diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-input.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-input.tsx
index 35460131a..a5d5737d0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-input.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-input.tsx
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent<IAutosugges
 
     const visible = !suggestionsHidden && (!suggestions.isEmpty() || (menu && value));
 
-    if (isRtl(value)) {
+    // TODO: convert to functional component and use `useLocale()` hook instead of checking placeholder text.
+    if (isRtl(value) || (placeholder && isRtl(placeholder))) {
       style.direction = 'rtl';
     }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-textarea.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-textarea.tsx
index 809d69153..72f981da8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-textarea.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest-textarea.tsx
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ class AutosuggestTextarea extends ImmutablePureComponent<IAutosuggesteTextarea>
     const { suggestionsHidden } = this.state;
     const style = { direction: 'ltr', minRows: 10 };
 
-    if (isRtl(value)) {
+    // TODO: convert to functional component and use `useLocale()` hook instead of checking placeholder text.
+    if (isRtl(value) || (placeholder && isRtl(placeholder))) {
       style.direction = 'rtl';
     }