diff --git a/js/ui/windowManager.js b/js/ui/windowManager.js
index 0418912db..5bd14e499 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowManager.js
@@ -543,24 +543,34 @@ WindowManager.prototype = {
     },
 
     actionMoveWorkspaceLeft: function() {
+        let rtl = (St.Widget.get_default_direction() == St.TextDirection.RTL);
         let activeWorkspaceIndex = global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
-        if (activeWorkspaceIndex > 0) {
-            global.screen.get_workspace_by_index(activeWorkspaceIndex - 1).activate(global.get_current_time());
-            if (!Main.overview.visible)
-                this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.LEFT, activeWorkspaceIndex - 1);
-        } else if (!Main.overview.visible) {
-            this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.LEFT, activeWorkspaceIndex);
-        }
+        let indexToActivate = activeWorkspaceIndex;
+        if (rtl && activeWorkspaceIndex < global.screen.n_workspaces - 1)
+            indexToActivate++;
+        else if (!rtl && activeWorkspaceIndex > 0)
+            indexToActivate--;
+
+        if (indexToActivate != activeWorkspaceIndex)
+            global.screen.get_workspace_by_index(indexToActivate).activate(global.get_current_time());
+
+        if (!Main.overview.visible)
+            this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.LEFT, indexToActivate);
     },
 
     actionMoveWorkspaceRight: function() {
+        let rtl = (St.Widget.get_default_direction() == St.TextDirection.RTL);
         let activeWorkspaceIndex = global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
-        if (activeWorkspaceIndex <  global.screen.n_workspaces - 1) {
-            global.screen.get_workspace_by_index(activeWorkspaceIndex + 1).activate(global.get_current_time());
-            if (!Main.overview.visible)
-                this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.RIGHT, activeWorkspaceIndex + 1);
-        } else if (!Main.overview.visible) {
-            this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.RIGHT, activeWorkspaceIndex);
-        }
+        let indexToActivate = activeWorkspaceIndex;
+        if (rtl && activeWorkspaceIndex > 0)
+            indexToActivate--;
+        else if (!rtl && activeWorkspaceIndex < global.screen.n_workspaces - 1)
+            indexToActivate++;
+
+        if (indexToActivate != activeWorkspaceIndex)
+            global.screen.get_workspace_by_index(indexToActivate).activate(global.get_current_time());
+
+        if (!Main.overview.visible)
+            this._workspaceSwitcherPopup.display(WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.RIGHT, indexToActivate);
     }
 };
diff --git a/js/ui/workspaceSwitcherPopup.js b/js/ui/workspaceSwitcherPopup.js
index b474377c8..afa947790 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspaceSwitcherPopup.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspaceSwitcherPopup.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.prototype = {
         let children = this._list.get_children();
         let childBox = new Clutter.ActorBox();
 
+        let rtl = (St.Widget.get_default_direction() == St.TextDirection.RTL);
         let x = box.x1;
         let prevChildBoxX2 = box.x1 - this._itemSpacing;
         for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ WorkspaceSwitcherPopup.prototype = {
             childBox.y2 = box.y1 + this._childHeight;
             x += this._childWidth + this._itemSpacing;
             prevChildBoxX2 = childBox.x2;
+            if (rtl) {
+                let ltrChildBoxX1 = childBox.x1;
+                childBox.x1 = box.x2 - (childBox.x2 - box.x1);
+                childBox.x2 = box.x2 - (ltrChildBoxX1 - box.x1);
+            }
             children[i].allocate(childBox, flags);
         }
     },