diff --git a/lib/Constants.vala b/lib/Constants.vala
index 5b2a1ae0c..362252640 100644
--- a/lib/Constants.vala
+++ b/lib/Constants.vala
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         MULTITASKING_VIEW,
         DOCK,
         ZOOM,
+        CLOSE_WINDOW,
         N_ACTIONS
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Gestures/ScrollBackend.vala b/src/Gestures/ScrollBackend.vala
index 90476687f..25081233b 100644
--- a/src/Gestures/ScrollBackend.vala
+++ b/src/Gestures/ScrollBackend.vala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021 elementary, Inc (https://elementary.io)
+ * Copyright 2021-2025 elementary, Inc (https://elementary.io)
  *           2021 José Expósito <jose.exposito89@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public class Gala.ScrollBackend : Object, GestureBackend {
     public ScrollBackend (Clutter.Actor actor, Clutter.Orientation orientation, GestureSettings settings) {
         Object (actor: actor, orientation: orientation, settings: settings);
 
-        actor.scroll_event.connect (on_scroll_event);
+        actor.captured_event.connect (on_scroll_event);
+        actor.leave_event.connect (on_leave_event);
         // When the actor is turned invisible, we don't receive a scroll finish event which would cause
         // us to ignore the first new scroll event if we're currently ignoring.
         actor.notify["visible"].connect (() => ignoring = false);
@@ -56,14 +57,14 @@ public class Gala.ScrollBackend : Object, GestureBackend {
 
     private bool on_scroll_event (Clutter.Event event) {
         if (!can_handle_event (event)) {
-            return false;
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
 
         if (ignoring) {
             if (event.get_scroll_finish_flags () != NONE) {
                 ignoring = false;
             }
-            return false;
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
 
         var time = event.get_time ();
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ public class Gala.ScrollBackend : Object, GestureBackend {
 
         if (!started) {
             if (delta_x != 0 || delta_y != 0) {
+                if (delta_x.abs () > delta_y.abs () && orientation != HORIZONTAL ||
+                    delta_y.abs () > delta_x.abs () && orientation != VERTICAL
+                ) {
+                    ignoring = true;
+                    reset ();
+                    return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
+                }
+
                 float origin_x, origin_y;
                 event.get_coords (out origin_x, out origin_y);
                 Gesture gesture = build_gesture (origin_x, origin_y, delta_x, delta_y, orientation, time);
@@ -104,7 +113,19 @@ public class Gala.ScrollBackend : Object, GestureBackend {
             }
         }
 
-        return true;
+        return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
+    }
+
+    private bool on_leave_event (Clutter.Event event) requires (event.get_type () == LEAVE) {
+        if (!started) {
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
+        }
+
+        double delta = calculate_delta (delta_x, delta_y, direction);
+        on_end (delta, event.get_time ());
+        reset ();
+
+        return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
     }
 
     private static bool can_handle_event (Clutter.Event event) {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MonitorClone.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MonitorClone.vala
index 3e82f4e7b..c2a9429ec 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MonitorClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MonitorClone.vala
@@ -14,24 +14,26 @@
 public class Gala.MonitorClone : ActorTarget {
     public signal void window_selected (Meta.Window window);
 
-    public Meta.Display display { get; construct; }
+    public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public int monitor { get; construct; }
 
     private WindowCloneContainer window_container;
     private BackgroundManager background;
 
-    public MonitorClone (Meta.Display display, int monitor) {
-        Object (display: display, monitor: monitor);
+    public MonitorClone (WindowManager wm, int monitor) {
+        Object (wm: wm, monitor: monitor);
     }
 
     construct {
         reactive = true;
 
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
         background = new BackgroundManager (display, monitor, false);
 
         var scale = display.get_monitor_scale (monitor);
 
-        window_container = new WindowCloneContainer (display, scale);
+        window_container = new WindowCloneContainer (wm, scale);
         window_container.window_selected.connect ((w) => { window_selected (w); });
 
         display.window_entered_monitor.connect (window_entered);
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ public class Gala.MonitorClone : ActorTarget {
     }
 
