diff --git a/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.cpp b/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.cpp
index c59c5aa9..879cfcb7 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.cpp
+++ b/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ SwipeArea::SwipeArea(QQuickItem *parent)
     setFiltersChildMouseEvents(true);
 }
 
+SwipeArea::Mode SwipeArea::mode()
+{
+    return m_mode;
+}
+
+void SwipeArea::setMode(Mode mode)
+{
+    m_mode = mode;
+    Q_EMIT modeChanged();
+}
+
 bool SwipeArea::interactive()
 {
     return m_interactive;
@@ -251,7 +262,11 @@ void SwipeArea::handleMoveEvent(QPointerEvent *event, QPointF point)
 
     if (!m_stealMouse) {
         // if we haven't reached the swipe registering threshold yet, don't start the swipe
-        if (qAbs(point.manhattanLength() - m_pressPos.manhattanLength()) < SWIPE_REGISTER_THRESHOLD) {
+        if (m_mode == Mode::VerticalOnly && qAbs(point.y() - m_pressPos.y()) < SWIPE_REGISTER_THRESHOLD) {
+            return;
+        } else if (m_mode == Mode::HorizontalOnly && qAbs(point.x() - m_pressPos.x()) < SWIPE_REGISTER_THRESHOLD) {
+            return;
+        } else if (m_mode == Mode::BothAxis && qAbs(point.manhattanLength() - m_pressPos.manhattanLength()) < SWIPE_REGISTER_THRESHOLD) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.h b/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.h
index 16674179..1e89b7be 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.h
+++ b/components/mobileshell/components/swipearea.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 class SwipeArea : public QQuickItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(SwipeArea::Mode mode READ mode WRITE setMode NOTIFY modeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool interactive READ interactive NOTIFY interactiveChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool moving READ moving NOTIFY movingChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool pressed READ pressed NOTIFY pressedChanged)
@@ -31,11 +32,18 @@ class SwipeArea : public QQuickItem
 public:
     SwipeArea(QQuickItem *parent = nullptr);
 
+    enum Mode { BothAxis = 0, VerticalOnly, HorizontalOnly };
+    Q_ENUM(Mode)
+
+    Mode mode();
+    void setMode(Mode mode);
+
     bool interactive();
     bool moving();
     bool pressed();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
+    void modeChanged();
     void interactiveChanged();
     void movingChanged();
     void pressedChanged();
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@ private:
 
     void resetSwipe();
 
+    Mode m_mode = Mode::BothAxis;
     bool m_interactive = true;
     bool m_pressed = false;
 
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawer.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawer.qml
index 14033175..cc775288 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawer.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawer.qml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ Item {
     
     MobileShell.SwipeArea {
         id: swipeArea
+        mode: MobileShell.SwipeArea.VerticalOnly
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         onSwipeStarted: {
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawerOpenSurface.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawerOpenSurface.qml
index f44abc0f..e5e8810f 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawerOpenSurface.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/actiondrawer/ActionDrawerOpenSurface.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
  */
 MobileShell.SwipeArea {
     id: root
+    mode: MobileShell.SwipeArea.VerticalOnly
     
     required property ActionDrawer actionDrawer
     
diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/FlickContainer.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/FlickContainer.qml
index a58d6432..a844dc19 100644
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/FlickContainer.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/FlickContainer.qml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
 
 MobileShell.SwipeArea {
     id: root
+    mode: MobileShell.SwipeArea.VerticalOnly
     
     property int position: 0