diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49e17f3b..b0f00ed2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     "markdown-it-ruby": "^0.1.1",
     "markdown-it-sub": "^1.0.0",
     "markdown-it-sup": "^1.0.0",
+    "markdown-it-bidi": "^0.1.0",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.7.5",
     "register-service-worker": "^1.7.2",
     "run-node-webpack-plugin": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/src/shared/markdown.ts b/src/shared/markdown.ts
index 0f01064d..38bf9d34 100644
--- a/src/shared/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/shared/markdown.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CustomEmojiView } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import { default as MarkdownIt } from "markdown-it";
 import markdown_it_container from "markdown-it-container";
 // import markdown_it_emoji from "markdown-it-emoji/bare";
+import markdown_it_bidi from "markdown-it-bidi";
 import markdown_it_footnote from "markdown-it-footnote";
 import markdown_it_html5_embed from "markdown-it-html5-embed";
 import markdown_it_ruby from "markdown-it-ruby";
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ export function setupMarkdown() {
     .use(markdown_it_html5_embed, html5EmbedConfig)
     .use(markdown_it_container, "spoiler", spoilerConfig)
     .use(markdown_it_ruby)
-    .use(localInstanceLinkParser);
+    .use(localInstanceLinkParser)
+    .use(markdown_it_bidi);
   // .use(markdown_it_emoji, {
   //   defs: emojiDefs,
   // });
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ export function setupMarkdown() {
     .use(markdown_it_html5_embed, html5EmbedConfig)
     .use(markdown_it_container, "spoiler", spoilerConfig)
     .use(localInstanceLinkParser)
+    .use(markdown_it_bidi)
     // .use(markdown_it_emoji, {
     //   defs: emojiDefs,
     // })