diff --git a/src/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx b/src/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
index de85a146..418413ae 100644
--- a/src/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ImageItem/ImageItem.ios.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const ImageItem = ({
   const scrollValueY = new Animated.Value(0);
   const scaleValue = new Animated.Value(scale || 1);
   const translateValue = new Animated.ValueXY(translate);
-  const maxScale = scale && scale > 0 ? Math.max(1 / scale, 1) : 1;
+  const maxScale = scale && scale > 0 ? 3 : 1;
 
   const imageOpacity = scrollValueY.interpolate({
     inputRange: [-SWIPE_CLOSE_OFFSET, 0, SWIPE_CLOSE_OFFSET],