diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPlugin.groovy
index c53c2f6..a99dfa3 100755
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPlugin.groovy
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ class CodeQualityToolsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         }
       }
 
+      if (extension.lint.absolutePaths != null) {
+        subProject.android.lintOptions {
+          absolutePaths = extension.lint.absolutePaths
+        }
+      }
+
       if (extension.lint.baselineFileName != null) {
         subProject.android.lintOptions {
           baseline subProject.file(extension.lint.baselineFileName)
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginExtension.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginExtension.groovy
index 358b048..5be8998 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginExtension.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginExtension.groovy
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ class CodeQualityToolsPluginExtension {
      * @since 0.5.0
      */
     String baselineFileName = null
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether lint should use absolute paths or not
+     * @since 0.9.0
+     */
+    Boolean absolutePaths
   }
 
   static class Ktlint {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest.groovy
index 97ad845..e84f139 100755
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/vanniktech/code/quality/tools/CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest.groovy
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest extends CommonCodeQualityToolsTest {
     assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.abortOnError == extension.lint.abortOnError
     assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.checkAllWarnings == extension.lint.checkAllWarnings
     assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.textReport == extension.lint.textReport
+    assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.absolutePaths
     assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.baselineFile == androidAppProject.file("baseline.xml")
     assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.textOutput.toString() == extension.lint.textOutput
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest extends CommonCodeQualityToolsTest {
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.abortOnError == extension.lint.abortOnError
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.checkAllWarnings == extension.lint.checkAllWarnings
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.textReport == extension.lint.textReport
+    assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.absolutePaths
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.baselineFile == androidLibraryProject.file("baseline.xml")
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.textOutput.toString() == extension.lint.textOutput
   }
@@ -94,6 +96,17 @@ class CodeQualityToolsPluginLintTest extends CommonCodeQualityToolsTest {
     assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.checkAllWarnings == extension.lint.checkAllWarnings
   }
 
+  @Test void absolutePaths() {
+    def extension = new CodeQualityToolsPluginExtensionForTests()
+    extension.lint.absolutePaths = false
+
+    assert addLint(androidAppProject, extension)
+    assert androidAppProject.android.lintOptions.absolutePaths == extension.lint.absolutePaths
+
+    assert addLint(androidLibraryProject, extension)
+    assert androidLibraryProject.android.lintOptions.absolutePaths == extension.lint.absolutePaths
+  }
+
   @Test void failEarlyFalse() {
     def extension = new CodeQualityToolsPluginExtensionForTests()
     extension.failEarly = false