     ~MonitorClone () {
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
         display.window_entered_monitor.disconnect (window_entered);
         display.window_left_monitor.disconnect (window_left);
     }
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@ public class Gala.MonitorClone : ActorTarget {
      * Make sure the MonitorClone is at the location of the monitor on the stage
      */
     public void update_allocation () {
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
         var monitor_geometry = display.get_monitor_geometry (monitor);
 
         set_position (monitor_geometry.x, monitor_geometry.y);
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MultitaskingView.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MultitaskingView.vala
index 3113f07ae..b1b71f9b8 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MultitaskingView.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/MultitaskingView.vala
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class Gala.MultitaskingView : ActorTarget, ActivatableComponent {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                var monitor_clone = new MonitorClone (display, monitor);
+                var monitor_clone = new MonitorClone (wm, monitor);
                 monitor_clone.window_selected.connect (window_selected);
                 monitor_clone.visible = opened;
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class Gala.MultitaskingView : ActorTarget, ActivatableComponent {
         unowned var manager = display.get_workspace_manager ();
         var scale = display.get_monitor_scale (display.get_primary_monitor ());
 
-        var workspace = new WorkspaceClone (manager.get_workspace_by_index (num), scale);
+        var workspace = new WorkspaceClone (wm, manager.get_workspace_by_index (num), scale);
         workspaces.insert_child_at_index (workspace, num);
         icon_groups.add_group (workspace.icon_group);
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowClone.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowClone.vala
index 1a875a223..44ff2a088 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowClone.vala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 elementary, Inc. (https://elementary.io)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2025 elementary, Inc. (https://elementary.io)
  *                         2014 Tom Beckmann
  */
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
     private const int ACTIVE_SHAPE_SIZE = 12;
     private const int FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
     private const int TITLE_MAX_WIDTH_MARGIN = 60;
+    private const int CLOSE_TRANSLATION = 600;
 
     /**
      * The window was selected. The MultitaskingView should consider activating
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
      */
     public signal void request_reposition ();
 
-    public Meta.Display display { get; construct; }
-
+    public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public Meta.Window window { get; construct; }
 
     /**
@@ -84,14 +84,17 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
     private ulong check_confirm_dialog_cb = 0;
     private bool in_slot_animation = false;
 
+    private Clutter.Actor clone_container;
     private Gala.CloseButton close_button;
     private ActiveShape active_shape;
     private Clutter.Actor window_icon;
     private Tooltip window_title;
 
-    public WindowClone (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window window, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
+    private GestureController gesture_controller;
+
+    public WindowClone (WindowManager wm, Meta.Window window, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
         Object (
-            display: display,
+            wm: wm,
             window: window,
             monitor_scale_factor: scale,
             overview_mode: overview_mode
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
     construct {
         reactive = true;
 
+        gesture_controller = new GestureController (CLOSE_WINDOW, this, wm);
+        gesture_controller.enable_scroll (this, VERTICAL);
+
         window.unmanaged.connect (unmanaged);
         window.notify["fullscreen"].connect (check_shadow_requirements);
         window.notify["maximized-horizontally"].connect (check_shadow_requirements);
@@ -126,13 +132,18 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
             add_action (drag_action);
         }
 
-        window_title = new Tooltip ();
-        window_title.opacity = 0;
-
         active_shape = new ActiveShape ();
         active_shape.opacity = 0;
 
+        clone_container = new Clutter.Actor () {
+            pivot_point = { 0.5f, 0.5f }
+        };
+
+        window_title = new Tooltip ();
+        window_title.opacity = 0;
+
         add_child (active_shape);
+        add_child (clone_container);
         add_child (window_title);
 
         reallocate ();
@@ -183,13 +194,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
         }
 
         clone = new Clutter.Clone (actor);
-        clone.set_content_scaling_filters (TRILINEAR, TRILINEAR);
-        add_child (clone);
-
-        set_child_below_sibling (active_shape, clone);
-        set_child_above_sibling (close_button, clone);
-        set_child_above_sibling (window_icon, clone);
-        set_child_above_sibling (window_title, clone);
+        clone_container.add_child (clone);
 
         check_shadow_requirements ();
     }
@@ -269,31 +274,61 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
         update_hover_widgets (true);
     }
 
