diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0741345..47c62ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ By default annotations are drawn in two iterations, e.g. when underlining, drawi
 #### brackets
 Value could be a string or an array of strings, each string being one of these values: **left, right, top, bottom**. When drawing a bracket, this configures which side(s) of the element to bracket. Default value is `right`.
 
+#### rtl
+By default annotations are drawn from left to right. To start with right to left, set this property to `true`. 
+
 ## Annotation Object
 
 When you call the `annotate` function, you get back an annotation object, which has the following methods:
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index ee51853..0783e08 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type BracketType = 'left' | 'right' | 'top' | 'bottom';
 export interface RoughAnnotationConfig extends RoughAnnotationConfigBase {
   type: RoughAnnotationType;
   multiline?: boolean;
+  rtl?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RoughAnnotationConfigBase {
diff --git a/src/render.ts b/src/render.ts
index 8ba95c8..a62e051 100644
--- a/src/render.ts
+++ b/src/render.ts
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ export function renderAnnotation(svg: SVGSVGElement, rect: Rect, config: RoughAn
   const padding = parsePadding(config);
   const animate = (config.animate === undefined) ? true : (!!config.animate);
   const iterations = config.iterations || 2;
+  const rtl = config.rtl ? 1 : 0;
   const o = getOptions('single', seed);
 
   switch (config.type) {
     case 'underline': {
       const y = rect.y + rect.h + padding[2];
-      for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+      for (let i = rtl; i < iterations + rtl; i++) {
         if (i % 2) {
           opList.push(line(rect.x + rect.w, y, rect.x, y, o));
         } else {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export function renderAnnotation(svg: SVGSVGElement, rect: Rect, config: RoughAn
     }
     case 'strike-through': {
       const y = rect.y + (rect.h / 2);
-      for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+      for (let i = rtl; i < iterations + rtl; i++) {
         if (i % 2) {
           opList.push(line(rect.x + rect.w, y, rect.x, y, o));
         } else {
@@ -149,14 +150,14 @@ export function renderAnnotation(svg: SVGSVGElement, rect: Rect, config: RoughAn
       const y = rect.y;
       const x2 = x + rect.w;
       const y2 = y + rect.h;
-      for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+      for (let i = rtl; i < iterations + rtl; i++) {
         if (i % 2) {
           opList.push(line(x2, y2, x, y, o));
         } else {
           opList.push(line(x, y, x2, y2, o));
         }
       }
-      for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+      for (let i = rtl; i < iterations + rtl; i++) {
         if (i % 2) {
           opList.push(line(x, y2, x2, y, o));
         } else {
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ export function renderAnnotation(svg: SVGSVGElement, rect: Rect, config: RoughAn
       const o = getOptions('highlight', seed);
       strokeWidth = rect.h * 0.95;
       const y = rect.y + (rect.h / 2);
-      for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+      for (let i = rtl; i < iterations + rtl; i++) {
         if (i % 2) {
           opList.push(line(rect.x + rect.w, y, rect.x, y, o));
         } else {