diff --git a/examples/rtl.html b/examples/rtl.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c9231f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rtl.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
+    <title>perfect-scrollbar example</title>
+      <link href="../src/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
+      <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
+      <script src="../src/jquery.mousewheel.js"></script>
+      <script src="../src/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
+      <style>
+        .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+        .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
+        .spacer { text-align:center }
+
+        html { direction: rtl; }
+      </style>
+    <script>
+      jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
+        "use strict";
+        $('#Default').perfectScrollbar();
+      });
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="Default" class="contentHolder">
+      <div class="content">
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/perfect-scrollbar.js b/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
index 8585ca4..21b9b57 100644
--- a/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
+++ b/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
           scrollbarYRight = parseInt($scrollbarYRail.css('right'), 10),
           isScrollbarYUsingRight = scrollbarYRight === scrollbarYRight, // !isNaN
           scrollbarYLeft = isScrollbarYUsingRight ? null: parseInt($scrollbarYRail.css('left'), 10),
+          isRtl = $this.css('direction') === "rtl",
           eventClassName = getEventClassName();
 
       var updateContentScrollTop = function (currentTop, deltaY) {
@@ -159,7 +160,12 @@
       };
 
       var updateScrollbarCss = function () {
-        var scrollbarXStyles = {left: $this.scrollLeft(), width: containerWidth, display: scrollbarXActive ? "inherit": "none"};
+        var scrollbarXStyles = {width: containerWidth, display: scrollbarXActive ? "inherit": "none"};
+        if (isRtl) {
+          scrollbarXStyles.left = $this.scrollLeft() + containerWidth - contentWidth;
+        } else {
+          scrollbarXStyles.left = $this.scrollLeft();
+        }
         if (isScrollbarXUsingBottom) {
           scrollbarXStyles.bottom = scrollbarXBottom - $this.scrollTop();
         } else {
@@ -168,12 +174,22 @@
         $scrollbarXRail.css(scrollbarXStyles);
 
         var scrollbarYStyles = {top: $this.scrollTop(), height: containerHeight, display: scrollbarYActive ? "inherit": "none"};
+
         if (isScrollbarYUsingRight) {
-          scrollbarYStyles.right = scrollbarYRight - $this.scrollLeft();
+          if (isRtl) {
+            scrollbarYStyles.right = contentWidth - $this.scrollLeft() - scrollbarYRight - $scrollbarY.outerWidth();
+          } else {
+            scrollbarYStyles.right = scrollbarYRight - $this.scrollLeft();
+          }
         } else {
-          scrollbarYStyles.left = scrollbarYLeft + $this.scrollLeft();
+          if (isRtl) {
+            scrollbarYStyles.left = $this.scrollLeft() + containerWidth * 2 - contentWidth - scrollbarYLeft - $scrollbarY.outerWidth();
+          } else {
+            scrollbarYStyles.left = scrollbarYLeft + $this.scrollLeft();
+          }
         }
         $scrollbarYRail.css(scrollbarYStyles);
+
         $scrollbarX.css({left: scrollbarXLeft, width: scrollbarXWidth});
         $scrollbarY.css({top: scrollbarYTop, height: scrollbarYHeight});
       };
@@ -563,6 +579,7 @@
         scrollbarYHeight =
         scrollbarYTop =
         scrollbarYRight = null;
+        isRtl = null;
       };
 
       var ieSupport = function (version) {
