diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_language.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/note_language.ts
index 2b57d1c9f..457091225 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_language.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_language.ts
@@ -139,11 +139,17 @@ export default class NoteLanguageWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         const rightToLeftLanguages = filteredLanguages.filter((l) => l.rtl);
 
         let locales: ("---" | Locale)[] = [
-            DEFAULT_LOCALE,
-            "---",
-            ...leftToRightLanguages
+            DEFAULT_LOCALE
         ];
 
+        if (leftToRightLanguages.length > 0) {
+            locales = [
+                ...locales,
+                "---",
+                ...leftToRightLanguages
+            ];
+        }
+
         if (rightToLeftLanguages.length > 0) {
             locales = [
                 ...locales,