diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts b/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
index 3c83d3e86..0f17bdc79 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
@@ -869,6 +869,18 @@ export function getErrorMessage(e: unknown) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Handles left or right placement of e.g. tooltips in case of right-to-left languages. If the current language is a RTL one, then left and right are swapped. Other directions are unaffected.
+ * @param placement a string optionally containing a "left" or "right" value.
+ * @returns a left/right value swapped if needed, or the same as input otherwise.
+ */
+export function handleRightToLeftPlacement<T extends string>(placement: T) {
+    if (!glob.isRtl) return placement;
+    if (placement === "left") return "right";
+    if (placement === "right") return "left";
+    return placement;
+}
+
 export default {
     reloadFrontendApp,
     restartDesktopApp,
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/abstract_button.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/abstract_button.ts
index 7e0923b41..308009fa6 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/abstract_button.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/abstract_button.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Tooltip } from "bootstrap";
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "../note_context_aware_widget.js";
+import { handleRightToLeftPlacement } from "../../services/utils.js";
 
 const TPL = /*html*/`<button class="button-widget bx"
       data-bs-toggle="tooltip"
@@ -26,13 +27,14 @@ export default class AbstractButtonWidget<SettingsT extends AbstractButtonWidget
 
     doRender() {
         this.$widget = $(TPL);
+
         this.tooltip = new Tooltip(this.$widget[0], {
             html: true,
             // in case getTitle() returns null -> use empty string as fallback
             title: () => this.getTitle() || "",
             trigger: "hover",
-            placement: this.settings.titlePlacement,
-            fallbackPlacements: [this.settings.titlePlacement]
+            placement: handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement),
+            fallbackPlacements: [ handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement) ]
         });
 
         if (this.settings.onContextMenu) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/right_dropdown_button.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/right_dropdown_button.ts
index 7442ebdfd..6d896eae2 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/right_dropdown_button.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/right_dropdown_button.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { handleRightToLeftPlacement } from "../../services/utils.js";
 import BasicWidget from "../basic_widget.js";
 import { Tooltip, Dropdown } from "bootstrap";
 type PopoverPlacement = Tooltip.PopoverPlacement;
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ export default class RightDropdownButtonWidget extends BasicWidget {
 
         this.$tooltip = this.$widget.find(".tooltip-trigger").attr("title", this.title);
         this.tooltip = new Tooltip(this.$tooltip[0], {
-            placement: this.settings.titlePlacement,
-            fallbackPlacements: [this.settings.titlePlacement]
+            placement: handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement),
+            fallbackPlacements: [ handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement) ]
         });
 
         this.$widget
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/quick_search.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/quick_search.ts
index 1a16349b2..cc326df98 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/quick_search.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/quick_search.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import BasicWidget from "./basic_widget.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import linkService from "../services/link.js";
 import froca from "../services/froca.js";
-import utils from "../services/utils.js";
+import utils, { handleRightToLeftPlacement } from "../services/utils.js";
 import appContext from "../components/app_context.js";
 import shortcutService, { isIMEComposing } from "../services/shortcuts.js";
 import { t } from "../services/i18n.js";
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export default class QuickSearchWidget extends BasicWidget {
             let tooltip = new Tooltip(this.$searchString[0], {
                 trigger: "manual",
                 title: `Search error: ${error}`,
-                placement: "right"
+                placement: handleRightToLeftPlacement("right")
             });
 
             tooltip.show();
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/react/FormList.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/react/FormList.tsx
index 6e7c7ab51..c79d63619 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/react/FormList.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/react/FormList.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type CSSProperties } from "preact
 import "./FormList.css";
 import { CommandNames } from "../../components/app_context";
 import { useStaticTooltip } from "./hooks";
-import { isMobile } from "../../services/utils";
+import { handleRightToLeftPlacement, isMobile } from "../../services/utils";
 
 interface FormListOpts {
     children: ComponentChildren;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function FormList({ children, onSelect, style, fullHeight }: Form
         if (!triggerRef.current || !wrapperRef.current) {
             return;
         }
-        
+
         const $wrapperRef = $(wrapperRef.current);
         const dropdown = BootstrapDropdown.getOrCreateInstance(triggerRef.current);
         $wrapperRef.on("hide.bs.dropdown", (e) => e.preventDefault());
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ interface FormListItemOpts {
 }
 
 const TOOLTIP_CONFIG: Partial<Tooltip.Options> = {
-    placement: "right",
-    fallbackPlacements: [ "right" ]
+    placement: handleRightToLeftPlacement("right"),
+    fallbackPlacements: [ handleRightToLeftPlacement("right") ]
 }
 
 export function FormListItem({ className, icon, value, title, active, disabled, checked, container, onClick, selected, rtl, triggerCommand, description, ...contentProps }: FormListItemOpts) {
@@ -178,4 +178,4 @@ export function FormDropdownSubmenu({ icon, title, children }: { icon: string, t
             </ul>
         </li>
     )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/sync_status.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/sync_status.ts
index 10a74d766..3ce671034 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/sync_status.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/sync_status.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import BasicWidget from "./basic_widget.js";
 import ws from "../services/ws.js";
 import options from "../services/options.js";
 import syncService from "../services/sync.js";
-import { escapeQuotes } from "../services/utils.js";
+import { escapeQuotes, handleRightToLeftPlacement } from "../services/utils.js";
 import { Tooltip } from "bootstrap";
 import { WebSocketMessage } from "@triliumnext/commons";
 
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ export default class SyncStatusWidget extends BasicWidget {
 
         Tooltip.getOrCreateInstance(this.$widget.find(`.sync-status-${className}`)[0], {
             html: true,
-            placement: this.settings.titlePlacement,
-            fallbackPlacements: [this.settings.titlePlacement]
+            placement: handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement),
+            fallbackPlacements: [ handleRightToLeftPlacement(this.settings.titlePlacement) ]
         });
 
         this.$widget.show();