diff --git a/DynamicIsland/ContentView.swift b/DynamicIsland/ContentView.swift
index 4828c08..206c6a2 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/ContentView.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/ContentView.swift
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                 }
                         }
                 }
-                .conditionalModifier(Defaults[.closeGestureEnabled] && Defaults[.enableGestures] && interactionsEnabled) { view in
+                .conditionalModifier((Defaults[.closeGestureEnabled] || Defaults[.reverseScrollGestures]) && Defaults[.enableGestures] && interactionsEnabled) { view in
                     view
                         .panGesture(direction: .up) { translation, phase in
                             handleUpGesture(translation: translation, phase: phase)
@@ -883,18 +883,38 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     // MARK: - Gesture Handling
     
     private func handleDownGesture(translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
+        handleScrollGesture(isDownward: true, translation: translation, phase: phase)
+    }
+    
+    private func handleUpGesture(translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
+        handleScrollGesture(isDownward: false, translation: translation, phase: phase)
+    }
+
+    private func handleScrollGesture(isDownward: Bool, translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
+        let reverse = Defaults[.reverseScrollGestures]
+        let shouldOpen = isDownward ? !reverse : reverse
+
+        if shouldOpen {
+            handleOpenScrollGesture(translation: translation, phase: phase)
+        } else {
+            guard Defaults[.closeGestureEnabled] else { return }
+            handleCloseScrollGesture(translation: translation, phase: phase)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func handleOpenScrollGesture(translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
         guard vm.notchState == .closed else { return }
-        
+
         withAnimation(.smooth) {
             gestureProgress = (translation / Defaults[.gestureSensitivity]) * 20
         }
-        
+
         if phase == .ended {
             withAnimation(.smooth) {
                 gestureProgress = .zero
             }
         }
-        
+
         if translation > Defaults[.gestureSensitivity] {
             if Defaults[.enableHaptics] {
                 triggerHapticIfAllowed()
@@ -905,29 +925,29 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             openNotch()
         }
     }
-    
-    private func handleUpGesture(translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
-        if vm.notchState == .open && !vm.isHoveringCalendar && !vm.isScrollGestureActive {
+
+    private func handleCloseScrollGesture(translation: CGFloat, phase: NSEvent.Phase) {
+        guard vm.notchState == .open, !vm.isHoveringCalendar, !vm.isScrollGestureActive else { return }
+
+        withAnimation(.smooth) {
+            gestureProgress = (translation / Defaults[.gestureSensitivity]) * -20
+        }
+
+        if phase == .ended {
             withAnimation(.smooth) {
-                gestureProgress = (translation / Defaults[.gestureSensitivity]) * -20
+                gestureProgress = .zero
             }
-            
-            if phase == .ended {
-                withAnimation(.smooth) {
-                    gestureProgress = .zero
-                }
+        }
+
+        if translation > Defaults[.gestureSensitivity] {
+            withAnimation(.smooth) {
+                gestureProgress = .zero
+                isHovering = false
             }
-            
-            if translation > Defaults[.gestureSensitivity] {
-                withAnimation(.smooth) {
-                    gestureProgress = .zero
-                    isHovering = false
-                }
-                vm.close()
-                
-                if Defaults[.enableHaptics] {
-                    triggerHapticIfAllowed()
-                }
+            vm.close()
+
+            if Defaults[.enableHaptics] {
+                triggerHapticIfAllowed()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -944,13 +964,19 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         }
 
         if skipGestureActiveDirection == nil && translation > Defaults[.gestureSensitivity] {
-            skipGestureActiveDirection = direction
+            let effectiveDirection: MusicManager.SkipDirection
+            if Defaults[.reverseSwipeGestures] {
+                effectiveDirection = direction == .forward ? .backward : .forward
+            } else {
+                effectiveDirection = direction
+            }
+            skipGestureActiveDirection = effectiveDirection
 
             if Defaults[.enableHaptics] {
                 triggerHapticIfAllowed()
             }
 
-            musicManager.handleSkipGesture(direction: direction)
+            musicManager.handleSkipGesture(direction: effectiveDirection)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/DynamicIsland/components/Settings/SettingsView.swift b/DynamicIsland/components/Settings/SettingsView.swift
index de3ffa0..1fc6926 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/components/Settings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/components/Settings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Hide Dynamic Island during screenshots & recordings", keywords: ["privacy", "screenshot", "recording"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Hide Dynamic Island during screenshots & recordings")),
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Enable gestures", keywords: ["gestures", "trackpad"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Enable gestures")),
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Close gesture", keywords: ["pinch", "swipe"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Close gesture")),
+            SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Reverse swipe gestures", keywords: ["reverse", "swipe", "media"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Reverse swipe gestures")),
+            SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Reverse scroll gestures", keywords: ["reverse", "scroll", "open", "close"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Reverse scroll gestures")),
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Extend hover area", keywords: ["hover", "cursor"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Extend hover area")),
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Enable haptics", keywords: ["haptic", "feedback"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Enable haptics")),
             SettingsSearchEntry(tab: .general, title: "Open notch on hover", keywords: ["hover to open", "auto open"], highlightID: SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: "Open notch on hover")),
@@ -845,6 +847,8 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
     @Default(.enableMinimalisticUI) var enableMinimalisticUI
     @Default(.enableHorizontalMusicGestures) var enableHorizontalMusicGestures
     @Default(.musicGestureBehavior) var musicGestureBehavior
+    @Default(.reverseSwipeGestures) var reverseSwipeGestures
+    @Default(.reverseScrollGestures) var reverseScrollGestures
 
     private func highlightID(_ title: String) -> String {
         SettingsTab.general.highlightID(for: title)
@@ -1003,6 +1007,9 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
                     Text(musicGestureBehavior.description)
                         .font(.caption)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+
+                    Defaults.Toggle("Reverse swipe gestures", key: .reverseSwipeGestures)
+                        .settingsHighlight(id: highlightID("Reverse swipe gestures"))
                 }
 
                 Defaults.Toggle("Close gesture", key: .closeGestureEnabled)
@@ -1015,6 +1022,9 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     }
                 }
+
+                Defaults.Toggle("Reverse open/close scroll gestures", key: .reverseScrollGestures)
+                    .settingsHighlight(id: highlightID("Reverse scroll gestures"))
             }
         } header: {
             HStack {
diff --git a/DynamicIsland/models/Constants.swift b/DynamicIsland/models/Constants.swift
index d05c7f5..4f00e16 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/models/Constants.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/models/Constants.swift
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ extension Defaults.Keys {
     static let gestureSensitivity = Key<CGFloat>("gestureSensitivity", default: 200.0)
     static let enableHorizontalMusicGestures = Key<Bool>("enableHorizontalMusicGestures", default: true)
     static let musicGestureBehavior = Key<MusicSkipBehavior>("musicGestureBehavior", default: .track)
+    static let reverseSwipeGestures = Key<Bool>("reverseSwipeGestures", default: false)
+    static let reverseScrollGestures = Key<Bool>("reverseScrollGestures", default: false)
     
         // MARK: Media playback
     static let coloredSpectrogram = Key<Bool>("coloredSpectrogram", default: true)