diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
index 92e9ac7..0605953 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected LauncherState getTargetState(LauncherState fromState, boolean isDragTowardPositive) {
-        boolean draggingFromNav = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isSeascape() != isDragTowardPositive;
+        boolean draggingFromNav = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isSeascape() == isDragTowardPositive;
         return draggingFromNav ? OVERVIEW : NORMAL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index 377ba7d..c403e76 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
     protected final Launcher mLauncher;
     protected final SwipeDetector mDetector;
+    protected final SwipeDetector.Direction mSwipeDirection;
 
     private boolean mNoIntercept;
     protected int mStartContainerType;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
     public AbstractStateChangeTouchController(Launcher l, SwipeDetector.Direction dir) {
         mLauncher = l;
         mDetector = new SwipeDetector(l, this, dir);
+        mSwipeDirection = dir;
     }
 
     protected long getAtomicDuration() {
@@ -272,7 +274,8 @@
                             displacement + "], progress = [" + progress + "]");
         }
         updateProgress(progress);
-        boolean isDragTowardPositive = (displacement - mDisplacementShift) < 0;
+        boolean isDragTowardPositive = mSwipeDirection.isPositive(
+                displacement - mDisplacementShift);
         if (progress <= 0) {
             if (reinitCurrentAnimation(false, isDragTowardPositive)) {
                 mDisplacementShift = displacement;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetector.java
index a0a410e..e558fc7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetector.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import android.view.VelocityTracker;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
@@ -64,20 +66,25 @@
 
     public static abstract class Direction {
 
-        abstract float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint);
+        abstract float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint,
+                boolean isRtl);
 
         /**
          * Distance in pixels a touch can wander before we think the user is scrolling.
          */
         abstract float getActiveTouchSlop(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF downPos);
 
-        abstract float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker);
+        abstract float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker, boolean isRtl);
+
+        abstract boolean isPositive(float displacement);
+
+        abstract boolean isNegative(float displacement);
     }
 
     public static final Direction VERTICAL = new Direction() {
 
         @Override
-        float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint) {
+        float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint, boolean isRtl) {
             return ev.getY(pointerIndex) - refPoint.y;
         }
 
@@ -87,16 +94,32 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker) {
+        float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker, boolean isRtl) {
             return tracker.getYVelocity();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        boolean isPositive(float displacement) {
+            // Up
+            return displacement < 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        boolean isNegative(float displacement) {
+            // Down
+            return displacement > 0;
+        }
     };
 
     public static final Direction HORIZONTAL = new Direction() {
 
         @Override
-        float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint) {
-            return ev.getX(pointerIndex) - refPoint.x;
+        float getDisplacement(MotionEvent ev, int pointerIndex, PointF refPoint, boolean isRtl) {
+            float displacement = ev.getX(pointerIndex) - refPoint.x;
+            if (isRtl) {
+                displacement = -displacement;
+            }
+            return displacement;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -105,8 +128,24 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker) {
-            return tracker.getXVelocity();
+        float getVelocity(VelocityTracker tracker, boolean isRtl) {
+            float velocity = tracker.getXVelocity();
+            if (isRtl) {
+                velocity = -velocity;
+            }
+            return velocity;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        boolean isPositive(float displacement) {
+            // Right
+            return displacement > 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        boolean isNegative(float displacement) {
+            // Left
+            return displacement < 0;
         }
     };
 
@@ -159,6 +198,7 @@
     private final PointF mDownPos = new PointF();
     private final PointF mLastPos = new PointF();
     private final Direction mDir;
+    private final boolean mIsRtl;
 
     private final float mTouchSlop;
     private final float mMaxVelocity;
@@ -183,14 +223,15 @@
     }
 
     public SwipeDetector(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Listener l, @NonNull Direction dir) {
-        this(ViewConfiguration.get(context), l, dir);
+        this(ViewConfiguration.get(context), l, dir, Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources()));
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     protected SwipeDetector(@NonNull ViewConfiguration config, @NonNull Listener l,
-            @NonNull Direction dir) {
+            @NonNull Direction dir, boolean isRtl) {
         mListener = l;
         mDir = dir;
+        mIsRtl = isRtl;
         mTouchSlop = config.getScaledTouchSlop();
         mMaxVelocity = config.getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity();
     }
@@ -212,8 +253,8 @@
         }
 
