diff --git a/widget/friendwidget.cpp b/widget/friendwidget.cpp
index 782e541fd..90edf8fc8 100644
--- a/widget/friendwidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/friendwidget.cpp
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@
 FriendWidget::FriendWidget(int FriendId, QString id)
     : friendId(FriendId)
 {
-    setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-    this->setMouseTracking(true);
-    this->setAutoFillBackground(true);
-    this->setFixedHeight(55);
-    this->setLayout(&layout);
+    setMouseTracking(true);
+    setAutoFillBackground(true);
+    setFixedHeight(55);
+    setLayout(&layout);
     layout.setSpacing(0);
     layout.setMargin(0);
     layout.setStretchFactor(this, 100);
     textLayout.setSpacing(0);
     textLayout.setMargin(0);
+    setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight); // parent might have set Qt::RightToLeft
 
     avatar.setPixmap(QPixmap(":img/contact.png"));
     name.setText(id);
diff --git a/widget/groupwidget.cpp b/widget/groupwidget.cpp
index 7a138e28a..ac0608b1b 100644
--- a/widget/groupwidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/groupwidget.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@
 GroupWidget::GroupWidget(int GroupId, QString Name)
     : groupId{GroupId}
 {
-    this->setMouseTracking(true);
-    this->setAutoFillBackground(true);
-    this->setLayout(&layout);
-    this->setFixedHeight(55);
+    setMouseTracking(true);
+    setAutoFillBackground(true);
+    setLayout(&layout);
+    setFixedHeight(55);
     layout.setSpacing(0);
     layout.setMargin(0);
     textLayout.setSpacing(0);
     textLayout.setMargin(0);
+    setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight); // parent might have set Qt::RightToLeft
 
     avatar.setPixmap(QPixmap(":img/group.png"));
     statusPic.setPixmap(QPixmap(":img/status/dot_online.png"));
diff --git a/widget/widget.cpp b/widget/widget.cpp
index 38c047259..0b1a4ba51 100644
--- a/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent)
     friendListWidget->layout()->setMargin(0);
     friendListWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
     ui->friendList->setWidget(friendListWidget);
+    ui->friendList->setLayoutDirection(Qt::RightToLeft);
 
     // delay setting username and message until Core inits
     //ui->nameLabel->setText(core->getUsername());