diff --git a/dist/vis.js b/dist/vis.js
index 43b53bf7..92852b16 100644
--- a/dist/vis.js
+++ b/dist/vis.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * A dynamic, browser-based visualization library.
  *
  * @version 4.15.1
- * @date    2016-03-08
+ * @date    2016-03-10
  *
  * @license
  * Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Almende B.V, http://almende.com
@@ -723,6 +723,10 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     return elem.getBoundingClientRect().left;
   };
 
+  exports.getAbsoluteRight = function (elem) {
+    return elem.getBoundingClientRect().right;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Retrieve the absolute top value of a DOM element
    * @param {Element} elem        A dom element, for example a div
@@ -10661,6 +10665,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
    * @extends Core
    */
   function Timeline(container, items, groups, options) {
+
     if (!(this instanceof Timeline)) {
       throw new SyntaxError('Constructor must be called with the new operator');
     }
@@ -10684,7 +10689,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
         axis: 'bottom', // axis orientation: 'bottom', 'top', or 'both'
         item: 'bottom' // not relevant
       },
-
+      rtl: false,
       moment: moment,
 
       width: null,
@@ -10739,7 +10744,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     this.components.push(this.currentTime);
 
     // item set
-    this.itemSet = new ItemSet(this.body);
+    this.itemSet = new ItemSet(this.body, this.options);
     this.components.push(this.itemSet);
 
     this.itemsData = null; // DataSet
@@ -10822,6 +10827,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     // validate options
     var errorFound = _Validator2.default.validate(options, allOptions);
+
     if (errorFound === true) {
       console.log('%cErrors have been found in the supplied options object.', printStyle);
     }
@@ -15804,9 +15810,9 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       // http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Algorithm_Implementation/Strings/Levenshtein_distance#JavaScript
       /*
        Copyright (c) 2011 Andrei Mackenzie
-        Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-        The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-        THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+         Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+         The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+         THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
        */
 
     }, {
@@ -15899,7 +15905,6 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       zoomMax: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10000 // milliseconds
     };
     this.options = util.extend({}, this.defaultOptions);
-
     this.props = {
       touch: {}
     };
@@ -15941,7 +15946,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   Range.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     if (options) {
       // copy the options that we know
-      var fields = ['direction', 'min', 'max', 'zoomMin', 'zoomMax', 'moveable', 'zoomable', 'moment', 'activate', 'hiddenDates', 'zoomKey'];
+      var fields = ['direction', 'min', 'max', 'zoomMin', 'zoomMax', 'moveable', 'zoomable', 'moment', 'activate', 'hiddenDates', 'zoomKey', 'rtl'];
       util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
       if ('start' in options || 'end' in options) {
@@ -16446,7 +16451,11 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     // calculate the time where the mouse is, check whether inside
     // and no scroll action should happen.
     var clientX = event.center ? event.center.x : event.clientX;
-    var x = clientX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.body.dom.centerContainer);
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      var x = clientX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.body.dom.centerContainer);
+    } else {
+      var x = util.getAbsoluteRight(this.body.dom.centerContainer);-clientX;
+    }
     var time = this.body.util.toTime(x);
 
