diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00797aee0691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { ArrowLeftIcon, ArrowRightIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import { isElectron } from "../env";
+
+type ThreadSwipeDirection = "previous" | "next";
+type ThreadSwipeGesture = {
+  direction: ThreadSwipeDirection;
+  progress: number;
+};
+
+const SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX = 120;
+const SWIPE_IDLE_MS = 180;
+
+function canScrollHorizontally(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  const firstElement =
+    target instanceof HTMLElement ? target : target instanceof Node ? target.parentElement : null;
+
+  for (
+    let element = firstElement;
+    element && element !== document.body;
+    element = element.parentElement
+  ) {
+    const overflowX = window.getComputedStyle(element).overflowX;
+    if (
+      /^(auto|scroll|overlay)$/.test(overflowX) &&
+      element.scrollWidth > element.clientWidth + 1
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation(input: {
+  navigate: (direction: ThreadSwipeDirection) => boolean;
+}) {
+  const navigateRef = useRef(input.navigate);
+  const [gesture, setGesture] = useState<ThreadSwipeGesture | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    navigateRef.current = input.navigate;
+  }, [input.navigate]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isElectron) return;
+
+    let accumulatedDeltaX = 0;
+    let didNavigate = false;
+    let idleTimer: number | null = null;
+
+    const reset = () => {
+      accumulatedDeltaX = 0;
+      didNavigate = false;
+      idleTimer = null;
+      setGesture(null);
+    };
+
+    const onWheel = (event: WheelEvent) => {
+      if (
+        event.defaultPrevented ||
+        event.deltaMode !== WheelEvent.DOM_DELTA_PIXEL ||
+        event.ctrlKey ||
+        event.metaKey ||
+        event.altKey ||
+        event.shiftKey
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const deltaX = event.deltaX;
+      if (Math.abs(deltaX) < 2 || Math.abs(deltaX) <= Math.abs(event.deltaY) * 1.15) return;
+      if (canScrollHorizontally(event.composedPath()[0] ?? event.target)) return;
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      if (idleTimer !== null) window.clearTimeout(idleTimer);
+      idleTimer = window.setTimeout(reset, SWIPE_IDLE_MS);
+
+      if (accumulatedDeltaX !== 0 && Math.sign(accumulatedDeltaX) !== Math.sign(deltaX)) {
+        accumulatedDeltaX = 0;
+        didNavigate = false;
+      }
+      accumulatedDeltaX += deltaX;
+
+      const direction = accumulatedDeltaX > 0 ? "next" : "previous";
+      setGesture({
+        direction,
+        progress: Math.min(Math.abs(accumulatedDeltaX) / SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX, 1),
+      });
+      if (didNavigate || Math.abs(accumulatedDeltaX) < SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX) return;
+
+      didNavigate = true;
+      navigateRef.current(direction);
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel, { passive: false });
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+      if (idleTimer !== null) window.clearTimeout(idleTimer);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!isElectron || gesture === null) return null;
+
+  const isPrevious = gesture.direction === "previous";
+  const edgeOffset = (1 - gesture.progress) * 45;
+  const arrowScale = 0.78 + gesture.progress * 0.22;
+  const ArrowIcon = isPrevious ? ArrowLeftIcon : ArrowRightIcon;
+  return (
+    <div
+      key={gesture.direction}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className={`pointer-events-none fixed inset-y-0 z-[5] overflow-hidden ${
+        isPrevious
+          ? "right-0 left-0 md:left-[var(--sidebar-width)] md:group-data-[collapsible=offcanvas]:left-0"
+          : "inset-x-0"
+      }`}
+    >
+      <div
+        data-desktop-thread-swipe-indicator={gesture.direction}
+        data-desktop-thread-swipe-progress={gesture.progress.toFixed(2)}
+        className={`absolute top-1/2 flex h-24 w-12 items-center justify-center border-primary/20 text-primary-foreground shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm transition-[transform,background-color] duration-75 ease-out will-change-transform ${
+          isPrevious
+            ? "left-0 origin-left rounded-r-3xl border-y border-r"
+            : "right-0 origin-right rounded-l-3xl border-y border-l"
+        }`}
+        style={{
+          backgroundColor: `color-mix(in oklab, var(--primary) ${35 + gesture.progress * 65}%, transparent)`,
+          transform: `translate3d(${isPrevious ? -edgeOffset : edgeOffset}%, -50%, 0)`,
+        }}
+      >
+        <ArrowIcon
+          className="size-6 drop-shadow-sm transition-transform duration-75 ease-out"
+          strokeWidth={3}
+          style={{ transform: `scale(${arrowScale})` }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
index ea910905efe0..00d4759f24f1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   useLinkedThreadPullRequest,
 } from "./ThreadStatusIndicators";
 import { EnvironmentMachineIcon } from "./EnvironmentMachineIcon";
+import { DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation } from "./DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation";
 import { ProjectFavicon } from "./ProjectFavicon";
 import { useAtomValue } from "@effect/atom-react";
 import { autoAnimate } from "@formkit/auto-animate";
@@ -3506,6 +3507,21 @@ export default function LegacySidebar() {
     updateThreadJumpHintsVisibility(shouldShowThreadJumpHintsNow);
   }, [shouldShowThreadJumpHintsNow, updateThreadJumpHintsVisibility]);
 
