diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/Renderer.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/Renderer.scala
index 786bc891c..5b0ac038c 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/Renderer.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/Renderer.scala
@@ -136,22 +136,27 @@ abstract class Renderer private[laika] (val config: OperationConfig, skipRewrite
         .leftMap(InvalidConfig(_))
     }
 
-    (if (skipRewrite) Right(targetElement) else rewrite).map { elementToRender =>
-      val renderContext =
-        new Formatter.Context[Formatter](
-          renderFunction,
-          elementToRender,
-          Nil,
-          styles,
-          doc.path,
-          pathTranslator,
-          if (config.compactRendering) Indentation.none else Indentation.default,
-          config.messageFilters.render
-        )
-
-      val formatter = format.formatterFactory(renderContext)
-
-      renderFunction(formatter, elementToRender)
+    (if (skipRewrite) Right(targetElement) else rewrite).flatMap { elementToRender =>
+      doc.config
+        .getOpt[String]("laika.renderTarget.absolute.baseUrl")
+        .leftMap(InvalidConfig(_))
+        .map { baseUrlOpt =>
+          val renderContext =
+            new Formatter.Context[Formatter](
+              renderFunction,
+              elementToRender,
+              Nil,
+              styles,
+              doc.path,
+              pathTranslator,
+              if (config.compactRendering) Indentation.none else Indentation.default,
+              config.messageFilters.render,
+              baseUrlOpt
+            )
+
+          val formatter = format.formatterFactory(renderContext)
+          renderFunction(formatter, elementToRender)
+        }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/format/Formatter.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/format/Formatter.scala
index c87f7a293..2a399ec90 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/format/Formatter.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/api/format/Formatter.scala
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ abstract class Formatter protected {
     */
   def pathTranslator: PathTranslator = context.pathTranslator
 
+  /** The absolute base URL to use for rendering internal targets as absolute URLs. */
+  def internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl: Option[String] = context.internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl
+
+  /** Indicates whether internal targets should be rendered as absolute URLs. */
+  def internalTargetsAbsolute: Boolean = internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl.nonEmpty
+
   /** The styles the new renderer should apply to the rendered elements.
     *
     * Only used for some special render formats like XSL-FO.
@@ -172,7 +178,8 @@ object Formatter {
       val path: Path,
       val pathTranslator: PathTranslator,
       val indentation: Formatter.Indentation,
-      val messageFilter: MessageFilter
+      val messageFilter: MessageFilter,
+      val internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl: Option[String]
   ) {
 
     def forChildElement(child: Element): Context[FMT] =
@@ -184,7 +191,8 @@ object Formatter {
         path,
         pathTranslator,
         indentation,
-        messageFilter
+        messageFilter,
+        internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl
       )
 
     def withIndentation(newValue: Formatter.Indentation): Context[FMT] =
@@ -196,7 +204,8 @@ object Formatter {
         path,
         pathTranslator,
         newValue,
-        messageFilter
+        messageFilter,
+        internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl
       )
 
   }
diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/internal/render/HTMLRenderer.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/internal/render/HTMLRenderer.scala
index c634f0bec..e3e83535d 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/internal/render/HTMLRenderer.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/laika/internal/render/HTMLRenderer.scala
@@ -152,15 +152,27 @@ private[laika] class HTMLRenderer(format: String)
       }
     }
 
-    def renderTarget(target: Target): String = fmt.pathTranslator.translate(target) match {
-      case ext: ExternalTarget => ext.url
-      case int: InternalTarget =>
-        val relPath = int.relativeTo(fmt.path).relativePath
-        if (relPath.withoutFragment.toString.endsWith("/index.html"))
-          relPath.withBasename("").withoutSuffix.toString
-        else
-          relPath.toString
-    }
+    def renderTarget(target: Target): String =
+      fmt.pathTranslator.translate(target) match {
+        case ext: ExternalTarget => ext.url
+        case int: InternalTarget =>
+          fmt.internalTargetsAbsoluteBaseUrl match {
+
+            case Some(base) =>
+              val abs            = int.render(internalTargetsAbsolute = true)
+              val normalizedBase =
+                if (base == "/") ""
+                else "/" + base.stripPrefix("/").stripSuffix("/")
+              if (normalizedBase.isEmpty) abs else normalizedBase + abs
+
+            case None =>
+              val relPath = int.relativeTo(fmt.path).relativePath
+              if (relPath.withoutFragment.toString.endsWith("/index.html"))
+                relPath.withBasename("").withoutSuffix.toString
+              else
+                relPath.toString
+          }
+      }
 
