diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/insertion-point.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/insertion-point.js
index 8f26bf95dfabb..6b7145ebb78e2 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/insertion-point.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/insertion-point.js
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ function InsertionPointPopover( {
 			? nextElement.getBoundingClientRect()
 			: null;
 		if ( orientation === 'vertical' ) {
+			if ( isRTL() ) {
+				return {
+					top: previousRect.bottom,
+					left: previousRect.right,
+					right: previousRect.left,
+					bottom: nextRect ? nextRect.top : previousRect.bottom,
+				};
+			}
+
 			return {
 				top: previousRect.bottom,
 				left: previousRect.left,