diff --git a/example/App.js b/example/App.js
index 8683f8b..da50c7a 100644
--- a/example/App.js
+++ b/example/App.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ListSection, Divider } from 'react-native-paper';
 
 import SimpleStack from './src/SimpleStack';
 import TransparentStack from './src/TransparentStack';
+import ModalStack from './src/ModalStack';
 
 // Comment the following two lines to stop using react-native-screens
 import { useScreens } from 'react-native-screens';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ useScreens();
 
 const data = [
   { component: SimpleStack, title: 'Simple', routeName: 'SimpleStack' },
+  { component: ModalStack, title: 'Modal', routeName: 'ModalStack' },
   {
     component: TransparentStack,
     title: 'Transparent',
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class Home extends React.Component {
         renderItem={this._renderItem}
         keyExtractor={this._keyExtractor}
         data={data}
+        style={{ backgroundColor: '#fff' }}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/example/src/ModalStack.js b/example/src/ModalStack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8adf27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/ModalStack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { createStackNavigator } from 'react-navigation-stack';
+
+class ListScreen extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+        <Text>List Screen</Text>
+        <Text>A list may go here</Text>
+        <Button
+          title="Go to Details"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Details')}
+        />
+        <Button
+          title="Go back to all examples"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Home')}
+        />
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class DetailsScreen extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+        <Text>Details Screen</Text>
+        <Button
+          title="Go to Details... again"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.push('Details')}
+        />
+        <Button
+          title="Go to List"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('List')}
+        />
+        <Button
+          title="Go back"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.goBack()}
+        />
+        <Button
+          title="Go back to all examples"
+          onPress={() => this.props.navigation.navigate('Home')}
+        />
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default createStackNavigator(
+  {
+    List: ListScreen,
+    Details: DetailsScreen,
+  },
+  {
+    initialRouteName: 'List',
+    mode: 'modal',
+  }
+);
diff --git a/src/views/StackView/StackViewLayout.js b/src/views/StackView/StackViewLayout.js
index b75eead..d69b734 100644
--- a/src/views/StackView/StackViewLayout.js
+++ b/src/views/StackView/StackViewLayout.js
@@ -294,11 +294,10 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
     // https://github.com/kmagiera/react-native-gesture-handler/issues/293
     return (
       <PanGestureHandler
-        minOffsetX={this._isMotionInverted() ? -15 : 15}
-        maxDeltaY={5}
+        {...this._gestureActivationCriteria()}
         onGestureEvent={this._handlePanGestureEvent}
         onHandlerStateChange={this._handlePanGestureStateChange}
-        enabled={gesturesEnabled}
+        enabled={index > 0 && gesturesEnabled}
       >
         <View style={containerStyle}>
           <ScreenContainer style={styles.scenes}>
@@ -310,6 +309,20 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
     );
   }
 
+  _gestureActivationCriteria = () => {
+    if (this._isMotionVertical()) {
+      return {
+        maxDeltaX: 7,
+        minOffsetY: 15,
+      };
+    } else {
+      return {
+        minOffsetX: this._isMotionInverted() ? -15 : 15,
+        maxDeltaY: 5,
+      };
+    }
+  };
+
   // Without using Reanimated it's not possible to do all of the following
   // stuff with native driver.
   _handlePanGestureEvent = ({ nativeEvent }) => {
@@ -321,10 +334,10 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
   };
 
   _isMotionVertical = () => {
-    const { mode } = this.props;
-    return mode === 'modal';
+    return this.props.mode === 'modal';
   };
 
+  // This only currently applies to the horizontal gesture!
   _isMotionInverted = () => {
     const {
       transitionProps: { scene },
@@ -339,8 +352,7 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
 
   _handleHorizontalPan = nativeEvent => {
     let value = this._computeHorizontalGestureValue(nativeEvent);
-    console.log({value})
-    this.props.transitionProps.position.setValue(value);
+    this.props.transitionProps.position.setValue(Math.max(0, value));
   };
 
   _computeHorizontalGestureValue = nativeEvent => {
@@ -355,12 +367,24 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
       : nativeEvent.translationX;
 
     let value = index - translationX / distance;
-    console.log({ value, index, translationX })
     return clamp(index - 1, value, index);
   };
 
   _handleVerticalPan = nativeEvent => {
-    // todo
+    let value = this._computeVerticalGestureValue(nativeEvent);
+    this.props.transitionProps.position.setValue(Math.max(0, value));
+  };
+
+  _computeVerticalGestureValue = nativeEvent => {
+    let {
+      transitionProps: { navigation, layout },
+    } = this.props;
+
+    let { index } = navigation.state;
+    let distance = layout.height.__getValue();
+    let translationY = nativeEvent.translationY;
+    let value = index - nativeEvent.translationY / distance;
+    return clamp(index - 1, value, index);
   };
 
   _handlePanGestureStateChange = ({ nativeEvent }) => {
@@ -425,7 +449,47 @@ class StackViewLayout extends React.Component {
   };
 
   _handleReleaseVertical = nativeEvent => {
-    // todo
+    const {
+      transitionProps: { navigation, position, layout, scene },
+      mode,
+    } = this.props;
+    const { index } = navigation.state;
+    const immediateIndex =
+      this._immediateIndex == null ? index : this._immediateIndex;
+
+    // Calculate animate duration according to gesture speed and moved distance
+    const distance = layout.height.__getValue();
+    const movedDistance = nativeEvent.translationX;
+    const gestureVelocity = nativeEvent.velocityX;
+    const defaultVelocity = distance / ANIMATION_DURATION;
+    const velocity = Math.max(Math.abs(gestureVelocity), defaultVelocity);
+    const resetDuration = movedDistance / velocity;
+    const goBackDuration = (distance - movedDistance) / velocity;
+
+    let value = this._computeVerticalGestureValue(nativeEvent);
+
+    // If the speed of the gesture release is significant, use that as the indication
+    // of intent
+    if (gestureVelocity < -0.5) {
+      this.props.onGestureCanceled && this.props.onGestureCanceled();
+      this._reset(immediateIndex, resetDuration);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (gestureVelocity > 0.5) {
+      this.props.onGestureFinish && this.props.onGestureFinish();
+      this._goBack(immediateIndex, goBackDuration);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Then filter based on the distance the screen was moved. Over a third of the way swiped,
+    // and the back will happen.
+    if (value <= index - POSITION_THRESHOLD) {
+      this.props.onGestureFinish && this.props.onGestureFinish();
+      this._goBack(immediateIndex, goBackDuration);
+    } else {
+      this.props.onGestureCanceled && this.props.onGestureCanceled();
+      this._reset(immediateIndex, resetDuration);
+    }
   };
 
   _getHeaderMode() {