--- a/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/sidebaralignment.ui
+++ b/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/sidebaralignment.ui
@@ -81,6 +81,44 @@
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
+              <object class="sfxlo-SidebarToolBox" id="writedirection">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="show_arrow">False</property>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkToolButton" id="lefttoright">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="is_important">True</property>
+                    <property name="action_name">.uno:ParaLeftToRight</property>
+                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkToolButton" id="righttoleft">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="is_important">True</property>
+                    <property name="action_name">.uno:ParaRightToLeft</property>
+                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                    <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
               <object class="GtkToolbar" id="verticalalignment">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>