+    public override void update_progress (Gala.GestureAction action, double progress) {
+        if (action != CLOSE_WINDOW || slot == null || !Meta.Prefs.get_gnome_animations ()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var target_translation_y = (float) (-CLOSE_TRANSLATION * monitor_scale_factor * progress);
+        var target_opacity = (uint) (255 * (1 - progress));
+
+        clone_container.translation_y = target_translation_y;
+        clone_container.opacity = target_opacity;
+
+        window_icon.translation_y = target_translation_y;
+        window_icon.opacity = target_opacity;
+
+        window_title.translation_y = target_translation_y;
+        window_title.opacity = target_opacity;
+
+        close_button.translation_y = target_translation_y;
+        close_button.opacity = target_opacity;
+    }
+
     public override void end_progress (GestureAction action) {
         update_hover_widgets (false);
+
+        if (action == CLOSE_WINDOW && get_current_commit (CLOSE_WINDOW) > 0.5 && Meta.Prefs.get_gnome_animations ()) {
+            close_window (Meta.CURRENT_TIME);
+        }
     }
 
     public override void allocate (Clutter.ActorBox box) {
         base.allocate (box);
 
+        var input_rect = window.get_buffer_rect ();
+        var outer_rect = window.get_frame_rect ();
+        var clone_scale_factor = width / outer_rect.width;
+
+        // Compensate for invisible borders of the texture
+        float clone_x = (input_rect.x - outer_rect.x) * clone_scale_factor;
+        float clone_y = (input_rect.y - outer_rect.y) * clone_scale_factor;
+
+        var clone_container_alloc = InternalUtils.actor_box_from_rect (clone_x, clone_y, input_rect.width * clone_scale_factor, input_rect.height * clone_scale_factor);
+        clone_container.allocate (clone_container_alloc);
+
         if (clone == null || (drag_action != null && drag_action.dragging)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        var input_rect = window.get_buffer_rect ();
-        var outer_rect = window.get_frame_rect ();
-        var clone_scale_factor = width / outer_rect.width;
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
 
         clone.set_scale (clone_scale_factor, clone_scale_factor);
 
         float clone_width, clone_height;
         clone.get_preferred_size (null, null, out clone_width, out clone_height);
 
-        // Compensate for invisible borders of the texture
-        float clone_x = (input_rect.x - outer_rect.x) * clone_scale_factor;
-        float clone_y = (input_rect.y - outer_rect.y) * clone_scale_factor;
-
-        var clone_alloc = InternalUtils.actor_box_from_rect (clone_x, clone_y, clone_width, clone_height);
+        var clone_alloc = InternalUtils.actor_box_from_rect (0, 0, clone_width, clone_height);
         clone.allocate (clone_alloc);
 
         Clutter.ActorBox shape_alloc = {
@@ -380,15 +415,17 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
     }
 
     private void check_confirm_dialog (int monitor, Meta.Window new_window) {
-        if (new_window.get_transient_for () == window) {
-            Idle.add (() => {
+        Idle.add (() => {
+            if (new_window.get_transient_for () == window) {
+                gesture_controller.goto (0.0);
                 selected ();
-                return Source.REMOVE;
-            });
 
-            SignalHandler.disconnect (window.get_display (), check_confirm_dialog_cb);
-            check_confirm_dialog_cb = 0;
-        }
+                SignalHandler.disconnect (window.get_display (), check_confirm_dialog_cb);
+                check_confirm_dialog_cb = 0;
+            }
+
+            return Source.REMOVE;
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -417,7 +454,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
         if (button == Clutter.Button.PRIMARY) {
             selected ();
         } else if (button == Clutter.Button.MIDDLE && device_type == POINTER_DEVICE) {
-            close_window (display.get_current_time ());
+            close_window (wm.get_display ().get_current_time ());
         }
     }
 
@@ -476,7 +513,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
         close_button.opacity = 0;
         window_title.opacity = 0;
 
-        display.set_cursor (Meta.Cursor.DND_IN_DRAG);
+        wm.get_display ().set_cursor (Meta.Cursor.DND_IN_DRAG);
 
         return this;
     }
@@ -529,7 +566,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
             }
         }
 