+  const navigateToAdjacentThread = useCallback(
+    (direction: "previous" | "next") => {
+      const targetThreadKey = resolveAdjacentThreadId({
+        threadIds: orderedSidebarThreadKeys,
+        currentThreadId: routeThreadKey,
+        direction,
+      });
+      if (!targetThreadKey) return false;
+      const targetThread = sidebarThreadByKey.get(targetThreadKey);
+      if (!targetThread) return false;
+      navigateToThread(scopeThreadRef(targetThread.environmentId, targetThread.id));
+      return true;
+    },
+    [navigateToThread, orderedSidebarThreadKeys, routeThreadKey, sidebarThreadByKey],
+  );
   useEffect(() => {
     const onWindowKeyDown = (event: globalThis.KeyboardEvent) => {
       const shortcutContext = getCurrentSidebarShortcutContext();
@@ -3520,22 +3536,10 @@ export default function LegacySidebar() {
       });
       const traversalDirection = threadTraversalDirectionFromCommand(command);
       if (traversalDirection !== null) {
-        const targetThreadKey = resolveAdjacentThreadId({
-          threadIds: orderedSidebarThreadKeys,
-          currentThreadId: routeThreadKey,
-          direction: traversalDirection,
-        });
-        if (!targetThreadKey) {
-          return;
+        if (navigateToAdjacentThread(traversalDirection)) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          event.stopPropagation();
         }
-        const targetThread = sidebarThreadByKey.get(targetThreadKey);
-        if (!targetThread) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        event.preventDefault();
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        navigateToThread(scopeThreadRef(targetThread.environmentId, targetThread.id));
         return;
       }
 
@@ -3566,10 +3570,9 @@ export default function LegacySidebar() {
   }, [
     getCurrentSidebarShortcutContext,
     keybindings,
+    navigateToAdjacentThread,
     navigateToThread,
-    orderedSidebarThreadKeys,
     platform,
-    routeThreadKey,
     sidebarThreadByKey,
     threadJumpThreadKeys,
   ]);
@@ -3720,6 +3723,7 @@ export default function LegacySidebar() {
 
   return (
     <>
+      {isElectron && <DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation navigate={navigateToAdjacentThread} />}
       {prewarmedSidebarThreadRefs.map((threadRef) => (
         <SidebarThreadDetailPrewarmer key={scopedThreadKey(threadRef)} threadRef={threadRef} />
       ))}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 0719f873e6a9..118c05865dfc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ import { formatRelativeTimeLabel, parseTimestampDate } from "../timestampFormat"
 import type { SidebarThreadSummary } from "../types";
 import { cn } from "~/lib/utils";
 import { EnvironmentMachineIcon } from "./EnvironmentMachineIcon";
+import { DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation } from "./DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation";
 import { buildThreadActionMenuItems } from "./threadActionMenu.logic";
 import {
   animatePinnedLayoutChanges,
@@ -3487,6 +3488,21 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
       ? selectThreadTerminalUiState(state.terminalUiStateByThreadKey, routeThreadRef).terminalOpen
       : false,
   );
+  const navigateToAdjacentThread = useCallback(
+    (direction: "previous" | "next") => {
+      const targetThreadKey = resolveAdjacentThreadId({
+        threadIds: orderedThreadKeys,
+        currentThreadId: routeThreadKey,
+        direction,
+      });
+      if (!targetThreadKey) return false;
+      const targetThread = threadByKey.get(targetThreadKey);
+      if (!targetThread) return false;
+      navigateToThread(scopeThreadRef(targetThread.environmentId, targetThread.id));
+      return true;
+    },
+    [navigateToThread, orderedThreadKeys, routeThreadKey, threadByKey],
+  );
   useEffect(() => {
     const onWindowKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (event.defaultPrevented || event.repeat) return;
@@ -3509,13 +3525,11 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
       };
       const traversalDirection = threadTraversalDirectionFromCommand(command);
       if (traversalDirection !== null) {
-        navigateToThreadKey(
-          resolveAdjacentThreadId({
-            threadIds: orderedThreadKeys,
-            currentThreadId: routeThreadKey,
-            direction: traversalDirection,
-          }),
-        );
+        const didNavigate = navigateToAdjacentThread(traversalDirection);
+        if (didNavigate) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          event.stopPropagation();
+        }
         return;
       }
       const jumpIndex = threadJumpIndexFromCommand(command ?? "");
@@ -3526,10 +3540,10 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
     return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onWindowKeyDown);
   }, [
     keybindings,
+    navigateToAdjacentThread,
     navigateToThread,
     orderedThreadKeys,
     routeTerminalOpen,
-    routeThreadKey,
     threadByKey,
   ]);
 
@@ -3598,6 +3612,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
   const newThreadInProjectShortcutLabel = shortcutLabelForCommand(keybindings, "chat.newLocal");
   return (
     <>
+      {isElectron && <DesktopThreadSwipeNavigation navigate={navigateToAdjacentThread} />}
       <SidebarChromeHeader isElectron={isElectron} />
       <SidebarContent
         className="gap-0"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/index.css b/apps/web/src/index.css
index 54bb5b70d5fa..ed4d6ae637d3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/index.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/index.css
@@ -1402,7 +1402,15 @@ body {
 html,
 body {
   min-height: calc(100svh + env(safe-area-inset-top));
-  overscroll-behavior: none;
+  overscroll-behavior-y: none;
+}
+
+/* The browser keeps its native horizontal history gesture. Electron owns the
+   same gesture for thread traversal, so only its document suppresses Chromium's
+   back/forward overscroll navigation. */
+.electron,
+.electron body {
+  overscroll-behavior-x: none;
 }
 
 body {