diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/gallery/GalleryScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/gallery/GalleryScreen.kt
index 08c31320b..3df1ffd7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/gallery/GalleryScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/gallery/GalleryScreen.kt
@@ -16,27 +16,34 @@
 
 package com.google.samples.apps.sunflower.compose.gallery
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridCells
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.LazyVerticalGrid
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ArrowBack
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.ArrowBack
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
+import androidx.compose.material3.pulltorefresh.PullToRefreshContainer
+import androidx.compose.material3.pulltorefresh.rememberPullToRefreshState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.nestedScroll
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.dimensionResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameter
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameterProvider
 import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.paging.LoadState
 import androidx.paging.PagingData
 import androidx.paging.compose.LazyPagingItems
 import androidx.paging.compose.collectAsLazyPagingItems
@@ -60,35 +67,66 @@ fun GalleryScreen(
         plantPictures = viewModel.plantPictures,
         onPhotoClick = onPhotoClick,
         onUpClick = onUpClick,
+        onPullToRefresh = viewModel::refreshData,
     )
 }
-
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 private fun GalleryScreen(
     plantPictures: Flow<PagingData<UnsplashPhoto>>,
     onPhotoClick: (UnsplashPhoto) -> Unit = {},
     onUpClick: () -> Unit = {},
+    onPullToRefresh: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     Scaffold(
         topBar = {
             GalleryTopBar(onUpClick = onUpClick)
         },
     ) { padding ->
-        val pagingItems: LazyPagingItems<UnsplashPhoto> = plantPictures.collectAsLazyPagingItems()
-        LazyVerticalGrid(
-            columns = GridCells.Fixed(2),
-            modifier = Modifier.padding(padding),
-            contentPadding = PaddingValues(all = dimensionResource(id = R.dimen.card_side_margin))
+
+        val pullToRefreshState = rememberPullToRefreshState()
+
+        if (pullToRefreshState.isRefreshing) {
+            onPullToRefresh()
+        }
+
+        val pagingItems: LazyPagingItems<UnsplashPhoto> =
+            plantPictures.collectAsLazyPagingItems()
+
+        LaunchedEffect(pagingItems.loadState) {
+            when (pagingItems.loadState.refresh) {
+                is  LoadState.Loading -> Unit
+                is LoadState.Error,is LoadState.NotLoading -> {
+                    pullToRefreshState.endRefresh()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .padding(padding)
+                .nestedScroll(pullToRefreshState.nestedScrollConnection)
         ) {
-            items(
-                count = pagingItems.itemCount,
-                key = pagingItems.itemKey { it }
-            ) { index ->
-                val photo = pagingItems[index] ?: return@items
-                PhotoListItem(photo = photo) {
-                    onPhotoClick(photo)
+
+            LazyVerticalGrid(
+                columns = GridCells.Fixed(2),
+                contentPadding = PaddingValues(all = dimensionResource(id = R.dimen.card_side_margin))
+            ) {
+                items(
+                    count = pagingItems.itemCount,
+                    key = pagingItems.itemKey { it }
+                ) { index ->
+                    val photo = pagingItems[index] ?: return@items
+                    PhotoListItem(photo = photo) {
+                        onPhotoClick(photo)
+                    }
                 }
             }
+
+            PullToRefreshContainer(
+                modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopCenter),
+                state = pullToRefreshState
+            )
         }
     }
 }
@@ -107,7 +145,7 @@ private fun GalleryTopBar(
         navigationIcon = {
             IconButton(onClick = onUpClick) {
                 Icon(
-                    Icons.Filled.ArrowBack,
+                    Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.ArrowBack,
                     contentDescription = null
                 )
             }
@@ -120,7 +158,7 @@ private fun GalleryTopBar(
 private fun GalleryScreenPreview(
     @PreviewParameter(GalleryScreenPreviewParamProvider::class) plantPictures: Flow<PagingData<UnsplashPhoto>>
 ) {
-    GalleryScreen(plantPictures = plantPictures)
+    GalleryScreen(plantPictures = plantPictures, onPullToRefresh = {})
 }
 
 private class GalleryScreenPreviewParamProvider :
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/home/HomeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/home/HomeScreen.kt
index 9deaba6a8..7a32e18d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/home/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/compose/home/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.google.samples.apps.sunflower.compose.home
 
-import android.util.Log
 import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/viewmodels/GalleryViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/viewmodels/GalleryViewModel.kt
index c58b8ac32..5dc35ef12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/viewmodels/GalleryViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/sunflower/viewmodels/GalleryViewModel.kt
@@ -19,19 +19,43 @@ package com.google.samples.apps.sunflower.viewmodels
 import androidx.lifecycle.SavedStateHandle
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import androidx.paging.PagingData
 import androidx.paging.cachedIn
+import com.google.samples.apps.sunflower.data.UnsplashPhoto
 import com.google.samples.apps.sunflower.data.UnsplashRepository
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @HiltViewModel
 class GalleryViewModel @Inject constructor(
     savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
-    repository: UnsplashRepository
+    private val repository: UnsplashRepository
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private var queryString: String? = savedStateHandle["plantName"]
 
-    val plantPictures =
-        repository.getSearchResultStream(queryString ?: "").cachedIn(viewModelScope)
+
+    private val _plantPictures = MutableStateFlow<PagingData<UnsplashPhoto>?>(null)
+    val plantPictures: Flow<PagingData<UnsplashPhoto>> get() = _plantPictures.filterNotNull()
+
+    init {
+        refreshData()
+    }
+
+
+    fun refreshData() {
+
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                _plantPictures.value = repository.getSearchResultStream(queryString ?: "").cachedIn(viewModelScope).first()
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                e.printStackTrace()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index fb9ecac4e..5dedaf8c0 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ktlint = "0.40.0"
 ktx = "1.7.0"
 lifecycle = "2.6.0-alpha04"
 material = "1.8.0-rc01"
-material3 = "1.0.1"
+material3 = "1.2.0-alpha11"
 # @keep
 minSdk = "23"
 monitor = "1.6.0"