diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPagerContext.ts b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPagerContext.ts
index fd9b57511cc4..f1b9d16de654 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPagerContext.ts
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/AttachmentCarouselPagerContext.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type AttachmentCarouselPagerContextValue = {
     isScrollEnabled: SharedValue<boolean>;
     onTap: () => void;
     onScaleChanged: (scale: number) => void;
+    onSwipeDown: () => void;
 };
 
 const AttachmentCarouselPagerContext = createContext<AttachmentCarouselPagerContextValue | null>(null);
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/index.tsx b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/index.tsx
index 8704584c3e18..33d9f20b5e57 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/Pager/index.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ type AttachmentCarouselPagerProps = {
      * @param showArrows If set, it will show/hide the arrows. If not set, it will toggle the arrows.
      */
     onRequestToggleArrows: (showArrows?: boolean) => void;
+
+    /** A callback that is called when swipe-down-to-close gesture happens */
+    onClose: () => void;
 };
 
-function AttachmentCarouselPager({items, activeSource, initialPage, onPageSelected, onRequestToggleArrows}: AttachmentCarouselPagerProps, ref: ForwardedRef<AttachmentCarouselPagerHandle>) {
+function AttachmentCarouselPager(
+    {items, activeSource, initialPage, onPageSelected, onRequestToggleArrows, onClose}: AttachmentCarouselPagerProps,
+    ref: ForwardedRef<AttachmentCarouselPagerHandle>,
+) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const pagerRef = useRef<PagerView>(null);
 
@@ -114,9 +120,10 @@ function AttachmentCarouselPager({items, activeSource, initialPage, onPageSelect
             isScrollEnabled,
             pagerRef,
             onTap: handleTap,
+            onSwipeDown: onClose,
             onScaleChanged: handleScaleChange,
         }),
-        [pagerItems, activePageIndex, isPagerScrolling, isScrollEnabled, handleTap, handleScaleChange],
+        [pagerItems, activePageIndex, isPagerScrolling, isScrollEnabled, handleTap, onClose, handleScaleChange],
     );
 
     const animatedProps = useAnimatedProps(() => ({
diff --git a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/index.native.js b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/index.native.js
index 228f0d597a32..a4d3e1392095 100644
--- a/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/index.native.js
+++ b/src/components/Attachments/AttachmentCarousel/index.native.js
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ function AttachmentCarousel({report, reportActions, parentReportActions, source,
         [setShouldShowArrows],
     );
 
+    const goBack = useCallback(() => {
+        Navigation.goBack();
+    }, []);
+
     return (
         <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.attachmentCarouselContainer]}>
             {page == null ? (
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ function AttachmentCarousel({report, reportActions, parentReportActions, source,
                                 activeSource={activeSource}
                                 onRequestToggleArrows={toggleArrows}
                                 onPageSelected={({nativeEvent: {position: newPage}}) => updatePage(newPage)}
+                                onClose={goBack}
                                 ref={pagerRef}
                             />
                         </>
diff --git a/src/components/Lightbox/index.tsx b/src/components/Lightbox/index.tsx
index 36cb175e3c45..69fa0d5e6e41 100644
--- a/src/components/Lightbox/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Lightbox/index.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function Lightbox({isAuthTokenRequired = false, uri, onScaleChanged: onScaleChan
         activePage,
         onTap,
         onScaleChanged: onScaleChangedContext,
+        onSwipeDown,
         pagerRef,
     } = useMemo(() => {
         if (attachmentCarouselPagerContext === null) {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ function Lightbox({isAuthTokenRequired = false, uri, onScaleChanged: onScaleChan
                 activePage: 0,
                 onTap: () => {},
                 onScaleChanged: () => {},
+                onSwipeDown: () => {},
                 pagerRef: undefined,
             };
         }
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ function Lightbox({isAuthTokenRequired = false, uri, onScaleChanged: onScaleChan
                                 shouldDisableTransformationGestures={isPagerScrolling}
                                 onTap={onTap}
                                 onScaleChanged={scaleChange}
+                                onSwipeDown={onSwipeDown}
                             >
                                 <Image
                                     source={{uri}}
diff --git a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/index.tsx b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/index.tsx
index ec85b0d22fa2..0bdd53719173 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import useStyleUtils from '@hooks/useStyleUtils';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import type ChildrenProps from '@src/types/utils/ChildrenProps';
 import {DEFAULT_ZOOM_RANGE, SPRING_CONFIG, ZOOM_RANGE_BOUNCE_FACTORS} from './constants';
-import type {CanvasSize, ContentSize, OnScaleChangedCallback, OnTapCallback, ZoomRange} from './types';
+import type {CanvasSize, ContentSize, OnScaleChangedCallback, OnSwipeDownCallback, OnTapCallback, ZoomRange} from './types';
 import usePanGesture from './usePanGesture';
 import usePinchGesture from './usePinchGesture';
 import useTapGestures from './useTapGestures';
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type MultiGestureCanvasProps = ChildrenProps & {
 