     return time >= this.start && time <= this.end;
@@ -17321,9 +17330,15 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   Core.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     if (options) {
       // copy the known options
-      var fields = ['width', 'height', 'minHeight', 'maxHeight', 'autoResize', 'start', 'end', 'clickToUse', 'dataAttributes', 'hiddenDates', 'locale', 'locales', 'moment', 'throttleRedraw'];
+      var fields = ['width', 'height', 'minHeight', 'maxHeight', 'autoResize', 'start', 'end', 'clickToUse', 'dataAttributes', 'hiddenDates', 'locale', 'locales', 'moment', 'rtl', 'throttleRedraw'];
       util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
+      if (this.options.rtl) {
+        var contentContainer = this.dom.leftContainer;
+        this.dom.leftContainer = this.dom.rightContainer;
+        this.dom.rightContainer = contentContainer;
+      }
+
       this.options.orientation = { item: undefined, axis: undefined };
       if ('orientation' in options) {
         if (typeof options.orientation === 'string') {
@@ -18170,8 +18185,8 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
    */
   function ItemSet(body, options) {
     this.body = body;
-
     this.defaultOptions = {
+      rtl: false,
       type: null, // 'box', 'point', 'range', 'background'
       orientation: {
         item: 'bottom' // item orientation: 'top' or 'bottom'
@@ -18374,8 +18389,8 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 
     // add item on doubletap
     this.hammer.on('doubletap', this._onAddItem.bind(this));
-
     this.groupHammer = new Hammer(this.body.dom.leftContainer);
+
     this.groupHammer.on('panstart', this._onGroupDragStart.bind(this));
     this.groupHammer.on('panmove', this._onGroupDrag.bind(this));
     this.groupHammer.on('panend', this._onGroupDragEnd.bind(this));
@@ -18452,7 +18467,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   ItemSet.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     if (options) {
       // copy all options that we know
-      var fields = ['type', 'align', 'order', 'stack', 'selectable', 'multiselect', 'itemsAlwaysDraggable', 'multiselectPerGroup', 'groupOrder', 'dataAttributes', 'template', 'groupTemplate', 'hide', 'snap', 'groupOrderSwap'];
+      var fields = ['type', 'rtl', 'align', 'order', 'stack', 'selectable', 'multiselect', 'itemsAlwaysDraggable', 'multiselectPerGroup', 'groupOrder', 'dataAttributes', 'template', 'groupTemplate', 'hide', 'snap', 'groupOrderSwap'];
       util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
       if ('orientation' in options) {
@@ -22915,7 +22930,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   TimeAxis.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     if (options) {
       // copy all options that we know
-      util.selectiveExtend(['showMinorLabels', 'showMajorLabels', 'maxMinorChars', 'hiddenDates', 'timeAxis', 'moment'], this.options, options);
+      util.selectiveExtend(['showMinorLabels', 'showMajorLabels', 'maxMinorChars', 'hiddenDates', 'timeAxis', 'moment', 'rtl'], this.options, options);
 
       // deep copy the format options
       util.selectiveDeepExtend(['format'], this.options, options);
@@ -23019,7 +23034,6 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     } else {
       this.body.dom.backgroundVertical.appendChild(background);
     }
-
     return this._isResized() || parentChanged;
   };
 
@@ -23159,7 +23173,6 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorText = function (x, text, orientation, className) {
     // reuse redundant label
     var label = this.dom.redundant.minorTexts.shift();
-
     if (!label) {
       // create new label
       var content = document.createTextNode('');
@@ -23172,7 +23185,13 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     label.childNodes[0].nodeValue = text;
 
     label.style.top = orientation == 'top' ? this.props.majorLabelHeight + 'px' : '0';
+
+    // if (this.options.rtl) {
+    //   label.style.right = x + 'px';
+    // } else {
     label.style.left = x + 'px';
+    // };
+
     label.className = 'vis-text vis-minor ' + className;
     //label.title = title;  // TODO: this is a heavy operation
 
@@ -23206,7 +23225,11 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     //label.title = title; // TODO: this is a heavy operation
 
     label.style.top = orientation == 'top' ? '0' : this.props.minorLabelHeight + 'px';
+    // if (this.options.rtl) {
+    //   label.style.right = x + 'px';
+    // } else {
     label.style.left = x + 'px';
+    // };
 
     return label;
   };
@@ -23237,7 +23260,11 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       line.style.top = this.body.domProps.top.height + 'px';
     }
     line.style.height = props.minorLineHeight + 'px';
+    // if (this.options.rtl) {
+    //    line.style.right = (x - props.minorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+    // } else {
     line.style.left = x - props.minorLineWidth / 2 + 'px';
+    // };
     line.style.width = width + 'px';
 
     line.className = 'vis-grid vis-vertical vis-minor ' + className;
@@ -23270,7 +23297,13 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
     } else {
       line.style.top = this.body.domProps.top.height + 'px';
     }
+
+    // if (this.options.rtl) {
+    //   line.style.right = (x - props.majorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+    // } else {
     line.style.left = x - props.majorLineWidth / 2 + 'px';
+    // }
+
     line.style.height = props.majorLineHeight + 'px';
     line.style.width = width + 'px';
 
