diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index b263a973..19dd9ca6 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
   Enabled: false
 
 Metrics/BlockLength:
-  Max: 28
+  Max: 31
 
 Style/BlockDelimiters:
   Exclude:
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 80bcee9f..eb6aae6a 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
 # Configuration parameters: MaxNesting.
 RSpec/NestedGroups:
   Exclude:
+    - 'spec/helpers/index_helper_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/models/iiif_resource_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 2
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ RSpec/SubjectStub:
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoreSymbolicNames.
 RSpec/VerifiedDoubles:
   Exclude:
+    - 'spec/presenters/rtl_index_presenter_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/presenters/rtl_show_presenter_spec.rb'
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d4f74a76..98c193da 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require File.expand_path('../config/application', __FILE__)
 require 'rubocop/rake_task'
 require 'sneakers/tasks'
 require 'solr_wrapper'
+require 'solr_wrapper/rake_task'
 
 Rails.application.load_tasks
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
index d74fa685..d63faba2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ def search_across_settings
 
     blacklight_config.add_facet_field 'readonly_language_ssim', label: 'Language'
     blacklight_config.add_facet_field 'readonly_format_ssim', label: 'Format'
-    blacklight_config.show.document_presenter_class = RTLShowPresenter
     unique_custom_fields.each do |field|
       blacklight_config.add_show_field field.field, label: field.configuration["label"]
     end
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ def unique_custom_fields
 
     # solr field configuration for search results/index views
     config.index.title_field = 'full_title_ssim'
+    config.index.display_title_field = 'readonly_title_tesim'
     config.add_show_field 'creator_ssim', label: 'Creator'
 
