diff --git a/app/js/message_composer.js b/app/js/message_composer.js
index 4929e64b..6efe38a1 100644
--- a/app/js/message_composer.js
+++ b/app/js/message_composer.js
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ MessageComposer.prototype.setUpInput = function () {
 
 MessageComposer.prototype.setUpRich = function () {
   this.textareaEl.hide();
-  this.richTextareaEl = $('<div class="composer_rich_textarea" contenteditable="true"></div>');
+  this.richTextareaEl = $('<div class="composer_rich_textarea" contenteditable="true" dir="auto"></div>');
 
   this.textareaEl[0].parentNode.insertBefore(this.richTextareaEl[0], this.textareaEl[0]);
 
diff --git a/app/partials/desktop/im.html b/app/partials/desktop/im.html
index f4d3f1bd..776ffe7d 100644
--- a/app/partials/desktop/im.html
+++ b/app/partials/desktop/im.html
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                       <a class="composer_emoji_insert_btn"><i class="icon icon-emoji"></i></a>
 
                       <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/desktop/message.html b/app/partials/desktop/message.html
index 8f2be223..d55d0b97 100644
--- a/app/partials/desktop/message.html
+++ b/app/partials/desktop/message.html
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
         </div>
 
-        <div class="im_message_text" ng-if="::historyMessage.message.length || false" ng-bind-html="::historyMessage.richMessage"></div>
+        <div class="im_message_text" ng-if="::historyMessage.message.length || false" ng-bind-html="::historyMessage.richMessage" dir="auto"></div>
         <div class="im_message_external_embed_wrap" ng-if="::historyMessage.richUrlEmbed || false" my-external-embed="historyMessage.richUrlEmbed"></div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/app/partials/mobile/im.html b/app/partials/mobile/im.html
index 66812902..b7fc3386 100644
--- a/app/partials/mobile/im.html
+++ b/app/partials/mobile/im.html
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
                     <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">
diff --git a/app/partials/mobile/message.html b/app/partials/mobile/message.html
index 2ccd78a5..4e8976d2 100644
--- a/app/partials/mobile/message.html
+++ b/app/partials/mobile/message.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
         </div>
 
-        <div class="im_message_text" ng-if="::historyMessage.message.length || false" ng-bind-html="::historyMessage.richMessage"></div>
+        <div class="im_message_text" ng-if="::historyMessage.message.length || false" ng-bind-html="::historyMessage.richMessage" dir="auto"></div>
       </div>
 
     </div>