diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ApplicationsView.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ApplicationsView.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ApplicationsView.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/ApplicationsView.qml
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
             pixelAligned: true
             //contentX: contentWidth - width
 
+            // HACK: Align the content to right for RTL locales
+            leftMargin: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? Math.max(0, width - contentWidth) : 0
+
             PlasmaComponents.ButtonRow {
                 id: breadcrumbsElement
 
@@ -132,7 +135,11 @@
                     }
                 }
                 onWidthChanged: {
-                    breadcrumbFlickable.contentX = Math.max(0, breadcrumbsElement.width - breadcrumbFlickable.width)
+                    if (LayoutMirroring.enabled) {
+                        breadcrumbFlickable.contentX = -Math.max(0, breadcrumbsElement.width - breadcrumbFlickable.width)
+                    } else {
+                        breadcrumbFlickable.contentX = Math.max(0, breadcrumbsElement.width - breadcrumbFlickable.width)
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } // Flickable
diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Header.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Header.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Header.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Header.qml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
         level: 2
         text: kuser.fullName
         elide: Text.ElideRight
+        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
         verticalAlignment: Text.AlignTop
         height: paintedHeight
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@
                 left: parent.left
                 right: parent.right
             }
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignBottom
             text: kuser.os != "" ? i18n("%2@%3 (%1)", kuser.os, kuser.loginName, kuser.host) : i18n("%1@%2", kuser.loginName, kuser.host)
             elide: Text.ElideRight
diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
             // TODO: games should always show the by name!
             text: model.display
             elide: Text.ElideRight
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
         }
         PlasmaComponents.Label {
             id: subTitleElement
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@
             opacity: isCurrent ? 0.8 : 0.6
             font.pointSize: theme.smallestFont.pointSize
             elide: Text.ElideMiddle
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
         }
 
         PlasmaCore.SvgItem {