diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 76e2c8eaa..dd1f635dd 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ gulp.task('watch', 'Watch for site/theme changes (Default Task)', function(callb
     return;
   }
 
+  if(config.rtl) {
+    gulp.start('watch rtl');
+    return;
+  }
 
   // watching changes in style
   gulp
@@ -338,6 +342,11 @@ gulp.task('build', 'Builds all files from source', function(callback) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if(config.rtl) {
+    gulp.start('build rtl');
+    return;
+  }
+
   // get relative asset path (path returns wrong path?)
   // assetPaths.source = path.relative(srcPath, path.resolve(source.themes));
   assetPaths.source = '../../themes'; // hardcoded
diff --git a/semantic.json.example b/semantic.json.example
index 664911d67..f07e3dc62 100644
--- a/semantic.json.example
+++ b/semantic.json.example
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "clean"        : "dist/"
   },
 
-  "permission" : 644
+  "permission" : 644,
+  "rtl": false
 
 }
diff --git a/tasks/defaults.js b/tasks/defaults.js
index 2b4f5305e..000b835ef 100644
--- a/tasks/defaults.js
+++ b/tasks/defaults.js
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
   base        : '',
   theme       : './src/theme.config',
+
   permission  : 644,
+  rtl         : false,
 
   docs : {
     source : '../docs/server/files/release/',