diff --git a/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
index 185c4425d57..9728205e42d 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
@@ -5900,7 +5900,18 @@ nsFrame::GetPointFromOffset(int32_t inOffset, nsPoint* outPoint)
     if (newContent){
       int32_t newOffset = newContent->IndexOf(mContent);
 
-      bool isRTL = (NS_GET_EMBEDDING_LEVEL(this) & 1) == 1;
+      // Find the direction of the frame from the EmbeddingLevelProperty,
+      // which is the resolved bidi level set in
+      // nsBidiPresUtils::ResolveParagraph (odd levels = right-to-left).
+      // If the embedding level isn't set, just use the CSS direction
+      // property.
+      bool hasEmbeddingLevel;
+      nsBidiLevel embeddingLevel =
+        NS_PTR_TO_INT32(Properties().Get(nsIFrame::EmbeddingLevelProperty(),
+                                         &hasEmbeddingLevel));
+      bool isRTL = hasEmbeddingLevel
+        ? (embeddingLevel & 1) == 1
+        : StyleVisibility()->mDirection == NS_STYLE_DIRECTION_RTL;
       if ((!isRTL && inOffset > newOffset) ||
           (isRTL && inOffset <= newOffset)) {
         pt = contentRect.TopRight();