diff --git a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
index bd2bc46b4..261291e63 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/channel_item/channel_item.js
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@
 import React, {PureComponent} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
+    Animated,
+    Platform,
     TouchableHighlight,
     Text,
     View
 } from 'react-native';
+import {intlShape} from 'react-intl';
 
 import Badge from 'app/components/badge';
 import ChannelIcon from 'app/components/channel_icon';
 import {wrapWithPreventDoubleTap} from 'app/utils/tap';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
+const {View: AnimatedView} = Animated;
+
 export default class ChannelItem extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         channelId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -22,12 +27,17 @@ export default class ChannelItem extends PureComponent {
         fake: PropTypes.bool,
         isUnread: PropTypes.bool,
         mentions: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+        navigator: PropTypes.object,
         onSelectChannel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         status: PropTypes.string,
         type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         theme: PropTypes.object.isRequired
     };
 
+    static contextTypes = {
+        intl: intlShape
+    };
+
     onPress = wrapWithPreventDoubleTap(() => {
         const {channelId, currentChannelId, displayName, fake, onSelectChannel, type} = this.props;
         requestAnimationFrame(() => {
@@ -35,6 +45,30 @@ export default class ChannelItem extends PureComponent {
         });
     });
 
+    onPreview = () => {
+        const {channelId, navigator} = this.props;
+        if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && navigator && this.previewRef) {
+            const {intl} = this.context;
+
+            navigator.push({
+                screen: 'ChannelPeek',
+                previewCommit: false,
+                previewView: this.previewRef,
+                previewActions: [{
+                    id: 'action-mark-as-read',
+                    title: intl.formatMessage({id: 'mobile.channel.markAsRead', defaultMessage: 'Mark As Read'})
+                }],
+                passProps: {
+                    channelId
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    };
+
+    setPreviewRef = (ref) => {
+        this.previewRef = ref;
+    };
+
     render() {
         const {
             channelId,
@@ -93,25 +127,28 @@ export default class ChannelItem extends PureComponent {
         );
 
         return (
-            <TouchableHighlight
-                underlayColor={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarTextHoverBg, 0.5)}
-                onPress={this.onPress}
-            >
-                <View style={style.container}>
-                    {extraBorder}
-                    <View style={[style.item, extraItemStyle]}>
-                        {icon}
-                        <Text
-                            style={[style.text, extraTextStyle]}
-                            ellipsizeMode='tail'
-                            numberOfLines={1}
-                        >
-                            {displayName}
-                        </Text>
-                        {badge}
+            <AnimatedView ref={this.setPreviewRef}>
+                <TouchableHighlight
+                    underlayColor={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarTextHoverBg, 0.5)}
+                    onPress={this.onPress}
+                    onLongPress={this.onPreview}
+                >
+                    <View style={style.container}>
+                        {extraBorder}
+                        <View style={[style.item, extraItemStyle]}>
+                            {icon}
+                            <Text
+                                style={[style.text, extraTextStyle]}
+                                ellipsizeMode='tail'
+                                numberOfLines={1}
+                            >
+                                {displayName}
+                            </Text>
+                            {badge}
+                        </View>
                     </View>
-                </View>
-            </TouchableHighlight>
+                </TouchableHighlight>
+            </AnimatedView>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/list/list.js b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/list/list.js
index 60edccd05..0acfbf46b 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/list/list.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/list/list.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
     TouchableHighlight,
     View
 } from 'react-native';
-import {injectIntl, intlShape} from 'react-intl';
+import {intlShape} from 'react-intl';
 import MaterialIcon from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialIcons';
 
 import {General} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ import UnreadIndicator from 'app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/unread_
 import {wrapWithPreventDoubleTap} from 'app/utils/tap';
 import {changeOpacity} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
-class List extends PureComponent {
+export default class List extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         canCreatePrivateChannels: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         directChannelIds: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
         favoriteChannelIds: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
-        intl: intlShape.isRequired,
         navigator: PropTypes.object,
         onSelectChannel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         publicChannelIds: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
@@ -36,6 +35,10 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
         unreadChannelIds: PropTypes.array.isRequired
     };
 
+    static contextTypes = {
+        intl: intlShape
+    };
+
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
 
