diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a2a619..49613b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+- Ability to use absolute paths. [#184](https://github.com/dividab/tsconfig-paths/pull/184)
 
 - Add support for `jsconfig.json`. See PR [#199](https://github.com/dividab/tsconfig-paths/pull/199). Thanks to [@F3n67u](https://github.com/F3n67u) for this PR!
 
diff --git a/src/mapping-entry.ts b/src/mapping-entry.ts
index 31c4c93..9dac232 100644
--- a/src/mapping-entry.ts
+++ b/src/mapping-entry.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function getAbsoluteMappingEntries(
     absolutePaths.push({
       pattern: key,
       paths: paths[key].map((pathToResolve) =>
-        path.join(absoluteBaseUrl, pathToResolve)
+        path.resolve(absoluteBaseUrl, pathToResolve)
       ),
     });
   }