diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.cxx
index d954ec1325f4..79efe0b04919 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.cxx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "ChartModelHelper.hxx"
 #include "DiagramHelper.hxx"
 #include "ControllerLockGuard.hxx"
+#include "AxisHelper.hxx"
 
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/DataPointGeometry3D.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/PieChartOffsetMode.hpp>
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@
 #include <vcl/image.hxx>
 // header for class Bitmap
 #include <vcl/bitmap.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+
 #include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
 
 //.............................................................................
@@ -358,6 +361,8 @@ bool ChartTypeDialogController::commitToModel( const ChartTypeParameter& rParame
         if( aTemplateWithService.first.is())
             aTemplateWithService.first->resetStyles( xDiagram );
         xTemplate->changeDiagram( xDiagram );
+        if( Application::GetSettings().GetLayoutRTL() )
+            AxisHelper::setRTLAxisLayout( AxisHelper::getCoordinateSystemByIndex( xDiagram, 0 ) );
         if( rParameter.b3DLook )
             ThreeDHelper::setScheme( xDiagram, rParameter.eThreeDLookScheme );
 
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/main/ChartWindow.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/main/ChartWindow.cxx
index f9afd365ed0d..5c9e201aebd8 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/main/ChartWindow.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/main/ChartWindow.cxx
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ ChartWindow::ChartWindow( WindowController* pWindowController, Window* pParent,
     adjustHighContrastMode();
     // chart does not depend on exact pixel painting => enable antialiased drawing
     SetAntialiasing( ANTIALIASING_ENABLE_B2DDRAW | GetAntialiasing() );
+    EnableRTL( FALSE );
+    if( pParent )
+        pParent->EnableRTL( FALSE );// #i96215# necessary for a correct position of the context menu in rtl mode
 }
 
 ChartWindow::~ChartWindow()
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
index 6f4c9c162301..a6b91481af8a 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ public:
         getChartTypeByIndex( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
             ::com::sun::star::chart2::XCoordinateSystem >& xCooSys, sal_Int32 nIndex );
 
+    static void setRTLAxisLayout( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+            ::com::sun::star::chart2::XCoordinateSystem >& xCooSys );
+
     static ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
             ::com::sun::star::chart2::XChartType >
         getFirstChartTypeWithSeriesAttachedToAxisIndex( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
diff --git a/chart2/source/model/main/ImplChartModel.cxx b/chart2/source/model/main/ImplChartModel.cxx
index 6360ccc7ee9c..bd4ad5630cb2 100644
--- a/chart2/source/model/main/ImplChartModel.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/model/main/ImplChartModel.cxx
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@
 #include "DisposeHelper.hxx"
 #include "UndoManager.hxx"
 #include "ThreeDHelper.hxx"
+#include "AxisHelper.hxx"
 
 // header for class SvNumberFormatter
 #include <svtools/zforlist.hxx>
 // header for class SvNumberFormatsSupplierObj
 #include <svtools/numuno.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 #include <cppuhelper/component_context.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/XDataSeries.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart/ChartDataRowSource.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/uno/XComponentContext.hpp>
@@ -348,6 +352,11 @@ void ImplChartModel::CreateDefaultChart()
 
             AppendDiagram( xDiagram );
 