@@ -140,7 +143,8 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
     };
 
     goToCreatePrivateChannel = wrapWithPreventDoubleTap(() => {
-        const {intl, navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {intl} = this.context;
 
         navigator.showModal({
             screen: 'CreateChannel',
@@ -162,7 +166,8 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
     });
 
     goToDirectMessages = wrapWithPreventDoubleTap(() => {
-        const {intl, navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {intl} = this.context;
 
         navigator.showModal({
             screen: 'MoreDirectMessages',
@@ -186,7 +191,8 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
     });
 
     goToMoreChannels = wrapWithPreventDoubleTap(() => {
-        const {intl, navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {navigator, theme} = this.props;
+        const {intl} = this.context;
 
         navigator.showModal({
             screen: 'MoreChannels',
@@ -245,6 +251,7 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
         return (
             <ChannelItem
                 channelId={item}
+                navigator={this.props.navigator}
                 onSelectChannel={this.onSelectChannel}
             />
         );
@@ -255,13 +262,15 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
             <ChannelItem
                 channelId={item}
                 isUnread={true}
+                navigator={this.props.navigator}
                 onSelectChannel={this.onSelectChannel}
             />
         );
     };
 
     renderSectionHeader = ({section}) => {
-        const {intl, styles} = this.props;
+        const {styles} = this.props;
+        const {intl} = this.context;
         const {
             action,
             bottomSeparator,
@@ -346,5 +355,3 @@ class List extends PureComponent {
         );
     }
 }
-
-export default injectIntl(List);
diff --git a/app/components/channel_intro/index.js b/app/components/channel_intro/index.js
index 78224f0d7..47a20cda6 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_intro/index.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_intro/index.js
@@ -3,40 +3,45 @@
 
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {General, RequestStatus} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
-import {getCurrentChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/channels';
-import {getCurrentUser, getProfilesInCurrentChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
+import {makeGetChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/channels';
+import {getCurrentUser, makeGetProfilesInChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
 
 import {getTheme} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/preferences';
 
 import ChannelIntro from './channel_intro';
 
-function mapStateToProps(state) {
-    const currentChannel = getCurrentChannel(state) || {};
-    const currentUser = getCurrentUser(state) || {};
-    const {status: getPostsRequestStatus} = state.requests.posts.getPosts;
+function makeMapStateToProps() {
+    const getChannel = makeGetChannel();
+    const getProfilesInChannel = makeGetProfilesInChannel();
 
-    let currentChannelMembers = [];
-    if (currentChannel.type === General.DM_CHANNEL) {
-        const otherChannelMember = currentChannel.name.split('__').find((m) => m !== currentUser.id);
-        const otherProfile = state.entities.users.profiles[otherChannelMember];
-        if (otherProfile) {
-            currentChannelMembers.push(otherProfile);
+    return function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
+        const currentChannel = getChannel(state, {id: ownProps.channelId}) || {};
+        const currentUser = getCurrentUser(state) || {};
+        const {status: getPostsRequestStatus} = state.requests.posts.getPosts;
+
+        let currentChannelMembers = [];
+        if (currentChannel.type === General.DM_CHANNEL) {
+            const otherChannelMember = currentChannel.name.split('__').find((m) => m !== currentUser.id);
+            const otherProfile = state.entities.users.profiles[otherChannelMember];
+            if (otherProfile) {
+                currentChannelMembers.push(otherProfile);
+            }
+        } else {
+            currentChannelMembers = getProfilesInChannel(state, ownProps.channelId) || [];
+            currentChannelMembers = currentChannelMembers.filter((m) => m.id !== currentUser.id);
         }
-    } else {
-        currentChannelMembers = getProfilesInCurrentChannel(state) || [];
-        currentChannelMembers = currentChannelMembers.filter((m) => m.id !== currentUser.id);
-    }
 
-    const creator = currentChannel.creator_id === currentUser.id ? currentUser : state.entities.users.profiles[currentChannel.creator_id];
-    const postsInChannel = state.entities.posts.postsInChannel[currentChannel.id] || [];
+        const creator = currentChannel.creator_id === currentUser.id ? currentUser : state.entities.users.profiles[currentChannel.creator_id];
+        const postsInChannel = state.entities.posts.postsInChannel[ownProps.channelId] || [];
 
-    return {
-        creator,
-        currentChannel,
-        currentChannelMembers,
-        isLoadingPosts: !postsInChannel.length && getPostsRequestStatus === RequestStatus.STARTED,
-        theme: getTheme(state)
+        return {
+            creator,
+            currentChannel,
+            currentChannelMembers,
+            isLoadingPosts: !postsInChannel.length && getPostsRequestStatus === RequestStatus.STARTED,
+            theme: getTheme(state)
+        };
     };
 }
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(ChannelIntro);
+export default connect(makeMapStateToProps)(ChannelIntro);
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
index 058ab2ff5..a84bf0bb9 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ export default class PostList extends PureComponent {
             );
         }
 
