diff --git a/components/virtualtreeview-new/branches/4.8/VirtualTrees.pas b/components/virtualtreeview-new/branches/4.8/VirtualTrees.pas
index 930025fb5..9ec8dfa07 100644
--- a/components/virtualtreeview-new/branches/4.8/VirtualTrees.pas
+++ b/components/virtualtreeview-new/branches/4.8/VirtualTrees.pas
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ type
     property Owner: TVirtualTreeColumns read GetOwner;
   published
     property Alignment: TAlignment read FAlignment write SetAlignment default taLeftJustify;
-    property BiDiMode: TBiDiMode read FBiDiMode write SetBiDiMode stored IsBiDiModeStored;
+    property BiDiMode: TBiDiMode read FBiDiMode write SetBiDiMode stored IsBiDiModeStored default bdLeftToRight;
     property CaptionAlignment: TAlignment read GetCaptionAlignment write SetCaptionAlignment
       stored IsCaptionAlignmentStored default taLeftJustify;
     property CaptionText: String read FCaptionText stored False;