+            bool bIsRTL = Application::GetSettings().GetLayoutRTL();
+            //reverse x axis for rtl charts
+            if( bIsRTL )
+                AxisHelper::setRTLAxisLayout( AxisHelper::getCoordinateSystemByIndex( xDiagram, 0 ) );
+
             // create and attach legend
             Reference< chart2::XLegend > xLegend(
                 m_xContext->getServiceManager()->createInstanceWithContext(
@@ -359,6 +368,9 @@ void ImplChartModel::CreateDefaultChart()
                 xLegendProperties->setPropertyValue( C2U( "LineStyle" ), uno::makeAny( drawing::LineStyle_NONE ));
                 xLegendProperties->setPropertyValue( C2U( "LineColor" ), uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Int32 >( 0xb3b3b3 ) ));  // gray30
                 xLegendProperties->setPropertyValue( C2U( "FillColor" ), uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Int32 >( 0xe6e6e6 ) ) ); // gray10
+
+                if( bIsRTL )
+                    xLegendProperties->setPropertyValue( C2U( "AnchorPosition" ), uno::makeAny( chart2::LegendPosition_LINE_START ));
             }
             if(xDiagram.is())
                 xDiagram->setLegend( xLegend );
diff --git a/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx b/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
index 86fee326497b..b9778042baed 100644
--- a/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@
 #include "AxisIndexDefines.hxx"
 #include "LineProperties.hxx"
 #include "ContainerHelper.hxx"
+#include "servicenames_coosystems.hxx"
 #include "DataSeriesHelper.hxx"
 
 #include <svtools/saveopt.hxx>
 
 #include <com/sun/star/chart/ChartAxisPosition.hpp>
+
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/XCoordinateSystemContainer.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/XChartTypeContainer.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/XDataSeriesContainer.hpp>
@@ -848,6 +850,74 @@ Reference< XChartType > AxisHelper::getChartTypeByIndex( const Reference< XCoord
     return xChartType;
 }
 
+void AxisHelper::setRTLAxisLayout( const Reference< XCoordinateSystem >& xCooSys )
+{
+    if( xCooSys.is() )
+    {
+        bool bCartesian = xCooSys->getViewServiceName().equals( CHART2_COOSYSTEM_CARTESIAN_VIEW_SERVICE_NAME );
+        if( bCartesian )
+        {
+            bool bVertical = false;
+            Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xCooSysProp( xCooSys, uno::UNO_QUERY );
+            if( xCooSysProp.is() )
+                xCooSysProp->getPropertyValue( C2U("SwapXAndYAxis") ) >>= bVertical;
+
+            sal_Int32 nHorizontalAxisDimension = bVertical ? 1 : 0;
+            sal_Int32 nVerticalAxisDimension = bVertical ? 0 : 1;
+
+            try
+            {
+                //reverse direction for horizontal main axis
+                Reference< chart2::XAxis > xHorizontalMainAxis( AxisHelper::getAxis( nHorizontalAxisDimension, MAIN_AXIS_INDEX, xCooSys ) );
+                if( xHorizontalMainAxis.is() )
+                {
+                    chart2::ScaleData aScale = xHorizontalMainAxis->getScaleData();
+                    aScale.Orientation = chart2::AxisOrientation_REVERSE;
+                    xHorizontalMainAxis->setScaleData(aScale);
+                }
+
+                //mathematical direction for vertical main axis
+                Reference< chart2::XAxis > xVerticalMainAxis( AxisHelper::getAxis( nVerticalAxisDimension, MAIN_AXIS_INDEX, xCooSys ) );
+                if( xVerticalMainAxis.is() )
+                {
+                    chart2::ScaleData aScale = xVerticalMainAxis->getScaleData();
+                    aScale.Orientation = chart2::AxisOrientation_MATHEMATICAL;
+                    xVerticalMainAxis->setScaleData(aScale);
+                }
+            }
+            catch( uno::Exception & ex )
+            {
+                ASSERT_EXCEPTION( ex );
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                //reverse direction for horizontal secondary axis
+                Reference< chart2::XAxis > xHorizontalSecondaryAxis( AxisHelper::getAxis( nHorizontalAxisDimension, SECONDARY_AXIS_INDEX, xCooSys ) );
+                if( xHorizontalSecondaryAxis.is() )
+                {
+                    chart2::ScaleData aScale = xHorizontalSecondaryAxis->getScaleData();
+                    aScale.Orientation = chart2::AxisOrientation_REVERSE;
+                    xHorizontalSecondaryAxis->setScaleData(aScale);
+                }
+
+                //mathematical direction for vertical secondary axis
+                Reference< chart2::XAxis > xVerticalSecondaryAxis( AxisHelper::getAxis( nVerticalAxisDimension, SECONDARY_AXIS_INDEX, xCooSys ) );
+                if( xVerticalSecondaryAxis.is() )
+                {
+                    chart2::ScaleData aScale = xVerticalSecondaryAxis->getScaleData();
+                    aScale.Orientation = chart2::AxisOrientation_MATHEMATICAL;
+                    xVerticalSecondaryAxis->setScaleData(aScale);
+                }
+            }
+            catch( uno::Exception & ex )
+            {
+                ASSERT_EXCEPTION( ex );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 Reference< XChartType > AxisHelper::getFirstChartTypeWithSeriesAttachedToAxisIndex( const Reference< chart2::XDiagram >& xDiagram, const sal_Int32 nAttachedAxisIndex )
 {
     Reference< XChartType > xChartType;
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/main/ChartView.cxx b/chart2/source/view/main/ChartView.cxx
index f817412b5201..d9699afb059a 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/main/ChartView.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/main/ChartView.cxx
@@ -1297,6 +1297,18 @@ void lcl_setDefaultWritingMode( ::boost::shared_ptr< DrawModelWrapper > pDrawMod
     }
 }
 