-        return <ChannelIntro navigator={this.props.navigator}/>;
+        return (
+            <ChannelIntro
+                channelId={this.props.channelId}
+                navigator={this.props.navigator}
+            />
+        );
     };
 
     render() {
diff --git a/app/screens/channel_peek/channel_peek.js b/app/screens/channel_peek/channel_peek.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fab98887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/channel_peek/channel_peek.js
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See License.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {PureComponent} from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import {View} from 'react-native';
+
+import PostList from 'app/components/post_list';
+import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from 'app/utils/theme';
+
+export default class ChannelPeek extends PureComponent {
+    static propTypes = {
+        actions: PropTypes.shape({
+            loadPostsIfNecessaryWithRetry: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+            markChannelAsRead: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+        }).isRequired,
+        channelId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        currentUserId: PropTypes.string,
+        lastViewedAt: PropTypes.number,
+        navigator: PropTypes.object,
+        postIds: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+        theme: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+    };
+
+    static defaultProps = {
+        postVisibility: 15
+    };
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        this.props.navigator.setOnNavigatorEvent(this.onNavigatorEvent);
+        props.actions.loadPostsIfNecessaryWithRetry(props.channelId);
+        this.state = {
+            visiblePostIds: this.getVisiblePostIds(props)
+        };
+    }
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+        const {postIds: nextPostIds} = nextProps;
+
+        let visiblePostIds = this.state.visiblePostIds;
+
+        if (nextPostIds !== this.props.postIds) {
+            visiblePostIds = this.getVisiblePostIds(nextProps);
+        }
+
+        this.setState({
+            visiblePostIds
+        });
+    }
+
+    getVisiblePostIds = (props) => {
+        return props.postIds.slice(0, 15);
+    };
+
+    onNavigatorEvent = (event) => {
+        if (event.type === 'PreviewActionPress') {
+            if (event.id === 'action-mark-as-read') {
+                const {actions, channelId} = this.props;
+                actions.markChannelAsRead(channelId);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    render() {
+        const {
+            channelId,
+            currentUserId,
+            lastViewedAt,
+            navigator,
+            theme
+        } = this.props;
+
+        const {visiblePostIds} = this.state;
+        const style = getStyle(theme);
+
+        return (
+            <View style={style.container}>
+                <PostList
+                    postIds={visiblePostIds}
+                    showLoadMore={false}
+                    renderReplies={true}
+                    indicateNewMessages={true}
+                    currentUserId={currentUserId}
+                    lastViewedAt={lastViewedAt}
+                    channelId={channelId}
+                    navigator={navigator}
+                />
+            </View>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+const getStyle = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
+    return {
+        container: {
+            flex: 1,
+            backgroundColor: theme.centerChannelBg
+        }
+    };
+});
diff --git a/app/screens/channel_peek/index.js b/app/screens/channel_peek/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5184cfdab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/channel_peek/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See License.txt for license information.
+
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+
+import {markChannelAsRead} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/channels';
+import {getPostIdsInChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/posts';
+import {getMyChannelMember} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/channels';
+import {getCurrentUserId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
+import {loadPostsIfNecessaryWithRetry} from 'app/actions/views/channel';
+import {getTheme} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/preferences';
+
+import ChannelPeek from './channel_peek';
+
+function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
+    const channelId = ownProps.channelId;
+
+    return {
+        channelId,
+        currentUserId: getCurrentUserId(state),
+        postIds: getPostIdsInChannel(state, channelId),
+        lastViewedAt: getMyChannelMember(state, channelId).last_viewed_at,
+        theme: getTheme(state)
+    };
+}
+
+function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
+    return {
+        actions: bindActionCreators({
+            loadPostsIfNecessaryWithRetry,
+            markChannelAsRead
+        }, dispatch)
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ChannelPeek);
diff --git a/app/screens/index.js b/app/screens/index.js
index 10d3ee475..5a719352a 100644
--- a/app/screens/index.js
+++ b/app/screens/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Channel from 'app/screens/channel';
 import ChannelAddMembers from 'app/screens/channel_add_members';
 import ChannelInfo from 'app/screens/channel_info';
 import ChannelMembers from 'app/screens/channel_members';
+import ChannelPeek from 'app/screens/channel_peek';
 import ClientUpgrade from 'app/screens/client_upgrade';
 import Code from 'app/screens/code';
 import CreateChannel from 'app/screens/create_channel';
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export function registerScreens(store, Provider) {
     Navigation.registerComponent('ChannelAddMembers', () => wrapWithContextProvider(ChannelAddMembers), store, Provider);
     Navigation.registerComponent('ChannelInfo', () => wrapWithContextProvider(ChannelInfo), store, Provider);
     Navigation.registerComponent('ChannelMembers', () => wrapWithContextProvider(ChannelMembers), store, Provider);
+    Navigation.registerComponent('ChannelPeek', () => wrapWithContextProvider(ChannelPeek), store, Provider);
     Navigation.registerComponent('ClientUpgrade', () => wrapWithContextProvider(ClientUpgrade), store, Provider);
     Navigation.registerComponent('Code', () => wrapWithContextProvider(Code), store, Provider);
     Navigation.registerComponent('CreateChannel', () => wrapWithContextProvider(CreateChannel), store, Provider);
diff --git a/assets/base/i18n/en.json b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
index be0b5398c..dcfa86a85 100644
--- a/assets/base/i18n/en.json
+++ b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
@@ -1908,6 +1908,7 @@
   "mobile.android.photos_permission_denied_title": "Photo library access is required",
   "mobile.android.videos_permission_denied_description": "To upload videos from your library, please change your permission settings.",
   "mobile.android.videos_permission_denied_title": "Video library access is required",
+  "mobile.channel.markAsRead": "Mark As Read",
   "mobile.channel_drawer.search": "Jump to...",
   "mobile.channel_info.alertMessageDeleteChannel": "Are you sure you want to delete the {term} {name}?",
   "mobile.channel_info.alertMessageLeaveChannel": "Are you sure you want to leave the {term} {name}?",
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 537e7e042..90a858eae 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 100c8053d4d12b6c3889d716c02d8b6e1840ed7c
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.3.0
+COCOAPODS: 1.3.1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40b5393c5..19aabaaa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "0.4.1",
     "react-native-linear-gradient": "2.3.0",
     "react-native-local-auth": "enahum/react-native-local-auth.git",
-    "react-native-navigation": "1.1.260",
+    "react-native-navigation": "1.1.295",
     "react-native-notifications": "enahum/react-native-notifications.git",
     "react-native-orientation": "enahum/react-native-orientation.git",
     "react-native-passcode-status": "1.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ab180ad24..90937c041 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3959,27 +3959,9 @@ makeerror@1.0.x:
   dependencies:
     tmpl "1.0.x"
 
