diff --git a/lib/core_dom/resource_url_resolver.dart b/lib/core_dom/resource_url_resolver.dart
index 4027d1230..00a6a1fa5 100755
--- a/lib/core_dom/resource_url_resolver.dart
+++ b/lib/core_dom/resource_url_resolver.dart
@@ -160,13 +160,11 @@ class ResourceUrlResolver {
     // If it's not absolute, then resolve it first
     Uri resolved = baseUri.resolve(uri);
 
-    // If it's package-relative, tack on 'packages/' - Note that eventually
-    // we may want to change this to be '/packages/' to make it truly absolute
+    // If it's package-relative, tack on '/packages/'
     if (resolved.scheme == 'package') {
-      return 'packages/${resolved.path}';
+      return '/packages/${resolved.path}';
     } else if (resolved.isAbsolute && resolved.toString().startsWith(_baseUri)) {
-      var path = resolved.path;
-      return path.startsWith("/") ? path.substring(1) : path;
+      return resolved.path;
     } else {
       return resolved.toString();
     }
diff --git a/test/_specs.dart b/test/_specs.dart
index 31a0ad28f..0d2b01e2c 100644
--- a/test/_specs.dart
+++ b/test/_specs.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ e(String html) => es(html).first;
 // this file, _specs.dart, is at path /base/test/_specs.dart.  However, if
 // you're using a different test server or reconfigured the base prefix, then
 // you can set this to something different.
-String TEST_SERVER_BASE_PREFIX = "base/";
+String TEST_SERVER_BASE_PREFIX = "/base/";
 
 Expect expect(actual, [matcher]) {
   final expect = new Expect(actual);
diff --git a/test/core/templateurl_spec.dart b/test/core/templateurl_spec.dart
index 59f5a62ac..c216e029e 100644
--- a/test/core/templateurl_spec.dart
+++ b/test/core/templateurl_spec.dart
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void shadowDomAndTranscluding(name, fn) {
 _run({resolveUrls, staticMode}) {
   var prefix;
   if (!resolveUrls) prefix = "";
-  else if (staticMode) prefix = "packages/test.angular.core_dom/";
+  else if (staticMode) prefix = "/packages/test.angular.core_dom/";
   else prefix = TEST_SERVER_BASE_PREFIX + "test/core/";
 
   describe('template url resolveUrls=${resolveUrls}, mode=${staticMode ? 'static' : 'dynamic'}', () {
diff --git a/test/core_dom/resource_url_resolver_spec.dart b/test/core_dom/resource_url_resolver_spec.dart
index 205f34dd4..bb21cf119 100644
--- a/test/core_dom/resource_url_resolver_spec.dart
+++ b/test/core_dom/resource_url_resolver_spec.dart
@@ -195,18 +195,18 @@ _run_resolver({useRelativeUrls}) {
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             'package:a.b/c/d/foo2.html',
-        expectedForPackageScheme: 'packages/a.b/c/d/foo2.html',
-        expectedForHttpScheme:    'packages/a.b/c/d/foo2.html');
+        expectedForPackageScheme: '/packages/a.b/c/d/foo2.html',
+        expectedForHttpScheme:    '/packages/a.b/c/d/foo2.html');
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             'image.png',
-        expectedForPackageScheme: 'packages/angular/test/core_dom/image.png',
-        expectedForHttpScheme:    'a/b/image.png');
+        expectedForPackageScheme: '/packages/angular/test/core_dom/image.png',
+        expectedForHttpScheme:    '/a/b/image.png');
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             './image2.png',
-        expectedForPackageScheme: 'packages/angular/test/core_dom/image2.png',
-        expectedForHttpScheme:    'a/b/image2.png');
+        expectedForPackageScheme: '/packages/angular/test/core_dom/image2.png',
+        expectedForHttpScheme:    '/a/b/image2.png');
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             '/image3.png',
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ _run_resolver({useRelativeUrls}) {
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             'HTTP://LOCALHOST/a/b/image4.png',
-        expectedForPackageScheme: 'a/b/image4.png',
-        expectedForHttpScheme:    'a/b/image4.png');
+        expectedForPackageScheme: '/a/b/image4.png',
+        expectedForHttpScheme:    '/a/b/image4.png');
 
     testBothSchemes(
         urlToResolve:             'HTTP://LOCALHOST/packages/angular/test/core_dom/foo3.html',
-        expectedForPackageScheme: 'packages/angular/test/core_dom/foo3.html',
-        expectedForHttpScheme:    'packages/angular/test/core_dom/foo3.html');
+        expectedForPackageScheme: '/packages/angular/test/core_dom/foo3.html',
+        expectedForHttpScheme:    '/packages/angular/test/core_dom/foo3.html');
 
   });
 }