diff --git a/frontend/src/components/posts/PostCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/posts/PostCard.vue
index 9b2388d..4fdce08 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/posts/PostCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/posts/PostCard.vue
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ async function fullImageIds () {
 }
 
 async function openModal (imageId) {
-  modal.open(imageId, { postImageIds: await fullImageIds() })
+  modal.open(imageId, { playlistIds: await fullImageIds() })
 }
 
 async function openModalAtMore () {
   const ids = await fullImageIds()
   const first = ids[visibleCount.value] ?? ids[0]
-  if (first != null) modal.open(first, { postImageIds: ids })
+  if (first != null) modal.open(first, { playlistIds: ids })
 }
 
 // --- description "Show more" (text-only, in place, only when truncated) ----
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
index 567f867..0ec62ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   // chip rail. Audit 2026-06-02.
   const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
-  // Post-scoped cycle. When set, prev/next cycles within this array
-  // (used by PostCard image clicks — the modal is scoped to that post's
-  // images). When null, prev/next falls back to current.value.neighbors
-  // (the gallery-store-driven /api/gallery/image/<id> neighbors).
-  const postImageIds = ref(null)
-  const postImageIndex = ref(0)
+  // Scoped playlist. When set, prev/next cycles within THIS ordered id array —
+  // the current gallery filter (GalleryView) or a post's images (PostCard) — so
+  // the modal walks exactly what the user was looking at, not a global order.
+  // When null, prev/next falls back to current.value.neighbors (the
+  // /api/gallery/image/<id> global neighbours).
+  const playlistIds = ref(null)
+  const playlistIndex = ref(0)
 
   async function open (id, opts = {}) {
     // Cancel any in-flight tag mutation or reloadTags from the
@@ -32,13 +33,13 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
     current.value = null  // cleared upfront so it stays null on error
     // Update post-scoped state if caller passed it; otherwise clear so
     // the next open() from gallery context uses neighbors mode.
-    if (opts.postImageIds != null) {
-      postImageIds.value = opts.postImageIds
-      postImageIndex.value = opts.postImageIds.indexOf(id)
-      if (postImageIndex.value < 0) postImageIndex.value = 0
-    } else if (opts.clearPostScope !== false && postImageIds.value != null) {
-      postImageIds.value = null
-      postImageIndex.value = 0
+    if (opts.playlistIds != null) {
+      playlistIds.value = opts.playlistIds
+      playlistIndex.value = opts.playlistIds.indexOf(id)
+      if (playlistIndex.value < 0) playlistIndex.value = 0
+    } else if (opts.clearPlaylist !== false && playlistIds.value != null) {
+      playlistIds.value = null
+      playlistIndex.value = 0
     }
     const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
@@ -53,17 +54,17 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
     currentImageId.value = null
     current.value = null
     error.value = null
-    postImageIds.value = null
-    postImageIndex.value = 0
+    playlistIds.value = null
+    playlistIndex.value = 0
   }
 
   async function goPrev () {
-    if (postImageIds.value != null) {
-      if (postImageIndex.value > 0) {
-        const newIdx = postImageIndex.value - 1
-        const newId = postImageIds.value[newIdx]
-        postImageIndex.value = newIdx
-        await open(newId, { postImageIds: postImageIds.value })
+    if (playlistIds.value != null) {
+      if (playlistIndex.value > 0) {
+        const newIdx = playlistIndex.value - 1
+        const newId = playlistIds.value[newIdx]
+        playlistIndex.value = newIdx
+        await open(newId, { playlistIds: playlistIds.value })
       }
       return
     }
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
   }
 
   async function goNext () {
-    if (postImageIds.value != null) {
-      if (postImageIndex.value < postImageIds.value.length - 1) {
-        const newIdx = postImageIndex.value + 1
-        const newId = postImageIds.value[newIdx]
-        postImageIndex.value = newIdx
-        await open(newId, { postImageIds: postImageIds.value })
+    if (playlistIds.value != null) {
+      if (playlistIndex.value < playlistIds.value.length - 1) {
+        const newIdx = playlistIndex.value + 1
+        const newId = playlistIds.value[newIdx]
+        playlistIndex.value = newIdx
+        await open(newId, { playlistIds: playlistIds.value })
       }
       return
     }
@@ -177,19 +178,19 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
 
   const isOpen = computed(() => currentImageId.value !== null)
   const canPrev = computed(() => {
-    if (postImageIds.value != null) return postImageIndex.value > 0
+    if (playlistIds.value != null) return playlistIndex.value > 0
     return current.value?.neighbors?.prev_id != null
   })
   const canNext = computed(() => {
-    if (postImageIds.value != null) {
-      return postImageIndex.value < (postImageIds.value.length - 1)
+    if (playlistIds.value != null) {
+      return playlistIndex.value < (playlistIds.value.length - 1)
     }
     return current.value?.neighbors?.next_id != null
   })
 
   return {
     currentImageId, current, loading, error,
-    postImageIds, postImageIndex,
+    playlistIds, playlistIndex,
     isOpen, canPrev, canNext,
     open, close, goPrev, goNext,
     reloadTags, removeTag, addExistingTag, createAndAdd,
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue b/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
index fa64033..0358a77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/GalleryView.vue
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ watch(() => route.query, (q) => {
 })
 
 function openImage(id) {
-  modal.open(id)
+  // Walk the current gallery filter in the modal (#1322) — prev/next moves
+  // through exactly the filtered set the operator is viewing, not global
+  // neighbours. Snapshot of the currently-loaded, filtered, ordered ids.
+  modal.open(id, { playlistIds: store.images.map((i) => i.id) })
 }
 </script>