diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/i18n.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/i18n.coffee
index 3dd198b70..560562269 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/i18n.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/i18n.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class App.i18n
       _instance ?= new _i18nSingleton()
     _instance.date(args, offset)
 
+  @dir: ->
+    if _instance == undefined
+      _instance ?= new _i18nSingleton()
+    _instance.dir()
+
   @get: ->
     if _instance == undefined
       _instance ?= new _i18nSingleton()
@@ -88,6 +93,10 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
     @_notTranslated    = {}
     @dateFormat        = 'yyyy-mm-dd'
     @timestampFormat   = 'yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM'
+    @dirToSet          = 'ltr'
+
+  dir: ->
+    @dirToSet
 
   get: ->
     @locale
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
 
     # prepare locale
     localeToSet = localeToSet.toLowerCase()
-    dirToSet = 'ltr'
+    @dirToSet = 'ltr'
 
     # check if locale exists
     localeFound = false
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
     for locale in locales
       if locale.locale is localeToSet
         localeToSet = locale.locale
-        dirToSet = locale.dir
+        @dirToSet = locale.dir
         localeFound = true
 
     # try aliases
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
       for locale in locales
         if locale.alias is localeToSet
           localeToSet = locale.locale
-          dirToSet = locale.dir
+          @dirToSet = locale.dir
           localeFound = true
 
     # if no locale and no alias was found, try to find correct one
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
       for locale in locales
         if locale.alias is localeToSet
           localeToSet = locale.locale
-          dirToSet = locale.dir
+          @dirToSet = locale.dir
           localeFound = true
 
     # check if locale need to be changed
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ class _i18nSingleton extends Spine.Module
 
     # set lang and dir attribute of html tag
     $('html').prop('lang', localeToSet.substr(0, 2))
-    $('html').prop('dir', dirToSet)
+    $('html').prop('dir', @dirToSet)
 
     @mapString = {}
     App.Ajax.request(