diff --git a/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt b/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@
     HEADER_NAMES
     HtmlBlock
     MessagePartRendererBase
+    MessagePartRendererManager
     MessagePartRenderPlugin
     REQUIRED_HEADERS MessageViewer_renderer_HEADERS
     PREFIX MessageViewer
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer.cpp
@@ -321,11 +321,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-QString DefaultRendererPrivate::alignText()
-{
-    return QApplication::isRightToLeft() ? QStringLiteral("rtl") : QStringLiteral("ltr");
-}
-
 CSSHelperBase *DefaultRendererPrivate::cssHelper() const
 {
     return mCSSHelper;
@@ -384,7 +379,6 @@
     QObject block;
 
     c.insert(QStringLiteral("block"), &block);
-    block.setProperty("dir", alignText());
     block.setProperty("link",
                       mp->mOtp->nodeHelper()->asHREF(mp->mMessage.data(), QStringLiteral("body")));
 
@@ -486,7 +480,6 @@
     }
     c.insert(QStringLiteral("block"), &block);
 
-    block.setProperty("dir", alignText());
     block.setProperty("inProgress", metaData.inProgress);
     block.setProperty("isDecrypted", mp->decryptMessage());
     block.setProperty("isDecryptable", metaData.isDecryptable);
@@ -496,8 +489,6 @@
                                                                               KIconLoader::Small)).url());
     block.setProperty("errorText", metaData.errorText);
     block.setProperty("noSecKey", mp->mNoSecKey);
-    block.setProperty("iconSize",
-                      MessageViewer::MessagePartRendererManager::self()->iconCurrentSize());
 
     Grantlee::OutputStream s(htmlWriter->stream());
     t->render(&s, &c);
@@ -538,7 +529,6 @@
     c.insert(QStringLiteral("cryptoProto"), QVariant::fromValue(cryptoProto));
     c.insert(QStringLiteral("block"), &block);
 
-    block.setProperty("dir", alignText());
     block.setProperty("inProgress", metaData.inProgress);
     block.setProperty("errorText", metaData.errorText);
 
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer_p.h b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer_p.h
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer_p.h
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/defaultrenderer_p.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     DefaultRendererPrivate(const MessagePart::Ptr &msgPart, CSSHelperBase *cssHelper, HtmlWriter *writer, const MessagePartRendererFactory *rendererFactory);
     ~DefaultRendererPrivate();
 
-    QString alignText();
     CSSHelperBase *cssHelper() const override;
 
     Interface::ObjectTreeSource *source() const;
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderbase.cpp b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderbase.cpp
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderbase.cpp
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderbase.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,3 @@
 MessagePartRendererBase::~MessagePartRendererBase()
 {
 }
-
-QString MessagePartRendererBase::alignText() const
-{
-    return QApplication::isRightToLeft() ? QStringLiteral("rtl") : QStringLiteral("ltr");
-}
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrendererbase.h b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrendererbase.h
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrendererbase.h
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrendererbase.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
     virtual ~MessagePartRendererBase();
     virtual bool render(const MimeTreeParser::MessagePartPtr &, MimeTreeParser::HtmlWriter *htmlWriter, RenderContext *context)
     const = 0;
-
-    QString alignText() const;
 };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.h b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.h
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.h
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 }
 
 namespace MessageViewer {
+class GlobalContext;
+
 class MESSAGEVIEWER_EXPORT MessagePartRendererManager : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -39,11 +41,10 @@
 
     Grantlee::Template loadByName(const QString &name);
     Grantlee::Context createContext();
-    int iconCurrentSize() const;
 private:
     void initializeRenderer();
     GrantleeTheme::Engine *m_engine = nullptr;
-    int mCurrentIconSize;
+    GlobalContext *m_globalContext;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.cpp b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.cpp
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.cpp
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/messagepartrenderermanager.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <grantlee/metatype.h>
 #include <grantlee/templateloader.h>
 
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(GpgME::DecryptionResult::Recipient)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(const QGpgME::Protocol *)
 // Read-only introspection of GpgME::DecryptionResult::Recipient object.
@@ -57,11 +59,32 @@
 }
 }
 
+namespace MessageViewer {
+class GlobalContext : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString dir READ layoutDirection CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int iconSize READ iconSize CONSTANT)
+public:
+    explicit GlobalContext(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {}
+    QString layoutDirection() const
+    {
+         return QGuiApplication::isRightToLeft() ? QStringLiteral("rtl") : QStringLiteral("ltr");
+    }
+
+    int iconSize() const
+    {
+        return KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Desktop);
+    }
+};
+}
+
 using namespace MessageViewer;
 
 MessagePartRendererManager::MessagePartRendererManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_engine(nullptr)
+    , m_globalContext(new GlobalContext(this))
 {
     initializeRenderer();
 }
@@ -87,8 +110,6 @@
     auto loader = QSharedPointer<Grantlee::FileSystemTemplateLoader>(
         new GrantleeTheme::QtResourceTemplateLoader());
     m_engine->addTemplateLoader(loader);
-
-    mCurrentIconSize = KIconLoader::global()->currentSize(KIconLoader::Desktop);
 }
 