-        display.set_cursor (hovered ? Meta.Cursor.DND_MOVE: Meta.Cursor.DND_IN_DRAG);
+        wm.get_display ().set_cursor (hovered ? Meta.Cursor.DND_MOVE: Meta.Cursor.DND_IN_DRAG);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -538,8 +575,10 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
      * otherwise we cancel the drag and animate back to our old place.
      */
     private void drag_end (Clutter.Actor destination) {
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
         Meta.Workspace workspace = null;
-        var primary = window.get_display ().get_primary_monitor ();
+        var primary = display.get_primary_monitor ();
 
         active_shape.show ();
 
@@ -628,7 +667,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : ActorTarget {
 
         request_reposition ();
 
-        display.set_cursor (Meta.Cursor.DEFAULT);
+        wm.get_display ().set_cursor (Meta.Cursor.DEFAULT);
 
         if (duration > 0) {
             ulong handler = 0;
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowCloneContainer.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowCloneContainer.vala
index 66add5862..190609a20 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowCloneContainer.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WindowCloneContainer.vala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
     public int padding_right { get; set; default = 12; }
     public int padding_bottom { get; set; default = 12; }
 
-    public Meta.Display display { get; construct; }
+    public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public bool overview_mode { get; construct; }
 
     private float _monitor_scale = 1.0f;
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
      */
     private unowned WindowClone? current_window = null;
 
-    public WindowCloneContainer (Meta.Display display, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
-        Object (display: display, monitor_scale: scale, overview_mode: overview_mode);
+    public WindowCloneContainer (WindowManager wm, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
+        Object (wm: wm, monitor_scale: scale, overview_mode: overview_mode);
     }
 
     private void reallocate () {
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
         }
         windows.append (window);
 
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
         var windows_ordered = InternalUtils.sort_windows (display, windows);
 
-        var new_window = new WindowClone (display, window, monitor_scale, overview_mode);
+        var new_window = new WindowClone (wm, window, monitor_scale, overview_mode);
 
         new_window.selected.connect ((clone) => window_selected (clone.window));
         new_window.destroy.connect ((_new_window) => {
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
      * during animations correct.
      */
     private void restack_windows () {
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
         var children = get_children ();
 
         var windows = new List<Meta.Window> ();
@@ -240,6 +243,8 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
             return;
         }
 
+        unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
         WindowClone? closest = null;
 
         if (current_window == null) {
@@ -352,6 +357,8 @@ public class Gala.WindowCloneContainer : ActorTarget {
         if (!opened) {
             opened = true;
 
+            unowned var display = wm.get_display ();
+
             if (current_window != null) {
                 current_window.active = false;
             }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WorkspaceClone.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WorkspaceClone.vala
index d1e8bf9e5..a98685f1c 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WorkspaceClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/WorkspaceClone.vala
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public class Gala.WorkspaceClone : ActorTarget {
      */
     public signal void selected (bool close_view);
 
+    public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
     public Meta.Workspace workspace { get; construct; }
     public IconGroup icon_group { get; private set; }
     public WindowCloneContainer window_container { get; private set; }
@@ -160,8 +161,8 @@ public class Gala.WorkspaceClone : ActorTarget {
 
     private uint hover_activate_timeout = 0;
 
-    public WorkspaceClone (Meta.Workspace workspace, float scale) {
-        Object (workspace: workspace, scale_factor: scale);
+    public WorkspaceClone (WindowManager wm, Meta.Workspace workspace, float scale) {
+        Object (wm: wm, workspace: workspace, scale_factor: scale);
     }
 
     construct {
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ public class Gala.WorkspaceClone : ActorTarget {
         background = new FramedBackground (display);
         background.add_action (background_click_action);
 
-        window_container = new WindowCloneContainer (display, scale_factor) {
+        window_container = new WindowCloneContainer (wm, scale_factor) {
             width = monitor_geometry.width,
             height = monitor_geometry.height,
         };
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
index fcffd630e..5fe797101 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowOverview : ActorTarget, ActivatableComponent {
             var geometry = display.get_monitor_geometry (i);
             var scale = display.get_monitor_scale (i);
 
-            window_clone_container = new WindowCloneContainer (display, scale, true) {
+            window_clone_container = new WindowCloneContainer (wm, scale, true) {
                 padding_top = TOP_GAP,
                 padding_left = BORDER,
                 padding_right = BORDER,