diff --git a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
index 0288afa..4d076f8 100644
--- a/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
+++ b/src/mkdocstrings_handlers/python/handler.py
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 
 from mkdocstrings_handlers.python import rendering
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from contextlib import chdir
+else:
+    # TODO: remove once support for Python 3.10 is dropped
+    from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+    @contextmanager  # noqa: WPS440
+    def chdir(path: str):  # noqa: D103,WPS440
+        old_wd = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(path)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            os.chdir(old_wd)
+
+
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 patch_loggers(get_logger)
@@ -129,7 +145,8 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._config_file_path = config_file_path
         paths = paths or []
-        resolved_globs = [glob.glob(path) for path in paths]
+        with chdir(os.path.dirname(config_file_path) if config_file_path else "."):
+            resolved_globs = [glob.glob(path) for path in paths]
         paths = [path for glob_list in resolved_globs for path in glob_list]
         if not paths and config_file_path:
             paths.append(os.path.dirname(config_file_path))
diff --git a/tests/test_handler.py b/tests/test_handler.py
index 5a49a8b..280e479 100644
--- a/tests/test_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_handler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 from griffe.docstrings.dataclasses import DocstringSectionExamples, DocstringSectionKind
 
-from mkdocstrings_handlers.python.handler import CollectionError, get_handler
+from mkdocstrings_handlers.python.handler import CollectionError, PythonHandler, get_handler
 
 
 def test_collect_missing_module():
@@ -58,3 +58,28 @@ def test_render_docstring_examples_section(handler):
     assert "<p>This is an example.</p>" in rendered
     assert "print" in rendered
     assert "Hello" in rendered
+
+
+def test_expand_globs(tmp_path):
+    """Assert globs are correctly expanded.
+
+    Parameters:
+        tmp_path: Pytext fixture that creates a temporary directory.
+    """
+    globbed_names = (
+        "expanded_a",
+        "expanded_b",
+        "other_expanded_c",
+        "other_expanded_d",
+    )
+    globbed_paths = [tmp_path.joinpath(globbed_name) for globbed_name in globbed_names]
+    for path in globbed_paths:
+        path.touch()
+    handler = PythonHandler(
+        handler="python",
+        theme="material",
+        config_file_path=tmp_path / "mkdocs.yml",
+        paths=["*exp*"],
+    )
+    for path in globbed_paths:  # noqa: WPS440
+        assert str(path) in handler._paths  # noqa: WPS437