 Grantlee::Template MessagePartRendererManager::loadByName(const QString &name)
@@ -110,10 +131,8 @@
     m_engine->localizer()->setApplicationDomain(QByteArrayLiteral("libmessageviewer"));
 
     c.setLocalizer(m_engine->localizer());
+    c.insert(QStringLiteral("global"), m_globalContext);
     return c;
 }
 
-int MessagePartRendererManager::iconCurrentSize() const
-{
-    return mCurrentIconSize;
-}
+#include "messagepartrenderermanager.moc"
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/attachmentmessagepartrenderer.cpp b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/attachmentmessagepartrenderer.cpp
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/attachmentmessagepartrenderer.cpp
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/attachmentmessagepartrenderer.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@
                                                               asUnicodeString(), true));
     block.setProperty("link", nodeHelper->asHREF(node, QStringLiteral("body")));
     block.setProperty("showLink", mp->showLink());
-    block.setProperty("dir", alignText());
-    block.setProperty("iconSize",
-                      MessageViewer::MessagePartRendererManager::self()->iconCurrentSize());
     block.setProperty("inline", (tmpAsIcon == MimeTreeParser::IconInline));
 
     QString iconPath;
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/textmessagepartrenderer.cpp b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/textmessagepartrenderer.cpp
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/textmessagepartrenderer.cpp
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/plugins/textmessagepartrenderer.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
                                                               asUnicodeString(), true));
     block.setProperty("link", nodeHelper->asHREF(node, QStringLiteral("body")));
     block.setProperty("showLink", mp->showLink());
-    block.setProperty("dir", alignText());
 
     t = MessageViewer::MessagePartRendererManager::self()->loadByName(QStringLiteral(
                                                                             ":/textmessagepart.html"));
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/asiconpart.html b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/asiconpart.html
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/asiconpart.html
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/asiconpart.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </div>
 {% else %}
     <div>
-        <a href="{{block.link}}"><img align="center" height="{{block.iconSize}}" width="{{block.iconSize}}" src="{{block.iconPath}}" border="0" style="max-width: 100%" alt=""/>{{block.label}}</a>
+        <a href="{{block.link}}"><img align="center" height="{{global.iconSize}}" width="{{global.iconSize}}" src="{{block.iconPath}}" border="0" style="max-width: 100%" alt=""/>{{block.label}}</a>
     </div>
 {% endif %}
 <div>{{block.comment}}</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encapsulatedrfc822messagepart.html b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encapsulatedrfc822messagepart.html
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encapsulatedrfc822messagepart.html
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encapsulatedrfc822messagepart.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="rfc822">
     <tr class="rfc822H">
-        <td dir="{{block.dir}}">
+        <td dir="{{global.dir}}">
         {% if block.link %}
             <a href="{{block.link}}">{% i18n "Encapsulated message" %}</a>
         {% else %}
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="rfc822H">
-        <td dir="{{block.dir}}">
+        <td dir="{{global.dir}}">
             {% i18n "End of encapsulated message" %}
         </td>
     </tr>
 </table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encryptedmessagepart.html b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encryptedmessagepart.html
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encryptedmessagepart.html
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/encryptedmessagepart.html
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     </div>
     <div style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:20pt;">
 
-        <a href="kmail:decryptMessage"> <img src="{{block.decryptIcon}}" height="{{block.iconSize}}" width="{{block.iconSize}}"/> {% i18n "Decrypt Message" %} </a>
+        <a href="kmail:decryptMessage"> <img src="{{block.decryptIcon}}" height="{{global.iconSize}}" width="{{global.iconSize}}"/> {% i18n "Decrypt Message" %} </a>
     </div>
 {% else %}
     <table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="encr">
         <tr class="encrH">
-            <td dir="{{block.dir}}">
+            <td dir="{{global.dir}}">
             {% if block.inProgress %}
                 {% i18n "Please wait while the message is being decrypted..." %}
             {% elif block.isDecryptable %}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             </td>
         </tr>
         <tr class="encrH">
-            <td dir="{{block.dir}}">{% i18n "End of encrypted message" %}</td>
+            <td dir="{{global.dir}}">{% i18n "End of encrypted message" %}</td>
         </tr>
     </table>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/signedmessagepart.html b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/signedmessagepart.html
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/signedmessagepart.html
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/signedmessagepart.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="{{block.signClass}}">
     <tr class="{{block.signClass}}H">
-        <td dir="{{block.dir}}">
+        <td dir="{{global.dir}}">
         {% if block.inProgress %}
             {% i18n "Please wait while the signature is being verified..." %}
         {% else %}
@@ -163,6 +163,6 @@
         <td>{{content|safe}}</td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="{{block.signClass}}H">
-        <td dir="{{block.dir}}">{% i18n "End of signed message" %}</td>
+        <td dir="{{global.dir}}">{% i18n "End of signed message" %}</td>
     </tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/textmessagepart.html b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/textmessagepart.html
--- a/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/textmessagepart.html
+++ b/messageviewer/src/messagepartthemes/default/templates/textmessagepart.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if block.showTextFrame %}
     <table cellspacing="1" class="textAtm">
         <tr class="textAtmH">
-            <td dir="{{block.dir}}">
+            <td dir="{{global.dir}}">
             {% if block.showLink %}
                 <a href="{{block.link}}">{{ block.label }}</a>
             {% else %}