diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3b61a3ed..71d5b1ac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ V0.5.0
  * On triple clicking, select the current block without selecting its newline and start and end whitespaces.
  * Smooth wheel scrolling (touchpad scrolling is already smooth).
  * Fixed a problem in backward search and replacement.
+ * Fixes for RTL, including a workaround for a Qt bug.
 
 V0.4.6
 ---------
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a3491fac..a228c8b2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Latest version:
 
-	9 Dec 2019, V0.5.0
+	22 Dec 2019, V0.5.0
 
 See "ChangeLog" for changes.
diff --git a/feathernotes/textedit.cpp b/feathernotes/textedit.cpp
index 3fb00413..d5389f15 100644
--- a/feathernotes/textedit.cpp
+++ b/feathernotes/textedit.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ QString TextEdit::remainingSpaces (const QString& spaceTab, const QTextCursor& c
         qreal x = static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right());
         tmp.setPosition (tmp.position() + 1);
         x = static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right()) - x;
-        n += qMax (qRound (x / spaceL) - 1, 0);
+        n += qMax (qRound (qAbs (x) / spaceL) - 1, 0); // x is negative for RTL
         ++i;
     }
     n += txt.count();
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ QTextCursor TextEdit::backTabCursor (const QTextCursor& cursor, bool twoSpace) c
         qreal x = static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right());
         tmp.setPosition (tmp.position() + 1);
         x = static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right()) - x;
-        n += qMax (qRound (x / spaceL) - 1, 0);
+        n += qMax (qRound (qAbs (x) / spaceL) - 1, 0);
         ++i;
     }
     n += txt.count();
@@ -128,15 +128,14 @@ QTextCursor TextEdit::backTabCursor (const QTextCursor& cursor, bool twoSpace) c
     if (twoSpace) n = qMin (n, 2);
 
     tmp.setPosition (txtStart);
-    QChar ch = blockText.at (indx - 1);
-    if (ch == QChar (QChar::Space))
+    if (blockText.at (indx - 1) == QChar (QChar::Space))
         tmp.setPosition (txtStart - n, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
     else // the previous character is a tab
     {
         qreal x = static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right());
         tmp.setPosition (txtStart - 1, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
         x -= static_cast<qreal>(cursorRect (tmp).right());
-        n -= qRound (x / spaceL);
+        n -= qRound (qAbs (x) / spaceL);
         if (n < 0) n = 0; // impossible without "twoSpace"
         tmp.setPosition (tmp.position() - n, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
     }
@@ -758,18 +757,20 @@ void TextEdit::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *e)
             txtCur.movePosition (QTextCursor::StartOfBlock);
             int i = 0;
             while (i < l && blockText.at (i).isSpace())
-            {
-                txtCur.movePosition (QTextCursor::NextCharacter);
                 ++i;
-            }
+            /* WARNING: QTextCursor::movePosition() can be a mess with RTL
+                        but QTextCursor::setPosition() works fine. */
             if (i < l)
             {
+                txtCur.setPosition (txtCur.position() + i);
                 int j = l;
                 while (j > i && blockText.at (j -  1).isSpace())
                     --j;
-                txtCur.movePosition (QTextCursor::NextCharacter, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor, j - i);
-                setTextCursor (txtCur);
+                txtCur.setPosition (txtCur.position() + j - i, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
             }
+            else
+                txtCur.setPosition (txtCur.position() + i, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
+            setTextCursor (txtCur);
             return;
         }
         tripleClickTimer_.invalidate();