diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Attachment Gallery/GalleryViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Attachment Gallery/GalleryViewController.swift
index ff203f03..320a3b9a 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Attachment Gallery/GalleryViewController.swift	
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Attachment Gallery/GalleryViewController.swift	
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class GalleryViewController: UIPageViewController, UIPageViewControllerDataSourc
         self.pages = attachments.map {
             switch $0.kind {
             case .image:
-                return LoadingLargeImageViewController(attachment: $0)
+                let vc = LoadingLargeImageViewController(attachment: $0)
+                vc.shrinkGestureEnabled = false
+                return vc
             case .video, .audio:
                 let vc = AVPlayerViewController()
                 vc.player = AVPlayer(url: $0.url)
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LoadingLargeImageViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LoadingLargeImageViewController.swift
index dee16a24..d10c7ffd 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LoadingLargeImageViewController.swift	
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LoadingLargeImageViewController.swift	
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class LoadingLargeImageViewController: UIViewController, LargeImageAnimatableVie
         }
     }
     
+    var shrinkGestureEnabled = true
+    
     var animationSourceInfo: LargeImageViewController.SourceInfo?
     var animationImage: UIImage? { animationSourceInfo?.image ?? largeImageVC?.image }
     var animationGifData: Data? { largeImageVC?.gifData }
@@ -91,7 +93,9 @@ class LoadingLargeImageViewController: UIViewController, LargeImageAnimatableVie
             }
         }
         
-        dismissInteractionController = LargeImageInteractionController(viewController: self)
+        if shrinkGestureEnabled {
+            dismissInteractionController = LargeImageInteractionController(viewController: self)
+        }
     }
     
     override func didMove(toParent parent: UIViewController?) {