diff --git a/src/esm/hook/resolve.ts b/src/esm/hook/resolve.ts
index cefb97bd2..39d57bb53 100644
--- a/src/esm/hook/resolve.ts
+++ b/src/esm/hook/resolve.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export const resolve: resolve = async (
 	const isPath = (
 		specifier.startsWith(fileProtocol)
 		|| isRelativePathPattern.test(specifier)
+		|| path.isAbsolute(specifier)
 	);
 
 	// bare specifier
diff --git a/tests/specs/api.ts b/tests/specs/api.ts
index 0e330764c..d913c6542 100644
--- a/tests/specs/api.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/api.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,30 @@ export default testSuite(({ describe }, node: NodeApis) => {
 						expect(stdout).toBe('Fails as expected 1\nfoo bar\nfoo bar\nFails as expected 2');
 					});
 
+					test('absolute path', async ({ onTestFinish }) => {
+						const fixture = await createFixture({
+							'package.json': JSON.stringify({ type: 'module' }),
+							'import.mjs': `
+							import path from 'node:path';
+							import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+							import { tsImport } from ${JSON.stringify(tsxEsmApiPath)};
+
+							const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(new URL(import.meta.url)));
+							const moduleAbsolutePath = path.join(__dirname, 'file.ts');
+							const { message } = await tsImport(moduleAbsolutePath, import.meta.url);
+							console.log(message);
+							`,
+							...tsFiles,
+						});
+						onTestFinish(async () => await fixture.rm());
+
+						const { stdout } = await execaNode(path.join(fixture.path, 'import.mjs'), [], {
+							nodePath: node.path,
+							nodeOptions: [],
+						});
+						expect(stdout).toBe('foo bar');
+					});
+
 					test('commonjs', async ({ onTestFinish }) => {
 						const fixture = await createFixture({
 							'package.json': JSON.stringify({ type: 'module' }),