diff --git a/lib/graph/graph.js b/lib/graph/graph.js
index f0e10c613..61a1c9dc3 100644
--- a/lib/graph/graph.js
+++ b/lib/graph/graph.js
@@ -5,25 +5,6 @@ import createWorkspace from "./helpers/createWorkspace.js";
 import {getLogger} from "@ui5/logger";
 const log = getLogger("generateProjectGraph");
 
-function resolveProjectPaths(cwd, project) {
-	if (!project.path) {
-		throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'path' for project ${project.id}`);
-	}
-	project.path = path.resolve(cwd, project.path);
-
-	if (!project.id) {
-		throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'id' for project with path ${project.path}`);
-	}
-	if (!project.version) {
-		throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'version' for project ${project.id}`);
-	}
-
-	if (project.dependencies) {
-		project.dependencies.forEach((project) => resolveProjectPaths(cwd, project));
-	}
-	return project;
-}
-
 /**
  * Helper module to create a [@ui5/project/graph/ProjectGraph]{@link @ui5/project/graph/ProjectGraph}
  * from a directory
@@ -43,7 +24,8 @@ function resolveProjectPaths(cwd, project) {
  * @param {object} [options.rootConfiguration]
  *		Configuration object to use for the root module instead of reading from a configuration file
  * @param {string} [options.rootConfigPath]
- *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml
+ *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml. Either a path relative to
+ *		<code>cwd</code> or an absolute path. In both case, platform-specific path segment separators must be used.
  * @param {string} [options.versionOverride] Framework version to use instead of the one defined in the root project
  * @param {string} [options.resolveFrameworkDependencies=true]
  * 		Whether framework dependencies should be added to the graph
@@ -67,6 +49,7 @@ export async function graphFromPackageDependencies({
 	} = await import("./providers/NodePackageDependencies.js");
 
 	cwd = cwd ? path.resolve(cwd) : process.cwd();
+	rootConfigPath = utils.resolveConfigPath(cwd, rootConfigPath);
 
 	let workspace;
 	if (workspaceName || workspaceConfiguration) {
@@ -106,24 +89,28 @@ export async function graphFromPackageDependencies({
  * @param {object} [options.rootConfiguration]
  *		Configuration object to use for the root module instead of reading from a configuration file
  * @param {string} [options.rootConfigPath]
- *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml
+ *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml. Either a path relative to
+ *		<code>cwd</code> or an absolute path. In both case, platform-specific path segment separators must be used.
  * @param {string} [options.versionOverride] Framework version to use instead of the one defined in the root project
  * @param {string} [options.resolveFrameworkDependencies=true]
  *		Whether framework dependencies should be added to the graph
  * @returns {Promise<@ui5/project/graph/ProjectGraph>} Promise resolving to a Project Graph instance
  */
 export async function graphFromStaticFile({
-	cwd, filePath = "projectDependencies.yaml",
+	filePath = "projectDependencies.yaml", cwd,
 	rootConfiguration, rootConfigPath,
 	versionOverride, resolveFrameworkDependencies = true
 }) {
 	log.verbose(`Creating project graph using static file...`);
-
-	const dependencyTree = await utils.readDependencyConfigFile(cwd ? path.resolve(cwd) : process.cwd(), filePath);
-
 	const {
 		default: DependencyTreeProvider
 	} = await import("./providers/DependencyTree.js");
+
+	cwd = cwd ? path.resolve(cwd) : process.cwd();
+	rootConfigPath = utils.resolveConfigPath(cwd, rootConfigPath);
+
+	const dependencyTree = await utils.readDependencyConfigFile(cwd, filePath);
+
 	const provider = new DependencyTreeProvider({
 		dependencyTree,
 		rootConfiguration,
@@ -148,25 +135,30 @@ export async function graphFromStaticFile({
  * @static
  * @param {object} options
  * @param {@ui5/project/graph/providers/DependencyTree~TreeNode} options.dependencyTree
+ * @param {string} [options.cwd=process.cwd()] Directory to resolve relative paths to
  * @param {object} [options.rootConfiguration]
  *		Configuration object to use for the root module instead of reading from a configuration file
  * @param {string} [options.rootConfigPath]
- *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml
+ *		Configuration file to use for the root module instead the default ui5.yaml. Either a path relative to
+ *		<code>cwd</code> or an absolute path. In both case, platform-specific path segment separators must be used.
  * @param {string} [options.versionOverride] Framework version to use instead of the one defined in the root project
  * @param {string} [options.resolveFrameworkDependencies=true]
  *		Whether framework dependencies should be added to the graph
  * @returns {Promise<@ui5/project/graph/ProjectGraph>} Promise resolving to a Project Graph instance
 */
 export async function graphFromObject({
-	dependencyTree,
+	dependencyTree, cwd,
 	rootConfiguration, rootConfigPath,
 	versionOverride, resolveFrameworkDependencies = true
 }) {
 	log.verbose(`Creating project graph using object...`);
-
 	const {
 		default: DependencyTreeProvider
 	} = await import("./providers/DependencyTree.js");
+
+	cwd = cwd ? path.resolve(cwd) : process.cwd();
+	rootConfigPath = utils.resolveConfigPath(cwd, rootConfigPath);
+
 	const dependencyTreeProvider = new DependencyTreeProvider({
 		dependencyTree,
 		rootConfiguration,
@@ -183,6 +175,12 @@ export async function graphFromObject({
 }
 
