diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 78c334346..6ef13bfd8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         mInputLogic.onSubtypeChanged(SubtypeLocaleUtils.getCombiningRulesExtraValue(subtype),
                 mSettings.getCurrent());
         loadKeyboard();
+        mSuggestionStripView.setRtl(mRichImm.getCurrentSubtype().isRtlSubtype());
     }
 
     /** alias to onCurrentInputMethodSubtypeChanged with a better name, as it's also used for internal switching */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 532da77aa..adf135a00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/dslul/openboard/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -246,9 +246,13 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
         mToolbarKey.setScaleX(mToolbarContainer.getVisibility() != VISIBLE ? 1f : -1f);
     }
 
+    public void setRtl(final boolean isRtlLanguage) {
+        mStripVisibilityGroup.setLayoutDirection(isRtlLanguage);
+    }
+
     public void setSuggestions(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords, final boolean isRtlLanguage) {
         clear();
-        mStripVisibilityGroup.setLayoutDirection(isRtlLanguage);
+        setRtl(isRtlLanguage);
         mSuggestedWords = suggestedWords;
         mStartIndexOfMoreSuggestions = mLayoutHelper.layoutAndReturnStartIndexOfMoreSuggestions(
                 getContext(), mSuggestedWords, mSuggestionsStrip, this);