     /** Handles scale changed event */
     onTap?: OnTapCallback;
+
+    onSwipeDown?: OnSwipeDownCallback;
 };
 
 function MultiGestureCanvas({
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ function MultiGestureCanvas({
     shouldDisableTransformationGestures: shouldDisableTransformationGesturesProp,
     onTap,
     onScaleChanged,
+    onSwipeDown,
 }: MultiGestureCanvasProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const StyleUtils = useStyleUtils();
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ function MultiGestureCanvas({
 
     const panTranslateX = useSharedValue(0);
     const panTranslateY = useSharedValue(0);
+    const isSwipingDownToClose = useSharedValue(false);
     const panGestureRef = useRef(Gesture.Pan());
 
     const pinchScale = useSharedValue(1);
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ function MultiGestureCanvas({
         panTranslateY,
         stopAnimation,
         shouldDisableTransformationGestures,
+        isSwipingDownToClose,
+        onSwipeDown,
     })
         .simultaneousWithExternalGesture(...panGestureSimultaneousList)
         .withRef(panGestureRef);
diff --git a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/types.ts b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/types.ts
index 40fcc1462a09..fbb2f3deb88c 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/types.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type OnScaleChangedCallback = (zoomScale: number) => void;
 /** Triggered when the canvas is tapped (single tap) */
 type OnTapCallback = () => void;
 
+/** Triggered when the swipe down gesture on canvas occurs  */
+type OnSwipeDownCallback = () => void;
+
 /** Types used of variables used within the MultiGestureCanvas component and it's hooks */
 type MultiGestureCanvasVariables = {
     canvasSize: CanvasSize;
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ type MultiGestureCanvasVariables = {
     minContentScale: number;
     maxContentScale: number;
     shouldDisableTransformationGestures: SharedValue<boolean>;
+    isSwipingDownToClose: SharedValue<boolean>;
     zoomScale: SharedValue<number>;
     totalScale: SharedValue<number>;
     pinchScale: SharedValue<number>;
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ type MultiGestureCanvasVariables = {
     reset: (animated: boolean, callback: () => void) => void;
     onTap: OnTapCallback | undefined;
     onScaleChanged: OnScaleChangedCallback | undefined;
+    onSwipeDown: OnSwipeDownCallback | undefined;
 };
 
-export type {CanvasSize, ContentSize, ZoomRange, OnScaleChangedCallback, OnTapCallback, MultiGestureCanvasVariables};
+export type {CanvasSize, ContentSize, ZoomRange, OnScaleChangedCallback, OnTapCallback, MultiGestureCanvasVariables, OnSwipeDownCallback};
diff --git a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/usePanGesture.ts b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/usePanGesture.ts
index a3f9c7d62df0..97843e118871 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/usePanGesture.ts
+++ b/src/components/MultiGestureCanvas/usePanGesture.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
+import {Dimensions} from 'react-native';
 import type {PanGesture} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {Gesture} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
-import {useDerivedValue, useSharedValue, useWorkletCallback, withDecay, withSpring} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {runOnJS, useDerivedValue, useSharedValue, useWorkletCallback, withDecay, withSpring} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import {SPRING_CONFIG} from './constants';
 import type {MultiGestureCanvasVariables} from './types';
 import * as MultiGestureCanvasUtils from './utils';
@@ -10,10 +11,24 @@ import * as MultiGestureCanvasUtils from './utils';
 // We're using a "withDecay" animation to smoothly phase out the pan animation
 // https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-reanimated/docs/animations/withDecay/
 const PAN_DECAY_DECELARATION = 0.9915;
+const SCREEN_HEIGHT = Dimensions.get('screen').height;
+const SNAP_POINT = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 4;
+const SNAP_POINT_HIDDEN = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 1.2;
 
 type UsePanGestureProps = Pick<
     MultiGestureCanvasVariables,
-    'canvasSize' | 'contentSize' | 'zoomScale' | 'totalScale' | 'offsetX' | 'offsetY' | 'panTranslateX' | 'panTranslateY' | 'shouldDisableTransformationGestures' | 'stopAnimation'
+    | 'canvasSize'
+    | 'contentSize'
+    | 'zoomScale'
+    | 'totalScale'
+    | 'offsetX'
+    | 'offsetY'
+    | 'panTranslateX'
+    | 'panTranslateY'
+    | 'shouldDisableTransformationGestures'
+    | 'stopAnimation'
+    | 'onSwipeDown'
+    | 'isSwipingDownToClose'
 >;
 