         // Check if the client is interested in scroll in current direction.
-        if (((mScrollConditions & DIRECTION_NEGATIVE) > 0 && mDisplacement > 0) ||
-                ((mScrollConditions & DIRECTION_POSITIVE) > 0 && mDisplacement < 0)) {
+        if (((mScrollConditions & DIRECTION_NEGATIVE) > 0 && mDir.isNegative(mDisplacement)) ||
+                ((mScrollConditions & DIRECTION_POSITIVE) > 0 && mDir.isPositive(mDisplacement))) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -259,7 +300,7 @@
                 if (pointerIndex == INVALID_POINTER_ID) {
                     break;
                 }
-                mDisplacement = mDir.getDisplacement(ev, pointerIndex, mDownPos);
+                mDisplacement = mDir.getDisplacement(ev, pointerIndex, mDownPos, mIsRtl);
 
                 // handle state and listener calls.
                 if (mState != ScrollState.DRAGGING && shouldScrollStart(ev, pointerIndex)) {
@@ -315,7 +356,7 @@
      * @see #DIRECTION_BOTH
      */
     public boolean wasInitialTouchPositive() {
-        return mSubtractDisplacement < 0;
+        return mDir.isPositive(mSubtractDisplacement);
     }
 
     private boolean reportDragging() {
@@ -332,7 +373,7 @@
 
     private void reportDragEnd() {
         mVelocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000, mMaxVelocity);
-        float velocity = mDir.getVelocity(mVelocityTracker) / 1000;
+        float velocity = mDir.getVelocity(mVelocityTracker, mIsRtl) / 1000;
         if (DBG) {
             Log.d(TAG, String.format("onScrollEnd disp=%.1f, velocity=%.1f",
                     mDisplacement, velocity));
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetectorTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetectorTest.java
index b600473..4ebf54c 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetectorTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SwipeDetectorTest.java
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.touch;
 
-import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
-import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
-import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyBoolean;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyFloat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
@@ -29,11 +32,9 @@
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyBoolean;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyFloat;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
 @SmallTest
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
         doReturn(orgConfig.getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity()).when(mMockConfig)
                 .getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity();
 
-        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.VERTICAL);
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.VERTICAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_BOTH, false);
         mTouchSlop = orgConfig.getScaledTouchSlop();
         doReturn(mTouchSlop).when(mMockConfig).getScaledTouchSlop();
@@ -72,7 +73,19 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testDragStart_vertical() {
+    public void testDragStart_verticalPositive() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.VERTICAL, false);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
+        mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
+        mGenerator.move(0, 100, 100 - mTouchSlop);
+        // TODO: actually calculate the following parameters and do exact value checks.
+        verify(mMockListener).onDragStart(anyBoolean());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDragStart_verticalNegative() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.VERTICAL, false);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
         mGenerator.move(0, 100, 100 + mTouchSlop);
         // TODO: actually calculate the following parameters and do exact value checks.
@@ -88,9 +101,42 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testDragStart_horizontal() {
-        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.HORIZONTAL);
-        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_BOTH, false);
+    public void testDragStart_horizontalPositive() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.HORIZONTAL, false);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
+
+        mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
+        mGenerator.move(0, 100 + mTouchSlop, 100);
+        // TODO: actually calculate the following parameters and do exact value checks.
+        verify(mMockListener).onDragStart(anyBoolean());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDragStart_horizontalNegative() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.HORIZONTAL, false);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
+
+        mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
+        mGenerator.move(0, 100 - mTouchSlop, 100);
+        // TODO: actually calculate the following parameters and do exact value checks.
+        verify(mMockListener).onDragStart(anyBoolean());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDragStart_horizontalRtlPositive() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.HORIZONTAL, true);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
+
+        mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
+        mGenerator.move(0, 100 - mTouchSlop, 100);
+        // TODO: actually calculate the following parameters and do exact value checks.
+        verify(mMockListener).onDragStart(anyBoolean());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDragStart_horizontalRtlNegative() {
+        mDetector = new SwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, SwipeDetector.HORIZONTAL, true);
+        mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(SwipeDetector.DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
 
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
         mGenerator.move(0, 100 + mTouchSlop, 100);