diff --git a/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index ed4fe971bb22..df7efbf5343c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ $color-black-alpha-05: rgba($color-black, 0.05);
 $color-black-alpha-06: rgba($color-black, 0.06);
 $color-black-alpha-08: rgba($color-black, 0.08);
 $color-black-alpha-12: rgba($color-black, 0.12);
+$color-black-alpha-16: rgba($color-black, 0.16);
 $color-black-alpha-20: rgba($color-black, 0.2);
 $color-black-alpha-30: rgba($color-black, 0.3);
 $color-black-alpha-40: rgba($color-black, 0.4);
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ $color-black-alpha-70: rgba($color-black, 0.7);
 $color-black-alpha-80: rgba($color-black, 0.8);
 $color-black-alpha-90: rgba($color-black, 0.9);
 
+$color-transparent: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+
 $color-ultramarine-dark: #1851b4;
 $color-ultramarine-icon: #3a76f0;
 $color-ultramarine-light: #6191f3;
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
index ae419de44c28..7f0197c13f34 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
     padding: 0 16px;
     position: absolute;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
-    width: 284px;
+    min-width: 284px;
+    width: 56.25vh;
     z-index: $z-index-above-base;
 
     &--group-avatar {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
   }
 
   &__caption {
-    @include font-body-1-bold;
+    @include font-body-1;
     color: $color-gray-05;
     padding: 4px 0;
     margin-bottom: 24px;
@@ -146,4 +147,69 @@
       height: 100%;
     }
   }
+
+  &__arrow {
+    align-items: center;
+    display: flex;
+    height: 100vh;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 25%;
+
+    button {
+      @include button-reset;
+      height: 24px;
+      opacity: 0;
+      width: 24px;
+      transition: opacity 200ms ease-in-out;
+    }
+
+    &--left {
+      justify-content: flex-start;
+      left: 0;
+
+      button {
+        margin-left: 24px;
+        @include color-svg(
+          '../images/icons/v2/chevron-left-24.svg',
+          $color-white
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    &--right {
+      justify-content: flex-end;
+      right: 0;
+
+      button {
+        margin-right: 24px;
+        @include color-svg(
+          '../images/icons/v2/chevron-right-24.svg',
+          $color-white
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    &--visible button {
+      opacity: 1;
+      visibility: visible;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__protection {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    z-index: $z-index-above-base;
+
+    &--top {
+      background: linear-gradient($color-black-alpha-16, $color-transparent);
+      top: 0;
+      height: 80px;
+    }
+
+    &--bottom {
+      background: linear-gradient($color-transparent, $color-black-alpha-40);
+      bottom: 0;
+      height: 180px;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
index 4811fd02a3a7..f3b9ec51584a 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function getDefaultProps(): PropsType {
     stories: [
       {
         attachment: fakeAttachment({
+          path: 'snow.jpg',
           url: '/fixtures/snow.jpg',
         }),
         messageId: '123',
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ story.add('Wide story', () => (
     stories={[
       {
         attachment: fakeAttachment({
+          path: 'file.jpg',
           url: '/fixtures/nathan-anderson-316188-unsplash.jpg',
         }),
         messageId: '123',
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ story.add('Multi story', () => {
       stories={[
         {
           attachment: fakeAttachment({
+            path: 'snow.jpg',
             url: '/fixtures/snow.jpg',
           }),
           messageId: '123',
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ story.add('Multi story', () => {
         },
         {
           attachment: fakeAttachment({
+            path: 'file.jpg',
             url: '/fixtures/nathan-anderson-316188-unsplash.jpg',
           }),
           messageId: '456',
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ story.add('Caption', () => (
       {
         attachment: fakeAttachment({
           caption: 'This place looks lovely',
+          path: 'file.jpg',
           url: '/fixtures/nathan-anderson-316188-unsplash.jpg',
         }),
         messageId: '123',
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ story.add('Long Caption', () => (
         attachment: fakeAttachment({
           caption:
             'Snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like\nSnowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like\nSnowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like',
+          path: 'file.jpg',
           url: '/fixtures/snow.jpg',
         }),
         messageId: '123',
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index a1ed70fea6b5..3f3f42c98ded 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import React, {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { useSpring, animated, to } from '@react-spring/web';
 import type { BodyRangeType, LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
 import type { ConversationType } from '../state/ducks/conversations';
@@ -76,6 +77,13 @@ export type PropsType = {
 const CAPTION_BUFFER = 20;
 const CAPTION_INITIAL_LENGTH = 200;
 const CAPTION_MAX_LENGTH = 700;
+const MOUSE_IDLE_TIME = 3000;
+
+enum Arrow {
+  None,
+  Left,
+  Right,
+}
 
 export const StoryViewer = ({
   conversationId,
@@ -313,6 +321,38 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
     loadStoryReplies(conversationId, messageId);
   }, [conversationId, isGroupStory, loadStoryReplies, messageId]);
 
+  const [arrowToShow, setArrowToShow] = useState<Arrow>(Arrow.None);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (arrowToShow === Arrow.None) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let lastMouseMove: number | undefined;
+
+    function updateLastMouseMove() {
+      lastMouseMove = Date.now();
+    }
+
+    function checkMouseIdle() {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        if (lastMouseMove && Date.now() - lastMouseMove > MOUSE_IDLE_TIME) {
+          setArrowToShow(Arrow.None);
+        } else {
+          checkMouseIdle();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    checkMouseIdle();
+
+    document.addEventListener('mousemove', updateLastMouseMove);
+
+    return () => {
+      lastMouseMove = undefined;
+      document.removeEventListener('mousemove', updateLastMouseMove);
+    };
+  }, [arrowToShow]);
+
   const replies =
     replyState && replyState.messageId === messageId ? replyState.replies : [];
 
@@ -327,6 +367,22 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
           style={{ background: getStoryBackground(attachment) }}
         />
         <div className="StoryViewer__content">
+          <div
+            className={classNames(
+              'StoryViewer__arrow StoryViewer__arrow--left',
+              {
+                'StoryViewer__arrow--visible': arrowToShow === Arrow.Left,
+              }
+            )}
+            onMouseMove={() => setArrowToShow(Arrow.Left)}
+          >
+            <button
+              aria-label={i18n('back')}
+              onClick={showPrevStory}
+              type="button"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="StoryViewer__protection StoryViewer__protection--top" />
           <div className="StoryViewer__container">
             <StoryImage
               attachment={attachment}
@@ -481,6 +537,22 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
+          <div
+            className={classNames(
+              'StoryViewer__arrow StoryViewer__arrow--right',
+              {
+                'StoryViewer__arrow--visible': arrowToShow === Arrow.Right,
+              }
+            )}
+            onMouseMove={() => setArrowToShow(Arrow.Right)}
+          >
+            <button
+              aria-label={i18n('forward')}
+              onClick={showNextStory}
+              type="button"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="StoryViewer__protection StoryViewer__protection--bottom" />
           <button
             aria-label={i18n('MyStories__more')}
             className="StoryViewer__more"