diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files_link.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files_link.cc
index 28fac0f93be..9f5addfc7ed 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files_link.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files_link.cc
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ static bool wm_link_append_item_poll(ReportList *reports,
 static wmOperatorStatus wm_link_append_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
   Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
+  const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
   Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
   ViewLayer *view_layer = CTX_data_view_layer(C);
   PropertyRNA *prop;
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_link_append_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "filename", relname);
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "directory", root);
+  if (BLI_path_is_rel(root)) {
+    BLI_path_abs(root, blendfile_path);
+  }
 
   BLI_path_join(filepath, sizeof(filepath), root, relname);
 
@@ -220,7 +224,6 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_link_append_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
       filepath, libname, &group, &name);
 
   {
-    const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
     if (blendfile_path[0] != '\0') {
       /* NOTE: Need to also check `filepath`, as typically `libname` is an empty string here
        * (when trying to append from current file from the file-browser e.g.). */
@@ -528,6 +531,7 @@ void WM_OT_append(wmOperatorType *ot)
 static wmOperatorStatus wm_id_linked_relocate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
   Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
+  const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
   Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
   ViewLayer *view_layer = CTX_data_view_layer(C);
   BlendfileLinkAppendContext *lapp_context;
@@ -537,6 +541,9 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_id_linked_relocate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "filename", relname);
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "directory", root);
+  if (BLI_path_is_rel(root)) {
+    BLI_path_abs(root, blendfile_path);
+  }
 
   BLI_path_join(filepath, sizeof(filepath), root, relname);
 
@@ -545,7 +552,6 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_id_linked_relocate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
       filepath, libname, &group, &name);
 
   {
-    const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
     if (blendfile_path[0] != '\0') {
       /* NOTE: Need to also check `filepath`, as typically `libname` is an empty string here
        * (when trying to append from current file from the file-browser e.g.). */
@@ -883,6 +889,7 @@ void WM_lib_reload(Library *lib, bContext *C, ReportList *reports)
 static wmOperatorStatus wm_lib_relocate_exec_do(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, bool do_reload)
 {
   Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
+  const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
   char lib_name[MAX_NAME];
 
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "library", lib_name);
@@ -909,8 +916,11 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_lib_relocate_exec_do(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, boo
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
 
-  RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "directory", root);
   RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "filename", libname);
+  RNA_string_get(op->ptr, "directory", root);
+  if (BLI_path_is_rel(root)) {
+    BLI_path_abs(root, blendfile_path);
+  }
 
   if (!BKE_blendfile_extension_check(libname)) {
     BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Not a library");
@@ -929,7 +939,6 @@ static wmOperatorStatus wm_lib_relocate_exec_do(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, boo
   }
 
   {
-    const char *blendfile_path = BKE_main_blendfile_path(bmain);
     if ((blendfile_path[0] != '\0') && (BLI_path_cmp(blendfile_path, filepath) == 0)) {
       BKE_reportf(op->reports,
                   RPT_ERROR_INVALID_INPUT,