-"mattermost-redux@file:../mattermost-redux":
+mattermost-redux@mattermost/mattermost-redux#master:
   version "1.0.1"
-  dependencies:
-    deep-equal "1.0.1"
-    form-data "2.3.1"
-    harmony-reflect "1.5.1"
-    isomorphic-fetch "2.2.1"
-    mime-db "1.30.0"
-    redux "3.7.2"
-    redux-action-buffer "1.1.0"
-    redux-batched-actions "0.2.0"
-    redux-offline "git+https://github.com/enahum/redux-offline.git"
-    redux-persist "4.9.1"
-    redux-thunk "2.2.0"
-    reselect "3.0.1"
-    serialize-error "2.1.0"
-    shallow-equals "1.0.0"
-
-mattermost-redux@mattermost/mattermost-redux:
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/mattermost/mattermost-redux/tar.gz/c293dff26e4db3cde91bf405677700c9fc6a58d8"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/mattermost/mattermost-redux/tar.gz/4f36c293b136cdfb9f44b9536a5006084d0dc758"
   dependencies:
     deep-equal "1.0.1"
     form-data "2.3.1"
@@ -5137,9 +5119,9 @@ react-native-mock@0.3.1:
     react-timer-mixin "^0.13.3"
     warning "^2.1.0"
 
-react-native-navigation@1.1.260:
-  version "1.1.260"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-navigation/-/react-native-navigation-1.1.260.tgz#b886e23ab302f330145ecba94029807920421f97"
+react-native-navigation@1.1.295:
+  version "1.1.295"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-navigation/-/react-native-navigation-1.1.295.tgz#3ee6b2fc4f94671246498ed285f3592355c063d3"
   dependencies:
     lodash "4.x.x"