diff --git a/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view.dart b/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view.dart
index 185e7d1..d2563ce 100644
--- a/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view.dart
+++ b/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view.dart
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ImageCarouselView extends StatelessWidget {
                   surfaceTintColor: ConstColours.transparent,
                   child: CarouselSlider.builder(
                     itemCount: model.numberOfImages,
+                    carouselController: model.carouselController,
                     options: CarouselOptions(
                       enlargeFactor: 1,
                       enlargeCenterPage: true,
@@ -79,19 +80,26 @@ class ImageCarouselView extends StatelessWidget {
                           builder: (context, _, __) => Row(
                             mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
                             children: [
-                              Icon(
-                                Icons.chevron_left,
-                                color: model.hasPreviousImage
-                                    ? ConstColours.white
-                                    : ConstColours.black,
+                              IconButton(
+                                icon: Icon(
+                                  Icons.chevron_left,
+                                  color: model.hasPreviousImage
+                                      ? ConstColours.white
+                                      : ConstColours.black,
+                                ),
+                                onPressed: model.onPreviousPressed,
                               ),
                               AutoSizeText(
                                 model.currentImageName,
                                 style: ConstText.imageOverlayTextStyle(context),
                               ),
-                              Icon(
-                                Icons.chevron_right,
-                                color: model.hasNextImage ? ConstColours.white : ConstColours.black,
+                              IconButton(
+                                icon: Icon(
+                                  Icons.chevron_right,
+                                  color:
+                                      model.hasNextImage ? ConstColours.white : ConstColours.black,
+                                ),
+                                onPressed: model.onNextPressed,
                               ),
                             ],
                           ),
diff --git a/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view_model.dart b/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view_model.dart
index 85f4f1b..8d0f777 100644
--- a/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view_model.dart
+++ b/lib/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view_model.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:carousel_slider/carousel_controller.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_cache_manager/flutter_cache_manager.dart';
 import 'package:mc_gallery/features/home/views/image_carousel/image_carousel_view.dart';
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ class ImageCarouselViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
   late final ValueNotifier<ImageModel> _currentImageModelNotifier;
   ValueListenable<ImageModel> get currentImageModelListenable => _currentImageModelNotifier;
 
+  final CarouselController carouselController = CarouselController();
+
   @override
   Future<void> initialise(bool Function() mounted, [arguments]) async {
     _currentImageModelNotifier = ValueNotifier(_imagesService.imageModels
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ class ImageCarouselViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
     log.info('Swiped to image: ${_currentImageModelNotifier.value.imageIndex}');
   }
 
+  void onPreviousPressed() => carouselController.previousPage();
+
+  void onNextPressed() => carouselController.nextPage();
+
   String get currentImageUrl => currentImageModelListenable.value.uri.toString();
   String get currentImageKey => currentImageModelListenable.value.imageIndex.toString();
   String get currentImageName => currentImageModelListenable.value.imageName;