diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5117bc08e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import type { FC } from 'react';
+
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
+import { fn, userEvent, expect } from 'storybook/test';
+
+import type { CarouselProps } from './index';
+import { Carousel } from './index';
+
+interface TestSlideProps {
+  id: number;
+  text: string;
+  color: string;
+}
+
+const TestSlide: FC<TestSlideProps & { active: boolean }> = ({
+  active,
+  text,
+  color,
+}) => (
+  <div
+    className='test-slide'
+    style={{
+      backgroundColor: active ? color : undefined,
+    }}
+  >
+    {text}
+  </div>
+);
+
+const slides: TestSlideProps[] = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    text: 'first',
+    color: 'red',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    text: 'second',
+    color: 'pink',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    text: 'third',
+    color: 'orange',
+  },
+];
+
+type StoryProps = Pick<
+  CarouselProps<TestSlideProps>,
+  'items' | 'renderItem' | 'emptyFallback' | 'onChangeSlide'
+>;
+
+const meta = {
+  title: 'Components/Carousel',
+  args: {
+    items: slides,
+    renderItem(item, active) {
+      return <TestSlide {...item} active={active} key={item.id} />;
+    },
+    onChangeSlide: fn(),
+    emptyFallback: 'No slides available',
+  },
+  render(args) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Carousel {...args} />
+        <style>
+          {`.test-slide {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            color: white;
+            font-size: 24px;
+            font-weight: bold;
+            min-height: 100px;
+            transition: background-color 0.3s;
+            background-color: black;
+          }`}
+        </style>
+      </>
+    );
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    emptyFallback: {
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+  },
+  tags: ['test'],
+} satisfies Meta<StoryProps>;
+
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  async play({ args, canvas }) {
+    const nextButton = await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: /next/i });
+    const slides = await canvas.findAllByRole('group');
+    await expect(slides).toHaveLength(slides.length);
+
+    await userEvent.click(nextButton);
+    await expect(args.onChangeSlide).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, slides[1]);
+
+    await userEvent.click(nextButton);
+    await expect(args.onChangeSlide).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2, slides[2]);
+
+    // Wrap around
+    await userEvent.click(nextButton);
+    await expect(args.onChangeSlide).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, slides[0]);
+  },
+};
+
+export const DifferentHeights: Story = {
+  args: {
+    items: slides.map((props, index) => ({
+      ...props,
+      styles: { height: 100 + index * 100 },
+    })),
+  },
+};
+
+export const NoSlides: Story = {
+  args: {
+    items: [],
+  },
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2b9e9823b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type {
+  ComponentPropsWithoutRef,
+  ComponentType,
+  ReactElement,
+  ReactNode,
+} from 'react';
+
+import type { MessageDescriptor } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+import { usePrevious } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
+import { animated, useSpring } from '@react-spring/web';
+import { useDrag } from '@use-gesture/react';
+
+import type { CarouselPaginationProps } from './pagination';
+import { CarouselPagination } from './pagination';
+
+import './styles.scss';
+
+const defaultMessages = defineMessages({
+  previous: { id: 'lightbox.previous', defaultMessage: 'Previous' },
+  next: { id: 'lightbox.next', defaultMessage: 'Next' },
+  current: {
+    id: 'carousel.current',
+    defaultMessage: '<sr>Slide</sr> {current, number} / {max, number}',
+  },
+  slide: {
+    id: 'carousel.slide',
+    defaultMessage: 'Slide {current, number} of {max, number}',
+  },
+});
+
+export type MessageKeys = keyof typeof defaultMessages;
+
+export interface CarouselSlideProps {
+  id: string | number;
+}
+
+export type RenderSlideFn<
+  SlideProps extends CarouselSlideProps = CarouselSlideProps,
+> = (item: SlideProps, active: boolean, index: number) => ReactElement;
+
+export interface CarouselProps<
+  SlideProps extends CarouselSlideProps = CarouselSlideProps,
+> {
+  items: SlideProps[];
+  renderItem: RenderSlideFn<SlideProps>;
+  onChangeSlide?: (index: number, ref: Element) => void;
+  paginationComponent?: ComponentType<CarouselPaginationProps> | null;
+  paginationProps?: Partial<CarouselPaginationProps>;
+  messages?: Record<MessageKeys, MessageDescriptor>;
+  emptyFallback?: ReactNode;
+  classNamePrefix?: string;
+  slideClassName?: string;
+}
+
+export const Carousel = <
+  SlideProps extends CarouselSlideProps = CarouselSlideProps,
+>({
+  items,
+  renderItem,
+  onChangeSlide,
+  paginationComponent: Pagination = CarouselPagination,
+  paginationProps = {},
+  messages = defaultMessages,
+  children,
+  emptyFallback = null,
+  className,
+  classNamePrefix = 'carousel',
+  slideClassName,
+  ...wrapperProps
+}: CarouselProps<SlideProps> & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'div'>) => {
+  // Handle slide change
+  const [slideIndex, setSlideIndex] = useState(0);
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const handleSlideChange = useCallback(
+    (direction: number) => {
+      setSlideIndex((prev) => {
+        const max = items.length - 1;
+        let newIndex = prev + direction;
+        if (newIndex < 0) {
+          newIndex = max;
+        } else if (newIndex > max) {
+          newIndex = 0;
+        }
+
+        const slide = wrapperRef.current?.children[newIndex];
+        if (slide) {
+          setCurrentSlideHeight(slide.scrollHeight);
+          onChangeSlide?.(newIndex, slide);
+          if (slide instanceof HTMLElement) {
+            slide.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+          }
+        }
+
+        return newIndex;
+      });
+    },
+    [items.length, onChangeSlide],
+  );
+
+  // Handle slide heights
+  const [currentSlideHeight, setCurrentSlideHeight] = useState(
+    wrapperRef.current?.scrollHeight ?? 0,
+  );
+  const previousSlideHeight = usePrevious(currentSlideHeight);
+  const observerRef = useRef<ResizeObserver>(
+    new ResizeObserver(() => {
+      handleSlideChange(0);
+    }),
+  );
+  const wrapperStyles = useSpring({
