diff --git a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.css b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.css
index b9cb97f16..7a791e6ab 100644
--- a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.css
+++ b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.css
@@ -171,16 +171,7 @@ $border-radius: 0.25rem;
     margin-bottom: -0.375rem;
 }
 
-/* mirror the louder/softer/mute speaker icons when rtl */
-[dir="rtl"] .effect-button:nth-of-type(4) img {
-    transform: scaleX(-1);
-}
-
-[dir="rtl"] .effect-button:nth-of-type(5) img {
-    transform: scaleX(-1);
-}
-
-[dir="rtl"] .effect-button:nth-of-type(6) img {
+[dir="rtl"] .flip-in-rtl img {
     transform: scaleX(-1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
index b0e97a174..84f56d08b 100644
--- a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const SoundEditor = props => (
                     onClick={props.onPaste}
                 />
                 <IconButton
-                    className={styles.toolButton}
+                    className={classNames(styles.toolButton, styles.flipInRtl)}
                     img={copyToNewIcon}
                     title={props.intl.formatMessage(messages.copyToNew)}
                     onClick={props.onCopyToNew}
@@ -265,19 +265,19 @@ const SoundEditor = props => (
                 onClick={props.onSlower}
             />
             <IconButton
-                className={styles.effectButton}
+                className={classNames(styles.effectButton, styles.flipInRtl)}
                 img={louderIcon}
                 title={<FormattedMessage {...messages.louder} />}
                 onClick={props.onLouder}
             />
             <IconButton
-                className={styles.effectButton}
+                className={classNames(styles.effectButton, styles.flipInRtl)}
                 img={softerIcon}
                 title={<FormattedMessage {...messages.softer} />}
                 onClick={props.onSofter}
             />
             <IconButton
-                className={styles.effectButton}
+                className={classNames(styles.effectButton, styles.flipInRtl)}
                 img={muteIcon}
                 title={<FormattedMessage {...messages.mute} />}
                 onClick={props.onMute}