+sal_Int16 lcl_getDefaultWritingModeFromPool( ::boost::shared_ptr< DrawModelWrapper > pDrawModelWrapper )
+{
+    sal_Int16 nWritingMode = text::WritingMode2::LR_TB;
+    if( pDrawModelWrapper.get() )
+    {
+        const SfxPoolItem* pItem = &(pDrawModelWrapper->GetItemPool().GetDefaultItem( EE_PARA_WRITINGDIR ));
+        if( pItem )
+            nWritingMode = static_cast< sal_Int16 >((static_cast< const SfxInt32Item * >( pItem ))->GetValue());
+    }
+    return nWritingMode;
+}
+
 } //end anonymous namespace
 
 //------------ create complete diagram shape (inclusive axis and series)
@@ -2187,12 +2199,14 @@ bool lcl_createLegend( const uno::Reference< XLegend > & xLegend
                    , awt::Rectangle & rRemainingSpace
                    , const awt::Size & rPageSize
                    , const uno::Reference< frame::XModel > & xModel
-                   , const std::vector< LegendEntryProvider* >& rLegendEntryProviderList )
+                   , const std::vector< LegendEntryProvider* >& rLegendEntryProviderList
+                   , sal_Int16 nDefaultWritingMode )
 {
     if( VLegend::isVisible( xLegend ))
     {
         VLegend aVLegend( xLegend, xContext, rLegendEntryProviderList );
         aVLegend.init( xPageShapes, xShapeFactory, xModel );
+        aVLegend.setDefaultWritingMode( nDefaultWritingMode );
         aVLegend.createShapes( awt::Size( rRemainingSpace.Width, rRemainingSpace.Height ),
                                rPageSize );
         aVLegend.changePosition( rRemainingSpace, rPageSize );
@@ -2420,7 +2434,8 @@ void ChartView::createShapes()
 
         //------------ create legend
         lcl_createLegend( LegendHelper::getLegend( m_xChartModel ), xPageShapes, m_xShapeFactory, m_xCC
-                    , aRemainingSpace, aPageSize, m_xChartModel, aSeriesPlotterContainer.getLegendEntryProviderList() );
+                    , aRemainingSpace, aPageSize, m_xChartModel, aSeriesPlotterContainer.getLegendEntryProviderList()
+                    , lcl_getDefaultWritingModeFromPool( m_pDrawModelWrapper ) );
         if(aRemainingSpace.Width<=0||aRemainingSpace.Height<=0)
             return;
 
