diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 8324ac2aea..f16e46ce34 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1071,7 +1071,9 @@ function get_sample_permalink_html( $id, $new_title = null, $new_slug = null ) {
 	$post_name_html = '<span id="editable-post-name" title="' . $title . '">' . $post_name_abridged . '</span>';
 	$display_link = str_replace(array('%pagename%','%postname%'), $post_name_html, $permalink);
 	$view_link = str_replace(array('%pagename%','%postname%'), $post_name, $permalink);
-	$return = '<strong>' . __('Permalink:') . "</strong>\n" . '<span id="sample-permalink">' . $display_link . "</span>\n";
+	$return =  '<strong>' . __('Permalink:') . "</strong>\n";
+	$return .= '<span id="sample-permalink">' . $display_link . "</span>\n";
+	$return .= '&lrm;'; // Fix bi-directional text display defect in RTL languages.
 	$return .= '<span id="edit-slug-buttons"><a href="#post_name" class="edit-slug button hide-if-no-js" onclick="editPermalink(' . $id . '); return false;">' . __('Edit') . "</a></span>\n";
 	$return .= '<span id="editable-post-name-full">' . $post_name . "</span>\n";
 	if ( isset($view_post) )