diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Drawer/DrawerPanelContent.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Drawer/DrawerPanelContent.tsx
index 522c7da2ea4..d2651622d9a 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Drawer/DrawerPanelContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Drawer/DrawerPanelContent.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import styles from '@patternfly/react-styles/css/components/Drawer/drawer';
 import { css } from '@patternfly/react-styles';
 import { DrawerColorVariant, DrawerContext } from './Drawer';
-import { formatBreakpointMods } from '../../helpers/util';
+import { formatBreakpointMods, getLanguageDirection } from '../../helpers/util';
 import { GenerateId } from '../../helpers/GenerateId/GenerateId';
 import { FocusTrap } from '../../helpers/FocusTrap/FocusTrap';
 import cssPanelMdFlexBasis from '@patternfly/react-tokens/dist/esm/c_drawer__panel_md_FlexBasis';
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const DrawerPanelContent: React.FunctionComponent<DrawerPanelContentProps
   const calcValueNow = () => {
     let splitterPos;
     let drawerSize;
-    const isRTL = window.getComputedStyle(panel.current).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl';
+    const isRTL = getLanguageDirection(panel.current) === 'rtl';
 
     if (isInline && (position === 'end' || position === 'right')) {
       if (isRTL) {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export const DrawerPanelContent: React.FunctionComponent<DrawerPanelContentProps
   };
 
   const handleControlMove = (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent, controlPosition: number) => {
-    const isRTL = window.getComputedStyle(panel.current).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl';
+    const isRTL = getLanguageDirection(panel.current) === 'rtl';
 
     e.stopPropagation();
     if (!isResizing) {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export const DrawerPanelContent: React.FunctionComponent<DrawerPanelContentProps
   const callbackMouseUp = React.useCallback(handleMouseup, []);
 
   const handleKeys = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
-    const isRTL = window.getComputedStyle(panel.current).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl';
+    const isRTL = getLanguageDirection(panel.current) === 'rtl';
 
     const key = e.key;
     if (
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Nav/NavList.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Nav/NavList.tsx
index 27ee81f9ba3..60f7dd63174 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Nav/NavList.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Nav/NavList.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import styles from '@patternfly/react-styles/css/components/Nav/nav';
 import { css } from '@patternfly/react-styles';
 import AngleLeftIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/angle-left-icon';
 import AngleRightIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/angle-right-icon';
-import { isElementInView } from '../../helpers/util';
+import { getLanguageDirection, isElementInView } from '../../helpers/util';
 import { NavContext } from './Nav';
 import { PageSidebarContext } from '../Page/PageSidebar';
 import { getResizeObserver } from '../../helpers/resizeObserver';
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class NavList extends React.Component<NavListProps> {
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.observer = getResizeObserver(this.navList.current, this.handleScrollButtons, true);
-    this.direction = getComputedStyle(this.navList.current).getPropertyValue('direction');
+    this.direction = getLanguageDirection(this.navList.current);
     this.handleScrollButtons();
   }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class NavList extends React.Component<NavListProps> {
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
-    this.direction = getComputedStyle(this.navList.current).getPropertyValue('direction');
+    this.direction = getLanguageDirection(this.navList.current);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Slider/Slider.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Slider/Slider.tsx
index 0b97002e26b..654a30276a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Slider/Slider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Slider/Slider.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { TextInput } from '../TextInput';
 import { Tooltip } from '../Tooltip';
 import cssSliderValue from '@patternfly/react-tokens/dist/esm/c_slider_value';
 import cssFormControlWidthChars from '@patternfly/react-tokens/dist/esm/c_slider__value_c_form_control_width_chars';
+import { getLanguageDirection } from '../../helpers/util';
 