     config.add_search_field 'all_fields', label: 'Everything'
@@ -60,5 +60,7 @@ def unique_custom_fields
     config.add_facet_fields_to_solr_request!
     config.add_field_configuration_to_solr_request!
     config.response_model = AdjustedGroupedResponse
+    config.show.document_presenter_class = RTLShowPresenter
+    config.index.document_presenter_class = RTLIndexPresenter
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/index_helper.rb b/app/helpers/index_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c65a2e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/index_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module IndexHelper
+  def render_index_document(document)
+    field = index_presenter(document).label(document_show_link_field(document))
+    span = []
+    if !field.is_a?(Array)
+      span << content_tag(:span, style: 'display: block;', dir: field.dir) do
+        link_to(field, url_for_document(document), document_link_params(document, {}))
+      end
+    else
+      field.each do |value|
+        span << content_tag(:span, style: 'display: block;', dir: value.dir) do
+          link_to(value, url_for_document(document), document_link_params(document, {}))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    safe_join span
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/presenters/rtl_index_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/rtl_index_presenter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1b8a602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/presenters/rtl_index_presenter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+class RTLIndexPresenter < ::Blacklight::IndexPresenter
+  # Override the IndexPresenter label method to render
+  # the label as an Array if it's multivalued.
+  def label(field_or_string_or_proc, opts = {})
+    config = Blacklight::Configuration::NullField.new
+    value = case field_or_string_or_proc
+            when Symbol
+              config = field_config(field_or_string_or_proc)
+              value_from_symbol(field_or_string_or_proc)
+            when Proc
+              field_or_string_or_proc.call(@document, opts)
+            when String
+              field_or_string_or_proc
+            end
+    value ||= @document.id
+    label_value(value, config)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+    # Checks if the requested field is the title field and if the configured
+    # display title field exists on the document. If so, it returns the
+    # display title field value. This method allows pom to properly display
+    # records with non-standard title fields.
+    def value_from_symbol(field)
+      default_title_field = @configuration.index.title_field.to_sym
+      display_title_field = @configuration.index.display_title_field.to_sym
+
+      if field == default_title_field && @document.key?(display_title_field)
+        @document[display_title_field]
+      else
+        @document[field]
+      end
+    end
+
+    def label_value(value, config)
+      if value.is_a?(Array) && value.count > 1
+        value.collect { |v| field_values(config, value: v) }
+      else
+        field_values(config, value: value)
+      end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/catalog/_index_header_default.html.erb b/app/views/catalog/_index_header_default.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e9e199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/catalog/_index_header_default.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<%# header bar for doc items in index view -%>
+<div class="documentHeader row">
+  <%# main title container for doc partial view
+      How many bootstrap columns need to be reserved
+      for bookmarks control depends on size.
+  -%>
+  <% document_actions = capture do %>
+    <% # bookmark functions for items/docs -%>
+    <%= render_index_doc_actions document, wrapping_class: "index-document-functions col-sm-3 col-lg-2" %>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <h3 class="index_title document-title-heading <%= document_actions.present? ? "col-sm-9 col-lg-10" : "col-md-12" %>">
+
+    <% if counter = document_counter_with_offset(document_counter) %>
+      <span style="" class="document-counter col-sm-1">
+        <%= t('blacklight.search.documents.counter', counter: counter) %>
+      </span>
+    <% end %>
+    <div class="col-sm-11">
+       <%= render_index_document document %> 
+    </div>
+  </h3>
+
+  <%= document_actions %>
+</div>
diff --git a/spec/helpers/index_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/index_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c08df9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/index_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe IndexHelper do
+  let(:helper) { TestingHelper.new }
+  let(:index_presenter) { instance_double('RTLIndexPresenter', class: RTLIndexPresenter) }
+  let(:document) do
+    {
+      title: 'title',
+      alternate_title: 'alternate_title'
+    }
+  end
+  before do
+    class TestingHelper
+      include IndexHelper
+      include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper
+      include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
+      include ActionView::Context
+    end
+  end
+  after do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, :TestingHelper)
+  end
+
+  describe '#render_index_document' do
+    before do
+      allow(helper).to receive(:index_presenter).and_return(index_presenter)
+      allow(helper).to receive(:document_show_link_field).and_return(:title)
+      allow(helper).to receive(:url_for_document).and_return('link')
+      allow(helper).to receive(:document_link_params).and_return({})
+      allow(index_presenter).to receive(:label).and_return(label)
+    end
+
+    context 'when given a ltr label' do
+      let(:label) { 'title' }
+
+      it 'returns a single ltr span tag' do
+        tag = helper.render_index_document(document)
+        expect(tag).to eq '<span style="display: block;" dir="ltr"><a href="link">title</a></span>'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when given a rtl label' do
+      let(:label) { 'تضيح المقال' }
+
+      it 'returns a single rtl span tag' do
+        tag = helper.render_index_document(document)
+        expect(tag).to eq '<span style="display: block;" dir="rtl"><a href="link">تضيح المقال</a></span>'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when given a multivalued title' do
+      let(:label) { ['تضيح المقال', 'title'] }
+
+      it 'returns multiple span tags' do
+        tag = helper.render_index_document(document)
+        expect(tag).to eq '<span style="display: block;" dir="rtl"><a href="link">تضيح المقال</a></span>'\
+                          '<span style="display: block;" dir="ltr"><a href="link">title</a></span>'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/presenters/rtl_index_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/rtl_index_presenter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a5a865e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/presenters/rtl_index_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe RTLIndexPresenter do
+  subject(:presenter) { described_class.new(document, double(blacklight_config: blacklight_config)) }
+
+  let(:document) do
+    {
+      title: title,
+      alternate_title: alternate_title
+    }
+  end
+  let(:title) { ['تضيح المقال'] }
+  let(:alternate_title) { ['a different title'] }
+  let(:index_config) { double(title_field: 'title', display_title_field: '') }
+  let(:field_config) { double }
+  let(:blacklight_config) do
+    double(
+      index: index_config,
+      index_fields: { field: field_config }
+    )
+  end
+
+  before do
+    allow(field_config).to receive(:to_h).and_return({})
+  end
+
+  describe '#label' do
+    context 'when given a single-valued title' do
+      it 'renders as a String' do
+        expect(presenter.label(:title)).to eq 'تضيح المقال'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when given a multivalued title' do
+      let(:title) { ['تضيح المقال', 'Tawḍīḥ al-maqāl'] }
+
+      it 'renders as an Array' do
+        expect(presenter.label(:title)).to be_an Array
+        expect(presenter.label(:title)).to include 'Tawḍīḥ al-maqāl'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when configured with a display title field' do
+      let(:index_config) { double(title_field: 'title', display_title_field: 'alternate_title') }
+
+      it 'renders the display title field' do
+        expect(presenter.label(:title)).to eq 'a different title'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when passed a string' do
+      it 'renders the string as the label' do
+        label_value = 'a string'
+        expect(presenter.label(label_value)).to eq 'a string'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when passed a proc' do
+      it 'calls the proc' do
+        label_value = proc { 'a string' }
+        expect(presenter.label(label_value)).to eq 'a string'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end