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.cxx b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.cxx
index 614943885dbc..b9fa4b3aba84 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.cxx
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@
 #include "RelativeSizeHelper.hxx"
 #include "LegendEntryProvider.hxx"
 #include <com/sun/star/text/XTextRange.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/text/WritingMode2.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertyState.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/drawing/TextHorizontalAdjust.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/drawing/LineJoint.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/LegendExpansion.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/RelativePosition.hpp>
 #include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <svtools/languageoptions.hxx>
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -242,9 +245,10 @@ awt::Size lcl_createTextShapes(
 }
 
 
-void lcl_createLegend(
+void lcl_placeLegendEntries(
     const tViewLegendEntryContainer & rEntries,
     LegendExpansion eExpansion,
+    bool bSymbolsLeftSide,
     const Reference< beans::XPropertySet > & xProperties,
     tPropertyValues & rTextProperties,
     const Reference< drawing::XShapes > & xTarget,
@@ -280,6 +284,9 @@ void lcl_createLegend(
     sal_Int32 nMaxEntryHeight = nYOffset + aMaxEntryExtent.Height;
     sal_Int32 nNumberOfEntries = rEntries.size();
 
+    if( !bSymbolsLeftSide )
+        nCurrentXPos = -nXPadding;
+
     sal_Int32 nNumberOfColumns = 0, nNumberOfRows = 0;
 
     // determine layout depending on LegendExpansion
@@ -384,26 +391,50 @@ void lcl_createLegend(
                     aMaxSymbolExtent.Width  * 75 / 100,
                     aMaxSymbolExtent.Height * 75 / 100 );
                 xSymbol->setSize( aSymbolSize );
-                xSymbol->setPosition(
-                    awt::Point(
-                        nCurrentXPos + ((aMaxSymbolExtent.Width - aSymbolSize.Width) / 2),
+                sal_Int32 nSymbolXPos = nCurrentXPos + ((aMaxSymbolExtent.Width - aSymbolSize.Width) / 2);
+                if( !bSymbolsLeftSide )
+                    nSymbolXPos = nSymbolXPos - aMaxSymbolExtent.Width;
+                xSymbol->setPosition( awt::Point( nSymbolXPos,
                         nCurrentYPos + ((aMaxSymbolExtent.Height - aSymbolSize.Height) / 2)));
             }
 
             // position text shape
             awt::Size aTextSize( aTextShapes[ nEntry ]->getSize());
-            nMaxWidth = ::std::max(
-                nMaxWidth, 2 * nXOffset + aMaxSymbolExtent.Width + aTextSize.Width );
-            aTextShapes[ nEntry ]->setPosition(
-                awt::Point( nCurrentXPos + aMaxSymbolExtent.Width, nCurrentYPos ));
+            nMaxWidth = ::std::max( nMaxWidth, 2 * nXOffset + aMaxSymbolExtent.Width + aTextSize.Width );
+            sal_Int32 nTextXPos = nCurrentXPos + aMaxSymbolExtent.Width;
+            if( !bSymbolsLeftSide )
+                nTextXPos = nCurrentXPos - aMaxSymbolExtent.Width - aTextSize.Width;
+            aTextShapes[ nEntry ]->setPosition( awt::Point( nTextXPos, nCurrentYPos ));
 
             nCurrentYPos += nMaxHeights[ nRow ];
             nMaxYPos = ::std::max( nMaxYPos, nCurrentYPos );
         }
-        nCurrentXPos += nMaxWidth;
+        if( bSymbolsLeftSide )
+            nCurrentXPos += nMaxWidth;
+        else
+            nCurrentXPos -= nMaxWidth;
     }
 
