diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackExample.js
index ae08ac75d..e7feb7c60 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackExample.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const NavigationExampleRow = require('./NavigationExampleRow');
+const NavigationRootContainer = require('NavigationRootContainer');
 const React = require('react-native');
 
 const {
@@ -25,62 +26,68 @@ const {
 const NavigationCardStack = NavigationExperimental.CardStack;
 const NavigationStateUtils = NavigationExperimental.StateUtils;
 
+function reduceNavigationState(initialState) {
+  return (currentState, action) => {
+    switch (action.type) {
+      case 'RootContainerInitialAction':
+        return initialState;
+
+      case 'push':
+        return NavigationStateUtils.push(currentState, {key: action.key});
+
+      case 'back':
+      case 'pop':
+        return currentState.index > 0 ?
+          NavigationStateUtils.pop(currentState) :
+          currentState;
+
+      default:
+        return currentState;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+const ExampleReducer = reduceNavigationState({
+  index: 0,
+  children: [{key: 'First Route'}],
+});
+
 class NavigationCardStackExample extends React.Component {
 
   constructor(props, context) {
     super(props, context);
-    this.state = this._getInitialState();
+
+    this._renderNavigation = this._renderNavigation.bind(this);
     this._renderScene = this._renderScene.bind(this);
-    this._push = this._push.bind(this);
-    this._pop = this._pop.bind(this);
     this._toggleDirection = this._toggleDirection.bind(this);
+
+    this.state = {isHorizontal: true};
   }
 
   render() {
+    return (
+      <NavigationRootContainer
+        reducer={ExampleReducer}
+        renderNavigation={this._renderNavigation}
+        style={styles.main}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  _renderNavigation(navigationState, onNavigate) {
     return (
       <NavigationCardStack
         direction={this.state.isHorizontal ? 'horizontal' : 'vertical'}
-        navigationState={this.state.navigationState}
+        navigationState={navigationState}
+        onNavigate={onNavigate}
         renderScene={this._renderScene}
         style={styles.main}
       />
     );
   }
 
-  _getInitialState() {
-    const navigationState = {
-      index: 0,
-      children: [{key: 'First Route'}],
-    };
-    return {
-      isHorizontal: true,
-      navigationState,
-    };
-  }
-
-  _push() {
-    const state = this.state.navigationState;
-    const nextState = NavigationStateUtils.push(
-      state,
-      {key: 'Route ' + (state.index + 1)},
-    );
-    this.setState({
-      navigationState: nextState,
-    });
-  }
-
-  _pop() {
-    const state = this.state.navigationState;
-    const nextState = state.index > 0 ?
-      NavigationStateUtils.pop(state) :
-      state;
-
-    this.setState({
-      navigationState: nextState,
-    });
-  }
-
   _renderScene(props) {
+    const {navigationParentState, onNavigate} = props;
     return (
       <ScrollView style={styles.scrollView}>
         <NavigationExampleRow
@@ -96,11 +103,20 @@ class NavigationCardStackExample extends React.Component {
         />
         <NavigationExampleRow
           text="Push Route"
-          onPress={this._push}
+          onPress={() => {
+            onNavigate({
+              type: 'push',
+              key: 'Route ' + navigationParentState.children.length,
+            });
+          }}
         />
         <NavigationExampleRow
           text="Pop Route"
-          onPress={this._pop}
+          onPress={() => {
+            onNavigate({
+              type: 'pop',
+            });
+          }}
         />
         <NavigationExampleRow
           text="Exit Card Stack Example"
@@ -115,6 +131,12 @@ class NavigationCardStackExample extends React.Component {
       isHorizontal: !this.state.isHorizontal,
     });
   }
+
+  _onNavigate(action) {
+    if (action && action.type === 'back') {
+      this._pop();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
diff --git a/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStack.js b/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStack.js
index dbb81eff8..f58c49926 100644
--- a/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStack.js
+++ b/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStack.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const Animated = require('Animated');
 const NavigationAnimatedView = require('NavigationAnimatedView');
 const NavigationCardStackItem = require('NavigationCardStackItem');
 const NavigationContainer = require('NavigationContainer');
+const NavigationLinearPanResponder = require('NavigationLinearPanResponder');
 const React = require('React');
 const ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin = require('ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin');
 const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
@@ -38,14 +39,13 @@ const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
 const emptyFunction = require('emptyFunction');
 
 const {PropTypes} = React;
-const {Directions} = NavigationCardStackItem;
+const {Directions} = NavigationLinearPanResponder;
 
