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
@@ -108,16 +108,23 @@
             pixelAligned: true
             //contentX: contentWidth - width
 
+            // Mirror the item for RTL locales
+            scale: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? -1 : 1
+
             PlasmaComponents.ButtonRow {
                 id: breadcrumbsElement
 
+                // Don't apply mirroring on the row (it is mirrored already)
+                LayoutMirroring.enabled: false
+
                 exclusive: false
 
                 Breadcrumb {
                     id: rootBreadcrumb
                     root: true
                     text: i18n("All Applications")
                     depth: 0
+                    scale: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? -1 : 1 // Mirror the already mirrored item back
                 }
                 Repeater {
                     model: ListModel {
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@
                     Breadcrumb {
                         root: false
                         text: model.text
+                        scale: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? -1 : 1 // Mirror the already mirrored item back
                     }
                 }
                 onWidthChanged: {
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 {