diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/interactive.rs b/crates/gpui/src/interactive.rs
index 218ae5fcdf..57e3f4ac02 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/interactive.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/interactive.rs
@@ -534,6 +534,23 @@ impl InputEvent for FileDropEvent {
 }
 impl MouseEvent for FileDropEvent {}
 
+/// A swipe direction on macOS.
+#[derive(Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub enum SwipeDirection {
+    Left,
+    Right,
+    Up,
+    Down,
+}
+/// Recognizing touch pad gesture, such as swipe.
+/// For now only swipe is supported.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum TouchPadGestureEvent {
+    /// A swipe gesture was performed.
+    Swipe(SwipeDirection),
+}
+
 /// An enum corresponding to all kinds of platform input events.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum PlatformInput {
@@ -555,6 +572,8 @@ pub enum PlatformInput {
     ScrollWheel(ScrollWheelEvent),
     /// Files were dragged and dropped onto the window.
     FileDrop(FileDropEvent),
+    /// Touch pad gesture was performed.
+    TouchPad(TouchPadGestureEvent),
 }
 
 impl PlatformInput {
@@ -569,6 +588,7 @@ impl PlatformInput {
             PlatformInput::MouseExited(event) => Some(event),
             PlatformInput::ScrollWheel(event) => Some(event),
             PlatformInput::FileDrop(event) => Some(event),
+            PlatformInput::TouchPad(_) => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -583,6 +603,13 @@ impl PlatformInput {
             PlatformInput::MouseExited(_) => None,
             PlatformInput::ScrollWheel(_) => None,
             PlatformInput::FileDrop(_) => None,
+            PlatformInput::TouchPad(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+    pub(crate) fn touchpad_event(&self) -> Option<&TouchPadGestureEvent> {
+        match self {
+            PlatformInput::TouchPad(event) => Some(event),
+            _ => None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/events.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/events.rs
index 938db4b762..92cbcb2067 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/events.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/events.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     Capslock, KeyDownEvent, KeyUpEvent, Keystroke, Modifiers, ModifiersChangedEvent, MouseButton,
-    MouseDownEvent, MouseExitEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent, NavigationDirection, Pixels,
-    PlatformInput, ScrollDelta, ScrollWheelEvent, TouchPhase,
+    MouseDownEvent, MouseExitEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent, NavigationDirection,
+    Pixels, PlatformInput, ScrollDelta, ScrollWheelEvent, SwipeDirection, TouchPadGestureEvent, TouchPhase,
     platform::mac::{
         LMGetKbdType, NSStringExt, TISCopyCurrentKeyboardLayoutInputSource,
         TISGetInputSourceProperty, UCKeyTranslate, kTISPropertyUnicodeKeyLayoutData,
@@ -186,33 +186,14 @@ impl PlatformInput {
                         })
                     })
                 }
-                // Some mice (like Logitech MX Master) send navigation buttons as swipe events
-                NSEventType::NSEventTypeSwipe => {
-                    let navigation_direction = match native_event.phase() {
-                        NSEventPhase::NSEventPhaseEnded => match native_event.deltaX() {
-                            x if x > 0.0 => Some(NavigationDirection::Back),
-                            x if x < 0.0 => Some(NavigationDirection::Forward),
-                            _ => return None,
-                        },
-                        _ => return None,
-                    };
-
-                    match navigation_direction {
-                        Some(direction) => window_height.map(|window_height| {
-                            Self::MouseDown(MouseDownEvent {
-                                button: MouseButton::Navigate(direction),
-                                position: point(
-                                    px(native_event.locationInWindow().x as f32),
-                                    window_height - px(native_event.locationInWindow().y as f32),
-                                ),
-                                modifiers: read_modifiers(native_event),
-                                click_count: 1,
-                                first_mouse: false,
-                            })
-                        }),
-                        _ => None,
-                    }
+                NSEventType::NSEventTypeSwipe => match (native_event.deltaX() as i32, native_event.deltaY() as i32) {
+                    (1, 0) => Some(SwipeDirection::Left),
+                    (-1, 0) => Some(SwipeDirection::Right),
+                    (0, 1) => Some(SwipeDirection::Up),
+                    (0, -1) => Some(SwipeDirection::Down),
+                    _ => None,
                 }
+                .map(|direction| Self::TouchPad(TouchPadGestureEvent::Swipe(direction))),
                 NSEventType::NSScrollWheel => window_height.map(|window_height| {
                     let phase = match native_event.phase() {
                         NSEventPhase::NSEventPhaseMayBegin | NSEventPhase::NSEventPhaseBegan => {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
index 0791dcc621..576a5c4b33 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use crate::{
     PlatformInputHandler, PlatformWindow, Point, PolychromeSprite, PromptButton, PromptLevel, Quad,
     Render, RenderGlyphParams, RenderImage, RenderImageParams, RenderSvgParams, Replay, ResizeEdge,
     SMOOTH_SVG_SCALE_FACTOR, SUBPIXEL_VARIANTS, ScaledPixels, Scene, Shadow, SharedString, Size,
-    StrikethroughStyle, Style, SubscriberSet, Subscription, TabHandles, TaffyLayoutEngine, Task,
-    TextStyle, TextStyleRefinement, TransformationMatrix, Underline, UnderlineStyle,
+    StrikethroughStyle, Style, SubscriberSet, Subscription, SwipeDirection, TabHandles, TaffyLayoutEngine, Task, TextStyle,
+    TextStyleRefinement, TouchPadGestureEvent, TransformationMatrix, Underline, UnderlineStyle,
     WindowAppearance, WindowBackgroundAppearance, WindowBounds, WindowControls, WindowDecorations,
     WindowOptions, WindowParams, WindowTextSystem, point, prelude::*, px, rems, size,
     transparent_black,
@@ -3554,12 +3554,15 @@ impl Window {
                 }
             },
             PlatformInput::KeyDown(_) | PlatformInput::KeyUp(_) => event,
+            PlatformInput::TouchPad(TouchPadGestureEvent::Swipe(_)) => event,
         };
 
         if let Some(any_mouse_event) = event.mouse_event() {
             self.dispatch_mouse_event(any_mouse_event, cx);
         } else if let Some(any_key_event) = event.keyboard_event() {
             self.dispatch_key_event(any_key_event, cx);
+        } else if let Some(TouchPadGestureEvent::Swipe(direction)) = event.touchpad_event() {
+            self.dispatch_swipe_event(direction, cx);
         }
 
         DispatchEventResult {
@@ -3621,6 +3624,26 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
+    fn dispatch_swipe_event(&mut self, direction: &SwipeDirection, cx: &mut App) {
+        // Eventually we want to read from a config what to do, while forward/back is default.
+        let action_name = match direction {
+            SwipeDirection::Right => Some("pane::GoForward"),
+            SwipeDirection::Left => Some("pane::GoBack"),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
+        if let Ok(_) = action_name
+            .ok_or_else(|| crate::ActionBuildError::NotFound {
+                name: format!("swipe::{:?}", action_name),
+            })
+            .and_then(|action_name| cx.build_action(action_name, None))
+            .map(|action| {
+                self.dispatch_action(action, cx);
+                direction
+            })
+        {}
+    }
+
     fn dispatch_key_event(&mut self, event: &dyn Any, cx: &mut App) {
         if self.invalidator.is_dirty() {
             self.draw(cx).clear();