diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
index 6ecfe298..dc08812d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreen.kt
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class ItemScreen(
                 HorizontalPager(
                     state = pagerState,
                     beyondViewportPageCount = 2,
-                    key = items.itemKey { it.item.id }
+                    key = items.itemKey { it.item.id },
+                    userScrollEnabled = state.swipeGesturePager
                 ) { page ->
                     val itemWithFeed = items[page]
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
index 4966a8b7..e0eb988f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/item/ItemScreenModel.kt
@@ -133,17 +133,19 @@ class ItemScreenModel(
         screenModelScope.launch(dispatcher) {
             combine(
                 preferences.openLinksWith.flow,
-                preferences.theme.flow
-            ) { openLinksWith, theme ->
-                openLinksWith to theme
-            }.collect { (openLinksWith, theme) ->
+                preferences.theme.flow,
+                preferences.swipeGesturePager.flow
+            ) { openLinksWith, theme, swipeGesturePager ->
+                Triple(openLinksWith, theme, swipeGesturePager)
+            }.collect { (openLinksWith, theme, swipeGesturePager) ->
                 mutableState.update {
                     it.copy(
                         openInExternalBrowser = when (openLinksWith) {
                             "external_navigator" -> true
                             else -> false
                         },
-                        theme = theme
+                        theme = theme,
+                        swipeGesturePager = swipeGesturePager
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -397,7 +399,8 @@ data class ItemState(
     val openInExternalBrowser: Boolean = false,
     val theme: String? = "",
     val error: String? = null,
-    val stateChanges: List<StateChange> = listOf()
+    val stateChanges: List<StateChange> = listOf(),
+    val swipeGesturePager: Boolean = true
 )
 
 @Stable
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreen.kt
index fa7cdae0..63f99e13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreen.kt
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ class PreferencesScreen : AndroidScreen() {
 
                             PreferenceHeader(text = stringResource(id = R.string.item_view))
 
+                            SwitchPreferenceWidget(
+                                preference = loadedState.swipeGesturePager.second,
+                                isChecked = loadedState.swipeGesturePager.first,
+                                title = stringResource(id = R.string.swipe_gesture_pager),
+                                subtitle = stringResource(id = R.string.swipe_gesture_pager_subtitle)
+                            )
+
                             ListPreferenceWidget(
                                 preference = loadedState.openLinksWith.second,
                                 selectedKey = loadedState.openLinksWith.first,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreenModel.kt
index c6144c2f..098730af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/more/preferences/PreferencesScreenModel.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class PreferencesScreenModel(
                     customShareIntentTpl.flow,
                     swipeToLeft.flow,
                     swipeToRight.flow,
+                    swipeGesturePager.flow,
                 )
 
                 combine(
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class PreferencesScreenModel(
                         customShareIntentTpl = (list[9] as String) to customShareIntentTpl,
                         swipeToLeft = (list[10] as String) to swipeToLeft,
                         swipeToRight = (list[11] as String) to swipeToRight,
+                        swipeGesturePager = (list[12] as Boolean) to swipeGesturePager,
                         exampleItem = ItemWithFeed(
                             item = Item(
                                 title = context.getString(R.string.example_item_title),
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ sealed class PreferencesScreenState {
         val customShareIntentTpl: PreferenceState<String>,
         val swipeToLeft: PreferenceState<String>,
         val swipeToRight: PreferenceState<String>,
+        val swipeGesturePager: PreferenceState<Boolean>,
         val exampleItem: ItemWithFeed,
         val showDialog: Boolean = false
     ) : PreferencesScreenState()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/util/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/util/Preferences.kt
index 29b560fc..9e04e57f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/util/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/util/Preferences.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ class Preferences(
         key = stringPreferencesKey("swipe_to_left_action"),
         default = "READ"
     )
+
+    val swipeGesturePager = Preference(
+        dataStore = dataStore,
+        key = booleanPreferencesKey("swipe_gesture_pager"),
+        default = true
+    )
 }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 27eb1fe6..4afb0933 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -242,4 +242,6 @@
     <string name="no_network">No network connection available</string>
     <string name="empty_file">File is empty</string>
     <string name="color_contrast_too_low">Contrast with background is too low. The default color will be used instead when using this theme.</string>
+    <string name="swipe_gesture_pager">Swipe between articles</string>
+    <string name="swipe_gesture_pager_subtitle">Swipe horizontally to navigate to previous or next articles</string>
 </resources>