+    x: `-${slideIndex * 100}%`,
+    height: currentSlideHeight,
+    // Don't animate from zero to the height of the initial slide
+    immediate: !previousSlideHeight,
+  });
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    // Update slide height when the component mounts
+    if (currentSlideHeight === 0) {
+      handleSlideChange(0);
+    }
+  }, [currentSlideHeight, handleSlideChange]);
+
+  // Handle swiping animations
+  const bind = useDrag(
+    ({ swipe: [swipeX] }) => {
+      handleSlideChange(swipeX * -1); // Invert swipe as swiping left loads the next slide.
+    },
+    { pointer: { capture: false } },
+  );
+  const handlePrev = useCallback(() => {
+    handleSlideChange(-1);
+  }, [handleSlideChange]);
+  const handleNext = useCallback(() => {
+    handleSlideChange(1);
+  }, [handleSlideChange]);
+
+  const intl = useIntl();
+
+  if (items.length === 0) {
+    return emptyFallback;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      {...bind()}
+      aria-roledescription='carousel'
+      role='region'
+      className={classNames(classNamePrefix, className)}
+      {...wrapperProps}
+    >
+      <div className={`${classNamePrefix}__header`}>
+        {children}
+        {Pagination && items.length > 1 && (
+          <Pagination
+            current={slideIndex}
+            max={items.length}
+            onNext={handleNext}
+            onPrev={handlePrev}
+            className={`${classNamePrefix}__pagination`}
+            messages={messages}
+            {...paginationProps}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <animated.div
+        className={`${classNamePrefix}__slides`}
+        ref={wrapperRef}
+        style={wrapperStyles}
+      >
+        {items.map((itemsProps, index) => (
+          <CarouselSlideWrapper<SlideProps>
+            item={itemsProps}
+            renderItem={renderItem}
+            observer={observerRef.current}
+            index={index}
+            key={`slide-${itemsProps.id}`}
+            className={classNames(`${classNamePrefix}__slide`, slideClassName, {
+              active: index === slideIndex,
+            })}
+            active={index === slideIndex}
+            label={intl.formatMessage(messages.slide, {
+              current: index + 1,
+              max: items.length,
+            })}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </animated.div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+type CarouselSlideWrapperProps<SlideProps extends CarouselSlideProps> = {
+  observer: ResizeObserver;
+  className: string;
+  active: boolean;
+  item: SlideProps;
+  index: number;
+  label: string;
+} & Pick<CarouselProps<SlideProps>, 'renderItem'>;
+
+const CarouselSlideWrapper = <SlideProps extends CarouselSlideProps>({
+  observer,
+  className,
+  active,
+  renderItem,
+  item,
+  index,
+  label,
+}: CarouselSlideWrapperProps<SlideProps>) => {
+  const handleRef = useCallback(
+    (instance: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+      if (instance) {
+        observer.observe(instance);
+      }
+    },
+    [observer],
+  );
+
+  const children = useMemo(
+    () => renderItem(item, active, index),
+    [renderItem, item, active, index],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={handleRef}
+      className={className}
+      role='group'
+      aria-roledescription='slide'
+      aria-label={label}
+      inert={active ? undefined : ''}
+      tabIndex={-1}
+      data-index={index}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/pagination.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/pagination.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2666f486f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/pagination.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import type { FC, MouseEventHandler } from 'react';
+
+import type { MessageDescriptor } from 'react-intl';
+import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+
+import ChevronLeftIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_left.svg?react';
+import ChevronRightIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_right.svg?react';
+
+import { IconButton } from '../icon_button';
+
+import type { MessageKeys } from './index';
+
+export interface CarouselPaginationProps {
+  onNext: MouseEventHandler;
+  onPrev: MouseEventHandler;
+  current: number;
+  max: number;
+  className?: string;
+  messages: Record<MessageKeys, MessageDescriptor>;
+}
+
+export const CarouselPagination: FC<CarouselPaginationProps> = ({
+  onNext,
+  onPrev,
+  current,
+  max,
+  className = '',
+  messages,
+}) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  return (
+    <div className={className}>
+      <IconButton
+        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}
+        icon='chevron-left'
+        iconComponent={ChevronLeftIcon}
+        onClick={onPrev}
+      />
+      <span aria-live='polite'>
+        {intl.formatMessage(messages.current, {
+          current: current + 1,
+          max,
+          sr: (chunk) => <span className='sr-only'>{chunk}</span>,
+        })}
+      </span>
+      <IconButton
+        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}
+        icon='chevron-right'
+        iconComponent={ChevronRightIcon}
+        onClick={onNext}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/styles.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/styles.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcd0bc7d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/carousel/styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.carousel {
+  gap: 16px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  touch-action: pan-y;
+
+  &__header {
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+  }
+
+  &__pagination {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+  }
+
+  &__slides {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  &__slide {
+    flex: 0 0 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/featured_carousel.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/featured_carousel.tsx
index 48fda7d2ce..5f85f12d1f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/featured_carousel.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/featured_carousel.tsx
@@ -1,38 +1,43 @@
-import type { ComponentPropsWithRef } from 'react';
-import {
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-  useLayoutEffect,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-  useId,
-} from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useId } from 'react';
 
