diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 4b27ab53c7de179ba8a4a55e5de4df63929012a5..a5a4284607bdc9c39b3f94f085d1c49168a9879a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ For a detailed view of what's changed, refer to the {url-repo}/commits[commit hi
 
 * account for null value on env key or env entry
 * account for `on_failure` key name (snake_case) on run entry when using Antora 3.2.0
+* preserve command with absolute path when run.local option is true (#34)
 
 == 1.0.0-beta.1 (2024-08-08)
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configuration-keys.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configuration-keys.adoc
index 2d691c10ef9cd6a574aa61ecacf0558ecc03d54b..ae3c5e6b36ff9bddf1523574c75defaffe431dfa 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configuration-keys.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configuration-keys.adoc
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ run:
 If the command begins with `$NODE` (or `${{env.NODE}}`) followed by a space, that token will be replaced with the value of the `NODE` environment variable set on the Antora process, which defaults to the path of the Node.js executable used to run Antora.
 Similarly, if the command begins with the path of a JavaScript file, the value of the `NODE` environment variable is inserted as the first command argument.
 
-If the `local` key is specified with the value `true` (default: `false`), the command must be located relative to where the command is run.
+If the `local` key is specified with the value `true` (default: `false`) and the command is relative, the command is resolved relative to where the command is run.
 This key can be set implicitly by prepending the command with `./`.
 This setting effectively disables looking for a global command on the current user's PATH.
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ If the value is null, the existing environment variable is unset.
 
 |`run.local`
 |Prevents system from resolving global command on the user's PATH.
-In this case, the command must be located at the location relative to where the command is run.
+In this case, if the command is relative, it will be resolved from the where the command is run.
 This key can be set implicitly by prepending the command with `./`.
 |Not set (false)
 |Boolean
diff --git a/packages/collector-extension/lib/util/run-command.js b/packages/collector-extension/lib/util/run-command.js
index b0c57bd79e6ab71e7a177beedd9f030f8dc9ce15..74baf42603aeb8188f9239d943475611d0f74f45 100644
--- a/packages/collector-extension/lib/util/run-command.js
+++ b/packages/collector-extension/lib/util/run-command.js
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ const ENV_NAME_RX = /\$(\w+)/g
 async function runCommand (cmd = '', opts = {}) {
   let cmdv = parseCommand(String(cmd), { preserveQuotes: opts.shell })
   if (!cmdv.length) throw new TypeError('Command not specified')
+  const cmd0 = cmdv[0]
   const { quiet, local, ...spawnOpts } = opts
   if (IS_WIN) {
     if (local) {
-      const cmd0 = cmdv[0]
       if (!(cmd0.endsWith('.bat') || cmd0.endsWith('.cmd'))) {
-        const absCmd0 = ospath.join(opts.cwd || '', cmd0)
+        const absCmd0 = ospath.isAbsolute(cmd0) ? ospath.normalize(cmd0) : ospath.join(opts.cwd || '', cmd0)
         if (await fsp.access(absCmd0 + '.bat').then(invariably.true, invariably.false)) {
           cmdv[0] = absCmd0 + '.bat'
         } else if (await fsp.access(absCmd0 + '.cmd').then(invariably.true, invariably.false)) {
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ async function runCommand (cmd = '', opts = {}) {
         }
       }
     }
-    if (spawnOpts.shell) cmdv = cmdv.map((it) => (~it.indexOf('$') ? it.replace(ENV_NAME_RX, '%$1%') : it))
+    if (opts.shell) cmdv = cmdv.map((it) => (~it.indexOf('$') ? it.replace(ENV_NAME_RX, '%$1%') : it))
     Object.assign(spawnOpts, { windowsHide: true, windowsVerbatimArguments: false })
-  } else if (local) {
-    cmdv[0] = `./${cmdv[0]}`
+  } else if (local && !~cmd0.indexOf('/')) {
+    cmdv[0] = `./${cmd0}`
   }
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const stderr = []
diff --git a/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js b/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
index 9b4c48a51eb42c325de3a9f790502cbfeac648ce..8656b39b3c48872d8e9c8d27cbf40fcd17220ac8 100644
--- a/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
+++ b/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
@@ -701,6 +701,21 @@ describe('collector extension', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it('should run specified local executable command with absolute path if local option is true', async () => {
+      const collectorConfig = {
+        run: { command: '$' + '{{origin.collectorWorktree}}/.gen-start-page', local: true },
+        scan: { dir: 'build' },
+      }
+      await runScenario({
+        repoName: 'test-at-root',
+        collectorConfig,
+        after: (contentAggregate) => {
+          expect(contentAggregate[0].files).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+          expect(contentAggregate[0].files[0].path).to.equal('modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc')
+        },
+      })
+    })
+
     if (windows) {
       it('should run batch script on Windows', async () => {
         await runScenario({