diff --git a/templates/deed.html b/templates/deed.html
index 7aeb76c9..1c13f3fb 100644
--- a/templates/deed.html
+++ b/templates/deed.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 <div class="meta-box">
 <article class="canonical-url">
 <h2>{% trans "Canonical URL" %}</h2>
-<a href="{{ canonical_url_cc}}">{{ canonical_url_cc }}</a>
+<a {% if lang.bidi %}dir="ltr"{% endif %} href="{{ canonical_url_cc}}">{{ canonical_url_cc }}</a>
 </article>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/legalcode.html b/templates/legalcode.html
index 7cd58b54..bcc6889b 100644
--- a/templates/legalcode.html
+++ b/templates/legalcode.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 <div class="meta-box">
 <article class="canonical-url">
 <h2>{% trans "Canonical URL" %}</h2>
-<a href="{{ canonical_url_cc}}">{{ canonical_url_cc }}</a>
+<a {% if lang.bidi %}dir="ltr"{% endif %} href="{{ canonical_url_cc}}">{{ canonical_url_cc }}</a>
 </article>
 
 <article class="formats">