 const usePanGesture = ({
@@ -27,16 +42,24 @@ const usePanGesture = ({
     panTranslateY,
     shouldDisableTransformationGestures,
     stopAnimation,
+    isSwipingDownToClose,
+    onSwipeDown,
 }: UsePanGestureProps): PanGesture => {
     // The content size after fitting it to the canvas and zooming
     const zoomedContentWidth = useDerivedValue(() => contentSize.width * totalScale.value, [contentSize.width]);
     const zoomedContentHeight = useDerivedValue(() => contentSize.height * totalScale.value, [contentSize.height]);
 
+    // Used to track previous touch position for the "swipe down to close" gesture
+    const previousTouch = useSharedValue<{x: number; y: number} | null>(null);
+
     // Velocity of the pan gesture
     // We need to keep track of the velocity to properly phase out/decay the pan animation
     const panVelocityX = useSharedValue(0);
     const panVelocityY = useSharedValue(0);
 
+    // Disable "swipe down to close" gesture when content is bigger than the canvas
+    const enableSwipeDownToClose = useDerivedValue(() => canvasSize.height < zoomedContentHeight.value, [canvasSize.height]);
+
     // Calculates bounds of the scaled content
     // Can we pan left/right/up/down
     // Can be used to limit gesture or implementing tension effect
@@ -113,8 +136,22 @@ const usePanGesture = ({
                 });
             }
         } else {
-            // Animated back to the boundary
-            offsetY.value = withSpring(clampedOffset.y, SPRING_CONFIG);
+            const finalTranslateY = offsetY.value + panVelocityY.value * 0.2;
+
+            if (finalTranslateY > SNAP_POINT && zoomScale.value <= 1) {
+                offsetY.value = withSpring(SNAP_POINT_HIDDEN, SPRING_CONFIG, () => {
+                    isSwipingDownToClose.value = false;
+                });
+
+                if (onSwipeDown) {
+                    runOnJS(onSwipeDown)();
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Animated back to the boundary
+                offsetY.value = withSpring(clampedOffset.y, SPRING_CONFIG, () => {
+                    isSwipingDownToClose.value = false;
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         // Reset velocity variables after we finished the pan gesture
@@ -125,14 +162,36 @@ const usePanGesture = ({
     const panGesture = Gesture.Pan()
         .manualActivation(true)
         .averageTouches(true)
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-        .onTouchesMove((_evt, state) => {
+        .onTouchesUp(() => {
+            previousTouch.value = null;
+        })
+        .onTouchesMove((evt, state) => {
             // We only allow panning when the content is zoomed in
-            if (zoomScale.value <= 1 || shouldDisableTransformationGestures.value) {
-                return;
+            if (zoomScale.value > 1 && !shouldDisableTransformationGestures.value) {
+                state.activate();
             }
 
-            state.activate();
+            // TODO: this needs tuning to work properly
+            if (!shouldDisableTransformationGestures.value && zoomScale.value === 1 && previousTouch.value !== null) {
+                const velocityX = Math.abs(evt.allTouches[0].x - previousTouch.value.x);
+                const velocityY = evt.allTouches[0].y - previousTouch.value.y;
+
+                if (Math.abs(velocityY) > velocityX && velocityY > 20) {
+                    state.activate();
+
+                    isSwipingDownToClose.value = true;
+                    previousTouch.value = null;
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (previousTouch.value === null) {
+                previousTouch.value = {
+                    x: evt.allTouches[0].x,
+                    y: evt.allTouches[0].y,
+                };
+            }
         })
         .onStart(() => {
             stopAnimation();
@@ -147,15 +206,23 @@ const usePanGesture = ({
             panVelocityX.value = evt.velocityX;
             panVelocityY.value = evt.velocityY;
 
-            panTranslateX.value += evt.changeX;
-            panTranslateY.value += evt.changeY;
+            if (!isSwipingDownToClose.value) {
+                panTranslateX.value += evt.changeX;
+            }
+
+            if (enableSwipeDownToClose.value || isSwipingDownToClose.value) {
+                panTranslateY.value += evt.changeY;
+            }
         })
         .onEnd(() => {
             // Add pan translation to total offset and reset gesture variables
             offsetX.value += panTranslateX.value;
             offsetY.value += panTranslateY.value;
+
+            // Reset pan gesture variables
             panTranslateX.value = 0;
             panTranslateY.value = 0;
+            previousTouch.value = null;
 
             // If we are swiping (in the pager), we don't want to return to boundaries
             if (shouldDisableTransformationGestures.value) {