diff --git a/cell/api.js b/cell/api.js
index 3daa0d6081..151f1d4ed4 100644
--- a/cell/api.js
+++ b/cell/api.js
@@ -3426,6 +3426,9 @@ var editor;
 		}
 		this.wbModel.setActive(where);
 		this.wb.updateWorksheetByModel();
+		if (this.wbModel.getDefaultDirection()) {
+			this.asc_setRightToLeft(true);
+		}
 		this.wb.showWorksheet();
 		this.wbModel.dependencyFormulas.lockRecal();
 		History.EndTransaction();
@@ -4484,6 +4487,10 @@ var editor;
 		this.wb.getWorksheet().changeSheetViewSettings(AscCH.historyitem_Worksheet_SetRightToLeft, value);
 	};
 
+	spreadsheet_api.prototype.asc_setDefaultDirection = function (value) {
+		this.wb.setDefaultDirection(value);
+	};
+
 	spreadsheet_api.prototype.asc_getShowFormulas = function () {
 		let ws = this.wb.getWorksheet();
 		return ws.model && ws.model.getShowFormulas();
@@ -9700,6 +9707,8 @@ var editor;
   prot["asc_setShowFormulas"] = prot.asc_setShowFormulas;
   prot["asc_getShowFormulas"] = prot.asc_getShowFormulas;
   prot["asc_setRightToLeft"] = prot.asc_setRightToLeft;
+  prot["asc_setDefaultDirection"] = prot.asc_setDefaultDirection;
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/cell/model/Workbook.js b/cell/model/Workbook.js
index 3add05af70..2a1fe6294f 100644
--- a/cell/model/Workbook.js
+++ b/cell/model/Workbook.js
@@ -2967,6 +2967,8 @@
 		this.TimelineStyles = null;
 
 		this.metadata = null;
+		//true - rightToLeft, false/null - leftToRight
+		this.defaultDirection = null;
 	}
 	Workbook.prototype.init=function(tableCustomFunc, tableIds, sheetIds, bNoBuildDep, bSnapshot){
 		if(this.nActive < 0)
@@ -5573,6 +5575,15 @@
 		this.oGoalSeek && this.oGoalSeek.step();
 	};
 
+	Workbook.prototype.setDefaultDirection = function(val) {
+		this.defaultDirection = val;
+	};
+	Workbook.prototype.getDefaultDirection = function() {
+		return this.defaultDirection;
+	};
+
+
+
 
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cell/view/WorkbookView.js b/cell/view/WorkbookView.js
index 699ecb8284..23c3692dcc 100644
--- a/cell/view/WorkbookView.js
+++ b/cell/view/WorkbookView.js
@@ -5992,6 +5992,11 @@
 		}
 	};
 
+	WorkbookView.prototype.setDefaultDirection = function(val) {
+		this.model.setDefaultDirection(val);
+	};
+
+
 	//временно добавляю сюда. в идеале - использовать общий класс из документов(или сделать базовый, от него наследоваться) - CDocumentSearch
 	function CDocumentSearchExcel(wb) {
 		this.wb = wb;