diff --git a/src/components/loading/loading.js b/src/components/loading/loading.js
index 0a3815c01..bda1ff84b 100644
--- a/src/components/loading/loading.js
+++ b/src/components/loading/loading.js
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ export function show() {
 
     if (!elem) {
         elem = document.createElement('div');
+        elem.setAttribute('dir', 'ltr');
         loadingElem = elem;
 
         elem.classList.add('docspinner');
         elem.classList.add('mdl-spinner');
 
-        elem.innerHTML = '<div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-1" dir="ltr"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-2"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-3"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-4"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div>';
+        elem.innerHTML = '<div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-1"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-2"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-3"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__layer mdl-spinner__layer-4"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__left"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleLeft"></div></div><div class="mdl-spinner__circle-clipper mdl-spinner__right"><div class="mdl-spinner__circle mdl-spinner__circleRight"></div></div></div>';
 
         document.body.appendChild(elem);