diff --git a/src/lang/galician.txt b/src/lang/galician.txt
index eac9325f51..b4f8ab84c5 100644
--- a/src/lang/galician.txt
+++ b/src/lang/galician.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ##winlangid 0x0456
 ##grflangid 0x31
 ##plural 0
+##textdir ltr
 ##gender m f n
 
 #
diff --git a/src/lang/romanian.txt b/src/lang/romanian.txt
index 0f9162b9f4..b6cea41e7b 100644
--- a/src/lang/romanian.txt
+++ b/src/lang/romanian.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ##winlangid 0x0418
 ##grflangid 0x28
 ##plural 0
+##textdir ltr
 
 #
 
diff --git a/src/lang/spanish.txt b/src/lang/spanish.txt
index 8827426728..7e8c3b8591 100644
--- a/src/lang/spanish.txt
+++ b/src/lang/spanish.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ##winlangid 0x0c0a
 ##grflangid 0x04
 ##plural 0
+##textdir ltr
 ##gender masculino femenino
 
 #
diff --git a/src/lang/traditional_chinese.txt b/src/lang/traditional_chinese.txt
index 790c5b000a..85c5c05519 100644
--- a/src/lang/traditional_chinese.txt
+++ b/src/lang/traditional_chinese.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ##winlangid 0x0404
 ##grflangid 0x0c
 ##plural 1
+##textdir ltr
 
 #
 
diff --git a/src/lang/unfinished/malay.txt b/src/lang/unfinished/malay.txt
index e284c701a3..8e0738aad3 100644
--- a/src/lang/unfinished/malay.txt
+++ b/src/lang/unfinished/malay.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ##winlangid 0x043a
 ##grflangid 0x3c
 ##plural 0
+##textdir ltr
 
 #