diff --git a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissAnimationController.swift b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissAnimationController.swift
index 7cb40574d4..c15fc4ea00 100644
--- a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissAnimationController.swift
+++ b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryDismissAnimationController.swift
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ class GalleryDismissAnimationController: NSObject, UIViewControllerAnimatedTrans
         let appliedSourceToDestTransform: Bool
         if destFrameInContainer.width > 0 && destFrameInContainer.height > 0 {
             appliedSourceToDestTransform = true
+            let scale = min(destFrameInContainer.width / sourceFrameInContainer.width, destFrameInContainer.height / sourceFrameInContainer.height)
             let sourceToDestTransform = origSourceTransform
                 .translatedBy(x: destFrameInContainer.midX - sourceFrameInContainer.midX, y: destFrameInContainer.midY - sourceFrameInContainer.midY)
-                .scaledBy(x: destFrameInContainer.width / sourceFrameInContainer.width, y: destFrameInContainer.height / sourceFrameInContainer.height)
+                .scaledBy(x: scale, y: scale)
             sourceView.transform = sourceToDestTransform
         } else {
             appliedSourceToDestTransform = false
diff --git a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryPresentationAnimationController.swift b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryPresentationAnimationController.swift
index 29dd514388..f844a33a20 100644
--- a/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryPresentationAnimationController.swift
+++ b/Packages/GalleryVC/Sources/GalleryVC/GalleryPresentationAnimationController.swift
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ class GalleryPresentationAnimationController: NSObject, UIViewControllerAnimated
         let origSourceTransform = sourceView.transform
         let sourceToDestTransform: CGAffineTransform?
         if destFrameInContainer.width > 0 && destFrameInContainer.height > 0 {
+            // Scale evenly in both dimensions, to prevent the source view appearing to stretch/distort during the animation.
+            let scale = min(destFrameInContainer.width / sourceFrameInContainer.width, destFrameInContainer.height / sourceFrameInContainer.height)
             sourceToDestTransform = origSourceTransform
                 .translatedBy(x: destFrameInContainer.midX - sourceFrameInContainer.midX, y: destFrameInContainer.midY - sourceFrameInContainer.midY)
-                .scaledBy(x: destFrameInContainer.width / sourceFrameInContainer.width, y: destFrameInContainer.height / sourceFrameInContainer.height)
+                .scaledBy(x: scale, y: scale)
         } else {
             sourceToDestTransform = nil
         }
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
index a872115378..e723d10246 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/ImageGalleryContentViewController.swift
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ImageGalleryContentViewController: UIViewController, GalleryContentViewCon
         
         imageView = GIFImageView(image: maybeGrayscaleImage)
         imageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        imageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
+        imageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFill
         imageView.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
         view.addSubview(imageView)
         NSLayoutConstraint.activate([