diff --git a/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml b/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
index 033208b7b8a..6f4bf107afd 100644
--- a/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
+++ b/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
                     android:text="@string/no_applications"
                     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
         </FrameLayout>
+        <!-- Force layout direction to LTR for now as we want the text to be at the same position in
+             any Locale included the RTL ones. Will need to fix LinearColorBar RTL support later.
+             Please also note the left/right gravities that would also need to be changed for proper
+             RTL support -->
         <view class="com.android.settings.applications.LinearColorBar"
                 android:id="@+id/storage_color_bar"
                 android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/settings_side_margin"
@@ -50,11 +54,13 @@
                 android:clipChildren="false"
                 android:clipToPadding="false"
                 android:paddingTop="30dp"
-                android:paddingBottom="1dp">
+                android:paddingBottom="1dp"
+                android:layoutDirection="ltr">
             <TextView android:id="@+id/usedStorageText"
                 android:layout_width="0px"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:gravity="left"
                 android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmallInverse"
                 android:textColor="#000"
                 android:singleLine="true" />
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="0px"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_weight="1"
-                android:gravity="end"
+                android:gravity="right"
                 android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmallInverse"
                 android:textColor="#000"
                 android:singleLine="true" />
diff --git a/res/layout/running_processes_view.xml b/res/layout/running_processes_view.xml
index 41ace43a64f..3a2552ffeef 100644
--- a/res/layout/running_processes_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/running_processes_view.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
                 android:text="@string/no_running_services"
                 android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
     </FrameLayout>
+    <!-- Force layout direction to LTR for now as we want the text to be at the same position in
+         any Locale included the RTL ones. Will need to fix LinearColorBar RTL support later.
+         Please also note the left/right gravities that would also need to be changed for proper
+         RTL support -->
     <view class="com.android.settings.applications.LinearColorBar"
             android:id="@+id/color_bar"
             android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/settings_side_margin"
@@ -50,13 +54,14 @@
             android:paddingTop="30dp"
             android:paddingStart="4dp"
             android:paddingEnd="4dp"
-            android:paddingBottom="1dp">
+            android:paddingBottom="1dp"
+            android:layoutDirection="ltr">
         <TextView android:id="@+id/foregroundText"
             android:layout_width="0px"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:focusable="true"
-            android:gravity="start|bottom"
+            android:gravity="left|bottom"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmallInverse"
             android:textColor="#000"
             android:singleLine="true" />
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:focusable="true"
-            android:gravity="end|bottom"
+            android:gravity="right|bottom"
             android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmallInverse"
             android:textColor="#000"
             android:singleLine="true" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
index d37688c0faf..aa10c9e9d91 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter;
 import android.support.v4.view.PagerTabStrip;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
+import android.text.BidiFormatter;
 import android.text.format.Formatter;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -385,20 +386,21 @@ public class ManageApplications extends Fragment implements
                 return;
             }
             if (mTotalStorage > 0) {
+                BidiFormatter bidiFormatter = BidiFormatter.getInstance();
                 mColorBar.setRatios((mTotalStorage-mFreeStorage-mAppStorage)/(float)mTotalStorage,
                         mAppStorage/(float)mTotalStorage, mFreeStorage/(float)mTotalStorage);
                 long usedStorage = mTotalStorage - mFreeStorage;
                 if (mLastUsedStorage != usedStorage) {
                     mLastUsedStorage = usedStorage;
-                    String sizeStr = Formatter.formatShortFileSize(
-                            mOwner.getActivity(), usedStorage);
+                    String sizeStr = bidiFormatter.unicodeWrap(
+                            Formatter.formatShortFileSize(mOwner.getActivity(), usedStorage));
                     mUsedStorageText.setText(mOwner.getActivity().getResources().getString(
                             R.string.service_foreground_processes, sizeStr));
                 }
                 if (mLastFreeStorage != mFreeStorage) {
                     mLastFreeStorage = mFreeStorage;
-                    String sizeStr = Formatter.formatShortFileSize(
-                            mOwner.getActivity(), mFreeStorage);
+                    String sizeStr = bidiFormatter.unicodeWrap(
+                            Formatter.formatShortFileSize(mOwner.getActivity(), mFreeStorage));
                     mFreeStorageText.setText(mOwner.getActivity().getResources().getString(
                             R.string.service_background_processes, sizeStr));
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/RunningProcessesView.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/RunningProcessesView.java
index 67221aef3e2..52c48416f96 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/RunningProcessesView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/RunningProcessesView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.applications;
 
+import android.text.BidiFormatter;
 import com.android.internal.util.MemInfoReader;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 
@@ -342,11 +343,14 @@ public class RunningProcessesView extends FrameLayout
                 mLastBackgroundProcessMemory = mState.mBackgroundProcessMemory;
                 mLastAvailMemory = availMem;
                 long freeMem = mLastAvailMemory + mLastBackgroundProcessMemory;
-                String sizeStr = Formatter.formatShortFileSize(getContext(), freeMem);
+                BidiFormatter bidiFormatter = BidiFormatter.getInstance();
+                String sizeStr = bidiFormatter.unicodeWrap(
+                        Formatter.formatShortFileSize(getContext(), freeMem));
                 mBackgroundProcessText.setText(getResources().getString(
                         R.string.service_background_processes, sizeStr));
-                sizeStr = Formatter.formatShortFileSize(getContext(),
-                        mMemInfoReader.getTotalSize() - freeMem);
+                sizeStr = bidiFormatter.unicodeWrap(
+                        Formatter.formatShortFileSize(getContext(),
+                                mMemInfoReader.getTotalSize() - freeMem));
                 mForegroundProcessText.setText(getResources().getString(
                         R.string.service_foreground_processes, sizeStr));
             }