diff --git a/src/components/email/AttachmentPreviewModal.tsx b/src/components/email/AttachmentPreviewModal.tsx
index 9ca523d7..0ce3c36b 100644
--- a/src/components/email/AttachmentPreviewModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/email/AttachmentPreviewModal.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ interface Props {
   onDownload?: () => void;
   /** Render in place (a split view's side pane) instead of a full-screen modal. */
   docked?: boolean;
+  /** Extra header buttons, after the title (Files: previous / next file). */
+  headerActions?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 interface ViewerWebViewProps {
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ function PdfPagesView({ fileUri, viewerUri, background, onFailed }: {
  * place that opens a file.
  */
 export function AttachmentPreviewModal({
-  item, loading, title, onClose, onOpenExternal, onShare, onDownload, docked = false,
+  item, loading, title, onClose, onOpenExternal, onShare, onDownload, docked = false, headerActions,
 }: Props) {
   const c = useColors();
   const styles = React.useMemo(() => makeStyles(c), [c]);
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ export function AttachmentPreviewModal({
             <X size={22} color={c.text} />
           </Pressable>
           <Text style={styles.title} numberOfLines={1}>{item?.name ?? title ?? ''}</Text>
+          {headerActions}
           {item && !showsFallback ? (
             <Pressable
               onPress={onOpenExternal}
diff --git a/src/components/files/FilePreviewModal.tsx b/src/components/files/FilePreviewModal.tsx
index d01dd3ff..4ec50d50 100644
--- a/src/components/files/FilePreviewModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/files/FilePreviewModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 import type { FileNode } from '../../api/types';
 import { AttachmentPreviewModal } from '../email/AttachmentPreviewModal';
 import { previewKindOf, useFilePreview } from '../email/use-file-preview';
+import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from '../icons';
+import { useColors } from '../../theme/colors';
+import { useLocaleStore } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 
 export type PreviewableFileNode = Pick<FileNode, 'name' | 'type' | 'size' | 'blobId' | 'accountId'>;
 
@@ -16,6 +20,13 @@ interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;
   /** Show it in a side pane instead of a full-screen modal. */
   docked?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Step to the folder's previous / next previewable file; the buttons show
+   * when either is given and the missing one is disabled (webmail
+   * previewNeighbours).
+   */
+  onPrevious?: () => void;
+  onNext?: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +34,9 @@ interface Props {
  * FileNode, downloaded with the same authenticated download as "Download"
  * (token refresh, client certificate).
  */
-export function FilePreviewModal({ file, onClose, docked = false }: Props) {
+export function FilePreviewModal({ file, onClose, docked = false, onPrevious, onNext }: Props) {
+  const c = useColors();
+  const t = useLocaleStore((s) => s.t);
   const preview = useFilePreview({ onClose });
   const { open, reset } = preview;
 
@@ -39,5 +52,37 @@ export function FilePreviewModal({ file, onClose, docked = false }: Props) {
     return reset;
   }, [blobId, accountId, name, type, size, open, reset]);
 
-  return <AttachmentPreviewModal {...preview.modalProps} docked={docked} />;
+  const headerActions = onPrevious || onNext ? (
+    <>
+      <Pressable
+        onPress={onPrevious}
+        disabled={!onPrevious}
+        style={styles.button}
+        hitSlop={8}
+        accessibilityRole="button"
+        accessibilityLabel={t('files.previous_file', 'Previous file')}
+        accessibilityState={{ disabled: !onPrevious }}
+      >
+        <ChevronLeft size={22} color={onPrevious ? c.text : c.textMuted} />
+      </Pressable>
+      <Pressable
+        onPress={onNext}
+        disabled={!onNext}
+        style={styles.button}
+        hitSlop={8}
+        accessibilityRole="button"
+        accessibilityLabel={t('files.next_file', 'Next file')}
+        accessibilityState={{ disabled: !onNext }}
+      >
+        <ChevronRight size={22} color={onNext ? c.text : c.textMuted} />
+      </Pressable>
+    </>
+  ) : undefined;
+
+  return <AttachmentPreviewModal {...preview.modalProps} docked={docked} headerActions={headerActions} />;
 }
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  // The preview header's own button size.
+  button: { width: 40, height: 40, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' },
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/files-preview-neighbours.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/files-preview-neighbours.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b84c9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/files-preview-neighbours.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { previewNeighbours } from '../files-preview-neighbours';
+
+// The Files preview had no way to the folder's next file (file 10 "next/
+// previous in preview"); the webmail's ←/→ step through the folder's other
+// previewable files.
+
+const read = (rel: string) => fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, rel), 'utf8');
+
+describe('previous / next in the Files preview', () => {
+  const files = [{ id: 'a' }, { id: 'b' }, { id: 'c' }];
+
+  it('finds the neighbours of the open file', () => {
+    expect(previewNeighbours(files, { id: 'b' })).toEqual({ previous: { id: 'a' }, next: { id: 'c' } });
+    expect(previewNeighbours(files, { id: 'a' })).toEqual({ previous: undefined, next: { id: 'b' } });
+    expect(previewNeighbours(files, { id: 'c' })).toEqual({ previous: { id: 'b' }, next: undefined });
+    expect(previewNeighbours(files, { id: 'gone' })).toEqual({});
+    expect(previewNeighbours(files, null)).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  // No RN renderer in the test env: check the wiring instead.
+  it('puts the buttons in the preview header, fed from the listed files it can show', () => {
+    const modal = read('../../components/email/AttachmentPreviewModal.tsx');
+    expect(modal).toMatch(/<Text style=\{styles\.title\}[^\n]*<\/Text>\s*\{headerActions\}/);
+    const preview = read('../../components/files/FilePreviewModal.tsx');
+    expect(preview).toMatch(/accessibilityLabel=\{t\('files\.previous_file', 'Previous file'\)\}/);
+    expect(preview).toMatch(/accessibilityLabel=\{t\('files\.next_file', 'Next file'\)\}/);
+    expect(preview).toMatch(/headerActions=\{headerActions\}/);
+    const screen = read('../../screens/FilesScreen.tsx');
+    expect(screen).toMatch(/visibleFiles\.filter\(\(r\) => !isFolder\(r\) && !isSymlink\(r\) && canPreviewInApp\(r\)\)/);
+    expect(screen.match(/onPrevious=\{showPrevious\}/g)).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.match(/onNext=\{showNext\}/g)).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/files-preview-neighbours.ts b/src/lib/files-preview-neighbours.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f409efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/files-preview-neighbours.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * The previous and next of `current` among `files`, by id, for the Files
+ * preview's previous / next buttons (webmail previewNeighbours); undefined
+ * where there is none, and both when `current` isn't among them.
+ */
+export function previewNeighbours<T extends { id: string }>(
+  files: T[],
+  current: { id: string } | null,
+): { previous?: T; next?: T } {
+  if (!current) return {};
+  const i = files.findIndex((f) => f.id === current.id);
+  if (i === -1) return {};
+  return { previous: files[i - 1], next: files[i + 1] };
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/FilesScreen.tsx b/src/screens/FilesScreen.tsx
index 1be3045b..a8d806ba 100644
--- a/src/screens/FilesScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/FilesScreen.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import { useLocaleStore, type TranslateFn } from '../stores/locale-store';
 import Dialog from '../components/Dialog';
 import ShareSheet from '../components/files/ShareSheet';
 import { FilePreviewModal, canPreviewInApp } from '../components/files/FilePreviewModal';
+import { previewNeighbours } from '../lib/files-preview-neighbours';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../lib/modal-orientations';
 
