diff --git a/media/src/core/core.compat.js b/media/src/core/core.compat.js
index 15cc77ed..798d896f 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.compat.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.compat.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function _fnHungarianMap ( o )
 /**
  * Convert from camel case parameters to Hungarian, based on a Hungarian map
  * created by _fnHungarianMap.
- *  @param {object} src The model object which holds all parameters can has
- *    previously been run through `_fnHungarianMap`.
+ *  @param {object} src The model object which holds all parameters that can be
+ *    mapped.
  *  @param {object} user The object to convert from camel case to Hungarian.
  *  @param {boolean} force When set to `true`, properties which already have a
  *    Hungarian value in the `user` object will be overwritten. Otherwise they
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function _fnCamelToHungarian ( src, user, force )
 {
 	if ( ! src._hungaianMap )
 	{
-		return;
+		_fnHungarianMap( src );
 	}
 
 	var hungarianKey;
@@ -98,3 +98,29 @@ function _fnLanguageCompat( oLanguage )
 	}
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * From some browsers (specifically IE6/7) we need special handling to work around browser
+ * bugs - this function is used to detect when these workarounds are needed.
+ *  @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object
+ *  @memberof DataTable#oApi
+ */
+function _fnBrowserDetect( oSettings )
+{
+	/* IE6/7 will oversize a width 100% element inside a scrolling element, to include the
+	 * width of the scrollbar, while other browsers ensure the inner element is contained
+	 * without forcing scrolling
+	 */
+	var n = $(
+		'<div style="position:absolute; top:0; left:0; height:1px; width:1px; overflow:hidden">'+
+			'<div style="position:absolute; top:1px; left:1px; width:100px; overflow:scroll;">'+
+				'<div id="DT_BrowserTest" style="width:100%; height:10px;"></div>'+
+			'</div>'+
+		'</div>')[0];
+
+	document.body.appendChild( n );
+	oSettings.oBrowser.bScrollOversize = $('#DT_BrowserTest', n)[0].offsetWidth === 100 ? true : false;
+	oSettings.oBrowser.bScrollbarLeft = $('#DT_BrowserTest', n).offset().left !== 1 ? true : false;
+	document.body.removeChild( n );
+}
+
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
index a5547b5c..56ad96c7 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
@@ -451,13 +451,14 @@ function _fnScrollDraw ( o )
 	// Figure out if there are scrollbar present - if so then we need a the header and footer to
 	// provide a bit more space to allow "overflow" scrolling (i.e. past the scrollbar)
 	var bScrolling = $(o.nTable).height() > nScrollBody.clientHeight || $(nScrollBody).css('overflow-y') == "scroll";
-	nScrollHeadInner.style.paddingRight = bScrolling ? o.oScroll.iBarWidth+"px" : "0px";
+	var padding = o.oBrowser.bScrollbarLeft ? 'paddingLeft' : 'paddingRight';
+	nScrollHeadInner.style[padding] = bScrolling ? o.oScroll.iBarWidth+"px" : "0px";
 	
 	if ( o.nTFoot !== null )
 	{
 		nScrollFootTable.style.width = _fnStringToCss( iOuterWidth );
 		nScrollFootInner.style.width = _fnStringToCss( iOuterWidth );
-		nScrollFootInner.style.paddingRight = bScrolling ? o.oScroll.iBarWidth+"px" : "0px";
+		nScrollFootInner.style[padding] = bScrolling ? o.oScroll.iBarWidth+"px" : "0px";
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust the position of the header in case we loose the y-scrollbar */
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.support.js b/media/src/core/core.support.js
index bf987ef9..74a8ba75 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.support.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.support.js
@@ -267,28 +267,3 @@ function _fnCallbackFire( oSettings, sStore, sTrigger, aArgs )
 	return aRet;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * From some browsers (specifically IE6/7) we need special handling to work around browser
- * bugs - this function is used to detect when these workarounds are needed.
- *  @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object
- *  @memberof DataTable#oApi
- */
-function _fnBrowserDetect( oSettings )
-{
-	/* IE6/7 will oversize a width 100% element inside a scrolling element, to include the
-	 * width of the scrollbar, while other browsers ensure the inner element is contained
-	 * without forcing scrolling
-	 */
-	var n = $(
-		'<div style="position:absolute; top:0; left:0; height:1px; width:1px; overflow:hidden">'+
-			'<div style="position:absolute; top:1px; left:1px; width:100px; overflow:scroll;">'+
-				'<div id="DT_BrowserTest" style="width:100%; height:10px;"></div>'+
-			'</div>'+
-		'</div>')[0];
-
-	document.body.appendChild( n );
-	oSettings.oBrowser.bScrollOversize = $('#DT_BrowserTest', n)[0].offsetWidth === 100 ? true : false;
-	document.body.removeChild( n );
-}
-
diff --git a/media/src/model/model.settings.js b/media/src/model/model.settings.js
index 00c420f7..6378c444 100644
--- a/media/src/model/model.settings.js
+++ b/media/src/model/model.settings.js
@@ -239,7 +239,16 @@ DataTable.models.oSettings = {
 		 *  @type boolean
 		 *  @default false
 		 */
-		"bScrollOversize": false
+		"bScrollOversize": false,
+
+		/**
+		 * Determine if the vertical scrollbar is on the right or left of the
+		 * scrolling container - needed for rtl language layout, although not
+		 * all browsers move the scrollbar (Safari).
+		 *  @type boolean
+		 *  @default false
+		 */
+		"bScrollbarLeft": false
 	},
 	
 	/**