diff --git a/djangocms_frontend/templates/djangocms_frontend.html b/djangocms_frontend/templates/djangocms_frontend.html
index 4bd2917c..ae4210dd 100644
--- a/djangocms_frontend/templates/djangocms_frontend.html
+++ b/djangocms_frontend/templates/djangocms_frontend.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>{% load cms_tags menu_tags sekizai_tags static i18n %}{% spaceless %}
-    <html lang="{{ LANGUAGE_CODE }}">
+    {% get_current_language as LANGUAGE_CODE %}{% get_current_language_bidi as LANGUAGE_BIDI %}
+    <html lang="{{ LANGUAGE_CODE|default:"en-us" }}" dir="{{ LANGUAGE_BIDI|yesno:'rtl,ltr,auto' }}">
         <head>
             <meta charset="utf-8"/>
             <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/>