 // A file row carries the display name alongside the rest of the node.
@@ -464,12 +465,17 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
     }
   }, [t]);
 
+  // Every way into the preview: a tap, the row's actions, previous / next.
+  const openPreview = useCallback((row: FileRow) => {
+    setPreviewTarget(row);
+  }, []);
+
   // Tap on a file: the in-app preview for the types it shows (lib/file-preview),
   // the other app for the rest.
   const openFile = useCallback((row: FileRow) => {
-    if (canPreviewInApp(row)) setPreviewTarget(row);
+    if (canPreviewInApp(row)) openPreview(row);
     else void openFileWith(row);
-  }, [openFileWith]);
+  }, [openFileWith, openPreview]);
 
   const downloadFile = useCallback(async (row: FileRow) => {
     if (!row.blobId) return;
@@ -552,7 +558,7 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
       // In the trash a file can be looked at; a folder is restored before
       // it is opened. Everything else is in the row's actions.
       if (row.trash) {
-        if (!isFolder(row) && !isSymlink(row) && canPreviewInApp(row)) setPreviewTarget(row);
+        if (!isFolder(row) && !isSymlink(row) && canPreviewInApp(row)) openPreview(row);
         else setActionsTarget(row);
         return;
       }
@@ -566,7 +572,7 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
       if (isSymlink(row)) return;
       openFile(row);
     },
-    [selectionMode, toggleSelect, openFile],
+    [selectionMode, toggleSelect, openFile, openPreview],
   );
 
   const handleRowLongPress = useCallback((row: FileRow) => {
@@ -1296,6 +1302,16 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
     );
   }
 
+  // The preview steps through the folder's other files it can show, in the
+  // order of the list (webmail previewNeighbours).
+  const previewable = useMemo(
+    () => visibleFiles.filter((r) => !isFolder(r) && !isSymlink(r) && canPreviewInApp(r)),
+    [visibleFiles],
+  );
+  const { previous: previousFile, next: nextFile } = previewNeighbours(previewable, previewTarget);
+  const showPrevious = previousFile ? () => openPreview(previousFile) : undefined;
+  const showNext = nextFile ? () => openPreview(nextFile) : undefined;
+
   // On a wide window an open file shows beside the list instead of covering it.
   const previewDocked = isSplit && previewTarget != null;
   return (
@@ -1306,7 +1322,13 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
       </View>
       {previewDocked && (
         <View style={styles.previewPane}>
-          <FilePreviewModal docked file={previewTarget} onClose={() => setPreviewTarget(null)} />
+          <FilePreviewModal
+            docked
+            file={previewTarget}
+            onClose={() => setPreviewTarget(null)}
+            onPrevious={showPrevious}
+            onNext={showNext}
+          />
         </View>
       )}
 
@@ -1348,7 +1370,7 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
         onClose={() => setActionsTarget(null)}
         onPreview={(r) => {
           setActionsTarget(null);
-          setPreviewTarget(r);
+          openPreview(r);
         }}
         onOpenWith={(r) => {
           setActionsTarget(null);
@@ -1404,7 +1426,14 @@ export default function FilesScreen() {
         onChangeDir={(d) => setSetting('filesDefaultSortDir', d)}
       />
 
-      {!isSplit && <FilePreviewModal file={previewTarget} onClose={() => setPreviewTarget(null)} />}
+      {!isSplit && (
+        <FilePreviewModal
+          file={previewTarget}
+          onClose={() => setPreviewTarget(null)}
+          onPrevious={showPrevious}
+          onNext={showNext}
+        />
+      )}
 
       <ShareSheet
         node={shareTarget}