diff --git a/src/app/components/image-viewer/ImageViewer.tsx b/src/app/components/image-viewer/ImageViewer.tsx
index 6018e3e2f..6136ba256 100644
--- a/src/app/components/image-viewer/ImageViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/image-viewer/ImageViewer.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const ImageViewer = as<'div', ImageViewerProps>(
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const saveFile = useSaveFile();
     const { zoom, zoomIn, zoomOut, setZoom } = useZoom(0.2);
-    const { pan, cursor, onMouseDown } = usePan(zoom !== 1);
+    const { pan, cursor, onMouseDown, onTouchStart } = usePan(zoom !== 1);
 
     const handleDownload = async () => {
       const fileContent = await downloadMedia(src);
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export const ImageViewer = as<'div', ImageViewerProps>(
             src={src}
             alt={alt}
             onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
+            onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
           />
         </Box>
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
index 486bb9d9f..7d95b520d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { UserAvatar } from '../user-avatar';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { getMxIdLocalPart } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { BreakWord, LineClamp2, LineClamp3 } from '../../styles/Text.css';
+import { ModalMobileFull } from '../../styles/Modal.css';
 import { UserPresence } from '../../hooks/useUserPresence';
 import { AvatarPresence, PresenceBadge } from '../presence';
 import { AvatarDecoration } from '../avatar-decoration/AvatarDecoration';
@@ -83,7 +84,11 @@ export function UserHero({ userId, avatarUrl, presence }: UserHeroProps) {
                   escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
                 }}
               >
-                <Modal size="500" onContextMenu={(evt: any) => evt.stopPropagation()}>
+                <Modal
+                  size="500"
+                  className={ModalMobileFull}
+                  onContextMenu={(evt: any) => evt.stopPropagation()}
+                >
                   <ImageViewer
                     src={viewAvatar}
                     alt={userId}
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/MediaGallery.tsx b/src/app/features/room/MediaGallery.tsx
index db0906bad..fc79d30b9 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/MediaGallery.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/MediaGallery.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ function LightboxMedia({
   pan,
   cursor,
   onMouseDown,
+  onTouchStart,
   onImageDoubleClick,
 }: {
   item: LightboxItem;
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ function LightboxMedia({
   pan: Pan;
   cursor: string;
   onMouseDown: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
+  onTouchStart: React.TouchEventHandler<HTMLElement>;
   onImageDoubleClick: () => void;
 }) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ function LightboxMedia({
             alt={item.body}
             draggable={false}
             onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
+            onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
             onDoubleClick={onImageDoubleClick}
             style={{
               maxWidth: '100%',
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ function Lightbox({
   const { zoom, zoomIn, zoomOut, setZoom } = useZoom(0.2);
   // Pan is only active for a zoomed-in image; usePan resets its offset when this
   // flips false (i.e. back to 1x, on navigation, or on a video).
-  const { pan, cursor, onMouseDown } = usePan(isImage && zoom !== 1);
+  const { pan, cursor, onMouseDown, onTouchStart } = usePan(isImage && zoom !== 1);
   const toggleZoom = useCallback(() => setZoom((z) => (z === 1 ? 2 : 1)), [setZoom]);
 
   // Reset zoom when navigating to another item (and thus pan, via usePan).
@@ -512,6 +515,7 @@ function Lightbox({
                 pan={pan}
                 cursor={cursor}
                 onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
+                onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
                 onImageDoubleClick={toggleZoom}
               />
             </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/usePan.ts b/src/app/hooks/usePan.ts
index 243f5239a..590079789 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/usePan.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/usePan.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MouseEventHandler, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { MouseEventHandler, TouchEventHandler, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 export type Pan = {
   translateX: number;
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export const usePan = (active: boolean) => {
   const attachedRef = useRef<{ move: (e: MouseEvent) => void; up: (e: MouseEvent) => void } | null>(
     null,
   );
+  const touchAttachedRef = useRef<{
+    move: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+    end: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+  } | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCursor(active ? 'grab' : 'initial');
@@ -53,6 +57,40 @@ export const usePan = (active: boolean) => {
     document.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp);
   };
 
+  // Touch equivalent so a zoomed image can be dragged on a phone. Single-finger
+  // only (ignore multi-touch / pinch); touch events carry no movementX/Y, so we
+  // derive the delta from the previous touch position.
+  const handleTouchStart: TouchEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
+    if (!active || evt.touches.length !== 1) return;
+    setCursor('grabbing');
+    let lastX = evt.touches[0].clientX;
+    let lastY = evt.touches[0].clientY;
+
+    const handleTouchMove = (e: TouchEvent) => {
+      if (e.touches.length !== 1) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const t = e.touches[0];
+      const dx = t.clientX - lastX;
+      const dy = t.clientY - lastY;
+      lastX = t.clientX;
+      lastY = t.clientY;
+      setPan((p) => ({ translateX: p.translateX + dx, translateY: p.translateY + dy }));
+    };
+
+    const handleTouchEnd = () => {
+      setCursor('grab');
+      document.removeEventListener('touchmove', handleTouchMove);
+      document.removeEventListener('touchend', handleTouchEnd);
+      document.removeEventListener('touchcancel', handleTouchEnd);
+      touchAttachedRef.current = null;
+    };
+
+    touchAttachedRef.current = { move: handleTouchMove, end: handleTouchEnd };
+    document.addEventListener('touchmove', handleTouchMove, { passive: false });
+    document.addEventListener('touchend', handleTouchEnd);
+    document.addEventListener('touchcancel', handleTouchEnd);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!active) setPan(INITIAL_PAN);
   }, [active]);
@@ -65,6 +103,12 @@ export const usePan = (active: boolean) => {
         document.removeEventListener('mouseup', attachedRef.current.up);
         attachedRef.current = null;
       }
+      if (touchAttachedRef.current) {
+        document.removeEventListener('touchmove', touchAttachedRef.current.move);
+        document.removeEventListener('touchend', touchAttachedRef.current.end);
+        document.removeEventListener('touchcancel', touchAttachedRef.current.end);
+        touchAttachedRef.current = null;
+      }
     },
     [],
   );
@@ -73,5 +117,6 @@ export const usePan = (active: boolean) => {
     pan,
     cursor,
     onMouseDown: handleMouseDown,
+    onTouchStart: handleTouchStart,
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/app/styles/Modal.css.ts b/src/app/styles/Modal.css.ts
index 83e84c2df..df80eeb5f 100644
--- a/src/app/styles/Modal.css.ts
+++ b/src/app/styles/Modal.css.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 
+const mobileFullscreen = {
+  minWidth: '100vw',
+  minHeight: '100vh',
+  width: '100vw',
+  height: '100vh',
+  borderRadius: 0,
+} as const;
+
 export const ModalWide = style({
   minWidth: '85vw',
   minHeight: '90vh',
+  '@media': {
+    // Fill the phone screen instead of floating as an 85vw card with margins.
+    '(max-width: 750px)': mobileFullscreen,
+  },
+});
+
+// Mobile-only full-screen: no desktop effect (keeps the modal's normal size),
+// but fills the viewport on phones. For dialogs that should stay a small card on
+// desktop but go edge-to-edge on mobile (e.g. the avatar viewer).
+export const ModalMobileFull = style({
+  '@media': {
+    '(max-width: 750px)': mobileFullscreen,
+  },
 });