diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index 920f32dd9..9f7cc58a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Inject, Injectable, PLATFORM_ID } from '@angular/core';
+import { Inject, Injectable, PLATFORM_ID, LOCALE_ID } from '@angular/core';
 import { ReplaySubject, BehaviorSubject, Subject, fromEvent, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Transaction } from '../interfaces/electrs.interface';
 import { IBackendInfo, MempoolBlock, MempoolBlockWithTransactions, MempoolBlockDelta, MempoolInfo, Recommendedfees, ReplacedTransaction, TransactionStripped } from '../interfaces/websocket.interface';
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export class StateService {
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) private platformId: any,
+    @Inject(LOCALE_ID) private locale: string,
     private router: Router,
     private storageService: StorageService,
   ) {
@@ -151,7 +152,10 @@ export class StateService {
 
     this.blockVSize = this.env.BLOCK_WEIGHT_UNITS / 4;
 
-    this.timeLtr = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(this.storageService.getValue('time-preference-ltr') === 'true');
+    const savedTimePreference = this.storageService.getValue('time-preference-ltr');
+    const rtlLanguage = (this.locale.startsWith('ar') || this.locale.startsWith('fa') || this.locale.startsWith('he'));
+    // default time direction is right-to-left, unless locale is a RTL language
+    this.timeLtr = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(savedTimePreference === 'true' || (savedTimePreference == null && rtlLanguage));
     this.timeLtr.subscribe((ltr) => {
       this.storageService.setValue('time-preference-ltr', ltr ? 'true' : 'false');
     });