diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 1b2d04878..2b1bf3f04 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -616,3 +616,24 @@ window.$docsify = {
   topMargin: 90, // default: 0
 };
 ```
+
+## rootRelativeImageURL
+
+- Type: `Boolean|String`
+- Default: `false`
+
+Configure image URL rendering behavior when inserting markdown images when the image URL is root-relative, i.e. starts with '/'.
+
+By default, Docsify resolves all image paths against the current page's parent path.
+
+E.g. if the current path is `/advanced/guide`, `![](/assets/image.png)` would render as `<img src="advanced/assets/image.png">`.
+
+```js
+  window.$docsify = {
+    rootRelativeImageURL = false // default behaviour
+
+    rootRelativeImageURL = true // ![](/assets/image.png) renders as <img src="/assets/image.png" />
+
+    rootRelativeImageURL = 'my-root-path' // ![](/assets/image.png) renders as <img src="/my-root-path/assets/image.png />
+  }
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index 2d23f5db2..de4266c89 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default function(vm) {
       crossOriginLinks: [],
       relativePath: false,
       topMargin: 0,
+      rootRelativeImageURL: false,
     },
     typeof window.$docsify === 'function'
       ? window.$docsify(vm)
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ export default function(vm) {
     config.name = '';
   }
 
+  if (config.rootRelativeImageURL === true) {
+    config.rootRelativeImageURL = '';
+  }
+
   window.$docsify = config;
 
   return config;
diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler.js b/src/core/render/compiler.js
index 17e0a8144..d14b12e79 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class Compiler {
     this.linkRel =
       this.linkTarget === '_blank' ? config.externalLinkRel || 'noopener' : '';
     this.contentBase = router.getBasePath();
+    this.rootRelativeImageURL = config.rootRelativeImageURL;
 
     const renderer = this._initRenderer();
     this.heading = renderer.heading;
@@ -193,7 +194,13 @@ export class Compiler {
 
   _initRenderer() {
     const renderer = new marked.Renderer();
-    const { linkTarget, linkRel, router, contentBase } = this;
+    const {
+      linkTarget,
+      linkRel,
+      router,
+      contentBase,
+      rootRelativeImageURL,
+    } = this;
     const _self = this;
     const origin = {};
 
@@ -249,7 +256,12 @@ export class Compiler {
       compilerClass: _self,
     });
     origin.paragraph = paragraphCompiler({ renderer });
-    origin.image = imageCompiler({ renderer, contentBase, router });
+    origin.image = imageCompiler({
+      renderer,
+      contentBase,
+      router,
+      rootRelativeImageURL,
+    });
     origin.list = taskListCompiler({ renderer });
     origin.listitem = taskListItemCompiler({ renderer });
 
diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler/image.js b/src/core/render/compiler/image.js
index 982e5e55e..97510e310 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler/image.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler/image.js
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import { getAndRemoveConfig } from '../utils';
-import { isAbsolutePath, getPath, getParentPath } from '../../router/util';
-
-export const imageCompiler = ({ renderer, contentBase, router }) =>
+import {
+  isAbsolutePath,
+  isPathRootRelative,
+  getPath,
+  getParentPath,
+} from '../../router/util';
+
+export const imageCompiler = ({
+  renderer,
+  contentBase,
+  router,
+  rootRelativeImageURL,
+}) =>
   (renderer.image = (href, title, text) => {
     let url = href;
     let attrs = [];
@@ -35,7 +45,10 @@ export const imageCompiler = ({ renderer, contentBase, router }) =>
     }
 
     if (!isAbsolutePath(href)) {
-      url = getPath(contentBase, getParentPath(router.getCurrentPath()), href);
+      url =
+        isPathRootRelative(href) && rootRelativeImageURL !== false
+          ? getPath('/' + String(rootRelativeImageURL), href)
+          : getPath(contentBase, getParentPath(router.getCurrentPath()), href);
     }
 
     if (attrs.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/core/router/util.js b/src/core/router/util.js