-import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import type { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
 import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 
-import type { AnimatedProps } from '@react-spring/web';
-import { animated, useSpring } from '@react-spring/web';
-import { useDrag } from '@use-gesture/react';
-
 import { expandAccountFeaturedTimeline } from '@/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines';
 import { Icon } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/icon';
-import { IconButton } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 import { StatusQuoteManager } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/status_quoted';
-import { usePrevious } from '@/flavours/glitch/hooks/usePrevious';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/flavours/glitch/store';
-import ChevronLeftIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_left.svg?react';
-import ChevronRightIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_right.svg?react';
+import {
+  createAppSelector,
+  useAppDispatch,
+  useAppSelector,
+} from '@/flavours/glitch/store';
 import PushPinIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/push_pin.svg?react';
 
+import { Carousel } from './carousel';
+
+const pinnedStatusesSelector = createAppSelector(
+  [
+    (state, accountId: string, tagged?: string) =>
+      (state.timelines as ImmutableMap<string, unknown>).getIn(
+        [`account:${accountId}:pinned${tagged ? `:${tagged}` : ''}`, 'items'],
+        ImmutableList(),
+      ) as ImmutableList<string>,
+  ],
+  (items) => items.toArray().map((id) => ({ id })),
+);
+
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  previous: { id: 'featured_carousel.previous', defaultMessage: 'Previous' },
-  next: { id: 'featured_carousel.next', defaultMessage: 'Next' },
+  previous: { id: 'lightbox.previous', defaultMessage: 'Previous' },
+  next: { id: 'lightbox.next', defaultMessage: 'Next' },
+  current: {
+    id: 'featured_carousel.current',
+    defaultMessage: '<sr>Post</sr> {current, number} / {max, number}',
+  },
   slide: {
     id: 'featured_carousel.slide',
-    defaultMessage: '{index} of {total}',
+    defaultMessage: 'Post {current, number} of {max, number}',
   },
 });
 
