diff --git a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryContentViewControllerContainer.swift b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryContentViewControllerContainer.swift
index a812f3d5..ac7ef03f 100644
--- a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryContentViewControllerContainer.swift
+++ b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryContentViewControllerContainer.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import Foundation
 
 @MainActor
-public protocol GalleryContentViewControllerContainer {
+public protocol GalleryContentViewControllerContainer: AnyObject {
     var galleryControlsVisible: Bool { get }
     
     func setGalleryContentLoading(_ loading: Bool)
diff --git a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissInteraction.swift b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissInteraction.swift
index 8711f6ee..f49b9621 100644
--- a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissInteraction.swift
+++ b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissInteraction.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import UIKit
 @MainActor
 class GalleryDismissInteraction: NSObject {
     
-    private let viewController: GalleryViewController
+    private unowned let viewController: GalleryViewController
     
     private var content: GalleryContentViewController?
     private var origContentFrameInGallery: CGRect?
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/FallbackGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/FallbackGalleryContentViewController.swift
index 0ac74023..b3b959e2 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/FallbackGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/FallbackGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class FallbackGalleryNavigationController: UINavigationController, GalleryConten
     
     // MARK: GalleryContentViewController
     
-    var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
+    weak var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
     
     var contentSize: CGSize {
         .zero
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/GifvGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/GifvGalleryContentViewController.swift
index 178ee1ec..a5d73a1b 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/GifvGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/GifvGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class GifvGalleryContentViewController: UIViewController, GalleryContentViewCont
     
     // MARK: GalleryContentViewController
     
-    var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
+    weak var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
     
     var contentSize: CGSize {
         controller.item.presentationSize
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
index e723d102..b728f4c3 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ImageGalleryContentViewController: UIViewController, GalleryContentViewCon
     
     // MARK: GalleryContentViewController
     
-    var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
+    weak var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
     
     var contentSize: CGSize {
         image.size
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/LoadingGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/LoadingGalleryContentViewController.swift
index a78b0e80..e8ef4e9d 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/LoadingGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/LoadingGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class LoadingGalleryContentViewController: UIViewController, GalleryContentViewC
     private let provider: () async -> (any GalleryContentViewController)?
     private var wrapped: (any GalleryContentViewController)!
     
-    var container: GalleryContentViewControllerContainer?
+    weak var container: GalleryContentViewControllerContainer?
     
     var contentSize: CGSize {
         wrapped?.contentSize ?? .zero
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoGalleryContentViewController.swift
index 1f44e4f6..e022fc1a 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class VideoGalleryContentViewController: UIViewController, GalleryContentViewCon
     
     // MARK: GalleryContentViewController
     
-    var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
+    weak var container: (any GalleryVC.GalleryContentViewControllerContainer)?
     
     var contentSize: CGSize {
         item.presentationSize