     def renderSpanContainer(con: SpanContainer): String = {
 
diff --git a/io/src/test/scala/laika/io/TreeRendererSpec.scala b/io/src/test/scala/laika/io/TreeRendererSpec.scala
index 84ae372de..b13285a26 100644
--- a/io/src/test/scala/laika/io/TreeRendererSpec.scala
+++ b/io/src/test/scala/laika/io/TreeRendererSpec.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import laika.api.Renderer
 import laika.api.bundle.{ BundleOrigin, ExtensionBundle, PathTranslator }
 import laika.api.config.Origin.TreeScope
 import laika.api.config.{ Config, ConfigBuilder, Origin }
+import laika.api.config.Origin.DocumentScope
 import laika.api.errors.{ InvalidDocument, InvalidDocuments }
 import laika.api.format.{ Formatter, TagFormatter }
 import laika.ast
@@ -1307,4 +1308,78 @@ class TreeRendererSpec extends CatsEffectSuite
     res.assertEquals(expected)
   }
 
+  test("render internal targets as absolute when per-document baseUrl is configured") {
+
+    val cfgRoot =
+      ConfigBuilder
+        .withOrigin(Origin(DocumentScope, Root / "404"))
+        .withValue("laika.renderTarget.absolute.baseUrl", "/")
+        .build
+
+    val doc404Root =
+      Document(
+        Root / "404",
+        RootElement(
+          p(SpanLink.internal("/doc.html")("to-doc"))
+        )
+      ).withConfig(cfgRoot)
+
+    val cfgProject =
+      ConfigBuilder
+        .withOrigin(Origin(DocumentScope, Root / "404-project"))
+        .withValue("laika.renderTarget.absolute.baseUrl", "/project")
+        .build
+
+    val doc404Project =
+      Document(
+        Root / "404-project",
+        RootElement(
+          p(
+            SpanLink.internal("/doc.html")("to-doc"),
+            Text(" "),
+            SpanLink.internal("/index.html")("home"),
+            Text(" "),
+            SpanLink.internal("/guide/index.html#install")("install")
+          )
+        )
+      ).withConfig(cfgProject)
+
+    val normalDoc =
+      Document(
+        Root / "doc",
+        RootElement(
+          p(SpanLink.internal("/other.html")("to-other"))
+        )
+      )
+
+    val inputTree =
+      DocumentTree.builder
+        .addDocument(doc404Root)
+        .addDocument(doc404Project)
+        .addDocument(normalDoc)
+        .buildRoot
+
+    val renderer =
+      Renderer.of(HTML).parallel[IO].build
+
+    renderer.use(
+      _.from(inputTree)
+        .toMemory
+        .render
+    ).map { result =>
+      val rendered404Root    =
+        result.allDocuments.find(_.path == Root / "404.html").get
+      val rendered404Project =
+        result.allDocuments.find(_.path == Root / "404-project.html").get
+      val renderedDoc        =
+        result.allDocuments.find(_.path == Root / "doc.html").get
+
+      assert(rendered404Root.content.contains("""href="/doc.html""""))
+      assert(rendered404Project.content.contains("""href="/project/doc.html""""))
+      assert(rendered404Project.content.contains("""href="/project/index.html""""))
+      assert(rendered404Project.content.contains("""href="/project/guide/index.html#install""""))
+      assert(renderedDoc.content.contains("""href="other.html""""))
+    }
+  }
+
 }