diff --git a/documentation-site/pages/_app.jsx b/documentation-site/pages/_app.jsx
index 8721ca7257..a5aae4729f 100644
--- a/documentation-site/pages/_app.jsx
+++ b/documentation-site/pages/_app.jsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default class MyApp extends App {
 
     this.setState({
       themeSet: true,
-      theme: themes[themeName],
+      theme: { ...themes[themeName], direction: this.state.direction },
     });
   }