 import type {
   NavigationParentState,
 } from 'NavigationStateUtils';
 
 import type {
-  Layout,
   NavigationStateRenderer,
   NavigationStateRendererProps,
   Position,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import type {
 type Props = {
   direction: string,
   navigationState: NavigationParentState,
-  renderOverlay: NavigationStateRenderer,
+  renderOverlay: ?NavigationStateRenderer,
   renderScene: NavigationStateRenderer,
 };
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class NavigationCardStack extends React.Component {
       layout,
       navigationState,
       position,
+      navigationParentState,
     } = props;
 
     return (
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class NavigationCardStack extends React.Component {
         index={index}
         key={navigationState.key}
         layout={layout}
+        navigationParentState={navigationParentState}
         navigationState={navigationState}
         position={position}
         renderScene={this.props.renderScene}
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ NavigationCardStack.defaultProps = {
   renderOverlay: emptyFunction.thatReturnsNull,
 };
 
-NavigationCardStack.Directions = Directions;
-
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   animatedView: {
     flex: 1,
diff --git a/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackItem.js b/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackItem.js
index ff9d5f268..4fe0abf49 100644
--- a/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackItem.js
+++ b/Libraries/CustomComponents/NavigationExperimental/NavigationCardStackItem.js
@@ -29,33 +29,41 @@
 
 const Animated = require('Animated');
 const NavigationContainer = require('NavigationContainer');
+const NavigationLinearPanResponder = require('NavigationLinearPanResponder');
 const React = require('React');
+const ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin = require('ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin');
 const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
 const View = require('View');
-const ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin = require('ReactComponentWithPureRenderMixin');
 
 const {PropTypes} = React;
+const {Directions} = NavigationLinearPanResponder;
 
 import type {
   NavigationParentState,
 } from 'NavigationStateUtils';
 
-
 import type {
   Layout,
   Position,
   NavigationStateRenderer,
 } from 'NavigationAnimatedView';
 
+import type {
+  Direction,
+  OnNavigateHandler,
+} from 'NavigationLinearPanResponder';
+
 type AnimatedValue = Animated.Value;
 
 type Props = {
-  direction: string,
+  direction: Direction,
   index: number;
   layout: Layout;
-  navigationState: NavigationParentState;
-  position: Position;
-  renderScene: NavigationStateRenderer;
+  navigationParentState: NavigationParentState,
+  navigationState: NavigationParentState,
+  position: Position,
+  onNavigate: ?OnNavigateHandler,
+  renderScene: NavigationStateRenderer,
 };
 
 type State = {
@@ -78,6 +86,39 @@ class AmimatedValueSubscription {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Class that provides the required information for the
+ * `NavigationLinearPanResponder`. This class must implement
+ * the interface `NavigationLinearPanResponderDelegate`.
+ */
+class PanResponderDelegate {
+  _props : Props;
+
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    this._props = props;
+  }
+
+  getDirection(): Direction {
+    return this._props.direction;
+  }
+
+  getIndex(): number {
+    return this._props.navigationParentState.index;
+  }
+
+  getLayout(): Layout {
+    return this._props.layout;
+  }
+
+  getPosition(): Position {
+    return this._props.position;
+  }
+
+  onNavigate(action: {type: string}): void {
+    this._props.onNavigate && this._props.onNavigate(action);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Component that renders the scene as card for the <NavigationCardStack />.
  */
@@ -119,9 +160,8 @@ class NavigationCardStackItem extends React.Component {
     const {
       direction,
       index,
-      navigationState,
+      navigationParentState,
       position,
-      layout,
     } = this.props;
     const {
       height,
@@ -161,8 +201,16 @@ class NavigationCardStackItem extends React.Component {
       ],
     };
 
+    let panHandlers = null;
+    if (navigationParentState.index === index) {
+      const delegate = new PanResponderDelegate(this.props);
+      const panResponder = new NavigationLinearPanResponder(delegate);
+      panHandlers = panResponder.panHandlers;
+    }
+
     return (
       <Animated.View
+        {...panHandlers}
         style={[styles.main, animatedStyle]}>
         {this.props.renderScene(this.props)}
       </Animated.View>
@@ -200,16 +248,12 @@ class NavigationCardStackItem extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-const Directions = {
-  HORIZONTAL: 'horizontal',
-  VERTICAL: 'vertical',
-};
-
 NavigationCardStackItem.propTypes = {
   direction: PropTypes.oneOf([Directions.HORIZONTAL, Directions.VERTICAL]),
   index: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   layout: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   navigationState: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  navigationParentState: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   position: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   renderScene: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
@@ -218,10 +262,6 @@ NavigationCardStackItem.defaultProps = {
   direction: Directions.HORIZONTAL,
 };
 
