diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 6c6e770e58..bcf8b06c2d 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ bool wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     // Make sure it can take the focus
     SetCanFocus(true);
 
+    // STC doesn't support RTL languages at all
+    SetLayoutDirection(wxLayout_LeftToRight);
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index 922156c977..ca2b8a07b5 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ bool wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     // Make sure it can take the focus
     SetCanFocus(true);
 
+    // STC doesn't support RTL languages at all
+    SetLayoutDirection(wxLayout_LeftToRight);
+
     return true;
 }