diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-components/preview-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-components/preview-page.tsx
index 0dbd57c3e..a68376b45 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-components/preview-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-components/preview-page.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export function PreviewPage() {
 					wheel={{ step: 0.001 }}
 					onPanningStart={blurFocusedElementOnPan}
 				>
-					<TransformComponent wrapperClass="h-full! w-full!">
+					{/* Zoom transforms use left-origin coordinates, regardless of the interface language. */}
+					<TransformComponent wrapperClass="h-full! w-full!" wrapperProps={{ dir: "ltr" }}>
 						<ResumePreview showPageNumbers pageLayout={pageLayout} />
 					</TransformComponent>
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/preview-direction.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/preview-direction.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3823ce0a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/preview-direction.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Pool } from "pg";
+import { expect, test } from "../fixtures/test";
+
+async function expectCenteredPreview(page: Page) {
+	const canvas = page.locator('[aria-hidden="false"] canvas').first();
+	await expect(canvas).toBeVisible();
+	await expect
+		.poll(async () => {
+			const bounds = await canvas.boundingBox();
+			if (!bounds) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+			return Math.abs(bounds.x + bounds.width / 2 - (page.viewportSize()?.width ?? 0) / 2);
+		})
+		.toBeLessThan(1);
+}
+
+for (const uiLanguage of ["English", "Arabic"]) {
+	for (const resumeLocale of ["en-US", "ar-SA"]) {
+		test(`centers preview with ${uiLanguage} UI and ${resumeLocale} resume`, async ({ authPage: page }, info) => {
+			test.setTimeout(60_000);
+			await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1920, height: 950 });
+			await page.goto("/dashboard/resumes");
+			await page.getByText("Create a new resume", { exact: true }).click();
+			const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Create a new resume" });
+			await dialog.getByLabel("Name", { exact: true }).fill("Preview direction fixture");
+			await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Create", exact: true }).click();
+			await page.waitForURL(/\/builder\/.+/);
+			const builderUrl = page.url();
+			const resumeId = builderUrl.split("/").at(-1);
+			await page.goto("/dashboard/resumes");
+			const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+			try {
+				await pool.query(
+					`update resume set data = jsonb_set(jsonb_set(data, '{metadata,page,locale}', $2::jsonb), '{basics,name}', '"Preview direction fixture"'::jsonb) where id = $1`,
+					[resumeId, JSON.stringify(resumeLocale)],
+				);
+			} finally {
+				await pool.end();
+			}
+			await page.goto(builderUrl);
+			if (uiLanguage === "Arabic") {
+				await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Account menu", exact: true }).click();
+				await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Language", exact: true }).click();
+				await page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Arabic", exact: true }).click();
+				await expect(page.locator("html")).toHaveAttribute("dir", "rtl");
+				await page.reload();
+			}
+			await expectCenteredPreview(page);
+			const zoom = page.getByRole("button", {
+				name: uiLanguage === "Arabic" ? "مستوى التكبير" : "Zoom level",
+				exact: true,
+			});
+			await expect(zoom).toHaveCSS("direction", uiLanguage === "Arabic" ? "rtl" : "ltr");
+			await zoom.click();
+			await page
+				.getByRole("menuitem", {
+					name: uiLanguage === "Arabic" ? "الحجم الفعلي (100%)" : "Actual size (100%)",
+					exact: true,
+				})
+				.click();
+			await expect(zoom).toHaveText("100%");
+			await expectCenteredPreview(page);
+			await zoom.click();
+			await page
+				.getByRole("menuitem", { name: uiLanguage === "Arabic" ? "مناسب للعرض" : "Fit to view", exact: true })
+				.click();
+			await expect(zoom).toHaveText("75%");
+			await expectCenteredPreview(page);
+			const direction = await page
+				.locator('[aria-hidden="false"] canvas')
+				.first()
+				.evaluate((canvas) => canvas.closest("[dir]")?.getAttribute("dir"));
+			expect(direction).toBe(resumeLocale === "ar-SA" ? "rtl" : "ltr");
+			await page.screenshot({ path: info.outputPath("centered-preview.png") });
+		});
+	}
+}