diff --git a/projects/angular-editor-app/src/app/app.component.ts b/projects/angular-editor-app/src/app/app.component.ts
index 71a20d0c..40aebaa5 100644
--- a/projects/angular-editor-app/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-editor-app/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     ],
     toolbarHiddenButtons: [
       ['bold', 'italic'],
-    ]
+    ],
+    textDirection: 'auto'
   };
 
   config2: AngularEditorConfig = {
diff --git a/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/config.ts b/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/config.ts
index b6d23ac7..2f442ce8 100644
--- a/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface AngularEditorConfig {
   outline?: boolean;
   toolbarHiddenButtons?: string[][];
   rawPaste?: boolean;
+  textDirection?: 'ltr' | 'rtl' | 'auto';
 }
 
 export const angularEditorConfig: AngularEditorConfig = {
diff --git a/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/editor/angular-editor.component.html b/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/editor/angular-editor.component.html
index de32bb92..a2fd10f6 100644
--- a/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/editor/angular-editor.component.html
+++ b/projects/angular-editor/src/lib/editor/angular-editor.component.html
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       [attr.tabindex]="disabled ? -1 : tabIndex"
       [attr.translate]="config.translate"
       [attr.spellcheck]="config.spellcheck"
+      [attr.dir]="config.textDirection"
       [style.height]="config.height"
       [style.minHeight]="config.minHeight"
       [style.maxHeight]="config.maxHeight"