diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
index 53d36062f..b16f0e647 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ Item {
         //check if the mouse goes right or down according to the center
         var positiveDirection =  ((currentMousePosition  - center) >= 0 );
 
+        if (Qt.application.layoutDirection === Qt.RightToLeft) {
+            positiveDirection = !positiveDirection;
+        }
 
         //finding the zoom center e.g. for zoom:1.7, calculates 0.35
         var zoomCenter = (root.zoomFactor - 1) / 2
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
index 3e4cb2d04..c2b3451fe 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ Item {
         //check if the mouse goes right or down according to the center
         var positiveDirection =  ((currentMousePosition  - center) >= 0 );
 
+        if (Qt.application.layoutDirection === Qt.RightToLeft) {
+            positiveDirection = !positiveDirection;
+        }
+
         var minimumZoom = 1;
 
         //finding the zoom center e.g. for zoom:1.7, calculates 0.35