diff --git a/test/resolver.js b/test/resolver.js
index 5c2cfc5..201e183 100644
--- a/test/resolver.js
+++ b/test/resolver.js
@@ -494,3 +494,38 @@ test('browser field in package.json', function (t) {
         }
     );
 });
+
+test('absolute paths', function (t) {
+    t.plan(4);
+
+    var extensionless = __filename.slice(0, -path.extname(__filename).length);
+
+    resolve(__filename, function (err, res) {
+        t.equal(
+            res,
+            __filename,
+            'absolute path to this file resolves'
+        );
+    });
+    resolve(extensionless, function (err, res) {
+        t.equal(
+            res,
+            __filename,
+            'extensionless absolute path to this file resolves'
+        );
+    });
+    resolve(__filename, { basedir: process.cwd() }, function (err, res) {
+        t.equal(
+            res,
+            __filename,
+            'absolute path to this file with a basedir resolves'
+        );
+    });
+    resolve(extensionless, { basedir: process.cwd() }, function (err, res) {
+        t.equal(
+            res,
+            __filename,
+            'extensionless absolute path to this file with a basedir resolves'
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/resolver_sync.js b/test/resolver_sync.js
index 2bd7ab0..52535f1 100644
--- a/test/resolver_sync.js
+++ b/test/resolver_sync.js
@@ -356,3 +356,30 @@ test('browser field in package.json', function (t) {
     t.equal(res, path.join(dir, 'browser_field', 'b.js'));
     t.end();
 });
+
+test('absolute paths', function (t) {
+    var extensionless = __filename.slice(0, -path.extname(__filename).length);
+
+    t.equal(
+        resolve.sync(__filename),
+        __filename,
+        'absolute path to this file resolves'
+    );
+    t.equal(
+        resolve.sync(extensionless),
+        __filename,
+        'extensionless absolute path to this file resolves'
+    );
+    t.equal(
+        resolve.sync(__filename, { basedir: process.cwd() }),
+        __filename,
+        'absolute path to this file with a basedir resolves'
+    );
+    t.equal(
+        resolve.sync(extensionless, { basedir: process.cwd() }),
+        __filename,
+        'extensionless absolute path to this file with a basedir resolves'
+    );
+
+    t.end();
+});