 /** Properties for creating custom steps in a slider. These properties should be passed in as
  * an object within an array to the slider component's customSteps property.
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export const Slider: React.FunctionComponent<SliderProps> = ({
   let isRTL: boolean;
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    isRTL = window.getComputedStyle(sliderRailRef.current).getPropertyValue('direction') === 'rtl';
+    isRTL = getLanguageDirection(sliderRailRef.current) === 'rtl';
   });
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
index ea37e047675..7ec05827a3a 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { PickOptional } from '../../helpers/typeUtils';
 import AngleLeftIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/angle-left-icon';
 import AngleRightIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/angle-right-icon';
 import PlusIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/plus-icon';
-import { getUniqueId, isElementInView, formatBreakpointMods } from '../../helpers/util';
+import { getUniqueId, isElementInView, formatBreakpointMods, getLanguageDirection } from '../../helpers/util';
 import { TabContent } from './TabContent';
 import { TabProps } from './Tab';
 import { TabsContextProvider } from './TabsContext';
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Tabs extends React.Component<TabsProps, TabsState> {
       if (canUseDOM) {
         window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleScrollButtons, false);
       }
-      this.direction = getComputedStyle(this.tabList.current).getPropertyValue('direction');
+      this.direction = getLanguageDirection(this.tabList.current);
       // call the handle resize function to check if scroll buttons should be shown
       this.handleScrollButtons();
     }
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class Tabs extends React.Component<TabsProps, TabsState> {
       this.setState({ showScrollButtons: false });
     }
 
-    this.direction = getComputedStyle(this.tabList.current).getPropertyValue('direction');
+    this.direction = getLanguageDirection(this.tabList.current);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/Popper/Popper.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/Popper/Popper.tsx
index bda6a65a496..fb073270ef7 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/Popper/Popper.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/Popper/Popper.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Placement, Modifier } from './thirdparty/popper-core';
 import { clearTimeouts } from '../util';
 import { css } from '@patternfly/react-styles';
 import '@patternfly/react-styles/css/components/Popper/Popper.css';
+import { getLanguageDirection } from '../util';
 
 const hash = {
   left: 'right',
@@ -45,21 +46,6 @@ const getOppositePlacement = (placement: Placement): any =>
 export const getOpacityTransition = (animationDuration: number) =>
   `opacity ${animationDuration}ms cubic-bezier(.54, 1.5, .38, 1.11)`;
 
-export const getLanguageDirection = (targetElement: HTMLElement) => {
-  const defaultDirection = 'ltr';
-  let direction = defaultDirection;
-
-  if (targetElement) {
-    direction = getComputedStyle(targetElement).getPropertyValue('direction');
-  }
-
-  if (['ltr', 'rtl'].includes(direction)) {
-    return direction as 'ltr' | 'rtl';
-  }
-
-  return defaultDirection;
-};
-
 export interface PopperProps {
   /**
    * Trigger reference element to which the popper is relatively placed to.
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/__mocks__/util.ts b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/__mocks__/util.ts
index e6b3036138a..5be1b4a6e2c 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/__mocks__/util.ts
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/__mocks__/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export const getUniqueId = () => 'unique_id_mock';
 
 export const clearTimeouts = () => {};
+
+export const getLanguageDirection = () => 'ltr';
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/util.ts b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/util.ts
index 6c127df494f..88ba6a266ca 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/helpers/util.ts
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/helpers/util.ts
@@ -522,3 +522,25 @@ export const clearTimeouts = (timeoutRefs: React.RefObject<any>[]) => {
     }
   });
 };
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to get the language direction of a given element, useful for figuring out if left-to-right
+ * or right-to-left specific logic should be applied.
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} targetElement  - Element the helper will get the language direction of
+ * @param {'ltr' | 'rtl'} defaultDirection - Language direction to assume if one can't be determined, defaults to 'ltr'
+ * @returns {'ltr' | 'rtl'} - The language direction of the target element
+ */
+export const getLanguageDirection = (targetElement: HTMLElement, defaultDirection: 'ltr' | 'rtl' = 'ltr') => {
+  if (!targetElement) {
+    return defaultDirection;
+  }
+
+  const computedDirection = getComputedStyle(targetElement).getPropertyValue('direction');
+
+  if (['ltr', 'rtl'].includes(computedDirection)) {
+    return computedDirection as 'ltr' | 'rtl';
+  }
+
+  return defaultDirection;
+};