 const utils = {
+	resolveConfigPath: function(cwd, configPath) {
+		if (configPath && !path.isAbsolute(configPath)) {
+			configPath = path.join(cwd, configPath);
+		}
+		return configPath;
+	},
 	readDependencyConfigFile: async function(cwd, filePath) {
 		const {
 			default: fs
@@ -191,9 +189,7 @@ const utils = {
 		const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
 		const parseYaml =(await import("js-yaml")).load;
 
-		if (!path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
-			filePath = path.join(cwd, filePath);
-		}
+		filePath = utils.resolveConfigPath(cwd, filePath);
 
 		let dependencyTree;
 		try {
@@ -201,12 +197,31 @@ const utils = {
 			dependencyTree = parseYaml(contents, {
 				filename: filePath
 			});
-			resolveProjectPaths(cwd, dependencyTree);
+			utils.resolveProjectPaths(cwd, dependencyTree);
 		} catch (err) {
 			throw new Error(
 				`Failed to load dependency tree configuration from path ${filePath}: ${err.message}`);
 		}
 		return dependencyTree;
+	},
+
+	resolveProjectPaths: function(cwd, project) {
+		if (!project.path) {
+			throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'path' for project ${project.id}`);
+		}
+		project.path = path.resolve(cwd, project.path);
+
+		if (!project.id) {
+			throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'id' for project with path ${project.path}`);
+		}
+		if (!project.version) {
+			throw new Error(`Missing or empty attribute 'version' for project ${project.id}`);
+		}
+
+		if (project.dependencies) {
+			project.dependencies.forEach((project) => utils.resolveProjectPaths(cwd, project));
+		}
+		return project;
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/test/lib/graph/graph.integration.js b/test/lib/graph/graph.integration.js
index 4f27781e9..8aa4d2a20 100644
--- a/test/lib/graph/graph.integration.js
+++ b/test/lib/graph/graph.integration.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceConfiguration: {
 			specVersion: "workspace/1.0",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object and workspace na
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "dolphin",
 		workspaceConfiguration: {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object and workspace na
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object not matching wor
 	await t.throwsAsync(graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "other",
 		workspaceConfiguration: {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace file", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: libraryHPath,
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "default",
 	});
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace file", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: libraryHPath,
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath"
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath"
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace file at custom path", a
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "default",
 		workspaceConfigPath: path.join(libraryHPath, "ui5-workspace.yaml")
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace file at custom path", a
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath"
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath"
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with inactive workspace file at custom
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "default",
 		workspaceConfigPath: path.join(libraryHPath, "custom-ui5-workspace.yaml")
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with inactive workspace file at custom
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath"
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath"
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
diff --git a/test/lib/graph/graph.js b/test/lib/graph/graph.js
index e5bf55fad..2ed052c29 100644
--- a/test/lib/graph/graph.js
+++ b/test/lib/graph/graph.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride"
 	});
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath"
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath"
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace name", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "dolphin",