@@ -23293,7 +23326,9 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       this.dom.measureCharMinor = document.createElement('DIV');
       this.dom.measureCharMinor.className = 'vis-text vis-minor vis-measure';
       this.dom.measureCharMinor.style.position = 'absolute';
-
+      if (this.options.rtl) {
+        this.dom.measureCharMinor.style.direction = 'rtl';
+      }
       this.dom.measureCharMinor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
       this.dom.foreground.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMinor);
     }
@@ -23305,7 +23340,9 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       this.dom.measureCharMajor = document.createElement('DIV');
       this.dom.measureCharMajor.className = 'vis-text vis-major vis-measure';
       this.dom.measureCharMajor.style.position = 'absolute';
-
+      if (this.options.rtl) {
+        this.dom.measureCharMajor.style.direction = 'rtl';
+      }
       this.dom.measureCharMajor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
       this.dom.foreground.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMajor);
     }
@@ -24055,7 +24092,11 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
       var title = locale.current + ' ' + locale.time + ': ' + now.format('dddd, MMMM Do YYYY, H:mm:ss');
       title = title.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + title.substring(1);
 
-      this.bar.style.left = x + 'px';
+      if (this.options.rtl) {
+        this.bar.style.right = x + 'px';
+      } else {
+        this.bar.style.left = x + 'px';
+      }
       this.bar.title = title;
     } else {
       // remove the line from the DOM
@@ -24162,6 +24203,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 
     //globals :
     align: { string: string },
+    rtl: { boolean: boolean, 'undefined': 'undefined' },
     autoResize: { boolean: boolean },
     throttleRedraw: { number: number },
     clickToUse: { boolean: boolean },
@@ -24279,6 +24321,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   var configureOptions = {
     global: {
       align: ['center', 'left', 'right'],
+      direction: false,
       autoResize: true,
       throttleRedraw: [10, 0, 1000, 10],
       clickToUse: false,
@@ -25952,10 +25995,10 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
   DataAxis.prototype.show = function () {
     this.hidden = false;
     if (!this.dom.frame.parentNode) {
-      if (this.options.orientation === 'left') {
-        this.body.dom.left.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
-      } else {
+      if (this.options.rtl) {
         this.body.dom.right.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
+      } else {
+        this.body.dom.left.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/timeline/groups/groupsEditable.html b/examples/timeline/groups/groupsEditable.html
index 8fce1410..154a33e0 100644
--- a/examples/timeline/groups/groupsEditable.html
+++ b/examples/timeline/groups/groupsEditable.html
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@
     	a.value = b.value;
     	b.value = v;
     },
+    rtl: true,
+    orientation: 'both',
     editable: true,
     groupEditable: true,
     start: new Date(2015, 6, 1),
diff --git a/lib/timeline/Core.js b/lib/timeline/Core.js
index 97281b73..9ec37197 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Core.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Core.js
@@ -222,11 +222,18 @@ Core.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     var fields = [
       'width', 'height', 'minHeight', 'maxHeight', 'autoResize',
       'start', 'end', 'clickToUse', 'dataAttributes', 'hiddenDates',
-      'locale', 'locales', 'moment',
+      'locale', 'locales', 'moment', 'rtl',
       'throttleRedraw'
     ];
     util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
+
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      var contentContainer = this.dom.leftContainer;
+      this.dom.leftContainer = this.dom.rightContainer;
+      this.dom.rightContainer = contentContainer;
+    }  
+
     this.options.orientation = {item:undefined,axis:undefined};
     if ('orientation' in options) {
       if (typeof options.orientation === 'string') {
diff --git a/lib/timeline/Range.js b/lib/timeline/Range.js
index 97e690e2..8e059f8a 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Range.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Range.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ function Range(body, options) {
     zoomMax: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10000  // milliseconds
   };
   this.options = util.extend({}, this.defaultOptions);
-
   this.props = {
     touch: {}
   };
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ Range.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
     // copy the options that we know
     var fields = [
       'direction', 'min', 'max', 'zoomMin', 'zoomMax', 'moveable', 'zoomable',
-      'moment', 'activate', 'hiddenDates', 'zoomKey'
+      'moment', 'activate', 'hiddenDates', 'zoomKey', 'rtl'
     ];
     util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
@@ -594,7 +593,11 @@ Range.prototype._isInsideRange = function(event) {
   // calculate the time where the mouse is, check whether inside
   // and no scroll action should happen.
   var clientX = event.center ? event.center.x : event.clientX;
-  var x = clientX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.body.dom.centerContainer);
+  if (this.options.rtl) {
+    var x = clientX - util.getAbsoluteLeft(this.body.dom.centerContainer);
+  } else {
+    var x = util.getAbsoluteRight(this.body.dom.centerContainer); - clientX  
+  }
   var time = this.body.util.toTime(x);
 
   return time >= this.start && time <= this.end;
diff --git a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
index a69f58dd..876706d1 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import Validator from '../shared/Validator';
  * @extends Core
  */
 function Timeline (container, items, groups, options) {
+
   if (!(this instanceof Timeline)) {
     throw new SyntaxError('Constructor must be called with the new operator');
   }
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function Timeline (container, items, groups, options) {
       axis: 'bottom',   // axis orientation: 'bottom', 'top', or 'both'
       item: 'bottom'    // not relevant
     },
-
+    rtl: false,
     moment: moment,
 
     width: null,
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ function Timeline (container, items, groups, options) {
   this.components.push(this.currentTime);
 
