diff --git a/templates/header.tpl b/templates/header.tpl
index 555159a..a8b0984 100644
--- a/templates/header.tpl
+++ b/templates/header.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{function.localeToHTML, userLang, defaultLang}">
+<html lang="{function.localeToHTML, userLang, defaultLang}" <!-- IF languageDirection -->data-dir="{languageDirection}" style="direction: {languageDirection};" <!-- ENDIF languageDirection --> >
 <head>
 	<title>{browserTitle}</title>
 	<!-- BEGIN metaTags -->{function.buildMetaTag}<!-- END metaTags -->
