diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.styl b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.styl
index dce298b00..abcc90d4e 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.styl
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.styl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC
 
     .swimlane-header
+      -ms-writing-mode: tb-rl;
       writing-mode: vertical-rl;
       transform: rotate(180deg);
       font-size: 14px;