@@ -40,7 +45,6 @@ export const FeaturedCarousel: React.FC<{
   accountId: string;
   tagged?: string;
 }> = ({ accountId, tagged }) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
   const accessibilityId = useId();
 
   // Load pinned statuses
@@ -50,175 +54,37 @@ export const FeaturedCarousel: React.FC<{
       void dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(accountId, { tagged }));
     }
   }, [accountId, dispatch, tagged]);
-  const pinnedStatuses = useAppSelector(
-    (state) =>
-      (state.timelines as ImmutableMap<string, unknown>).getIn(
-        [`account:${accountId}:pinned${tagged ? `:${tagged}` : ''}`, 'items'],
-        ImmutableList(),
-      ) as ImmutableList<string>,
+  const pinnedStatuses = useAppSelector((state) =>
+    pinnedStatusesSelector(state, accountId, tagged),
   );
 
-  // Handle slide change
-  const [slideIndex, setSlideIndex] = useState(0);
-  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const handleSlideChange = useCallback(
-    (direction: number) => {
-      setSlideIndex((prev) => {
-        const max = pinnedStatuses.size - 1;
-        let newIndex = prev + direction;
-        if (newIndex < 0) {
-          newIndex = max;
-        } else if (newIndex > max) {
-          newIndex = 0;
-        }
-        const slide = wrapperRef.current?.children[newIndex];
-        if (slide) {
-          setCurrentSlideHeight(slide.scrollHeight);
-        }
-        return newIndex;
-      });
-    },
-    [pinnedStatuses.size],
+  const renderSlide = useCallback(
+    ({ id }: { id: string }) => (
+      <StatusQuoteManager id={id} contextType='account' withCounters />
+    ),
+    [],
   );
 
