diff --git a/1p-filters.html b/1p-filters.html
index 7f6695a79..72b69284d 100644
--- a/1p-filters.html
+++ b/1p-filters.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ div > p:last-child {
 <div>
     <p data-i18n="1pFormatHint"></p>
     <p><button id="importUserFiltersFromFile" data-i18n="1pImport"></button> &emsp; <button id="exportUserFiltersToFile" data-i18n="1pExport"></button></p>
-    <textarea class="userFilters" id="userFilters"></textarea>
+    <textarea class="userFilters" id="userFilters" dir="auto"></textarea>
     <p><button id="userFiltersApply" disabled="true" data-i18n="1pApplyChanges"></button></p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/3p-filters.html b/3p-filters.html
index 11b00a6a0..a29ab29dc 100644
--- a/3p-filters.html
+++ b/3p-filters.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <div id="externalListsDiv">
 <p data-i18n="3pExternalListsHint" style="margin: 0 0 0.25em 0; font-size: 13px;"></p>
-<textarea id="externalLists"></textarea>
+<textarea id="externalLists" dir="auto"></textarea>
 <p style="margin: 0.25em 0 0 0"><button id="externalListsApply" disabled="true" data-i18n="3pExternalListsApply"></button></p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/css/3p-filters.css b/css/3p-filters.css
index 369a728f7..2d06e0452 100644
--- a/css/3p-filters.css
+++ b/css/3p-filters.css
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ span.obsolete {
     width: 48em;
     height: 8em;
     white-space: nowrap;
-    direction: ltr;
+    direction: __MSG_@@bidi_dir__;
     }
 body #loadingOverlay {
     position: fixed;
diff --git a/whitelist.html b/whitelist.html
index a48569107..4f85827cd 100644
--- a/whitelist.html
+++ b/whitelist.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ div > p:last-child {
 <div>
     <p data-i18n="whitelistPrompt"></p>
     <p><button id="importWhitelistFromFile" data-i18n="whitelistImport"></button> &emsp; <button id="exportWhitelistToFile" data-i18n="whitelistExport"></button></p>
-    <textarea id="whitelist"></textarea>
+    <textarea id="whitelist" dir="auto"></textarea>
     <p><button id="whitelistApply" type="button" disabled="true" data-i18n="whitelistApply"></button></p>
 </div>