diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 52eb33391..36cc39cff 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -2207,9 +2207,9 @@ def format_mixed_right_to_left(content: str,
     # not a RTL language
     if language_right_to_left(language):
         return content
-    paragraphs = content.split('<p>')
     result = ''
     changed = False
+    paragraphs = content.split('<p>')
     for text_html in paragraphs:
         if '</p>' not in text_html:
             continue
@@ -2220,6 +2220,23 @@ def format_mixed_right_to_left(content: str,
             text_html = text_html.replace('</p>', '</div></p>', 1)
             changed = True
         result += text_html
+    if not changed:
+        paragraphs = content.split('<br><br>')
+        ctr = 0
+        for text_html in paragraphs:
+            ctr += 1
+            if ctr < len(paragraphs):
+                text_html += '<br><br>'
+            text_plain = remove_html(text_html)
+            if is_right_to_left_text(text_plain):
+                text_html = '<div dir="rtl">' + text_html
+                if ctr < len(paragraphs):
+                    text_html = \
+                        text_html.replace('<br><br>', '</div><br><br>', 1)
+                else:
+                    text_html += '</div>'
+                changed = True
+            result += text_html
     if not changed:
         return content
     return result
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index df9fca23a..1a7851c11 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -8130,6 +8130,9 @@ def _test_format_mixed_rtl() -> None:
     expected = '<p>This is some English</p>' + \
         '<p><div dir="rtl">هذه عربية</div></p>' + \
         '<p>And more English</p>'
+    if result != expected:
+        print('Expected: ' + expected)
+        print('Result:   ' + result)
     assert result == expected
 
     content = '<p>This is some only English</p>'
@@ -8148,6 +8151,18 @@ def _test_format_mixed_rtl() -> None:
     result = format_mixed_right_to_left(content, 'ar')
     assert result == content
 
+    content = 'This is some English<br><br>' + \
+        'هذه عربية<br><br>' + \
+        'And more English'
+    result = format_mixed_right_to_left(content, 'en')
+    expected = 'This is some English<br><br>' + \
+        '<div dir="rtl">هذه عربية</div><br><br>' + \
+        'And more English'
+    if result != expected:
+        print('Expected: ' + expected)
+        print('Result:   ' + result)
+    assert result == expected
+
 
 def run_all_tests():
     base_dir = os.getcwd()