-  // Handle slide heights
-  const [currentSlideHeight, setCurrentSlideHeight] = useState(
-    wrapperRef.current?.scrollHeight ?? 0,
-  );
-  const previousSlideHeight = usePrevious(currentSlideHeight);
-  const observerRef = useRef<ResizeObserver>(
-    new ResizeObserver(() => {
-      handleSlideChange(0);
-    }),
-  );
-  const wrapperStyles = useSpring({
-    x: `-${slideIndex * 100}%`,
-    height: currentSlideHeight,
-    // Don't animate from zero to the height of the initial slide
-    immediate: !previousSlideHeight,
-  });
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    // Update slide height when the component mounts
-    if (currentSlideHeight === 0) {
-      handleSlideChange(0);
-    }
-  }, [currentSlideHeight, handleSlideChange]);
-
-  // Handle swiping animations
-  const bind = useDrag(({ swipe: [swipeX] }) => {
-    handleSlideChange(swipeX * -1); // Invert swipe as swiping left loads the next slide.
-  });
-  const handlePrev = useCallback(() => {
-    handleSlideChange(-1);
-  }, [handleSlideChange]);
-  const handleNext = useCallback(() => {
-    handleSlideChange(1);
-  }, [handleSlideChange]);
-
-  if (!accountId || pinnedStatuses.isEmpty()) {
+  if (!accountId || pinnedStatuses.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className='featured-carousel'
-      {...bind()}
-      aria-roledescription='carousel'
+    <Carousel
+      items={pinnedStatuses}
+      renderItem={renderSlide}
       aria-labelledby={`${accessibilityId}-title`}
-      role='region'
+      classNamePrefix='featured-carousel'
+      messages={messages}
     >
-      <div className='featured-carousel__header'>
-        <h4
-          className='featured-carousel__title'
-          id={`${accessibilityId}-title`}
-        >
-          <Icon id='thumb-tack' icon={PushPinIcon} />
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='featured_carousel.header'
-            defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {Pinned Post} other {Pinned Posts}}'
-            values={{ count: pinnedStatuses.size }}
-          />
-        </h4>
-        {pinnedStatuses.size > 1 && (
-          <>
-            <IconButton
-              title={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}
-              icon='chevron-left'
-              iconComponent={ChevronLeftIcon}
-              onClick={handlePrev}
-            />
-            <span aria-live='polite'>
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id='featured_carousel.post'
-                defaultMessage='Post'
-              >
-                {(text) => <span className='sr-only'>{text}</span>}
-              </FormattedMessage>
-              {slideIndex + 1} / {pinnedStatuses.size}
-            </span>
-            <IconButton
-              title={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}
-              icon='chevron-right'
-              iconComponent={ChevronRightIcon}
-              onClick={handleNext}
-            />
-          </>
-        )}
-      </div>
-      <animated.div
-        className='featured-carousel__slides'
-        ref={wrapperRef}
-        style={wrapperStyles}
-        aria-atomic='false'
-        aria-live='polite'
-      >
-        {pinnedStatuses.map((statusId, index) => (
-          <FeaturedCarouselItem
-            key={`f-${statusId}`}
-            data-index={index}
-            aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.slide, {
-              index: index + 1,
-              total: pinnedStatuses.size,
-            })}
-            statusId={statusId}
-            observer={observerRef.current}
-            active={index === slideIndex}
-          />
-        ))}
-      </animated.div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-interface FeaturedCarouselItemProps {
-  statusId: string;
-  active: boolean;
-  observer: ResizeObserver;
-}
-
-const FeaturedCarouselItem: React.FC<
-  FeaturedCarouselItemProps & AnimatedProps<ComponentPropsWithRef<'div'>>
-> = ({ statusId, active, observer, ...props }) => {
-  const handleRef = useCallback(
-    (instance: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
-      if (instance) {
-        observer.observe(instance);
-      }
-    },
-    [observer],
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <animated.div
-      className='featured-carousel__slide'
-      // @ts-expect-error inert in not in this version of React
-      inert={!active ? 'true' : undefined}
-      aria-roledescription='slide'
-      role='group'
-      ref={handleRef}
-      {...props}
-    >
-      <StatusQuoteManager id={statusId} contextType='account' withCounters />
-    </animated.div>
+      <h4 className='featured-carousel__title' id={`${accessibilityId}-title`}>
+        <Icon id='thumb-tack' icon={PushPinIcon} />
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='featured_carousel.header'
+          defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {Pinned Post} other {Pinned Posts}}'
+          values={{ count: pinnedStatuses.length }}
+        />
+      </h4>
+    </Carousel>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/announcement.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/announcement.tsx
index 1bc8cdb9da..447b185138 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/announcement.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/announcement.tsx
@@ -15,24 +15,24 @@ export interface IAnnouncement extends ApiAnnouncementJSON {
 
