diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
index 9fc3d0a554..a5647e2d3a 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Ultimaker B.V.
 // Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
 import QtQuick 2.7
@@ -92,11 +92,18 @@ SettingItem
 
         Label
         {
-            anchors.right: parent.right
-            anchors.rightMargin: Math.round(UM.Theme.getSize("setting_unit_margin").width)
-            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            anchors
+            {
+                left: parent.left
+                leftMargin: Math.round(UM.Theme.getSize("setting_unit_margin").width)
+                right: parent.right
+                rightMargin: Math.round(UM.Theme.getSize("setting_unit_margin").width)
+                verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            }
 
             text: definition.unit
+            //However the setting value is aligned, align the unit opposite. That way it stays readable with right-to-left languages.
+            horizontalAlignment: (input.effectiveHorizontalAlignment == Text.AlignLeft) ? Text.AlignRight : Text.AlignLeft
             textFormat: Text.PlainText
             renderType: Text.NativeRendering
             color: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_unit")