diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreenState.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreenState.qml
index eaebde93..ae94c88d 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreenState.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreenState.qml
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ QtObject {
     property var currentSwipeState: HomeScreenState.DeterminingType
     
     // threshold of movement in a direction before we count that as the defining SwipeState
-    readonly property real swipeStateDetermineThreshold: PlasmaCore.Units.smallSpacing
+    readonly property real horizontalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold: PlasmaCore.Units.smallSpacing
+    readonly property real verticalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold: PlasmaCore.Units.smallSpacing * 3
     
     // we put the offset position here when determining the swipe type, before we
     // transfer movement over to xPosition and yPosition
@@ -185,16 +186,16 @@ QtObject {
                         yDetermineSwipePosition += y;
                         
                         // check if a swipetype can be determined and started
-                        if (Math.abs(xDetermineSwipePosition) >= swipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
+                        if (Math.abs(xDetermineSwipePosition) >= horizontalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
                             currentSwipeState = HomeScreenState.SwipingPages;
                             xDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
                             yDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
-                        } else if (yDetermineSwipePosition >= swipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
+                        } else if (yDetermineSwipePosition >= verticalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
                             currentSwipeState = HomeScreenState.SwipingActionPanel;
                             MobileShell.TopPanelControls.startSwipe();
                             xDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
                             yDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
-                        } else if (-yDetermineSwipePosition >= swipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
+                        } else if (-yDetermineSwipePosition >= verticalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
                             currentSwipeState = HomeScreenState.SwipingAppDrawerVisibility;
                             xDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
                             yDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
@@ -226,11 +227,11 @@ QtObject {
                         yDetermineSwipePosition += y;
                         
                         // check if a swipetype can be determined and started
-                        if (yDetermineSwipePosition >= swipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
+                        if (yDetermineSwipePosition >= verticalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
                             currentSwipeState = HomeScreenState.SwipingAppDrawerVisibility;
                             xDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
                             yDetermineSwipePosition = 0;
-                        } else if (-yDetermineSwipePosition >= swipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
+                        } else if (-yDetermineSwipePosition >= verticalSwipeStateDetermineThreshold) {
                             currentSwipeState = HomeScreenState.SwipingAppDrawerList;
                             yVelocityCalculator.startMeasure(appDrawerFlickable.contentY);
                             xDetermineSwipePosition = 0;