diff --git a/lam/lib/html.inc b/lam/lib/html.inc
index 339d982c..bff7da4c 100644
--- a/lam/lib/html.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/html.inc
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ class htmlSelect extends htmlElement {
 	private $hasDescriptiveElements = false;
 	/** sorting enabled */
 	private $sortElements = true;
+	/** right to left text direction */
+	private $rightToLeftTextDirection = false;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Constructor.
@@ -616,7 +618,11 @@ class htmlSelect extends htmlElement {
 		}
 		$name = ' name="' . $this->name . '"';
 		$size = ' size="' . $this->size . '"';
-		echo '<select' . $name . $size . $multi . ' tabindex="' . $tabindex . "\">\n";
+		$class = '';
+		if ($this->rightToLeftTextDirection) {
+			$class = ' class="rightToLeftText"';
+		}
+		echo '<select' . $class . $name . $size . $multi . ' tabindex="' . $tabindex . "\">\n";
 		$tabindex++;
 		// sorting
 		if ($this->sortElements) {
@@ -684,6 +690,15 @@ class htmlSelect extends htmlElement {
 		$this->sortElements = $sortElements;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies if the text direction should be set to right to left.
+	 * 
+	 * @param boolean $rightToLeftTextDirection if true use right to left direction
+	 */
+	public function setRightToLeftTextDirection($rightToLeftTextDirection) {
+		$this->rightToLeftTextDirection = $rightToLeftTextDirection;
+	}
+	
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lam/lib/lists.inc b/lam/lib/lists.inc
index 590155ce..28defa76 100644
--- a/lam/lib/lists.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/lists.inc
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ class lamList {
 	protected function listShowOUSelection() {
 		if (sizeof($this->possibleSuffixes) > 1) {
 			echo ("<b>" . _("Suffix") . ": </b>");
-			echo ("<select class=\"" . $this->type . "\" size=1 name=\"suffix\" onchange=\"listOUchanged('" . $this->type . "', this)\">\n");
+			echo ("<select class=\"" . $this->type . " rightToLeftText\" size=1 name=\"suffix\" onchange=\"listOUchanged('" . $this->type . "', this)\">\n");
 			for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($this->possibleSuffixes); $i++) {
 				if ($this->suffix == $this->possibleSuffixes[$i]) {
 					echo ("<option value=\"" . $this->possibleSuffixes[$i] . "\" selected>" . getAbstractDN($this->possibleSuffixes[$i]) . "</option>\n");
diff --git a/lam/lib/modules/asteriskExtension.inc b/lam/lib/modules/asteriskExtension.inc
index 949dd808..b8094af5 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules/asteriskExtension.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules/asteriskExtension.inc
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ class asteriskExtension extends baseModule {
 				array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'form_subpage_' . get_class($this) . '_user_changeFilter' ,'type' => 'submit', 'value' => _('Refresh') ),
 			)
 		)));
+		
+		// !!! setRightToLeftText -> true for select
+		
 		$return[] = array(
 			array('kind' => 'fieldset', 'legend' => _("Extension owners"), 'value' => array(
 				array(
diff --git a/lam/lib/modules/inetOrgPerson.inc b/lam/lib/modules/inetOrgPerson.inc
index abba8351..7020f710 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules/inetOrgPerson.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules/inetOrgPerson.inc
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ class inetOrgPerson extends baseModule implements passwordService {
 			}
 			$managerElement = new htmlTableExtendedSelect('manager', $options, $optionsSelected, _('Manager'), 'manager');
 			$managerElement->setHasDescriptiveElements(true);
+			$managerElement->setRightToLeftTextDirection(true);
 			$fieldContainer->addElement($managerElement, true);
 		}
 		// photo
diff --git a/lam/style/500_layout.css b/lam/style/500_layout.css
index 3321cef8..7419af42 100644
--- a/lam/style/500_layout.css
+++ b/lam/style/500_layout.css
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ tr.highlight {
 	border-width: 1px 0px 1px 0px;
 }
 
+.rightToLeftText {
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
 table.settingsTab {
   border-width:0px;
   border-style:solid;
diff --git a/lam/templates/ou_edit.php b/lam/templates/ou_edit.php
index 45656a72..cb2b26b2 100644
--- a/lam/templates/ou_edit.php
+++ b/lam/templates/ou_edit.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function display_main($message, $error) {
 	echo ("<tr>\n");
 	echo ("<td><b>" . _("New organizational unit") . "</b></td>\n");
 	echo ("<td>&nbsp;</td>\n");
-	echo ("<td><select size=1 name=\"parentOU\">");
+	echo ("<td><select class=\"rightToLeftText\" size=1 name=\"parentOU\">");
 		echo $options;
 	echo ("</select><td>\n");
 	echo ("<td><input type=text name=\"newOU\"></td>\n");
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function display_main($message, $error) {
 	echo ("<tr>\n");
 	echo ("<td><b>" . _("Delete organizational unit") . "</b></td>\n");
 	echo ("<td>&nbsp;</td>\n");
-	echo ("<td><select size=1 name=\"deleteableOU\">");
+	echo ("<td><select class=\"rightToLeftText\" size=1 name=\"deleteableOU\">");
 		echo $options;
 	echo ("</select><td>\n");
 	echo ("<td>&nbsp;</td>\n");
diff --git a/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php b/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
index 2022bebb..abb09c7e 100644
--- a/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
+++ b/lam/templates/profedit/profilepage.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ echo "<legend><img align=\"middle\" src=\"../../graphics/logo32.png\" alt=\"logo
 	// LDAP suffix
 	echo _("LDAP suffix") . ":";
 	echo "</td><td>";
-	echo "<select name=\"ldap_suffix\" tabindex=\"1\">";
+	echo "<select class=\"rightToLeftText\" name=\"ldap_suffix\" tabindex=\"1\">";
 	for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($suffixes); $i++) {
 		if (isset($old_options['ldap_suffix']) && ($old_options['ldap_suffix'][0] == $suffixes[$i])) {
 			echo "<option selected value=\"" .$suffixes[$i] . "\">" . getAbstractDN($suffixes[$i]) . "</option>\n";