diff --git a/config_defaults_inc.php b/config_defaults_inc.php
index 82f16f4f19..930df62c44 100644
--- a/config_defaults_inc.php
+++ b/config_defaults_inc.php
@@ -2746,6 +2746,13 @@
 	 */
 	$g_css_include_file				= 'css/default.css';
 
+	/**
+	 * RTL CSS file
+	 * @global string $g_css_rtl_include_file
+	 */
+	$g_css_rtl_include_file				= 'css/rtl.css';
+
+
 	/**
 	 * meta tags
 	 * @global string $g_meta_include_file
diff --git a/core/config_api.php b/core/config_api.php
index 51c506a1f4..bbc1e28149 100644
--- a/core/config_api.php
+++ b/core/config_api.php
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ function config_is_private( $p_config_var ) {
 		case 'bottom_include_page':
 		case 'top_include_page':
 		case 'css_include_file':
+		case 'css_rtl_include_file':
 		case 'meta_include_file':
 		case 'log_level':
 		case 'log_destination':
diff --git a/core/html_api.php b/core/html_api.php
index 03d93b75ff..28c6a87b3b 100644
--- a/core/html_api.php
+++ b/core/html_api.php
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ function html_css() {
 	$t_css_url = config_get( 'css_include_file' );
 	echo "\t", '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="', helper_mantis_url( $t_css_url ), '" />', "\n";
 
+	# Add right-to-left css if needed
+	if( lang_get( 'directionality' ) == 'rtl' ) {
+		$t_css_rtl_url = config_get( 'css_rtl_include_file' );
+		echo "\t", '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="', helper_mantis_url( $t_css_rtl_url ), '" />', "\n";
+	}
+
 	# fix for NS 4.x css
 	echo "\t", '<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"><!--', "\n";
 	echo "\t\t", 'if(document.layers) {document.write("<style>td{padding:0px;}<\/style>")}', "\n";
diff --git a/css/rtl.css b/css/rtl.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..562ff09903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/rtl.css
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+html {
+	direction: rtl;
+}
+
+td {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.left {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.right {
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+td.form-title {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.form-title-caps {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.print {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.print-category {
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+tr.row-category-history td {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.login-info-left {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.login-info-right {
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+td.news-heading-public {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+td.news-heading-private {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+div.quick-summary-left {
+	text-align: right;
+	float: right;
+}
+
+div.quick-summary-right {
+	text-align: left;
+	float: left;
+}
+
+.left {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
+.right {
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+.avatar
+{
+ float: left;
+}
diff --git a/docbook/adminguide/en/configuration.sgml b/docbook/adminguide/en/configuration.sgml
index 5cc24a9864..e7565c38c2 100644
--- a/docbook/adminguide/en/configuration.sgml
+++ b/docbook/adminguide/en/configuration.sgml
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@
             <varlistentry>
                 <term>$g_top_include_page</term>
                 <listitem>
-                    <para>If this page eixsts it will be displayed at the top of every
+                    <para>If this page exists it will be displayed at the top of every
                         page. It makes a good company branding include page.
                     </para>
                 </listitem>
@@ -1502,6 +1502,12 @@
                     <para>Set this to point to the CSS file of your choice.</para>
                 </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term>$g_css_rtl_include_file</term>
+                <listitem>
+                    <para>Set this to point to the RTL CSS file of your choice.</para>
+                </listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
             <varlistentry>
                 <term>$g_meta_include_file</term>
                 <listitem>
diff --git a/lang/strings_arabic.txt b/lang/strings_arabic.txt
index c675a1a459..2c361575ab 100644
--- a/lang/strings_arabic.txt
+++ b/lang/strings_arabic.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 $s_charset = 'utf-8';
+$s_directionality = 'rtl';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_move = 'نقل';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_copy = 'نسخ';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_assign = 'توكيل';
diff --git a/lang/strings_arabicegyptianspoken.txt b/lang/strings_arabicegyptianspoken.txt
index 72415869cf..5d346f21c6 100644
--- a/lang/strings_arabicegyptianspoken.txt
+++ b/lang/strings_arabicegyptianspoken.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 $s_charset = 'utf-8';
+$s_directionality = 'rtl';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_move = 'نقل';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_copy = 'نسخ';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_assign = 'توكيل';
diff --git a/lang/strings_english.txt b/lang/strings_english.txt
index 5d47e48e7e..d4c33d1344 100644
--- a/lang/strings_english.txt
+++ b/lang/strings_english.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 # Charset
 $s_charset = 'utf-8';
+$s_directionality = 'ltr';
 
 # Group commands menuitems
 $s_actiongroup_menu_move = 'Move';
diff --git a/lang/strings_hebrew.txt b/lang/strings_hebrew.txt
index e3096a73b2..f46cccea58 100644
--- a/lang/strings_hebrew.txt
+++ b/lang/strings_hebrew.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
  */
 
 $s_charset = 'utf-8';
+$s_directionality = 'rtl';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_move = 'העברה';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_copy = 'העתקה';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_assign = 'שיוך';
diff --git a/lang/strings_urdu.txt b/lang/strings_urdu.txt
index 91b8b02e52..ea078fb9a2 100644
--- a/lang/strings_urdu.txt
+++ b/lang/strings_urdu.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 $s_charset = 'utf-8';
+$s_directionality = 'rtl';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_move = 'حرکت مين لاو';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_copy = 'نقل کرو';
 $s_actiongroup_menu_assign = 'سپرد کرو';