diff --git a/src/components/swipe-container.jsx b/src/components/swipe-container.jsx
index c7f4da680..fe21963cb 100644
--- a/src/components/swipe-container.jsx
+++ b/src/components/swipe-container.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, {Component, PropTypes} from 'react';
 import _ from 'underscore';
+import {exec} from 'child_process';
 
 const Phase = {
   // No wheel events received yet, container is inactive.
@@ -15,6 +16,25 @@ const Phase = {
   Settling: 'settling',
 }
 
+let SwipeInverted = false;
+
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  exec("defaults read -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection", (err, stdout)=> {
+    if (err !== null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (stdout.toString().trim() === '1') {
+      SwipeInverted = true;
+    }
+  });
+} else if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+  // Currently does not matter because we don't support trackpad gestures on Win.
+  // It appears there's a config key called FlipFlopWheel which we might have to
+  // check, but it also looks like disabling natural scroll on Win32 only changes
+  // vertical, not horizontal, behavior.
+}
+
+
 export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
   static displayName = 'SwipeContainer';
 
@@ -29,6 +49,7 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.tracking = false;
+    this.trackingTouchIdentifier = null;
     this.phase = Phase.None;
     this.fired = false;
     this.state = {
@@ -44,11 +65,6 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
     window.addEventListener('scroll-touch-end', this._onScrollTouchEnd);
   }
 
-  // componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-  //   if (nextProps.children !== this.props.children) {
-  //     this.setState({currentX: 0, velocity: 0, targetX: 0, settling: false});
-  //   }
-  // }
   componentDidUpdate() {
     if (this.phase === Phase.Settling) {
       window.requestAnimationFrame(()=> {
@@ -69,11 +85,21 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   _onWheel = (e)=> {
+    let velocity = e.deltaX / 3;
+    if (SwipeInverted) {
+      velocity = -velocity;
+    }
+    this._onDragWithVelocity(velocity);
+
+    if (this.phase === Phase.GestureConfirmed) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onDragWithVelocity = (velocity)=> {
     if ((this.tracking === false) || !this._isEnabled()) {
       return;
     }
-
-    const velocity = e.deltaX / 3;
     const velocityConfirmsGesture = Math.abs(velocity) > 3;
 
     if (this.phase === Phase.None) {
@@ -84,10 +110,6 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
       this.phase = Phase.GestureConfirmed;
     }
 
-    if (this.phase === Phase.GestureConfirmed) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-    }
-
     let {fullDistance, thresholdDistance} = this.state;
 
     if (fullDistance === 'unknown') {
@@ -99,13 +121,13 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
     const estimatedSettleX = currentX + velocity * 8;
     let targetX = 0;
 
-    if (this.props.onSwipeLeft && (estimatedSettleX > thresholdDistance)) {
+    if (this.props.onSwipeRight && (estimatedSettleX > thresholdDistance)) {
       targetX = fullDistance;
     }
-    if (this.props.onSwipeRight && (estimatedSettleX < -thresholdDistance)) {
+    if (this.props.onSwipeLeft && (estimatedSettleX < -thresholdDistance)) {
       targetX = -fullDistance;
     }
-    this.setState({thresholdDistance, fullDistance, velocity, currentX, targetX})
+    this.setState({thresholdDistance, fullDistance, velocity, currentX, targetX});
   }
 
   _onScrollTouchBegin = ()=> {
@@ -121,6 +143,56 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  _onTouchStart = (e)=> {
+    if ((this.trackingTouchIdentifier === null) && (e.targetTouches.length > 0)) {
+      const touch = e.targetTouches.item(0);
+      this.trackingTouchIdentifier = touch.identifier;
+      this.trackingTouchX = touch.clientX;
+      this._onScrollTouchBegin();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onTouchMove = (e)=> {
+    if (this.trackingTouchIdentifier === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (e.cancelable === false) {
+      // Chrome has already started interpreting these touch events as a scroll.
+      // We can no longer call preventDefault to make them ours.
+      return;
+    }
+    let trackingTouch = null;
+    for (let ii = 0; ii < e.changedTouches.length; ii++) {
+      const touch = e.changedTouches.item(ii);
+      if (touch.identifier === this.trackingTouchIdentifier) {
+        trackingTouch = touch;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (trackingTouch !== null) {
+      const velocity = (trackingTouch.clientX - this.trackingTouchX);
+      this.trackingTouchX = trackingTouch.clientX;
+      this._onDragWithVelocity(velocity);
+
+      if (this.phase === Phase.GestureConfirmed) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onTouchEnd = (e)=> {
+    if (this.trackingTouchIdentifier === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    for (let ii = 0; ii < e.changedTouches.length; ii++) {
+      if (e.changedTouches.item(ii).identifier === this.trackingTouchIdentifier) {
+        this.trackingTouchIdentifier = null;
+        this._onScrollTouchEnd();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   _settle() {
     const {currentX, targetX} = this.state;
     let {velocity} = this.state;
@@ -149,10 +221,10 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
 
     if (shouldFire) {
       this.fired = true;
-      if (targetX < 0) {
+      if (targetX > 0) {
         this.props.onSwipeRight();
       }
-      if (targetX > 0) {
+      if (targetX < 0) {
         this.props.onSwipeLeft();
       }
     }
@@ -182,25 +254,30 @@ export default class SwipeContainer extends Component {
     const backingStyles = {top: 0, bottom: 0, position: 'absolute'};
     let backingClass = 'swipe-backing';
 
-    if (currentX > 0) {
+    if (currentX < 0) {
       backingClass += ' ' + this.props.onSwipeLeftClass;
       backingStyles.right = 0;
-      backingStyles.width = currentX + 1;
-      if (targetX > 0) {
-        backingClass += ' confirmed';
-      }
-    } else if (currentX < 0) {
-      backingClass += ' ' + this.props.onSwipeRightClass;
-      backingStyles.left = 0;
       backingStyles.width = -currentX + 1;
       if (targetX < 0) {
         backingClass += ' confirmed';
       }
+    } else if (currentX > 0) {
+      backingClass += ' ' + this.props.onSwipeRightClass;
+      backingStyles.left = 0;
+      backingStyles.width = currentX + 1;
+      if (targetX > 0) {
+        backingClass += ' confirmed';
+      }
     }
     return (
-      <div onWheel={this._onWheel} {...otherProps}>
+      <div onWheel={this._onWheel}
+           onTouchStart={this._onTouchStart}
+           onTouchMove={this._onTouchMove}
+           onTouchEnd={this._onTouchEnd}
+           onTouchCancel={this._onTouchEnd}
+           {...otherProps}>
         <div style={backingStyles} className={backingClass}></div>
-        <div style={{transform: 'translate3d(' + -currentX + 'px, 0, 0)'}}>
+        <div style={{transform: 'translate3d(' + currentX + 'px, 0, 0)'}}>
           {this.props.children}
         </div>
       </div>