diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/rtl.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/rtl.scss
index 61251267572..e59c05f8217 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/rtl.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/rtl.scss
@@ -55,21 +55,14 @@
   float: left !important;
 }
 
-// This is for the support_mixed_text_direction setting
-.cooked ul[dir="ltr"],
-.d-editor-preview ul[dir="ltr"],
-.rtl .cooked ul[dir="rtl"],
-.rtl .d-editor-preview ul[dir="rtl"] {
-  padding-left: 40px;
-  padding-right: 0;
-}
-
-.cooked ul[dir="rtl"],
-.d-editor-preview ul[dir="rtl"],
+// For the support_mixed_text_direction setting
+html:not(.rtl) .cooked ul[dir="rtl"],
+html:not(.rtl) .d-editor-preview ul[dir="rtl"],
 .rtl .cooked ul[dir="ltr"],
 .rtl .d-editor-preview ul[dir="ltr"] {
   padding-left: 0;
-  padding-right: 40px;
+  padding-right: 1.25em;
+  margin-right: 1.25em;
 }
 
 // Fixes github oneboxes for RTL sites