diff --git a/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua b/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
index 8ef298e1f..32287e184 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
@@ -618,11 +618,7 @@ function GestureDetector:adjustGesCoordinate(ges)
 				ges.direction = "south"
 			elseif ges.direction == "west" then
 				ges.direction = "north"
-			end
-		elseif ges.ges == "pinch" or ges.ges == "spread"
-			or ges.ges == "inward_pan"
-			or ges.ges == "outward_pan" then
-			if ges.direction == "northeast" then
+			elseif ges.direction == "northeast" then
 				ges.direction = "southeast"
 			elseif ges.direction == "northwest" then
 				ges.direction = "northeast"
@@ -631,6 +627,14 @@ function GestureDetector:adjustGesCoordinate(ges)
 			elseif ges.direction == "southwest" then
 				ges.direction = "northwest"
 			end
+		elseif ges.ges == "pinch" or ges.ges == "spread"
+			or ges.ges == "inward_pan"
+			or ges.ges == "outward_pan" then
+			if ges.direction == "horizontal" then
+				ges.direction = "vertical"
+			elseif ges.direction == "vertical" then
+				ges.direction = "horizontal"
+			end
 		end
 	end
 	return ges