diff --git a/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.pom.tsx b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.pom.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e58d92e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.pom.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+export function getCloseButton(): HTMLElement {
+  return screen.getByLabelText("Close");
+}
+
+export function getNextButton(): HTMLElement | null {
+  return screen.queryByLabelText("Next image");
+}
+
+export function getPreviousButton(): HTMLElement | null {
+  return screen.queryByLabelText("Previous image");
+}
+
+export function getThumbnailBar(): HTMLElement | null {
+  return screen.queryByTestId("ATL-Thumbnail-Bar");
+}
+
+export function getThumbnailByAlt(alt: string): HTMLElement {
+  const thumbnailBar = screen.getByTestId("ATL-Thumbnail-Bar");
+
+  return within(thumbnailBar).getByAltText(alt);
+}
diff --git a/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.test.tsx b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.test.tsx
index feda829fad..82c01ded1d 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React from "react";
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { BREAKPOINT_SIZES, mockViewportWidth } from "@jobber/hooks";
 import { LightBox } from ".";
+import { slideVariants } from "./LightBox";
+import * as POM from "./LightBox.pom";
 
 const { setViewportWidth } = mockViewportWidth();
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
       expect(handleClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    const { getByLabelText } = render(
+    render(
       <LightBox
         open={true}
         images={[
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
       />,
     );
 
-    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText("Close"));
+    fireEvent.click(POM.getCloseButton());
   });
 
   test("displays the image title of the selected imageIndex", () => {
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
           {
             title: "title",
             caption: "caption",
-            url: "",
+            url: "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
           },
         ],
         onRequestClose: jest.fn(),
@@ -164,8 +166,8 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
           onRequestClose={jest.fn()}
         />,
       );
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Previous image")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Next image")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POM.getPreviousButton()).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POM.getNextButton()).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     test("doesn't display the next and previous buttons when only one image", () => {
@@ -183,8 +185,26 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
           onRequestClose={jest.fn()}
         />,
       );
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Previous image")).toBeNull();
-      expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Next image")).toBeNull();
+      expect(POM.getPreviousButton()).toBeNull();
+      expect(POM.getNextButton()).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("slideVariants", () => {
+    it("enter slides in from the right when direction is forward", () => {
+      expect(slideVariants.enter({ current: 1 })).toEqual({ x: "150%" });
+    });
+
+    it("enter slides in from the left when direction is backward", () => {
+      expect(slideVariants.enter({ current: -1 })).toEqual({ x: "-150%" });
+    });
+
+    it("exit slides out to the left when direction is forward", () => {
+      expect(slideVariants.exit({ current: 1 })).toEqual({ x: "-150%" });
+    });
+
+    it("exit slides out to the right when direction is backward", () => {
+      expect(slideVariants.exit({ current: -1 })).toEqual({ x: "150%" });
     });
   });
 
@@ -216,7 +236,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
       expect(
         screen.queryByAltText("alt of unselected image"),
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByTestId("ATL-Thumbnail-Bar")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POM.getThumbnailBar()).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     test("doesn't display when there is only one image", () => {
@@ -236,7 +256,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
           onRequestClose={handleClose}
         />,
       );
-      expect(screen.queryByTestId("thumbnail-bar")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(POM.getThumbnailBar()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     test("displays the selected image thumbnail and caption when imageclicked", () => {
@@ -269,8 +289,7 @@ describe("LightBox", () => {
         screen.queryByText(destinationImageCaption),
       ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
-      const destinationImage = screen.getByAltText(destinationImageAlt);
-      fireEvent.click(destinationImage);
+      fireEvent.click(POM.getThumbnailByAlt(destinationImageAlt));
 
       const imagesWithAlt = screen.getAllByAltText(destinationImageAlt);
       expect(imagesWithAlt).toHaveLength(2);
diff --git a/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.tsx b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.tsx
index 56fbeb45aa..9f4573b485 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/LightBox/LightBox.tsx
@@ -71,20 +71,16 @@ const swipePower = (offset: number, velocity: number) => {
   return Math.abs(offset) * velocity;
 };
 
-const variants = {
-  enter: (direction: number) => {
-    return {
-      x: direction > 0 ? "150%" : "-150%",
-    };
-  },
+export const slideVariants = {
+  enter: (directionRef: React.RefObject<number>) => ({
+    x: directionRef.current > 0 ? "150%" : "-150%",
+  }),
   center: {
     x: 0,
   },
-  exit: (direction: number) => {
-    return {
-      x: direction < 0 ? "150%" : "-150%",
-    };
-  },
+  exit: (directionRef: React.RefObject<number>) => ({
+    x: directionRef.current < 0 ? "150%" : "-150%",
+  }),
 };
 
 const imageTransition = {
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ export function LightBox({
   onRequestClose,
 }: LightBoxProps) {
   const [currentImageIndex, setCurrentImageIndex] = useState(imageIndex);
-  const [direction, setDirection] = useState(0);
+  const directionRef = useRef(0);
   const [mouseIsStationary, setMouseIsStationary] = useState(true);
   const lightboxRef = useFocusTrap<HTMLDivElement>(open);
   const selectedThumbnailRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -192,9 +188,9 @@ export function LightBox({
             <AnimatePresence initial={false}>
               <motion.img
                 key={currentImageIndex}
-                variants={variants}
+                variants={slideVariants}
                 src={images[currentImageIndex].url}
-                custom={direction}
+                custom={directionRef}
                 className={styles.image}
                 initial="enter"
                 alt={
@@ -285,14 +281,14 @@ export function LightBox({
     : template;
 
   function handleMovePrevious() {
-    setDirection(-1);
+    directionRef.current = -1;
     setCurrentImageIndex(
       (currentImageIndex + images.length - 1) % images.length,
     );
   }
 
   function handleMoveNext() {
-    setDirection(1);
+    directionRef.current = 1;
     setCurrentImageIndex((currentImageIndex + 1) % images.length);
   }
 
@@ -315,9 +311,9 @@ export function LightBox({
 
   function handleThumbnailClick(index: number) {
     if (index < currentImageIndex) {
-      setDirection(-1);
+      directionRef.current = -1;
     } else {
-      setDirection(1);
+      directionRef.current = 1;
     }
     setCurrentImageIndex(index);
   }