diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/IndexerListAdapter.java b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/IndexerListAdapter.java
index 830ea81..14243ce 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/IndexerListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/IndexerListAdapter.java
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
         if (isSectionHeaderDisplayEnabled() && viewIndex == getPinnedHeaderCount() - 1) {
             if (mHeader == null) {
                 mHeader = createPinnedSectionHeaderView(mContext, parent);
+                mHeader.setLayoutDirection(parent.getLayoutDirection());
             }
             return mHeader;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListAdapter.java b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListAdapter.java
index 9591092..de5ea4f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListAdapter.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
                 view.setEnabled(false);
             }
             bindHeaderView(view, partition, getCursor(partition));
+            view.setLayoutDirection(parent.getLayoutDirection());
             return view;
         } else {
             return null;
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListView.java b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListView.java
index 3f207a5..9e166df 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/common/list/PinnedHeaderListView.java
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
                     mHeaders[i] = new PinnedHeader();
                 }
                 mHeaders[i].view = mAdapter.getPinnedHeaderView(i, mHeaders[i].view, this);
-                mHeaders[i].view.setLayoutDirection(getLayoutDirection());
             }
 
             mAnimationTargetTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + mAnimationDuration;