diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index 5cdfabd3b..b93e23edf 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -138,8 +138,17 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const index = this.getIndex();
     let pagination = [];
 
-    const leftNav  = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav media-modal__nav--left' onClick={this.handlePrevClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}><Icon id='chevron-left' fixedWidth /></button>;
-    const rightNav = media.size > 1 && <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav  media-modal__nav--right' onClick={this.handleNextClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}><Icon id='chevron-right' fixedWidth /></button>;
+    const leftNav  = media.size > 1 && (
+      <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav media-modal__nav--left' onClick={this.handlePrevClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.previous)}>
+        <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/arrow-left.svg')} />
+      </button>
+    );
+
+    const rightNav = media.size > 1 && (
+      <button tabIndex='0' className='media-modal__nav  media-modal__nav--right' onClick={this.handleNextClick} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.next)}>
+        <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/arrow-right.svg')} />
+      </button>
+    );
 
     if (media.size > 1) {
       pagination = media.map((item, i) => {
diff --git a/app/styles/components/modal.scss b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
index de591da55..ca1bb1698 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/modal.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@
 
   @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { padding: 30px 2px; }
 
-  .fa {
-    margin-right: 0;
+  .svg-icon {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
   }
 }