diff --git a/src/js/captions.js b/src/js/captions.js
index 856baccf..c22a1ddb 100644
--- a/src/js/captions.js
+++ b/src/js/captions.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const captions = {
     // Inject the container
     if (!is.element(this.elements.captions)) {
       this.elements.captions = createElement('div', getAttributesFromSelector(this.config.selectors.captions));
+      this.elements.captions.setAttribute('dir', 'auto');
 
       insertAfter(this.elements.captions, this.elements.wrapper);
     }