index fc3e2f79d..4ddd3c847 100644
--- a/src/core/router/util.js
+++ b/src/core/router/util.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export const isAbsolutePath = cached(path => {
   return /(:|(\/{2}))/g.test(path);
 });
 
+export const isPathRootRelative = cached(path => {
+  return path[0] === '/';
+});
+
 export const removeParams = cached(path => {
   return path.split(/[?#]/)[0];
 });
diff --git a/test/_helper.js b/test/_helper.js
index 39ee5bdb1..c513ffe2b 100644
--- a/test/_helper.js
+++ b/test/_helper.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ module.exports.init = function(
 
   const rootPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', fixture);
 
-  const dom = initJSDOM(markup);
+  const runScriptInJSDom =
+    Object.values(config).length !== 0 ? 'dangerously' : undefined;
+  const dom = initJSDOM(markup, { runScripts: runScriptInJSDom });
   dom.reconfigure({ url: 'file:///' + rootPath });
 
   // Mimic src/core/index.js but for Node.js
diff --git a/test/unit/render.test.js b/test/unit/render.test.js
index fe5bade7f..94a1287a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/render.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/render.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { expect } = require('chai');
 const { init, expectSameDom } = require('../_helper');
 
@@ -104,6 +105,23 @@ describe('render', function() {
       );
     });
 
+    it('relative image url', async function() {
+      const { docsify } = await init();
+      const output = docsify.compiler.compile(
+        '![alt text](some-path/image.png)'
+      );
+      const expectedCompiledPath = path.posix.join(
+        // must use posix here because if run on windows, paths are joined using backslash (\)
+        __dirname,
+        '../fixtures/default',
+        'some-path/image.png'
+      );
+      expectSameDom(
+        output,
+        `<p><img src="${expectedCompiledPath}" data-origin="some-path/image.png" alt="alt text"></p>`
+      );
+    });
+
     it('class', async function() {
       const { docsify } = await init();
       const output = docsify.compiler.compile(
@@ -165,6 +183,53 @@ describe('render', function() {
         );
       });
     });
+
+    describe('compiling root-relative image src path', async function() {
+      it('behaves normally if config.rootRelativeImageURL is set to false', async function() {
+        const { docsify } = await init('default', {
+          rootRelativeImageURL: false,
+        });
+        const rootRelativePathOutput = docsify.compiler.compile(
+          '![alt text](/some-path/image.png)'
+        );
+        const expectedCompiledPath = path.posix.join(
+          // must use posix here because if run on windows, file paths use backslash (\)
+          __dirname,
+          '../fixtures/default',
+          'some-path/image.png'
+        );
+        expectSameDom(
+          rootRelativePathOutput,
+          `<p><img src="${expectedCompiledPath}" data-origin="/some-path/image.png" alt="alt text"></p>`
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('only uses the image href if config.rootRelativeImageURL is set to true', async function() {
+        const { docsify } = await init('default', {
+          rootRelativeImageURL: true,
+        });
+        const rootRelativePathOutput = docsify.compiler.compile(
+          '![alt text](/some-path/image.png)'
+        );
+        expectSameDom(
+          rootRelativePathOutput,
+          `<p><img src="/some-path/image.png" data-origin="/some-path/image.png" alt="alt text"></p>`
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('uses config.rootRelativeImageURL as a prefix for the compiled image path, if passed as a string', async function() {
+        const { docsify } = await init('default', {
+          rootRelativeImageURL: 'docs',
+        });
+        const rootRelativePathOutput = docsify.compiler.compile(
+          '![alt text](/some-path/image.png)'
+        );
+        expectSameDom(
+          rootRelativePathOutput,
+          `<p><img src="/docs/some-path/image.png" data-origin="/some-path/image.png" alt="alt text"></p>`
+        );
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('heading', function() {