-    rOutLegendSize.Width  = nCurrentXPos + nXPadding;
+    if( bSymbolsLeftSide )
+        rOutLegendSize.Width  = nCurrentXPos + nXPadding;
+    else
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nLegendWidth = -(nCurrentXPos-nXPadding);
+        rOutLegendSize.Width  = nLegendWidth;
+
+        awt::Point aPos(0,0);
+        for( sal_Int32 nEntry=0; nEntry<nNumberOfEntries; nEntry++ )
+        {
+            Reference< drawing::XShape > xSymbol( rEntries[ nEntry ].aSymbol );
+            aPos = xSymbol->getPosition();
+            aPos.X += nLegendWidth;
+            xSymbol->setPosition( aPos );
+            Reference< drawing::XShape > xText( aTextShapes[ nEntry ] );
+            aPos = xText->getPosition();
+            aPos.X += nLegendWidth;
+            xText->setPosition( aPos );
+        }
+    }
     rOutLegendSize.Height = nMaxYPos + nYPadding;
 }
 
@@ -528,6 +559,33 @@ void lcl_appendSeqToVector( const Sequence< T > & rSource, ::std::vector< T > &
         rDest.push_back( rSource[ i ] );
 }
 
+bool lcl_shouldSymbolsBePlacedOnTheLeftSide( const Reference< beans::XPropertySet >& xLegendProp, sal_Int16 nDefaultWritingMode )
+{
+    bool bSymbolsLeftSide = true;
+    try
+    {
+        if( SvtLanguageOptions().IsCTLFontEnabled() )
+        {
+            if(xLegendProp.is())
+            {
+                sal_Int16 nWritingMode=-1;
+                if( (xLegendProp->getPropertyValue( C2U("WritingMode") ) >>= nWritingMode) )
+                {
+                    if( nWritingMode == text::WritingMode2::PAGE )
+                        nWritingMode = nDefaultWritingMode;
+                    if( nWritingMode == text::WritingMode2::RL_TB )
+                        bSymbolsLeftSide=false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch( uno::Exception & ex )
+    {
+        ASSERT_EXCEPTION( ex );
+    }
+    return bSymbolsLeftSide;
+}
+
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 VLegend::VLegend(
@@ -554,6 +612,13 @@ void SAL_CALL VLegend::init(
 
 // ----------------------------------------
 
+void VLegend::setDefaultWritingMode( sal_Int16 nDefaultWritingMode )
+{
+    m_nDefaultWritingMode = nDefaultWritingMode;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+
 // static
 bool VLegend::isVisible( const Reference< XLegend > & xLegend )
 {
@@ -653,13 +718,14 @@ void VLegend::createShapes(
                 }
             }
 
+            bool bSymbolsLeftSide = lcl_shouldSymbolsBePlacedOnTheLeftSide( xLegendProp, m_nDefaultWritingMode );
+
             // place entries
             awt::Size aLegendSize;
-            lcl_createLegend( aViewEntries, eExpansion, xLegendProp,
-                              aTextProperties,
-                              xLegendContainer, m_xShapeFactory, m_xContext,
-                              rAvailableSpace, rPageSize,
-                              aLegendSize );
+            lcl_placeLegendEntries( aViewEntries, eExpansion, bSymbolsLeftSide
+                , xLegendProp, aTextProperties
+                , xLegendContainer, m_xShapeFactory, m_xContext
+                , rAvailableSpace, rPageSize, aLegendSize );
 
             if( xBorder.is())
                 xBorder->setSize( aLegendSize );
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
index 3cde9899ea20..cdb230cc06c7 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public:
                         const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
                             ::com::sun::star::frame::XModel > & xModel );
 
+    void setDefaultWritingMode( sal_Int16 nDefaultWritingMode );
+
     void createShapes( const ::com::sun::star::awt::Size & rAvailableSpace,
                        const ::com::sun::star::awt::Size & rPageSize );
 
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ private:
                     ::com::sun::star::uno::XComponentContext >      m_xContext;
 
     std::vector< LegendEntryProvider* >         m_aLegendEntryProviderList;
+
+    sal_Int16 m_nDefaultWritingMode;//to be used when writing mode is set to page
 };
 
 //.............................................................................