diff --git a/src/app/ui/application.scss b/src/app/ui/application.scss
index 2014b63a0..d6d67a516 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/application.scss
+++ b/src/app/ui/application.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ body {
   }
 }
 
+[dir='rtl'] .mat-icon {
+  transform: scale(-1, 1);
+}
+
 // todo: move this to corresponding component theme files
 app-root,
 app-about,