diff --git a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
index 34d11dec7..911cdf180 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ function FramedEngine(options) {
 	if(this.widget.isDisabled === "yes") {
 		this.domNode.setAttribute("disabled",true);
 	}
+	if(this.widget.editDirection) {
+		this.domNode.setAttribute("dir",this.widget.editDirection);
+	}
 	// Copy the styles from the dummy textarea
 	this.copyStyles();
 	// Add event listeners
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js b/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
index 809dc58ea..2fd408aec 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ function SimpleEngine(options) {
 	if(this.widget.isDisabled === "yes") {
 		this.domNode.setAttribute("disabled",true);
 	}
+	if(this.widget.editDirection) {
+		this.domNode.setAttribute("dir",this.widget.editDirection);
+	}
 	// Add an input event handler
 	$tw.utils.addEventListeners(this.domNode,[
 		{name: "focus", handlerObject: this, handlerMethod: "handleFocusEvent"},