diff --git a/src/guiengine/scalable_font.cpp b/src/guiengine/scalable_font.cpp
index 6b0ea6f16..9e760f80e 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/scalable_font.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/scalable_font.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ ScalableFont::~ScalableFont()
         if (SpriteBank) SpriteBank->drop();
     }
 }
+
+void ScalableFont::updateRTL()
+{
+    m_rtl = translations->isRTLLanguage();
+}
     
 void ScalableFont::setShadow(irr::video::SColor col)
 {
diff --git a/src/guiengine/scalable_font.hpp b/src/guiengine/scalable_font.hpp
index 678528500..7eb051f6d 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/scalable_font.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/scalable_font.hpp
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public:
     void setScale(const float scale);
     float getScale() const { return m_scale; }
     
+    void updateRTL();
+    
 private:
 
     struct SFontArea
diff --git a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
index 313e36d13..48d81eb7d 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ void MainMenuScreen::eventCallback(Widget* widget, const std::string& name, cons
             translations = new Translations();
             GUIEngine::getStateManager()->hardResetAndGoToScreen<MainMenuScreen>();
             
+            GUIEngine::getFont()->updateRTL();
+            GUIEngine::getTitleFont()->updateRTL();
+            GUIEngine::getSmallFont()->updateRTL();
+            
             UserConfigParams::m_language = selection.c_str();
             user_config->saveConfig();
         }