diff --git a/src/components/AttachmentCarousel/index.js b/src/components/AttachmentCarousel/index.js
index 17568c745d47..21eb7ce1a6dc 100644
--- a/src/components/AttachmentCarousel/index.js
+++ b/src/components/AttachmentCarousel/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {View, FlatList, PanResponder} from 'react-native';
+import {View, FlatList, Pressable} from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import _ from 'underscore';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AttachmentCarousel extends React.Component {
         this.updatePage = this.updatePage.bind(this);
         this.updateZoomState = this.updateZoomState.bind(this);
 
-        // Debounce arrow toggle to prevent multiply action on double-click and prevent toggle on swipe
+        // Debounce arrow toggle to prevent multiply action on double-click
         this.toggleArrowsDebounced = _.debounce(this.toggleArrowsDebounced.bind(this), 300);
 
         this.state = {
@@ -68,15 +68,6 @@ class AttachmentCarousel extends React.Component {
             containerWidth: 0,
             isZoomed: false,
         };
-
-        this.panResponder = PanResponder.create({
-            onStartShouldSetPanResponder: (event, gestureState) => {
-                if (gestureState.numberActiveTouches > 1 || this.state.isZoomed) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                this.toggleArrowsDebounced();
-            },
-        });
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
@@ -238,22 +229,8 @@ class AttachmentCarousel extends React.Component {
     renderCell(props) {
         const style = [props.style, styles.h100, {width: this.state.containerWidth}];
 
-        // Touch screen devices can toggle between showing and hiding the arrows by tapping on the image/container
-        // Other devices toggle the arrows through hovering (mouse) instead (see render() root element)
-        if (!this.canUseTouchScreen) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading
-            return <View {...props} style={style} />;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            <View
-                // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading
-                {...props}
-                // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading
-                {...this.panResponder.panHandlers}
-                style={style}
-            />
-        );
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading
+        return <View {...props} style={style} />;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -272,6 +249,7 @@ class AttachmentCarousel extends React.Component {
                 source={authSource}
                 file={item.file}
                 onScaleChanged={this.updateZoomState}
+                onPress={this.toggleArrowsDebounced}
             />
         );
     }
@@ -357,9 +335,6 @@ class AttachmentCarousel extends React.Component {
                         keyExtractor={item => item.source}
                         viewabilityConfig={this.viewabilityConfig}
                         onViewableItemsChanged={this.updatePage}
-
-                        // Cancel pending arrow toggle action on swipe gesture
-                        onScroll={this.toggleArrowsDebounced.cancel}
                     />
                 )}
 
diff --git a/src/components/AttachmentView.js b/src/components/AttachmentView.js
index 64975a89d288..a4dee1320e83 100755
--- a/src/components/AttachmentView.js
+++ b/src/components/AttachmentView.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import React, {memo} from 'react';
-import {View, ActivityIndicator} from 'react-native';
+import React, {memo, useState} from 'react';
+import {View, ActivityIndicator, Pressable} from 'react-native';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Str from 'expensify-common/lib/str';
@@ -59,10 +59,17 @@ const defaultProps = {
 };
 
 const AttachmentView = (props) => {
+    const [loadComplete, setLoadComplete] = useState(false);
+    const containerStyles = props.isSmallScreenWidth
+            ? [styles.w100, styles.flex1]
+            : [styles.alignItemsCenter, styles.flex1];
+
     // Handles case where source is a component (ex: SVG)
     if (_.isFunction(props.source)) {
         return (
-            <Icon src={props.source} height={variables.defaultAvatarPreviewSize} width={variables.defaultAvatarPreviewSize} />
+            <Pressable onPress={props.onPress} style={containerStyles}>
+                <Icon src={props.source} height={variables.defaultAvatarPreviewSize} width={variables.defaultAvatarPreviewSize} />
+            </Pressable>
         );
     }
 
