diff --git a/editeng/source/outliner/outliner.cxx b/editeng/source/outliner/outliner.cxx
index 259e5d45772e..3976d1b6dd2f 100644
--- a/editeng/source/outliner/outliner.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/outliner/outliner.cxx
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ void Outliner::PaintBullet( sal_uInt16 nPara, const Point& rStartPos,
                 sal_uLong nLayoutMode = pOutDev->GetLayoutMode();
                 nLayoutMode &= ~(TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_RTL|TEXT_LAYOUT_COMPLEX_DISABLED|TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_STRONG);
                 if ( bRightToLeftPara )
-                    nLayoutMode |= TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_RTL | TEXT_LAYOUT_TEXTORIGIN_LEFT;
+                    nLayoutMode |= TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_RTL | TEXT_LAYOUT_TEXTORIGIN_LEFT | TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_STRONG;
                 pOutDev->SetLayoutMode( nLayoutMode );
 
                 if(bStrippingPortions)