diff --git a/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/EmblaImageGalleryPrototype.jsx b/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/EmblaImageGalleryPrototype.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..110319ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/EmblaImageGalleryPrototype.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+//@ts-check
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import useEmblaCarousel from "embla-carousel-react";
+import PropTypes from "prop-types";
+
+const EmblaImageGalleryPrototype = ({
+  imageItems = [],
+  hasContent = false,
+  maxWidth = "996px"
+}) => {
+  //Initializing Embla
+  const [emblaRef, emblaApi] = useEmblaCarousel({ loop: false, align: "start" });
+
+  //React state to track the active slide
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0);
+
+  //Navigation controls
+  const scrollPrev = useCallback(() => emblaApi && emblaApi.scrollPrev(), [emblaApi]);
+  const scrollNext = useCallback(() => emblaApi && emblaApi.scrollNext(), [emblaApi]);
+  const scrollTo = useCallback((index) => emblaApi && emblaApi.scrollTo(index), [emblaApi]);
+
+  const onSelect = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!emblaApi) return;
+    setSelectedIndex(emblaApi.selectedScrollSnap()); //save number to react state
+  }, [emblaApi]);
+
+  //Use direct react callback to update uI
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!emblaApi) return;
+    emblaApi.on("select", onSelect);
+    emblaApi.on("reInit", onSelect);
+    onSelect(); //Set initial state on load
+  }, [emblaApi, onSelect]);
+
+  if (!imageItems || imageItems.length === 0) return null; //prevent website from crashing if empty data
+
+  const currentItem = imageItems[selectedIndex];
+
+  return (
+    //600px so it matches storybook wrapper limit (temperory)
+    <div className="embla-image-gallery" style={{ maxWidth, margin: "auto", width: "100%", height: "600px", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
+
+      <div className="embla__viewport" ref={emblaRef} style={{ flex: "1 1 0px", minHeight: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}> {/* force images to shrink and fit */}
+
+        <div className="embla__container" style={{ display: "flex", height: "100%" }}>
+          {imageItems.map((item) => ( //iterate and render every image inside contatiner
+            <div
+              className="embla__slide"
+              key={item.id}
+              style={{ flex: "0 0 100%", minWidth: 0, height: "100%" }}
+            >
+              <img
+                src={item.imageSource}
+                alt={item.imageAltText || ""}
+                loading="lazy"
+                decoding="async"
+                style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", objectFit: "cover", display: "block" }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* prevent nav bar from getting reduced in size */}
+      <div className="image-gallery-action-area" style={{ flexShrink: 0, border: "1px solid #d0d0d0", borderTop: 0 }}>
+
+        {/* Arrows */}
+        <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "space-between", padding: "1rem" }}>
+
+          <button
+             onClick={scrollPrev}
+             disabled={!emblaApi?.canScrollPrev()} //disable left side if first image
+             className="glide__arrow"
+             style={{ width: "40px", height: "40px" }}
+          >
+            &#8592;
+          </button>
+
+          {/* thumbnails in nav bar */}
+          <div className="embla-thumbnails" style={{ display: "flex", gap: "16px", overflowX: "auto" }}> {/* allow scrolling images if too many */}
+            {/* clickable thumbnail images */}
+            {imageItems.map((item, index) => (
+              <button
+                key={index}
+                onClick={() => scrollTo(index)}
+                aria-label={`Go to slide ${index + 1}`}
+                style={{
+                  padding: 0,
+                  cursor: "pointer",
+                  border: selectedIndex === index ? "4px solid #ffc627" : "2px solid transparent",
+                  outline: "none"
+                }}
+              >
+                <img
+                  src={item.imageSource}
+                  alt=""
+                  style={{ width: "88px", height: "48px", objectFit: "cover", display: "block" }}
+                />
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          <button
+             onClick={scrollNext}
+             disabled={!emblaApi?.canScrollNext()} //disable button if last image
+             className="glide__arrow"
+             style={{ width: "40px", height: "40px" }}
+          >
+             &#8594;
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Captions */}
+        {hasContent && (currentItem.title || currentItem.content) && ( //hide if no text caption
+          <figcaption className="figure-caption uds-figure-caption" style={{ padding: "0 1rem 1rem" }}>
+            <div className="uds-caption-text">
+              {currentItem.title && <h2>{currentItem.title}</h2>}
+              <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: currentItem.content }} />
+            </div>
+          </figcaption>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+EmblaImageGalleryPrototype.propTypes = {
+  imageItems: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+  hasContent: PropTypes.bool,
+  maxWidth: PropTypes.string,
+};
+
+export { EmblaImageGalleryPrototype };
+
diff --git a/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/ImageGalleryCarousel.stories.jsx b/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/ImageGalleryCarousel.stories.jsx
index b6122c462e..113df4ea12 100644
--- a/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/ImageGalleryCarousel.stories.jsx
+++ b/packages/unity-react-core/src/components/ComponentCarousel/components/ImageGalleryCarousel/ImageGalleryCarousel.stories.jsx
@@ -121,3 +121,15 @@ export const ImageCarouselWithMoreContent = () => (
     />
   </Wrapper>
 );
+
+import { EmblaImageGalleryPrototype } from "./EmblaImageGalleryPrototype";
+
+export const EmblaPrototype = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <EmblaImageGalleryPrototype
+      maxWidth={maxWidth}
+      imageItems={mockItemWithContent()}
+      hasContent
+    />
+  </Wrapper>
+);