 interface AnnouncementProps {
   announcement: IAnnouncement;
-  selected: boolean;
+  active?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const Announcement: FC<AnnouncementProps> = ({
   announcement,
-  selected,
+  active,
 }) => {
   const [unread, setUnread] = useState(!announcement.read);
   useEffect(() => {
     // Only update `unread` marker once the announcement is out of view
-    if (!selected && unread !== !announcement.read) {
+    if (!active && unread !== !announcement.read) {
       setUnread(!announcement.read);
     }
-  }, [announcement.read, selected, unread]);
+  }, [announcement.read, active, unread]);
 
   return (
-    <AnimateEmojiProvider className='announcements__item'>
-      <strong className='announcements__item__range'>
+    <AnimateEmojiProvider>
+      <strong className='announcements__range'>
         <FormattedMessage
           id='announcement.announcement'
           defaultMessage='Announcement'
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export const Announcement: FC<AnnouncementProps> = ({
       </strong>
 
       <EmojiHTML
-        className='announcements__item__content translate'
+        className='announcements__content translate'
         htmlString={announcement.contentHtml}
         extraEmojis={announcement.emojis}
       />
 
       <ReactionsBar reactions={announcement.reactions} id={announcement.id} />
 
-      {unread && <span className='announcements__item__unread' />}
+      {unread && <span className='announcements__unread' />}
     </AnimateEmojiProvider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
index 980f8916ea..bc049e6740 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
@@ -1,63 +1,50 @@
-import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
 
-import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
-
 import type { Map, List } from 'immutable';
 
-import ReactSwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
-
+import type { RenderSlideFn } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/carousel';
+import { Carousel } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/carousel';
 import { CustomEmojiProvider } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/emoji/context';
-import { IconButton } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
-import { mascot, reduceMotion } from '@/flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+import { mascot } from '@/flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 import { createAppSelector, useAppSelector } from '@/flavours/glitch/store';
 import elephantUIPlane from '@/images/elephant_ui_plane.svg';
-import ChevronLeftIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_left.svg?react';
-import ChevronRightIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_right.svg?react';
 
 import type { IAnnouncement } from './announcement';
 import { Announcement } from './announcement';
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  close: { id: 'lightbox.close', defaultMessage: 'Close' },
-  previous: { id: 'lightbox.previous', defaultMessage: 'Previous' },
-  next: { id: 'lightbox.next', defaultMessage: 'Next' },
-});
-
 const announcementSelector = createAppSelector(
   [(state) => state.announcements as Map<string, List<Map<string, unknown>>>],
   (announcements) =>
-    (announcements.get('items')?.toJS() as IAnnouncement[] | undefined) ?? [],
+    ((announcements.get('items')?.toJS() as IAnnouncement[] | undefined) ?? [])
+      .map((announcement) => ({ announcement, id: announcement.id }))
+      .toReversed(),
 );
 
 export const Announcements: FC = () => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
   const announcements = useAppSelector(announcementSelector);
   const emojis = useAppSelector((state) => state.custom_emojis);
 
-  const [index, setIndex] = useState(0);
-  const handleChangeIndex = useCallback(
-    (idx: number) => {
-      setIndex(idx % announcements.length);
-    },
-    [announcements.length],
+  const renderSlide: RenderSlideFn<{
+    id: string;
+    announcement: IAnnouncement;
+  }> = useCallback(
+    (item, active) => (
+      <Announcement
+        announcement={item.announcement}
+        active={active}
+        key={item.id}
+      />
+    ),
+    [],
   );
-  const handleNextIndex = useCallback(() => {
-    setIndex((prevIndex) => (prevIndex + 1) % announcements.length);
-  }, [announcements.length]);
-  const handlePrevIndex = useCallback(() => {
-    setIndex((prevIndex) =>
-      prevIndex === 0 ? announcements.length - 1 : prevIndex - 1,
-    );
-  }, [announcements.length]);
 
   if (announcements.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className='announcements'>
+    <div className='announcements__root'>
       <img
         className='announcements__mastodon'
         alt=''
@@ -65,48 +52,13 @@ export const Announcements: FC = () => {
         src={mascot ?? elephantUIPlane}
       />
 