-NavigationCardStackItem = NavigationContainer.create(NavigationCardStackItem);
-
-NavigationCardStackItem.Directions = Directions;
-
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   main: {
     backgroundColor: '#E9E9EF',
@@ -237,6 +277,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
-
-
-module.exports = NavigationCardStackItem;
+module.exports = NavigationContainer.create(NavigationCardStackItem);
diff --git a/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAbstractPanResponder.js b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAbstractPanResponder.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6000a4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAbstractPanResponder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * @providesModule NavigationAbstractPanResponder
+ * @flow
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+const PanResponder = require('PanResponder');
+
+const invariant = require('invariant');
+
+const EmptyPanHandlers = {
+  onMoveShouldSetPanResponder: null,
+  onPanResponderGrant: null,
+  onPanResponderMove: null,
+  onPanResponderRelease: null,
+  onPanResponderTerminate: null,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class that defines the common interface of PanResponder that handles
+ * the gesture actions.
+ */
+class NavigationAbstractPanResponder {
+
+  panHandlers: Object;
+
+  constructor() {
+    const config = {};
+    Object.keys(EmptyPanHandlers).forEach(name => {
+      const fn: any = (this: any)[name];
+
+      invariant(
+        typeof fn === 'function',
+        'subclass of `NavigationAbstractPanResponder` must implement method %s',
+        name
+      );
+
+      config[name] = fn.bind(this);
+    }, this);
+
+    this.panHandlers = PanResponder.create(config).panHandlers;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = NavigationAbstractPanResponder;
diff --git a/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAnimatedView.js b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAnimatedView.js
index bf3024ce8..4d1f5b68f 100644
--- a/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAnimatedView.js
+++ b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationAnimatedView.js
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ type NavigationStateRendererProps = {
   layout: Layout,
   // The state of the the containing navigation view.
   navigationParentState: NavigationParentState,
+
+  onNavigate: (action: any) => void,
 };
 
 type NavigationStateRenderer = (
@@ -100,11 +102,12 @@ type TimingSetter = (
 ) => void;
 
 type Props = {
-  navigationState: NavigationParentState;
-  renderScene: NavigationStateRenderer;
-  renderOverlay: ?NavigationStateRenderer;
-  style: any;
-  setTiming: ?TimingSetter;
+  navigationState: NavigationParentState,
+  onNavigate: (action: any) => void,
+  renderScene: NavigationStateRenderer,
+  renderOverlay: ?NavigationStateRenderer,
+  style: any,
+  setTiming: ?TimingSetter,
 };
 
