diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 648ea07f..073809d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 coverage
 npm-debug.log
+/nbproject/private/
diff --git a/lib/loader.js b/lib/loader.js
index ca856cd3..2a63819f 100644
--- a/lib/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function(content, map) {
 	var callback = this.async();
 	var query = loaderUtils.getOptions(this) || {};
 	var root = query.root;
+	var rel = query.rel;
 	var moduleMode = query.modules || query.module;
 	var camelCaseKeys = query.camelCase || query.camelcase;
 	var sourceMap = query.sourceMap || false;
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ module.exports = function(content, map) {
 							url.substr(idx);
 				}
 				urlRequest = url;
+				if(!(/^(?:\/|[a-z0-9]+:\/\/)/.test(urlRequest)) && typeof rel !== 'undefined' ) {
+                                    urlRequest = rel + "/" + urlRequest;
+                                }
 				return "\" + require(" + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, urlRequest) + ") + \"";
 			}.bind(this));
 		}