diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-poems-tickle.md b/.changeset/tidy-poems-tickle.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d8f953c0fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-poems-tickle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@keystone-next/keystone': patch
+---
+
+Changed symlink generation to use relative path instead of absolute. Solves running project in docker when mapping volume.
diff --git a/packages/keystone/src/admin-ui/system/generateAdminUI.ts b/packages/keystone/src/admin-ui/system/generateAdminUI.ts
index 250a48e1249..5b2e259909b 100644
--- a/packages/keystone/src/admin-ui/system/generateAdminUI.ts
+++ b/packages/keystone/src/admin-ui/system/generateAdminUI.ts
@@ -61,13 +61,21 @@ export const generateAdminUI = async (
   if (config.images) {
     const storagePath = Path.resolve(config.images.local?.storagePath ?? './public/images');
     await fs.mkdir(storagePath, { recursive: true });
-    await fs.symlink(storagePath, Path.join(publicDirectory, 'images'), 'junction');
+    await fs.symlink(
+      Path.relative(publicDirectory, storagePath),
+      Path.join(publicDirectory, 'images'),
+      'junction'
+    );
   }
 
   if (config.files) {
     const storagePath = Path.resolve(config.files.local?.storagePath ?? './public/files');
     await fs.mkdir(storagePath, { recursive: true });
-    await fs.symlink(storagePath, Path.join(publicDirectory, 'files'), 'junction');
+    await fs.symlink(
+      Path.relative(publicDirectory, storagePath),
+      Path.join(publicDirectory, 'files'),
+      'junction'
+    );
   }
 
   // Write out the files configured by the user