-      <div className='announcements__container'>
-        <CustomEmojiProvider emojis={emojis}>
-          <ReactSwipeableViews
-            animateHeight
-            animateTransitions={!reduceMotion}
-            index={index}
-            onChangeIndex={handleChangeIndex}
-          >
-            {announcements
-              .map((announcement, idx) => (
-                <Announcement
-                  key={announcement.id}
-                  announcement={announcement}
-                  selected={index === idx}
-                />
-              ))
-              .reverse()}
-          </ReactSwipeableViews>
-        </CustomEmojiProvider>
-
-        {announcements.length > 1 && (
-          <div className='announcements__pagination'>
-            <IconButton
-              disabled={announcements.length === 1}
-              title={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}
-              icon='chevron-left'
-              iconComponent={ChevronLeftIcon}
-              onClick={handlePrevIndex}
-            />
-            <span>
-              {index + 1} / {announcements.length}
-            </span>
-            <IconButton
-              disabled={announcements.length === 1}
-              title={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}
-              icon='chevron-right'
-              iconComponent={ChevronRightIcon}
-              onClick={handleNextIndex}
-            />
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <CustomEmojiProvider emojis={emojis}>
+        <Carousel
+          classNamePrefix='announcements'
+          renderItem={renderSlide}
+          items={announcements}
+        />
+      </CustomEmojiProvider>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
index 144466d58b..9807bf5cde 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.announcements__item__content {
+.announcements__content {
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
   overflow-y: auto;
 
@@ -9234,10 +9234,21 @@ noscript {
 }
 
 .announcements {
-  background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-end;
+  width: calc(100% - 124px);
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+
+  @media screen and (max-width: (124px + 300px)) {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  &__root {
+    background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-end;
+  }
 
   &__mastodon {
     width: 124px;
@@ -9248,19 +9259,16 @@ noscript {
     }
   }
 
-  &__container {
-    width: calc(100% - 124px);
-    flex: 0 0 auto;
-    position: relative;
-
-    @media screen and (max-width: (124px + 300px)) {
-      width: 100%;
-    }
+  &__slides {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    align-items: start;
   }
 
-  &__item {
+  &__slide {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     width: 100%;
+    flex: 0 0 100%;
     padding: 15px;
     position: relative;
     font-size: 15px;
@@ -9269,26 +9277,25 @@ noscript {
     font-weight: 400;
     max-height: 50vh;
     overflow: hidden;
-    display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
+  }
 
-    &__range {
-      display: block;
-      font-weight: 500;
-      margin-bottom: 10px;
-      padding-inline-end: 18px;
-    }
+  &__range {
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    padding-inline-end: 18px;
+  }
 
-    &__unread {
-      position: absolute;
-      top: 19px;
-      inset-inline-end: 19px;
-      display: block;
-      background: $highlight-text-color;
-      border-radius: 50%;
-      width: 0.625rem;
-      height: 0.625rem;
-    }
+  &__unread {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 19px;
+    inset-inline-end: 19px;
+    display: block;
+    background: $highlight-text-color;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 0.625rem;
+    height: 0.625rem;
   }
 
   &__pagination {
@@ -9299,6 +9306,7 @@ noscript {
     inset-inline-end: 0;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
+    z-index: 1;
   }
 }
 
@@ -11910,4 +11918,10 @@ noscript {
       height: 16px;
     }
   }
+
+  &__pagination {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+  }
 }