diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/captcha_recaptcha.html b/phpBB/adm/style/captcha_recaptcha.html
index 93fc6e7499..c7e2cd6150 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/captcha_recaptcha.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/captcha_recaptcha.html
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 <!-- IF S_RECAPTCHA_AVAILABLE -->
 	<dl>
 	<dd>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}">
+		<script type="text/javascript">
 		// <![CDATA[
 		var RecaptchaOptions = {
-		   lang : {L_RECAPTCHA_LANG}
+		   lang : '{L_RECAPTCHA_LANG}',
 		};
 		// ]]>
 		</script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}" />
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+		// <![CDATA[
+		<!-- IF S_CONTENT_DIRECTION eq 'rtl' -->
+			document.getElementById('recaptcha_table').style.direction = 'ltr';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		// ]]>
+		</script>
 
 
 	<noscript>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/captcha_recaptcha.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
index 5ce19b20ec..9ab61faccf 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
@@ -12,16 +12,22 @@
 	<dl>
 	<dt><label>{L_CONFIRM_CODE}</label>:<br /><span>{L_RECAPTCHA_EXPLAIN}</span></dt>
 	<dd>
-
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}">
+		<script type="text/javascript">
 		// <![CDATA[
 		var RecaptchaOptions = {
-			lang : {L_RECAPTCHA_LANG},
+		   lang : '{L_RECAPTCHA_LANG}',
 			tabindex : <!-- IF $CAPTCHA_TAB_INDEX -->{$CAPTCHA_TAB_INDEX}<!-- ELSE -->10<!-- ENDIF -->
 		};
 		// ]]>
 		</script>
-
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}" />
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+		// <![CDATA[
+		<!-- IF S_CONTENT_DIRECTION eq 'rtl' -->
+			document.getElementById('recaptcha_table').style.direction = 'ltr';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		// ]]>
+		</script>
 		<noscript>
 		<div>
 			<object data="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/noscript?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}" type="text/html" height="300" width="500"></object><br />
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/captcha_recaptcha.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
index d8b06d2c51..56e70286ca 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/captcha_recaptcha.html
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@
 	<tr>
 		<td class="row1"><b class="genmed">{L_CONFIRM_CODE}:</b><br /><span class="gensmall">{L_RECAPTCHA_EXPLAIN}</span></td>
 		<td class="row2">
-			<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}">
-			//<![CDATA[
-			var RecaptchaOptions = {
-				lang : {L_RECAPTCHA_LANG}
-			};
-			// ]]>
-			</script>
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+		// <![CDATA[
+		var RecaptchaOptions = {
+		   lang : '{L_RECAPTCHA_LANG}',
+			tabindex : <!-- IF $CAPTCHA_TAB_INDEX -->{$CAPTCHA_TAB_INDEX}<!-- ELSE -->10<!-- ENDIF -->
+		};
+		// ]]>
+		</script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/challenge?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}" />
+		<script type="text/javascript">
+		// <![CDATA[
+		<!-- IF S_CONTENT_DIRECTION eq 'rtl' -->
+			document.getElementById('recaptcha_table').style.direction = 'ltr';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		// ]]>
+		</script>
 
 			<noscript>
 				<iframe src="{RECAPTCHA_SERVER}/noscript?k={RECAPTCHA_PUBKEY}{RECAPTCHA_ERRORGET}" height="300" width="500" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />