diff --git a/lib/listlib.php b/lib/listlib.php
index 7a3979bf2d9..9cc815b1107 100644
--- a/lib/listlib.php
+++ b/lib/listlib.php
@@ -548,6 +548,14 @@ abstract class list_item {
         $strmovedown = get_string('movedown');
         $strmoveleft = get_string('maketoplevelitem', 'question');
 
+        if (right_to_left()) {   // Exchange arrows on RTL
+            $rightarrow = 'left';
+            $leftarrow  = 'right';
+        } else {
+            $rightarrow = 'right';
+            $leftarrow  = 'left';
+        }
+
         if (isset($this->parentlist->parentitem)) {
             $parentitem = $this->parentlist->parentitem;
             if (isset($parentitem->parentlist->parentitem)) {
@@ -556,7 +564,7 @@ abstract class list_item {
                 $action = $strmoveleft;
             }
             $url = new moodle_url($this->parentlist->pageurl, (array('sesskey'=>sesskey(), 'left'=>$this->id)));
-            $this->icons['left'] = $this->image_icon($action, $url, 'left');
+            $this->icons['left'] = $this->image_icon($action, $url, $leftarrow);
         } else {
             $this->icons['left'] =  $this->image_spacer();
         }
@@ -578,7 +586,7 @@ abstract class list_item {
         if (!empty($lastitem)) {
             $makechildof = get_string('makechildof', 'question', $lastitem->name);
             $url = new moodle_url($this->parentlist->pageurl, (array('sesskey'=>sesskey(), 'right'=>$this->id)));
-            $this->icons['right'] = $this->image_icon($makechildof, $url, 'right');
+            $this->icons['right'] = $this->image_icon($makechildof, $url, $rightarrow);
         } else {
             $this->icons['right'] =  $this->image_spacer();
         }