diff --git a/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss b/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
index 50629a8534..3cee0dcdf0 100644
--- a/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
+++ b/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 // Global app direction
-$app-direction: null !default;
+$app-direction: ltr !default;
 
 
 // Global font path