diff --git a/views/js/qtiCreator/tpl/item.tpl b/views/js/qtiCreator/tpl/item.tpl
index 6608f8980d..ecfad50aa0 100755
--- a/views/js/qtiCreator/tpl/item.tpl
+++ b/views/js/qtiCreator/tpl/item.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div class="tao-scope qti-item item-editor-item clearfix" data-serial="{{serial}}" data-identifier="{{attributes.identifier}}">
     <div id="modalFeedbacks"></div>
-    <div{{#if attributes.id}} id="{{attributes.id}}"{{/if}} class="qti-itemBody item-editor-drop-area hoverable{{#if attributes.class}} {{attributes.class}}{{/if}}">{{{body}}}</div>
+    <div{{#if attributes.id}} id="{{attributes.id}}"{{/if}} class="qti-itemBody item-editor-drop-area hoverable{{#if attributes.class}} {{attributes.class}}{{/if}}"{{#if attributes.dir}} dir="{{attributes.dir}}"{{/if}}>{{{body}}}</div>
 </div>