diff --git a/app/actions/views/channel.js b/app/actions/views/channel.js
index f1aa434ab..e6967a154 100644
--- a/app/actions/views/channel.js
+++ b/app/actions/views/channel.js
@@ -331,3 +331,10 @@ export function setChannelLoading(loading = true) {
         loading
     };
 }
+
+export function setChannelRefreshing(refreshing = true) {
+    return {
+        type: ViewTypes.SET_CHANNEL_REFRESHING,
+        refreshing
+    };
+}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/index.js b/app/components/post_list/index.js
index 0f02eaf7d..26d1c333a 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/index.js
+++ b/app/components/post_list/index.js
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 
+import {loadPostsIfNecessary, setChannelRefreshing} from 'app/actions/views/channel';
 import {getTheme} from 'app/selectors/preferences';
 
 import PostList from './post_list';
 
 function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
+    const {loading, refreshing} = state.views.channel;
+
     return {
         ...ownProps,
-        channelIsLoading: state.views.channel.loading,
+        channelIsLoading: loading,
+        refreshing,
         theme: getTheme(state)
     };
 }
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(PostList);
+function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
+    return {
+        actions: bindActionCreators({
+            loadPostsIfNecessary,
+            setChannelRefreshing
+        }, dispatch)
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(PostList);
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
index 24ea8f1e9..f50348ce8 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
     ListView,
-    StyleSheet,
+    RefreshControl,
     View
 } from 'react-native';
+import InvertibleScrollView from 'react-native-invertible-scroll-view';
 
 import {General, Posts} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 import {addDatesToPostList} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/post_utils';
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ const LOAD_MORE_POSTS = 'load-more-posts';
 
 export default class PostList extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
+        actions: PropTypes.shape({
+            loadPostsIfNecessary: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+            setChannelRefreshing: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+        }).isRequired,
         channel: PropTypes.object,
         channelIsLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         posts: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
         isLoadingMore: PropTypes.bool,
         showLoadMore: PropTypes.bool,
         onPostPress: PropTypes.func,
+        refreshing: PropTypes.bool,
         renderReplies: PropTypes.bool,
         indicateNewMessages: PropTypes.bool,
         currentUserId: PropTypes.string,
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
 
     componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
         if (nextProps.posts !== this.props.posts) {
+            this.props.actions.setChannelRefreshing(false);
             const posts = this.getPostsWithDates(nextProps);
             this.setState({posts});
         }
@@ -79,6 +86,15 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
         }
     };
 
+    onRefresh = () => {
+        const {actions, channel} = this.props;
+
+        if (Object.keys(channel).length) {
+            actions.setChannelRefreshing(true);
+            actions.loadPostsIfNecessary(channel);
+        }
+    };
+
     renderChannelIntro = () => {
         const {channel, channelIsLoading, posts} = this.props;
 
@@ -90,7 +106,7 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
             }
 
             return (
-                <View style={style.row}>
+                <View>
                     <ChannelIntro/>
                 </View>
             );
@@ -107,7 +123,6 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
             return (
                 <NewMessagesDivider
                     theme={this.props.theme}
-                    style={style.row}
                 />
             );
         }
@@ -116,7 +131,6 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
                 <LoadMorePosts
                     loading={this.props.isLoadingMore}
                     theme={this.props.theme}
-                    style={style.row}
                 />
             );
         }
@@ -128,7 +142,6 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
         return (
             <DateHeader
                 theme={this.props.theme}
-                style={style.row}
                 date={date}
             />
         );
@@ -137,7 +150,6 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
     renderPost = (post) => {
         return (
             <Post
-                style={style.row}
                 post={post}
                 renderReplies={this.props.renderReplies}
                 isFirstReply={post.isFirstReply}
@@ -149,29 +161,45 @@ export default class PostList extends Component {
         );
     };
 
+    renderRefreshControl = () => {
+        const {theme, refreshing} = this.props;
+
+        return (
+            <RefreshControl
+                refreshing={refreshing}
+                onRefresh={this.onRefresh}
+                tintColor={theme.centerChannelColor}
+                colors={[theme.centerChannelColor]}
+            />
+        );
+    };
+
+    renderScrollComponent = (props) => {
+        return (
+            <InvertibleScrollView
+                {...props}
+                inverted={true}
+            />
+        );
+    };
+
     render() {
+        const {dataSource} = this.state;
+
         return (
             <ListView
-                style={style.container}
-                dataSource={this.state.dataSource.cloneWithRows(this.getPostsWithLoadMore())}
+                renderScrollComponent={this.renderScrollComponent}
+                dataSource={dataSource.cloneWithRows(this.getPostsWithLoadMore())}
                 renderFooter={this.renderChannelIntro}
                 renderRow={this.renderRow}
                 onEndReached={this.loadMore}
                 enableEmptySections={true}
-                showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
+                showsVerticalScrollIndicator={true}
                 initialListSize={30}
                 onEndReachedThreshold={200}
                 pageSize={10}
+                refreshControl={this.renderRefreshControl()}
             />
         );
     }
 }
-
-const style = StyleSheet.create({
-    container: {
-        transform: [{rotate: '180deg'}]
-    },
-    row: {
-        transform: [{rotate: '180deg'}]
-    }
-});
diff --git a/app/constants/view.js b/app/constants/view.js
index 6851ccf95..d499388ee 100644
--- a/app/constants/view.js
+++ b/app/constants/view.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const ViewTypes = keyMirror({
     ADD_FILE_TO_FETCH_CACHE: null,
 
     SET_CHANNEL_LOADER: null,
+    SET_CHANNEL_REFRESHING: null,
 
     SET_LAST_CHANNEL_FOR_TEAM: null,
 
diff --git a/app/reducers/views/channel.js b/app/reducers/views/channel.js
index 51579994b..e2abdf8ba 100644
--- a/app/reducers/views/channel.js
+++ b/app/reducers/views/channel.js
@@ -172,7 +172,17 @@ function loading(state = false, action) {
     }
 }
 
+function refreshing(state = false, action) {
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case ViewTypes.SET_CHANNEL_REFRESHING:
+        return action.refreshing;
+    default:
+        return state;
+    }
+}
+
 export default combineReducers({
     drafts,
-    loading
+    loading,
+    refreshing
 });
diff --git a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/channel_post_list.js b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/channel_post_list.js
index e0d607892..2e856ec06 100644
--- a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/channel_post_list.js
+++ b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/channel_post_list.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ChannelPostList extends PureComponent {
         applicationInitializing: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         channel: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         channelIsLoading: PropTypes.bool,
+        channelIsRefreshing: PropTypes.bool,
         intl: intlShape.isRequired,
         myMember: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         navigator: PropTypes.object,
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class ChannelPostList extends PureComponent {
             applicationInitializing,
             channel,
             channelIsLoading,
+            channelIsRefreshing,
             navigator,
             posts,
             postsRequests,
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ class ChannelPostList extends PureComponent {
                     theme={theme}
                 />
             );
-        } else if (!applicationInitializing && !channelIsLoading && posts && (postsRequests.getPosts.status !== RequestStatus.STARTED || !this.state.didInitialPostsLoad)) {
+        } else if (!applicationInitializing && !channelIsLoading && posts && (postsRequests.getPosts.status !== RequestStatus.STARTED || channelIsRefreshing || !this.state.didInitialPostsLoad)) {
             component = (
                 <PostList
                     posts={posts}
diff --git a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/index.js b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/index.js
index 22ecb7792..140dd5de8 100644
--- a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/index.js
+++ b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/index.js
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ const getPostsInCurrentChannelWithReplyProps = createSelector(
 );
 
 function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
+    const {loading, refreshing} = state.views.channel;
     return {
         ...ownProps,
         applicationInitializing: state.views.root.appInitializing,
-        channelIsLoading: state.views.channel.loading,
+        channelIsLoading: loading,
+        channelIsRefreshing: refreshing,
         myMember: getMyCurrentChannelMembership(state),
         postsRequests: state.requests.posts,
         posts: getPostsInCurrentChannelWithReplyProps(state),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81f97e0bb..bf903a364 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "react-native-device-info": "0.10.2",
     "react-native-drawer": "2.3.0",
     "react-native-image-picker": "jp928/react-native-image-picker#6ee35b69f3dbd6c7c66f580fd4d9eabf398703d4",
+    "react-native-invertible-scroll-view": "1.0.0",
     "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "0.2.8",
     "react-native-linear-gradient": "2.0.0",
     "react-native-navigation": "1.1.72",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1f3e1a779..a8548366b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4307,6 +4307,13 @@ react-native-image-picker@jp928/react-native-image-picker#6ee35b69f3dbd6c7c66f58
   version "0.26.2"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/jp928/react-native-image-picker/tar.gz/6ee35b69f3dbd6c7c66f580fd4d9eabf398703d4"
 
+react-native-invertible-scroll-view@1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-invertible-scroll-view/-/react-native-invertible-scroll-view-1.0.0.tgz#60ceb384dc950c34eba3a5aeda39f97cdc7d4e23"
+  dependencies:
+    react-clone-referenced-element "^1.0.1"
+    react-native-scrollable-mixin "^1.0.1"
+
 react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view@0.2.8:
   version "0.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view/-/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view-0.2.8.tgz#e9843c0d7467a2e6a2a737883bd9c2b7c7e38e35"
@@ -4365,6 +4372,10 @@ react-native-push-notification@3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-push-notification/-/react-native-push-notification-3.0.0.tgz#00282ea656443e89df6057f14b10500e7b89551f"
 
+react-native-scrollable-mixin@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-scrollable-mixin/-/react-native-scrollable-mixin-1.0.1.tgz#34a32167b64248594154fd0d6a8b03f22740548e"
+
 react-native-search-bar@enahum/react-native-search-bar.git:
   version "2.16.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/enahum/react-native-search-bar/tar.gz/88e6f5ba68012440ec21bde8388ca9e3124921c0"