   // item set
-  this.itemSet = new ItemSet(this.body);
+  this.itemSet = new ItemSet(this.body, this.options);
   this.components.push(this.itemSet);
 
   this.itemsData = null;      // DataSet
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.redraw = function() {
 Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
   // validate options
   let errorFound = Validator.validate(options, allOptions);
+
   if (errorFound === true) {
     console.log('%cErrors have been found in the supplied options object.', printStyle);
   }
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/CurrentTime.js b/lib/timeline/component/CurrentTime.js
index ee1c7148..822c00e0 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/CurrentTime.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/CurrentTime.js
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ CurrentTime.prototype.redraw = function() {
     var title = locale.current + ' ' + locale.time + ': ' + now.format('dddd, MMMM Do YYYY, H:mm:ss');
     title = title.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + title.substring(1);
 
-    this.bar.style.left = x + 'px';
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      this.bar.style.right = x + 'px';
+    } else {
+      this.bar.style.left = x + 'px';
+    }
     this.bar.title = title;
   }
   else {
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js b/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
index 61055666..5b4e965c 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ DataAxis.prototype._cleanupIcons = function() {
 DataAxis.prototype.show = function() {
   this.hidden = false;
   if (!this.dom.frame.parentNode) {
-    if (this.options.orientation === 'left') {
-      this.body.dom.left.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      this.body.dom.right.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
     }
     else {
-      this.body.dom.right.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
+      this.body.dom.left.appendChild(this.dom.frame);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js b/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
index 27aaee38..c10645c0 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ var BACKGROUND = '__background__'; // reserved group id for background items wit
  */
 function ItemSet(body, options) {
   this.body = body;
-
   this.defaultOptions = {
+    rtl: false,
     type: null,  // 'box', 'point', 'range', 'background'
     orientation: {
       item: 'bottom'   // item orientation: 'top' or 'bottom'
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function ItemSet(body, options) {
 
   // options is shared by this ItemSet and all its items
   this.options = util.extend({}, this.defaultOptions);
-
+  
   // options for getting items from the DataSet with the correct type
   this.itemOptions = {
     type: {start: 'Date', end: 'Date'}
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ ItemSet.prototype._create = function(){
 
   // add item on doubletap
   this.hammer.on('doubletap', this._onAddItem.bind(this));
-
   this.groupHammer = new Hammer(this.body.dom.leftContainer);
+  
   this.groupHammer.on('panstart', this._onGroupDragStart.bind(this));
   this.groupHammer.on('panmove',  this._onGroupDrag.bind(this));
   this.groupHammer.on('panend',   this._onGroupDragEnd.bind(this));
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ItemSet.prototype._create = function(){
 ItemSet.prototype.setOptions = function(options) {
   if (options) {
     // copy all options that we know
-    var fields = ['type', 'align', 'order', 'stack', 'selectable', 'multiselect', 'itemsAlwaysDraggable', 'multiselectPerGroup', 'groupOrder', 'dataAttributes', 'template', 'groupTemplate', 'hide', 'snap', 'groupOrderSwap'];
+    var fields = ['type', 'rtl', 'align', 'order', 'stack', 'selectable', 'multiselect', 'itemsAlwaysDraggable', 'multiselectPerGroup', 'groupOrder', 'dataAttributes', 'template', 'groupTemplate', 'hide', 'snap', 'groupOrderSwap'];
     util.selectiveExtend(fields, this.options, options);
 
     if ('orientation' in options) {
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js b/lib/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
index 136179b4..a0b49955 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ TimeAxis.prototype.setOptions = function(options) {
       'maxMinorChars',
       'hiddenDates',
       'timeAxis',
-      'moment'
+      'moment',
+      'rtl'
     ], this.options, options);
 
     // deep copy the format options
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ TimeAxis.prototype.redraw = function () {
   else {
     this.body.dom.backgroundVertical.appendChild(background)
   }
-
   return this._isResized() || parentChanged;
 };
 
