diff --git a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.scss b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.scss
index e7e0649c3a24..e346f6fe7251 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.scss
+++ b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.scss
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     width: 450px;
     margin: 24px;
   }
+}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.scss b/src/lib/select/select.scss
index e024c72e12ec..a1da149c0b70 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.scss
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.scss
@@ -111,12 +111,19 @@ $mat-select-trigger-font-size: 16px !default;
 }
 
 .mat-select-arrow {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0;
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
   border-left: $mat-select-arrow-size solid transparent;
   border-right: $mat-select-arrow-size solid transparent;
   border-top: $mat-select-arrow-size solid;
   margin: 0 $mat-select-arrow-margin;
+
+  [dir='rtl'] & {
+    right: auto;
+    left: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .mat-select-panel {