diff --git a/src/ng/urlUtils.js b/src/ng/urlUtils.js
index e821c08a3e9f..5286a5ac7e99 100644
--- a/src/ng/urlUtils.js
+++ b/src/ng/urlUtils.js
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ function urlResolve(url) {
     hash: urlParsingNode.hash ? urlParsingNode.hash.replace(/^#/, '') : '',
     hostname: urlParsingNode.hostname,
     port: urlParsingNode.port,
-    pathname: urlParsingNode.pathname && urlParsingNode.pathname.charAt(0) === '/' ?
-        urlParsingNode.pathname : '/' + urlParsingNode.pathname
+    pathname: (urlParsingNode.protocol.indexOf('file')===0 && urlParsingNode.pathname.indexOf(':')===2)?
+      urlParsingNode.pathname.substring(3) : (urlParsingNode.pathname.charAt(0) === '/' ?
+        urlParsingNode.pathname : '/' + urlParsingNode.pathname)
   };
 }