@@ -74,13 +81,16 @@ const AttachmentView = (props) => {
             ? addEncryptedAuthTokenToURL(props.source)
             : props.source;
         return (
-            <PDFView
-                onPress={props.onPress}
-                sourceURL={sourceURL}
-                style={styles.imageModalPDF}
-                onToggleKeyboard={props.onToggleKeyboard}
-                onScaleChanged={props.onScaleChanged}
-            />
+            <Pressable onPress={props.onPress} disabled={loadComplete} style={containerStyles}>
+                <PDFView
+                    onPress={props.onPress}
+                    sourceURL={sourceURL}
+                    style={styles.imageModalPDF}
+                    onToggleKeyboard={props.onToggleKeyboard}
+                    onScaleChanged={props.onScaleChanged}
+                    onLoadComplete={() => !loadComplete && setLoadComplete(true)}
+                />
+            </Pressable>
         );
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +98,9 @@ const AttachmentView = (props) => {
     // both PDFs and images will appear as images when pasted into the the text field
     if (Str.isImage(props.source) || (props.file && Str.isImage(props.file.name))) {
         return (
-            <ImageView onPress={props.onPress} url={props.source} isAuthTokenRequired={props.isAuthTokenRequired} />
+            <Pressable onPress={props.onPress} style={containerStyles}>
+                <ImageView url={props.source} isAuthTokenRequired={props.isAuthTokenRequired} />
+            </Pressable>
         );
     }
 
@@ -96,28 +108,30 @@ const AttachmentView = (props) => {
         <View
             style={styles.defaultAttachmentView}
         >
-            <View style={styles.mr2}>
-                <Icon src={Expensicons.Paperclip} />
-            </View>
-
-            <Text style={[styles.textStrong, styles.flexShrink1, styles.breakAll, styles.flexWrap, styles.mw100]}>{props.file && props.file.name}</Text>
-            {!props.shouldShowLoadingSpinnerIcon && props.shouldShowDownloadIcon && (
-                <View style={styles.ml2}>
-                    <Tooltip text={props.translate('common.download')}>
-                        <Icon src={Expensicons.Download} />
-                    </Tooltip>
-                </View>
-            )}
-            {props.shouldShowLoadingSpinnerIcon && (
-                <View style={styles.ml2}>
-                    <Tooltip text={props.translate('common.downloading')}>
-                        <ActivityIndicator
-                            size="small"
-                            color={themeColors.textSupporting}
-                        />
-                    </Tooltip>
+            <Pressable onPress={this.props.onPress}>
+                <View style={styles.mr2}>
+                    <Icon src={Expensicons.Paperclip} />
                 </View>
-            )}
+
+                <Text style={[styles.textStrong, styles.flexShrink1, styles.breakAll, styles.flexWrap, styles.mw100]}>{props.file && props.file.name}</Text>
+                {!props.shouldShowLoadingSpinnerIcon && props.shouldShowDownloadIcon && (
+                    <View style={styles.ml2}>
+                        <Tooltip text={props.translate('common.download')}>
+                            <Icon src={Expensicons.Download} />
+                        </Tooltip>
+                    </View>
+                )}
+                {props.shouldShowLoadingSpinnerIcon && (
+                    <View style={styles.ml2}>
+                        <Tooltip text={props.translate('common.downloading')}>
+                            <ActivityIndicator
+                                size="small"
+                                color={themeColors.textSupporting}
+                            />
+                        </Tooltip>
+                    </View>
+                )}
+            </Pressable>
         </View>
     );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/PDFView/index.native.js b/src/components/PDFView/index.native.js
index c3c15676b052..e6f19c02698e 100644
--- a/src/components/PDFView/index.native.js
+++ b/src/components/PDFView/index.native.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import PDF from 'react-native-pdf';
+import _ from 'underscore';
 import KeyboardAvoidingView from '../KeyboardAvoidingView';
 import styles from '../../styles/styles';
 import * as StyleUtils from '../../styles/StyleUtils';
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class PDFView extends Component {
             shouldRequestPassword: false,
             shouldShowLoadingIndicator: false,
         });
+        this.props.onLoadComplete();
     }
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/components/PDFView/pdfViewPropTypes.js b/src/components/PDFView/pdfViewPropTypes.js
index 87a5986a2ccd..f87cee3a11b6 100644
--- a/src/components/PDFView/pdfViewPropTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/PDFView/pdfViewPropTypes.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const propTypes = {
     /** Handles scale changed event in PDF component */
     onScaleChanged: PropTypes.func,
 
+    /** Handles load complete event in PDF component */
+    onLoadComplete: PropTypes.func,
+
     ...windowDimensionsPropTypes,
 };
 
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
     onPress: () => {},
     onToggleKeyboard: () => {},
     onScaleChanged: () => {},
+    onLoadComplete: () => {},
 };
 
 export {propTypes, defaultProps};