 class NavigationAnimatedView extends React.Component {
@@ -224,18 +227,23 @@ class NavigationAnimatedView extends React.Component {
       layout: this._getLayout(),
       navigationParentState: this.props.navigationState,
       navigationState: scene.state,
+      onNavigate: this.props.onNavigate,
       position: this.state.position,
     });
   }
   _renderOverlay() {
-    const {renderOverlay} = this.props;
+    const {
+      onNavigate,
+      renderOverlay,
+      navigationState,
+    } = this.props;
     if (renderOverlay) {
-      const parentState = this.props.navigationState;
       return renderOverlay({
-        index: parentState.index,
+        index: navigationState.index,
         layout: this._getLayout(),
-        navigationParentState: parentState,
-        navigationState: parentState.children[parentState.index],
+        navigationParentState: navigationState,
+        navigationState: navigationState.children[navigationState.index],
+        onNavigate: onNavigate,
         position: this.state.position,
       });
     }
diff --git a/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationLinearPanResponder.js b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationLinearPanResponder.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..704f305c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/NavigationExperimental/NavigationLinearPanResponder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * @providesModule NavigationLinearPanResponder
+ * @flow
+ * @typechecks
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+const Animated = require('Animated');
+const NavigationAbstractPanResponder = require('NavigationAbstractPanResponder');
+
+const clamp = require('clamp');
+
+/**
+ * The duration of the card animation in milliseconds.
+ */
+const ANIMATION_DURATION = 250;
+
+/**
+ * The threshold to invoke the `onNavigate` action.
+ * For instance, `1 / 3` means that moving greater than 1 / 3 of the width of
+ * the view will navigate.
+ */
+const POSITION_THRESHOLD = 1 / 3;
+
+/**
+ * The threshold (in pixels) to start the gesture action.
+ */
+const RESPOND_THRESHOLD = 15;
+
+/**
+ * The threshold (in speed) to finish the gesture action.
+ */
+const VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 100;
+
+/**
+ * Primitive gesture directions.
+ */
+const Directions = {
+  'HORIZONTAL': 'horizontal',
+  'VERTICAL': 'vertical',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Primitive gesture actions.
+ */
+const Actions = {
+  // The gesture to navigate backward.
+  // This is done by swiping from the left to the right or from the top to the
+  // bottom.
+  BACK: {type: 'back'},
+};
+
+import type {
+  Layout,
+  Position,
+} from 'NavigationAnimatedView';
+
+export type OnNavigateHandler = (action: {type: string}) => void;
+
+export type Direction = $Enum<typeof Directions>;
+
+/**
+ * The type interface of the object that provides the information required by
+ * NavigationLinearPanResponder.
+ */
+export type NavigationLinearPanResponderDelegate = {
+  getDirection: () => Direction;
+  getIndex: () => number,
+  getLayout: () => Layout,
+  getPosition: () => Position,
+  onNavigate: OnNavigateHandler,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Pan responder that handles the One-dimensional gesture (horizontal or
+ * vertical).
+ */
+class NavigationLinearPanResponder extends NavigationAbstractPanResponder {
+  static Actions: Object;
+  static Directions: Object;
+
+  _isResponding: boolean;
+  _startValue: number;
+  _delegate: NavigationLinearPanResponderDelegate;
+
+  constructor(delegate: NavigationLinearPanResponderDelegate) {
+    super();
+    this._isResponding = false;
+    this._startValue = 0;
+    this._delegate = delegate;
+  }
+
+  onMoveShouldSetPanResponder(event: any, gesture: any): boolean {
+    const delegate = this._delegate;
+    const layout = delegate.getLayout();
+    const isVertical = delegate.getDirection() === Directions.VERTICAL;
+    const axis = isVertical ? 'dy' : 'dx';
+    const index = delegate.getIndex();
+    const distance = isVertical ?
+      layout.height.__getValue() :
+      layout.width.__getValue();
+
+    return (
+      Math.abs(gesture[axis]) > RESPOND_THRESHOLD &&
+      distance > 0 &&
+      index > 0
+    );
+  }
+
+  onPanResponderGrant(): void {
+    this._isResponding = false;
+    this._delegate.getPosition().stopAnimation((value: number) => {
+      this._isResponding = true;
+      this._startValue = value;
+    });
+  }
+
+  onPanResponderMove(event: any, gesture: any): void {
+    if (!this._isResponding) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const delegate = this._delegate;
+    const layout = delegate.getLayout();
+    const isVertical = delegate.getDirection() === Directions.VERTICAL;
+    const axis = isVertical ? 'dy' : 'dx';
+    const index = delegate.getIndex();
+    const distance = isVertical ?
+      layout.height.__getValue() :
+      layout.width.__getValue();
+
+    const value = clamp(
+      index - 1,
+      this._startValue - (gesture[axis] / distance),
+      index
+    );
+
+    this._delegate.getPosition().setValue(value);
+  }
+
+  onPanResponderRelease(event: any, gesture: any): void {
+    if (!this._isResponding) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._isResponding = false;
+
+    const delegate = this._delegate;
+    const isVertical = delegate.getDirection() === Directions.VERTICAL;
+    const axis = isVertical ? 'dy' : 'dx';
+    const index = delegate.getIndex();
+    const velocity = gesture[axis];
+
+    delegate.getPosition().stopAnimation((value: number) => {
+      this._reset();
+       if (velocity > VELOCITY_THRESHOLD  || value <= index - POSITION_THRESHOLD) {
+        delegate.onNavigate(Actions.BACK);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  onPanResponderTerminate(): void {
+    this._isResponding = false;
+    this._reset();
+  }
+
+  _reset(): void {
+    Animated.timing(
+      this._delegate.getPosition(),
+      {
+        toValue: this._delegate.getIndex(),
+        duration: ANIMATION_DURATION,
+      }
+    ).start();
+  }
+}
+
+NavigationLinearPanResponder.Actions = Actions;
+NavigationLinearPanResponder.Directions = Directions;
+
+module.exports = NavigationLinearPanResponder;