diff --git a/widget/editor.go b/widget/editor.go
index cc77fc7a..e373319b 100644
--- a/widget/editor.go
+++ b/widget/editor.go
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ func (e *Editor) scrollBounds() image.Rectangle {
 	var b image.Rectangle
 	if e.SingleLine {
 		if len(e.lines) > 0 {
-			b.Min.X = align(e.Alignment, e.lines[0].Width, e.viewSize.X).Floor()
+			b.Min.X = align(e.Alignment, e.locale.Direction, e.lines[0].Width, e.viewSize.X).Floor()
 			if b.Min.X > 0 {
 				b.Min.X = 0
 			}
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ func seekPosition(lines []text.Line, alignment text.Alignment, width int, start,
 		start.lineCol.X = 0
 		start.clusterIndex = 0
 		l = lines[start.lineCol.Y]
-		start.x = align(alignment, l.Width, width)
+		start.x = align(alignment, l.Layout.Direction, l.Width, width)
 		if l.Layout.Direction.Progression() == system.TowardOrigin {
 			start.x += l.Width
 		}
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ func (e *Editor) moveEnd(selAct selectionAction) {
 	caret = e.closestPosition(combinedPos{lineCol: screenPos{X: maxInt, Y: caret.lineCol.Y}})
 	e.caret.start = caret.runes
 	l := e.lines[caret.lineCol.Y]
-	a := align(e.Alignment, l.Width, e.viewSize.X)
+	a := align(e.Alignment, e.locale.Direction, l.Width, e.viewSize.X)
 	e.caret.xoff = l.Width + a - caret.x
 	e.updateSelection(selAct)
 }
diff --git a/widget/label.go b/widget/label.go
index 71e192e8..14d11c25 100644
--- a/widget/label.go
+++ b/widget/label.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func subLayout(line text.Line, start, end combinedPos) text.Layout {
 
 func firstPos(line text.Line, alignment text.Alignment, width int) combinedPos {
 	p := combinedPos{
-		x: align(alignment, line.Width, width),
+		x: align(alignment, line.Layout.Direction, line.Width, width),
 		y: line.Ascent.Ceil(),
 	}
 
@@ -180,8 +180,19 @@ func linesDimens(lines []text.Line) layout.Dimensions {
 	}
 }
 
-func align(align text.Alignment, width fixed.Int26_6, maxWidth int) fixed.Int26_6 {
+// align returns the x offset that should be applied to text with width so that it
+// appears correctly aligned within a space of size maxWidth and with the primary
+// text direction dir.
+func align(align text.Alignment, dir system.TextDirection, width fixed.Int26_6, maxWidth int) fixed.Int26_6 {
 	mw := fixed.I(maxWidth)
+	if dir.Progression() == system.TowardOrigin {
+		switch align {
+		case text.Start:
+			align = text.End
+		case text.End:
+			align = text.Start
+		}
+	}
 	switch align {
 	case text.Middle:
 		return fixed.I(((mw - width) / 2).Floor())