diff --git a/app/partials/desktop/im.html b/app/partials/desktop/im.html
index ec05f189..8612457c 100644
--- a/app/partials/desktop/im.html
+++ b/app/partials/desktop/im.html
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
                         <i class="icon icon-emoji"></i>
                       </div>
                       <div class="im_send_dropbox_wrap" my-i18n="im_photos_drop_text"></div>
-                      <textarea ng-model="draftMessage.text" placeholder="{{'im_message_field_placeholder' | i18n}}" class="form-control im_message_field no_outline"></textarea>
+                      <textarea ng-model="draftMessage.text" placeholder="{{'im_message_field_placeholder' | i18n}}" class="form-control im_message_field no_outline" dir="auto"></textarea>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="clearfix">
diff --git a/app/partials/mobile/im.html b/app/partials/mobile/im.html
index 5bd132b6..ebec1b1e 100644
--- a/app/partials/mobile/im.html
+++ b/app/partials/mobile/im.html
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
                     <div class="im_send_field_wrap">
                       <div class="im_send_dropbox_wrap" my-i18n="im_photos_drop_text"></div>
-                      <textarea ng-model="draftMessage.text" placeholder="{{'im_message_field_placeholder' | i18n}}" class="form-control im_message_field no_outline"></textarea>
+                      <textarea ng-model="draftMessage.text" placeholder="{{'im_message_field_placeholder' | i18n}}" class="form-control im_message_field no_outline" dir="auto"></textarea>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="im_attach pull-right">