpoint.x) / scrollWidth
+    // x' = (nextScrollLeft + midpoint.x) / nextScrollWidth
+    // scrollWidth = clientWidth * scale
+    // scrollWidth' = clientWidth * nextScale
+    // Solve x = x' for nextScrollLeft
+    const nextScrollLeft = (scrollLeft + midpoint.x) * nextScale / scale - midpoint.x;
+    const nextScrollTop = (scrollTop + midpoint.y) * nextScale / scale - midpoint.y;
+
+    this.setState({ scale: nextScale }, () => {
+      this.container.scrollLeft = nextScrollLeft;
+      this.container.scrollTop = nextScrollTop;
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleClick = e => {
+    // don't propagate event to MediaModal
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    const handler = this.props.onClick;
+    if (handler) handler();
+  }
+
+  setContainerRef = c => {
+    this.container = c;
+  }
+
+  setImageRef = c => {
+    this.image = c;
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { alt, src } = this.props;
+    const { scale } = this.state;
+    const overflow = scale === 1 ? 'hidden' : 'scroll';
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        className='zoomable-image'
+        ref={this.setContainerRef}
+        style={{ overflow }}
+      >
+        <img
+          role='presentation'
+          ref={this.setImageRef}
+          alt={alt}
+          src={src}
+          style={{
+            transform: `scale(${scale})`,
+            transformOrigin: '0 0',
+          }}
+          onClick={this.handleClick}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
index aa33c9333e..afb54056c8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
@@ -353,35 +353,42 @@
 
 .image-loader {
   position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
 
-  &.image-loader--loading {
-    .image-loader__preview-canvas {
-      filter: blur(2px);
-    }
+  .image-loader__preview-canvas {
+    max-width: $media-modal-media-max-width;
+    max-height: $media-modal-media-max-height;
+    background: url('~images/void.png') repeat;
+    object-fit: contain;
   }
 
-  .image-loader__img {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    max-width: 100%;
-    max-height: 100%;
-    background-image: none;
+  &.image-loader--loading .image-loader__preview-canvas {
+    filter: blur(2px);
   }
 
-  &.image-loader--amorphous {
-    position: static;
+  &.image-loader--amorphous .image-loader__preview-canvas {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
 
-    .image-loader__preview-canvas {
-      display: none;
-    }
+.zoomable-image {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
 
-    .image-loader__img {
-      position: static;
-      width: auto;
-      height: auto;
-    }
+  img {
+    max-width: $media-modal-media-max-width;
+    max-height: $media-modal-media-max-height;
+    width: auto;
+    height: auto;
+    object-fit: contain;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
index d7407cdaf4..03e7aba67f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
@@ -157,43 +157,85 @@
   position: absolute;
 }
 
-.media-modal {
-  max-width: 80vw;
-  max-height: 80vh;
+.video-modal {
+  max-width: 100vw;
+  max-height: 100vh;
   position: relative;
 
-  .extended-video-player,
-  img,
-  canvas,
-  video {
-    max-width: 80vw;
-    max-height: 80vh;
-    width: auto;
-    height: auto;
-    margin: auto;
-  }
-
-  .extended-video-player,
-  video {
+  .extended-video-player {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
     display: flex;
-    width: 80vw;
-    height: 80vh;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    video {
+      max-width: $media-modal-media-max-width;
+      max-height: $media-modal-media-max-height;
+    }
   }
+}
 
-  img,
-  canvas {
-    display: block;
-    background: url('~images/void.png') repeat;
-    object-fit: contain;
+.media-modal {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.media-modal__closer {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.media-modal__navigation {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: opacity 0.3s linear;
+  will-change: opacity;
+
+  * {
+    pointer-events: auto;
   }
 
-  .react-swipeable-view-container {
-    max-width: 80vw;
+  &.media-modal__navigation--hidden {
+    opacity: 0;
+
+    * {
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
   }
 }
 
-.media-modal__content {
-  background: $base-overlay-background;
+.media-modal__nav {
+  background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.5);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  border: 0;
+  color: $primary-text-color;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  font-size: 24px;
+  height: 20vmax;
+  margin: auto 0;
+  padding: 30px 15px;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.media-modal__nav--left {
+  left: 0;
+}
+
+.media-modal__nav--right {
+  right: 0;
 }
 
 .media-modal__pagination {
@@ -201,7 +243,8 @@
   text-align: center;
   position: absolute;
   left: 0;
-  bottom: -40px;
+  bottom: 20px;
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .media-modal__page-dot {
@@ -225,8 +268,8 @@
 
 .media-modal__close {
   position: absolute;
-  right: 4px;
-  top: 4px;
+  right: 8px;
+  top: 8px;
   z-index: 100;
 }
 
@@ -244,8 +287,8 @@
   @include fullwidth-gallery;
 
   video {
-    height: 100%;
-    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 100vw;
+    max-height: 80vh;
     z-index: 1;
     object-fit: cover;
     position: relative;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/modal.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/modal.scss
index d424b1eda2..4f0d6e1bc2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/modal.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/modal.scss
@@ -2,29 +2,6 @@
   background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
 }
 
-.modal-container__nav {
-  align-items: center;
-  background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.5);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  border: 0;
-  color: $primary-text-color;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  display: flex;
-  font-size: 24px;
-  height: 100%;
-  padding: 30px 15px;
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-}
-
-.modal-container__nav--left {
-  left: -61px;
-}
-
-.modal-container__nav--right {
-  right: -61px;
-}
-
 .modal-root {
   transition: opacity 0.3s linear;
   will-change: opacity;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
index e8e2bc9e3e..e3ba725c44 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ $ui-highlight-color: $classic-highlight-color !default;        // Vibrant
 // Language codes that uses CJK fonts
 $cjk-langs: ja, ko, zh-CN, zh-HK, zh-TW;
 
+// Variables for components
+$media-modal-media-max-width: 100%;
+// put margins on top and bottom of image to avoid the screen covered by image.
+$media-modal-media-max-height: 80%;
+
 // Avatar border size (8% default, 100% for rounded avatars)
 $ui-avatar-border-size: 8%;