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintLabels = function () {
 TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorText = function (x, text, orientation, className) {
   // reuse redundant label
   var label = this.dom.redundant.minorTexts.shift();
-
   if (!label) {
     // create new label
     var content = document.createTextNode('');
@@ -336,7 +335,13 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorText = function (x, text, orientation, className
   label.childNodes[0].nodeValue = text;
 
   label.style.top = (orientation == 'top') ? (this.props.majorLabelHeight + 'px') : '0';
-  label.style.left = x + 'px';
+
+  // if (this.options.rtl) {
+  //   label.style.right = x + 'px';
+  // } else {
+    label.style.left = x + 'px';
+  // };
+
   label.className = 'vis-text vis-minor ' + className;
   //label.title = title;  // TODO: this is a heavy operation
 
@@ -370,7 +375,11 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMajorText = function (x, text, orientation, className
   //label.title = title; // TODO: this is a heavy operation
 
   label.style.top = (orientation == 'top') ? '0' : (this.props.minorLabelHeight  + 'px');
-  label.style.left = x + 'px';
+  // if (this.options.rtl) {
+  //   label.style.right = x + 'px';
+  // } else {
+    label.style.left = x + 'px';
+  // };
 
   return label;
 };
@@ -402,7 +411,11 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorLine = function (x, width, orientation, classNam
     line.style.top = this.body.domProps.top.height + 'px';
   }
   line.style.height = props.minorLineHeight + 'px';
-  line.style.left = (x - props.minorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+  // if (this.options.rtl) {
+  //    line.style.right = (x - props.minorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+  // } else {
+     line.style.left = (x - props.minorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+  // };
   line.style.width = width + 'px';
 
   line.className = 'vis-grid vis-vertical vis-minor ' + className;
@@ -436,7 +449,13 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMajorLine = function (x, width, orientation, classNam
   else {
     line.style.top = this.body.domProps.top.height + 'px';
   }
-  line.style.left = (x - props.majorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+
+  // if (this.options.rtl) {
+  //   line.style.right = (x - props.majorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+  // } else {
+    line.style.left = (x - props.majorLineWidth / 2) + 'px';
+  // }
+
   line.style.height = props.majorLineHeight + 'px';
   line.style.width = width  + 'px';
 
@@ -459,7 +478,9 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._calculateCharSize = function () {
     this.dom.measureCharMinor = document.createElement('DIV');
     this.dom.measureCharMinor.className = 'vis-text vis-minor vis-measure';
     this.dom.measureCharMinor.style.position = 'absolute';
-
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      this.dom.measureCharMinor.style.direction = 'rtl';
+    }
     this.dom.measureCharMinor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
     this.dom.foreground.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMinor);
   }
@@ -471,7 +492,9 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._calculateCharSize = function () {
     this.dom.measureCharMajor = document.createElement('DIV');
     this.dom.measureCharMajor.className = 'vis-text vis-major vis-measure';
     this.dom.measureCharMajor.style.position = 'absolute';
-
+    if (this.options.rtl) {
+      this.dom.measureCharMajor.style.direction = 'rtl';
+    }
     this.dom.measureCharMajor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
     this.dom.foreground.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMajor);
   }
diff --git a/lib/timeline/optionsTimeline.js b/lib/timeline/optionsTimeline.js
index acf93a17..0069a3db 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/optionsTimeline.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/optionsTimeline.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ let dom = 'dom';
 let moment = 'moment';
 let any = 'any';
 
-
 let allOptions = {
   configure: {
     enabled: {boolean},
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ let allOptions = {
 
   //globals :
   align: {string},
+  rtl: {boolean, 'undefined': 'undefined'},
   autoResize: {boolean},
   throttleRedraw: {number},
   clickToUse: {boolean},
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ let allOptions = {
 let configureOptions = {
   global: {
     align:  ['center', 'left', 'right'],
+    direction:  false,
     autoResize: true,
     throttleRedraw: [10, 0, 1000, 10],
     clickToUse: false,
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index a433075a..ce41023c 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@ exports.getAbsoluteLeft = function (elem) {
   return elem.getBoundingClientRect().left;
 };
 
+exports.getAbsoluteRight = function (elem) {
+  return elem.getBoundingClientRect().right;
+};
+
 /**
  * Retrieve the absolute top value of a DOM element
  * @param {Element} elem        A dom element, for example a div