 	});
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace name", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceConfiguration: "workspaceConfiguration"
 	});
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace object and workspace na
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "dolphin",
 		workspaceConfiguration: "workspaceConfiguration"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with workspace path and workspace name
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "dolphin",
 		workspaceConfigPath: "workspaceConfigurationPath"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with empty workspace", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		workspaceName: "dolphin",
 	});
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies with empty workspace", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(npmProviderConstructorStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cwd"),
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromPackageDependencies: Do not resolve framework dependencies
 	const res = await graphFromPackageDependencies({
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		resolveFrameworkDependencies: false
 	});
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromStaticFile", async (t) => {
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		filePath: "file/path",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride"
 	});
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromStaticFile", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(dependencyTreeProviderStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		dependencyTree: "dependencyTree",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ test.serial("graphFromStaticFile: Do not resolve framework dependencies", async
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		filePath: "filePath",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		resolveFrameworkDependencies: false
 	});
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ test.serial("usingObject", async (t) => {
 	const res = await graphFromObject({
 		dependencyTree: "dependencyTree",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride"
 	});
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ test.serial("usingObject", async (t) => {
 	t.deepEqual(dependencyTreeProviderStub.getCall(0).args[0], {
 		dependencyTree: "dependencyTree",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 	}, "Created NodePackageDependencies provider instance with correct parameters");
 
 	t.is(projectGraphBuilderStub.callCount, 1, "projectGraphBuilder got called once");
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ test.serial("usingObject: Do not resolve framework dependencies", async (t) => {
 		cwd: "cwd",
 		filePath: "filePath",
 		rootConfiguration: "rootConfiguration",
-		rootConfigPath: "rootConfigPath",
+		rootConfigPath: "/rootConfigPath",
 		versionOverride: "versionOverride",
 		resolveFrameworkDependencies: false
 	});
diff --git a/test/lib/graph/graphFromObject.js b/test/lib/graph/graphFromObject.js
index 51979d53b..866fd5859 100644
--- a/test/lib/graph/graphFromObject.js
+++ b/test/lib/graph/graphFromObject.js
@@ -1655,7 +1655,8 @@ test("rootConfig", async (t) => {
 	const {graphFromObject} = t.context;
 	const projectGraph = await graphFromObject({
 		dependencyTree: getApplicationATree(),
-		rootConfigPath: "ui5-test-configPath.yaml"
+		cwd: applicationAPath,
+		rootConfigPath: "ui5-test-configPath.yaml",
 	});
 	t.deepEqual(projectGraph.getRoot().getCustomConfiguration(), {
 		configPathTest: true
diff --git a/test/lib/graph/graphFromStaticFile.js b/test/lib/graph/graphFromStaticFile.js
index a16e560e9..67951b257 100644
--- a/test/lib/graph/graphFromStaticFile.js
+++ b/test/lib/graph/graphFromStaticFile.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ test("rootConfiguration", async (t) => {
 test("rootConfig", async (t) => {
 	const projectGraph = await graphFromStaticFile({
 		cwd: applicationHPath,
-		rootConfigPath: "ui5-test-configPath.yaml"
+		rootConfigPath: "../application.a/ui5-test-configPath.yaml"
 	});
 	t.deepEqual(projectGraph.getRoot().getCustomConfiguration(), {
 		configPathTest: true