diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
index 336070269..ff46850bd 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ 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 a5c3b8d6c..d16348715 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ 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