diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/Settings.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/Settings.java
index f9ab36310..29dc5fa91 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public final class Settings implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
     public static final String PREF_BLOCK_POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE = "block_potentially_offensive";
     public static final String PREF_LANGUAGE_SWITCH_KEY = "language_switch_key";
     public static final String PREF_SHOW_EMOJI_KEY = "show_emoji_key";
+    public static final String PREF_VARIABLE_TOOLBAR_DIRECTION = "var_toolbar_direction";
     public static final String PREF_ADDITIONAL_SUBTYPES = "additional_subtypes";
     public static final String PREF_ENABLE_SPLIT_KEYBOARD = "split_keyboard";
     public static final String PREF_SPLIT_SPACER_SCALE = "split_spacer_scale";
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index 52170b9bc..2549748f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class SettingsValues {
     public final boolean mShowsPopupHints;
     public final boolean mSpaceForLangChange;
     public final boolean mShowsEmojiKey;
+    public final boolean mVarToolbarDirection;
     public final boolean mUsePersonalizedDicts;
     public final boolean mUseDoubleSpacePeriod;
     public final boolean mBlockPotentiallyOffensive;
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ public SettingsValues(final Context context, final SharedPreferences prefs, fina
         mShowsPopupHints = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SHOW_POPUP_HINTS, false);
         mSpaceForLangChange = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SPACE_TO_CHANGE_LANG, true);
         mShowsEmojiKey = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_SHOW_EMOJI_KEY, false);
+        mVarToolbarDirection = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_VARIABLE_TOOLBAR_DIRECTION, true);
         mUsePersonalizedDicts = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_PERSONALIZED_DICTS, true);
         mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true)
                 && inputAttributes.mIsGeneralTextInput;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 33ba1d8a2..84e1a39c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ public StripVisibilityGroup(final View suggestionStripView,
             showSuggestionsStrip();
         }
 
-        public void setLayoutDirection(final boolean isRtlLanguage) {
-            final int layoutDirection = isRtlLanguage ? ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
-                    : ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
+        public void setLayoutDirection(final int layoutDirection) {
             ViewCompat.setLayoutDirection(mSuggestionStripView, layoutDirection);
             ViewCompat.setLayoutDirection(mSuggestionsStrip, layoutDirection);
         }
@@ -265,8 +263,14 @@ private void updateKeys() {
     }
 
     public void setRtl(final boolean isRtlLanguage) {
-        mStripVisibilityGroup.setLayoutDirection(isRtlLanguage);
-        mRtl = isRtlLanguage ? -1 : 1;
+        final int layoutDirection;
+        if (!Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().mVarToolbarDirection)
+            layoutDirection = ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LOCALE;
+        else{
+            layoutDirection = isRtlLanguage ? ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL : ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
+            mRtl = isRtlLanguage ? -1 : 1;
+        }
+        mStripVisibilityGroup.setLayoutDirection(layoutDirection);
     }
 
     public void setSuggestions(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords, final boolean isRtlLanguage) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index eb5acd0ec..c7eedde01 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -776,4 +776,8 @@ New dictionary:
     <string name="action_none">None</string>
     <!-- Option to move the cursor when swiping the spacebar -->
     <string name="space_swipe_move_cursor_entry">Move Cursor</string>
+    <!-- Title of the settings for variable toolbar direction -->
+    <string name="var_toolbar_direction">Variable toolbar direction</string>
+    <!-- Description of the variable toolbar direction setting -->
+    <string name="var_toolbar_direction_summary">Reverse direction when a right-to-left keyboard subtype is selected</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
index bab93e664..e473f5895 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
             android:key="toolbar_keys"
             android:title="@string/toolbar_keys" />
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:key="var_toolbar_direction"
+            android:title="@string/var_toolbar_direction"
+            android:summary="@string/var_toolbar_direction_summary"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:persistent="true" />
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/settings_category_clipboard_history">