diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
index fa05f19725..ea1faef222 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function swatch(field)
 </script>
 </head>
 
-<body>
+<body class="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}">
 <div id="wrap">
 	<div id="page-header">
 		<h1>{L_ADMIN_PANEL}</h1>
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
index c0db2c0cc6..ca24f3891b 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ function swatch(field)
 </script>
 </head>
 
-<body>
+<body class="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}">
 
 <div id="page-body" style="padding: 0 10px;">
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subSilver/template/simple_header.html b/phpBB/styles/subSilver/template/simple_header.html
index eab8b10dca..3b97809f50 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subSilver/template/simple_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subSilver/template/simple_header.html
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{T_STYLESHEET_LINK}" type="text/css" />
 </head>
 
-<body>
+<body class="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}">
 <a name="top"></a>
 <div id="wrapcentre">
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