diff --git a/gestures.js b/gestures.js
index f827027..f21e718 100644
--- a/gestures.js
+++ b/gestures.js
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ var time;
 var vState;
 var navigator;
 var direction = undefined;
+// 1 is natural scrolling, -1 is unnatural
+var natural = 1;
 function enable() {
     // Touchpad swipes only works in Wayland
     if (!Meta.is_wayland_compositor())
         return;
 
+    var touchpadSettings = new Gio.Settings({
+        schema_id: 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad'
+    });
+
     signals.destroy();
     /**
        In order for the space.background actors to get any input we need to hide
@@ -75,12 +81,13 @@ function enable() {
                 }
             }
             if (direction === DIRECTIONS.Vertical) {
-                updateVertical(-dy*prefs.swipe_sensitivity[1], event.get_time());
+                updateVertical(-dy*natural*prefs.swipe_sensitivity[1], event.get_time());
                 return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
             }
             return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         case Clutter.TouchpadGesturePhase.BEGIN:
             time = event.get_time();
+            natural = touchpadSettings.get_boolean("natural-scroll") ? 1 : -1;
             direction = undefined;
             navigator = Navigator.getNavigator();
             navigator.connect('destroy', () => {
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@ function horizontalScroll(actor, event) {
             Tweener.removeTweens(this.cloneContainer);
             direction = DIRECTIONS.Horizontal;
         }
-        return update(this, -dx*prefs.swipe_sensitivity[0], event.get_time());
+        return update(this, -dx*natural*prefs.swipe_sensitivity[0], event.get_time());
     case Clutter.TouchpadGesturePhase.CANCEL:
     case Clutter.TouchpadGesturePhase.END:
         this.hState = phase;