diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     signal moveFinished
 
     transform: Translate {
-        x: handleMerged ? 0 : controlsOpacity * appletHandle.width
+        x: (handleMerged ? 0 : controlsOpacity * appletHandle.width) * (LayoutMirroring.enabled ? -1 : 1)
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
     Layout.preferredHeight: isPopup ? preferredHeight(false) : 0
     Plasmoid.switchHeight: preferredHeight(true)
 
+    LayoutMirroring.enabled: Qt.application.layoutDirection === Qt.RightToLeft
+    LayoutMirroring.childrenInherit: true
+
     property bool isFolder: (plasmoid.pluginName == "org.kde.plasma.folder")
     property bool isContainment: ("containmentType" in plasmoid)
     property bool isPopup: (plasmoid.location != PlasmaCore.Types.Floating)