diff --git a/packages/editor/src/extensions/text-direction/text-direction.ts b/packages/editor/src/extensions/text-direction/text-direction.ts
index bbc67a1eb..fa9bf9e34 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/extensions/text-direction/text-direction.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/extensions/text-direction/text-direction.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { Paragraph } from "../paragraph/index.js";
 import { Node as ProsemirrorNode } from "@tiptap/pm/model";
 import { isListActive } from "../../utils/list.js";
 
-export type TextDirections = undefined | "rtl";
+export type TextDirections = undefined | "rtl" | "ltr";
 const TEXT_DIRECTION_TYPES = [
   "paragraph",
   "heading",
@@ -90,13 +90,15 @@ export const TextDirection = Extension.create<TextDirectionOptions>({
             // NOTE: for some reason setting this to undefined breaks enter behaviour
             // on Android for some keyboards (GBoard etc.). Empty string works fine.
             default: this.options.defaultDirection || "",
-            parseHTML: (element) => (element.dir === "rtl" ? "rtl" : undefined),
+            parseHTML: (element) =>
+              element.dir === "rtl"
+                ? "rtl"
+                : element.dir === "ltr"
+                ? "ltr"
+                : undefined,
             keepOnSplit: true,
             renderHTML: (attributes) => {
-              if (
-                !attributes.textDirection ||
-                attributes.textDirection !== "rtl"
-              ) {
+              if (!attributes.textDirection) {
                 return {};
               }
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/toolbar/tools/text-direction.tsx b/packages/editor/src/toolbar/tools/text-direction.tsx
index 6ca48f0fc..bb6573a6e 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/toolbar/tools/text-direction.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/toolbar/tools/text-direction.tsx
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ export function TextDirection(props: ToolProps) {
   const { editor } = props;
   const textDirection = getTextDirection(editor);
 
-  const newTextDirection: TextDirections = textDirection ? undefined : "rtl";
+  const newTextDirection: TextDirections =
+    textDirection === "rtl" ? "ltr" : "rtl";
 
-  const icon: IconNames = textDirection ? "rtl" : "ltr";
+  const icon: IconNames = textDirection === "rtl" ? "rtl" : "ltr";
 
   return (
     <TextDirectionTool direction={newTextDirection} {...props} icon={icon} />