diff --git a/lib/hexo/multi_config_path.js b/lib/hexo/multi_config_path.js
index 07d24d295a..db84a3588a 100644
--- a/lib/hexo/multi_config_path.js
+++ b/lib/hexo/multi_config_path.js
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ module.exports = ctx => function multiConfigPath(base, configPaths, outputDir) {
 
   } else {
     // only one config
-    if (!fs.existsSync(pathFn.join(base, configPaths))) {
+    let configPath = pathFn.isAbsolute(configPaths) ? configPaths : pathFn.resolve(base, configPaths);
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
       log.w(`Config file ${configPaths} not found, using default.`);
-      return defaultPath;
+      configPath = defaultPath;
     }
 
-    return pathFn.resolve(base, configPaths);
+    return configPath;
   }
 
   const numPaths = paths.length;
@@ -36,13 +38,21 @@ module.exports = ctx => function multiConfigPath(base, configPaths, outputDir) {
   const combinedConfig = {};
   let count = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < numPaths; i++) {
-    if (!fs.existsSync(pathFn.join(base, paths[i]))) {
+    let configPath = '';
+
+    if (pathFn.isAbsolute(paths[i])) {
+      configPath = paths[i];
+    } else {
+      configPath = pathFn.join(base, paths[i]);
+    }
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
       log.w(`Config file ${paths[i]} not found.`);
       continue;
     }
 
     // files read synchronously to ensure proper overwrite order
-    const file = fs.readFileSync(pathFn.join(base, paths[i]));
+    const file = fs.readFileSync(configPath);
     const ext = pathFn.extname(paths[i]).toLowerCase();
 
     if (ext === '.yml') {
diff --git a/test/scripts/hexo/multi_config_path.js b/test/scripts/hexo/multi_config_path.js
index 2daab44921..1d9ec35ac0 100644
--- a/test/scripts/hexo/multi_config_path.js
+++ b/test/scripts/hexo/multi_config_path.js
@@ -115,18 +115,32 @@ describe('config flag handling', () => {
     '}'
   ].join('\n');
 
+  var testJson3 = [
+    '{',
+    '"author": "james bond",',
+    '"favorites": {',
+    '  "food": "martini",',
+    '  "ice_cream": "vanilla"',
+    '  }',
+    '}'
+  ].join('\n');
+
   before(() => {
     fs.writeFileSync(base + 'test1.yml', testYaml1);
     fs.writeFileSync(base + 'test2.yml', testYaml2);
     fs.writeFileSync(base + 'test1.json', testJson1);
     fs.writeFileSync(base + 'test2.json', testJson2);
+    fs.writeFileSync('/tmp/test3.json', testJson3);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
     hexo.log.reader = [];
   });
 
-  after(() => fs.rmdir(hexo.base_dir));
+  after(() => {
+    fs.rmdirSync(hexo.base_dir);
+    fs.unlinkSync('/tmp/test3.json');
+  });
 
   it('no file', () => {
     mcp(base).should.equal(base + '_config.yml');
@@ -140,6 +154,8 @@ describe('config flag handling', () => {
 
     mcp(base, 'test1.json').should.eql(
       pathFn.resolve(base + 'test1.json'));
+
+    mcp(base, '/tmp/test3.json').should.eql('/tmp/test3.json');
   });
 
   it('1 not found file warning', () => {
@@ -151,6 +167,15 @@ describe('config flag handling', () => {
                           + ' not found, using default.');
   });
 
+  it('1 not found file warning absolute', () => {
+    let notFile = '/tmp/not_a_file.json';
+
+    mcp(base, notFile).should.eql(pathFn.join(base, '_config.yml'));
+    hexo.log.reader[0].type.should.eql('warning');
+    hexo.log.reader[0].msg.should.eql('Config file ' + notFile
+                          + ' not found, using default.');
+  });
+
   it('combined config output', () => {
     var combinedPath = pathFn.join(base, '_multiconfig.yml');
 
@@ -174,6 +199,14 @@ describe('config flag handling', () => {
                                      + ' Using _config.yml.');
   });
 
+  it('combine config output with absolute paths', () => {
+    var combinedPath = pathFn.join(base, '_multiconfig.yml');
+
+    mcp(base, 'test1.json,/tmp/test3.json').should.eql(combinedPath);
+    hexo.log.reader[0].type.should.eql('info');
+    hexo.log.reader[0].msg.should.eql('Config based on 2 files');
+  });
+
   it('2 YAML overwrite', () => {
     var configFile = mcp(base, 'test1.yml,test2.yml');
     var config = fs.readFileSync(configFile);