diff --git a/lib/utils/text-direction.ts b/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
index 071dd4f9..b198dd06 100644
--- a/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
@@ -61,4 +61,34 @@ export function applyTextDirection(htmlContent: string, textContent?: string): s
   
   // Otherwise, wrap the content with a direction-aware container
   return `<div class="email-content" dir="${direction}">${htmlContent}</div>`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Process content to determine direction and return direction-enhanced HTML
+ * 
+ * @param content Content to process (HTML or plain text)
+ * @returns Object containing processed HTML and detected direction
+ */
+export function processContentWithDirection(content: string | undefined): { html: string; direction: 'ltr' | 'rtl' } {
+  if (!content) {
+    return { html: '', direction: 'ltr' };
+  }
+  
+  // Extract text from the content for direction detection
+  const textContent = content.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
+                           .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
+                           .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
+                           .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
+                           .replace(/&amp;/g, '&');
+  
+  // Detect the direction of the text
+  const direction = detectTextDirection(textContent);
+  
+  // Apply the direction to the HTML content
+  const directionEnhancedHtml = applyTextDirection(content, textContent);
+  
+  return {
+    html: directionEnhancedHtml,
+    direction
+  };
 } 
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