diff --git a/data/profiles/Shell.profile b/data/profiles/Shell.profile
index 39d28f3d1..65efa9b0a 100644
--- a/data/profiles/Shell.profile
+++ b/data/profiles/Shell.profile
@@ -181,5 +181,6 @@ ColorScheme=Linux
 ScrollMode=FixedLineCount
 ScrollLineCount=1000
 
-
+[Terminal Features]
+BidiRenderingEnabled=true
 
diff --git a/src/Profile.cpp b/src/Profile.cpp
index b2d8394d0..d9f3b02b6 100644
--- a/src/Profile.cpp
+++ b/src/Profile.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ FallbackProfile::FallbackProfile()
     setProperty(TripleClickMode,SelectWholeLine);
 
     setProperty(BlinkingCursorEnabled,false);
-    setProperty(BidiRenderingEnabled,false);
+    setProperty(BidiRenderingEnabled,true);
     setProperty(CursorShape,BlockCursor);
     setProperty(UseCustomCursorColor,false);
     setProperty(CustomCursorColor,Qt::black);