diff --git a/src/core/annotation.js b/src/core/annotation.js
index 08b613250..1bb949afe 100644
--- a/src/core/annotation.js
+++ b/src/core/annotation.js
@@ -2547,6 +2547,7 @@ class WidgetAnnotation extends Annotation {
         descent,
         lineHeight,
         alignment,
+        bidi(lines[0]).dir === "rtl",
         annotationStorage
       );
     }
@@ -2911,6 +2912,7 @@ class TextWidgetAnnotation extends WidgetAnnotation {
     descent,
     lineHeight,
     alignment,
+    isRTL,
     annotationStorage
   ) {
     const combWidth = width / this.data.maxLen;
@@ -2922,6 +2924,9 @@ class TextWidgetAnnotation extends WidgetAnnotation {
     for (const [start, end] of positions) {
       buf.push(`(${escapeString(text.substring(start, end))}) Tj`);
     }
+    if (isRTL) {
+      buf.reverse();
+    }
 
     const textWidth = combWidth * positions.length;
     let hShift = hPadding;