diff --git a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
index 14ae19d4..992d7129 100644
--- a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
+++ b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
@@ -11,27 +11,62 @@ const MediaModal = {
     showing () {
       return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.activated
     },
+    media () {
+      return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.media
+    },
     currentIndex () {
       return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.currentIndex
     },
     currentMedia () {
-      return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.media[this.currentIndex]
+      return this.media[this.currentIndex]
+    },
+    canNavigate () {
+      return this.media.length > 1
     },
     type () {
       return this.currentMedia ? fileTypeService.fileType(this.currentMedia.mimetype) : null
     }
   },
-  created () {
-    document.addEventListener('keyup', e => {
-      if (e.keyCode === 27 && this.showing) { // escape
-        this.hide()
-      }
-    })
-  },
   methods: {
     hide () {
       this.$store.dispatch('closeMediaViewer')
+    },
+    goPrev () {
+      if (this.canNavigate) {
+        const prevIndex = this.currentIndex === 0 ? this.media.length - 1 : (this.currentIndex - 1)
+        this.$store.dispatch('setCurrent', this.media[prevIndex])
+      }
+    },
+    goNext () {
+      if (this.canNavigate) {
+        const nextIndex = this.currentIndex === this.media.length - 1 ? 0 : (this.currentIndex + 1)
+        this.$store.dispatch('setCurrent', this.media[nextIndex])
+      }
+    },
+    handleKeyupEvent (e) {
+      if (this.showing && e.keyCode === 27) { // escape
+        this.hide()
+      }
+    },
+    handleKeydownEvent (e) {
+      if (!this.showing) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (e.keyCode === 39) { // arrow right
+        this.goNext()
+      } else if (e.keyCode === 37) { // arrow left
+        this.goPrev()
+      }
     }
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    document.addEventListener('keyup', this.handleKeyupEvent)
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeydownEvent)
+  },
+  destroyed () {
+    document.removeEventListener('keyup', this.handleKeyupEvent)
+    document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeydownEvent)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
index 796d4e40..fbaa97f8 100644
--- a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
       :controls="true"
       @click.stop.native="">
     </VideoAttachment>
+    <button title="Previous" class="modal-view-button-arrow modal-view-button-arrow--prev" v-if="canNavigate" @click.stop.prevent="goPrev"></button>
+    <button title="Next" class="modal-view-button-arrow modal-view-button-arrow--next" v-if="canNavigate" @click.stop.prevent="goNext"></button>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -19,15 +21,81 @@
 .modal-view {
   z-index: 1000;
   position: fixed;
-  width: 100vw;
-  height: 100vh;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  cursor: pointer;
+
+  &-button-arrow {
+    position: absolute;
+    display: block;
+    top: 50%;
+    margin-top: -50px;
+    width: 70px;
+    height: 100px;
+    border: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    opacity: 0;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    background: none;
+    appearance: none;
+    overflow: visible;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: opacity 333ms cubic-bezier(.4,0,.22,1);
+
+    &:before {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 35px;
+      height: 30px;
+      width: 32px;
+      font-family: "fontello";
+      font-size: 14px;
+      line-height: 30px;
+      color: #FFF;
+      text-align: center;
+      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+    }
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+      outline: none;
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+    
+    &#{&}#{&} {
+      &:hover {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    &--prev {
+      left: 0;
+
+      &:before {
+        left: 6px;
+        content: '\e80e';
+      }
+    }
+      
+    &--next {
+      right: 0;
+
+      &:before {
+        right: 6px;
+        content: '\e80d';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    .modal-view-button-arrow {
+      opacity: .75;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .modal-image {