diff --git a/public/stand.html b/public/stand.html
index ff2791ca3..d820afce7 100644
--- a/public/stand.html
+++ b/public/stand.html
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ <h1>Jodit Test Document</h1>
 						alert(111);
 					}
 				},
+				direction: 'rtl',
 				tabIndex: 0,
 				// shadowRoot: root,
 				// safeMode: true,
diff --git a/src/jodit.ts b/src/jodit.ts
index f7d8d0baa..d0319d472 100644
--- a/src/jodit.ts
+++ b/src/jodit.ts
@@ -1558,6 +1558,9 @@ export class Jodit extends ViewWithToolbar implements IJodit, Dlgs {
 			this.editor.style.direction = direction;
 			this.editor.setAttribute('dir', direction);
 
+			this.container.style.direction = direction;
+			this.container.setAttribute('dir', direction);
+
 			this.toolbar.setDirection(direction);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/ace.ts b/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/ace.ts
index 97c8ca93e..89a774a32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/ace.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/ace.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ export class AceEditor
 
 			this.instance = ace.edit(fakeMirror);
 
+			if (editor.o.direction === 'rtl') {
+				this.instance.setOption('rtlText', true);
+				this.instance.setOption('rtl', true);
+			}
+
 			this.instance.setTheme(editor.o.sourceEditorNativeOptions.theme);
 			this.instance.renderer.setShowGutter(
 				editor.o.sourceEditorNativeOptions.showGutter
diff --git a/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/area.ts b/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/area.ts
index 274341129..d1a6d33dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/area.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/source/editor/engines/area.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export class TextAreaEditor
 
 	init(editor: IJodit): any {
 		this.instance = editor.c.element('textarea', {
-			class: 'jodit-source__mirror'
+			class: 'jodit-source__mirror',
+			dir: editor.o.direction === 'rtl' ? 'rtl' : undefined
 		});
 
 		this.container.appendChild(this.instance);
diff --git a/test/tests/acceptance/interface.test.js b/test/tests/acceptance/interface.test.js
index 2d1c3991c..371c8e1ae 100644
--- a/test/tests/acceptance/interface.test.js
+++ b/test/tests/acceptance/interface.test.js
@@ -161,12 +161,27 @@ describe('Test interface', function () {
 					direction: 'rtl'
 				});
 
-				expect('rtl').equals(editor.editor.getAttribute('dir'));
-				expect('rtl').equals(editor.container.getAttribute('dir'));
-				expect('rtl').equals(
-					editor.toolbar.container.getAttribute('dir')
+				expect(editor.editor.getAttribute('dir')).equals('rtl');
+				expect(editor.container.getAttribute('dir')).equals('rtl');
+				expect(editor.toolbar.container.getAttribute('dir')).equals(
+					'rtl'
 				);
 			});
+
+			describe('Source editor', function () {
+				it('Should have RTL direction', function () {
+					const editor = getJodit({
+						direction: 'rtl',
+						sourceEditor: 'area'
+					});
+					clickButton('source', editor);
+					expect(
+						editor.container
+							.querySelector('.jodit-source__mirror')
+							.getAttribute('dir')
+					).equals('rtl');
+				});
+			});
 		});
 
 		describe('For iframe mode', function () {