diff --git a/components/layout/__tests__/rtl-icon-flips.test.ts b/components/layout/__tests__/rtl-icon-flips.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9edb4a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/layout/__tests__/rtl-icon-flips.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+// globals.css already mirrors chevron and arrow icons under [dir=rtl]. An
+// extra rtl:rotate-180 or rtl:-scale-x-100 on top cancels that out, and the
+// icon points the left-to-right way again (R11). Checked in the shell's own
+// folders.
+
+const ROOTS = [
+  'components/layout',
+  'components/plugins',
+  'components/tour',
+  'components/notifications',
+  'components/command-palette',
+  'components/global-search',
+  'components/auth',
+  'components/error',
+  'app/(main)/[locale]/login',
+];
+
+function sources(dir: string): string[] {
+  return readdirSync(dir).flatMap((name) => {
+    const path = join(dir, name);
+    if (name === '__tests__' || name === 'node_modules') return [];
+    if (statSync(path).isDirectory()) return sources(path);
+    return /\.tsx?$/.test(name) ? [path] : [];
+  });
+}
+
+describe('directional icons in right-to-left languages', () => {
+  it('rely on the global mirror only', () => {
+    const offenders = ROOTS.flatMap(sources).flatMap((file) =>
+      readFileSync(file, 'utf8')
+        .split('\n')
+        .map((line, i) => ({ line, at: `${file}:${i + 1}` }))
+        .filter(({ line }) => /<(Chevron|Arrow)\w*[^>]*\brtl:(rotate-180|-scale-x-100)/.test(line))
+        .map(({ at }) => at),
+    );
+    expect(offenders).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/plugins/plugin-sidebar-sections.tsx b/components/plugins/plugin-sidebar-sections.tsx
index bb77c2287..65f287da6 100644
--- a/components/plugins/plugin-sidebar-sections.tsx
+++ b/components/plugins/plugin-sidebar-sections.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function PluginSidebarSection({ pluginId, extraProps }: { pluginId: string; extr
           className="group flex flex-1 min-w-0 items-center select-none rounded-sm hover:bg-muted/40 transition-colors"
         >
           {collapsed ? (
-            <ChevronRight className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0 rtl:-scale-x-100" />
+            <ChevronRight className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0" />
           ) : (
             <ChevronDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0" />
           )}