diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
index c368a46a8..466ac2dd1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
 
   public AudioView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
     super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+    setLayoutDirection(LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR);
+
     TypedArray typedArray = null;
     try {
       typedArray = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.AudioView, 0, 0);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/conversation_item_footer_outgoing.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/conversation_item_footer_outgoing.xml
index cd3d556cb..bead583fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/conversation_item_footer_outgoing.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/conversation_item_footer_outgoing.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         style="@style/Signal.Text.Caption.MessageSent"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginStart="56dp"
+        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/message_audio_duration_margin_start"
         android:visibility="gone"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/dimens.xml
index 06e78d127..19ea5784c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/dimens.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <dimen name="unread_count_bubble_barrier_margin">-4dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="message_audio_duration_margin_start">0dp</dimen>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index c3a9cced0..025c6c834 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <dimen name="message_audio_width">242dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="message_bubble_default_footer_bottom_margin">-4dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="message_bubble_same_line_footer_bottom_margin">-24dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="message_audio_duration_margin_start">56dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="media_picker_folder_width">175dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="media_picker_item_width">85dp</dimen>