diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff45568..c628c1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ require('telekasten').setup({
     --                               and thus the telekasten syntax will not be loaded either
     auto_set_filetype = true,
 
+    -- dir names for special notes (absolute path or subdir name)
     dailies      = home .. '/' .. 'daily',
     weeklies     = home .. '/' .. 'weekly',
     templates    = home .. '/' .. 'templates',
 
-    -- image subdir for pasting
-    -- subdir name
+    -- image (sub)dir for pasting
+    -- dir name (absolute path or subdir name)
     -- or nil if pasted images shouldn't go into a special subdir
     image_subdir = "img",
 
diff --git a/doc/telekasten.txt b/doc/telekasten.txt
index 643cedd..3f34ff4 100644
--- a/doc/telekasten.txt
+++ b/doc/telekasten.txt
@@ -158,18 +158,21 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
                                                *telekasten.settings.daily*
     daily: ~
         Path to your daily notes, to separate them from 'normal' notes.
+        Accepts absolute path or sub-directory name.
 
         Default: '~/zettelkasten/daily'
 
                                               *telekasten.settings.weekly*
     weekly: ~
         Path to your weekly notes, to separate them from 'normal' notes.
+        Accepts absolute path or sub-directory name.
 
         Default: '~/zettelkasten/weekly'
 
                                            *telekasten.settings.templates*
     templates: ~
         Path to your note templates.
+        Accepts absolute path or sub-directory name.
 
         Default: '~/zettelkasten/templates'
 
@@ -181,8 +184,9 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
 
                                         *telekasten.settings.image_subdir*
     image_subdir: ~
-        Sub-directory where pasted images should go to. Set to `nil` if images
-        should not go into a sub-directory.
+        Path to the directory where pasted images should go to. Accepts
+        absolute path or sub-directory name.Set to `nil` if images should not
+        go into a sub-directory.
 
         Default: `nil`
 
diff --git a/lua/telekasten.lua b/lua/telekasten.lua
index c7fc1cd..9c06fe6 100644
--- a/lua/telekasten.lua
+++ b/lua/telekasten.lua
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ M.Cfg = {
     --                               and thus the telekasten syntax will not be loaded either
     auto_set_filetype = true,
 
+    -- dir names for special notes (absolute path or subdir name)
     dailies = home .. "/" .. "daily",
     weeklies = home .. "/" .. "weekly",
     templates = home .. "/" .. "templates",
 
-    -- image subdir for pasting
-    -- subdir name
+    -- image (sub)dir for pasting
+    -- dir name (absolute path or subdir name)
     -- or nil if pasted images shouldn't go into a special subdir
     image_subdir = nil,
 
@@ -191,12 +192,7 @@ local function global_dir_check()
     ret = ret and check_dir_and_ask(M.Cfg.dailies, "dailies")
     ret = ret and check_dir_and_ask(M.Cfg.weeklies, "weeklies")
     ret = ret and check_dir_and_ask(M.Cfg.templates, "templates")
-
-    local img_dir = M.Cfg.home
-    if M.Cfg.image_subdir then
-        img_dir = img_dir .. "/" .. M.Cfg.image_subdir
-    end
-    ret = ret and check_dir_and_ask(img_dir, "image_subdir")
+    ret = ret and check_dir_and_ask(M.Cfg.image_subdir, "images")
 
     return ret
 end
@@ -206,6 +202,13 @@ local function escape(s)
     return string.gsub(s, "[%%%]%^%-$().[*+?]", "%%%1")
 end
 
+local function make_config_path_absolute(path)
+    local ret = path
+    if not (Path:new(path):is_absolute()) and path ~= nil then
+        ret = M.Cfg.home .. "/" .. path
+    end
+    return ret
+
 -- sanitize strings
 local escape_chars = function(string)
     return string.gsub(string, "[%(|%)|\\|%[|%]|%-|%{%}|%?|%+|%*|%^|%$|%/]", {
@@ -312,14 +315,15 @@ local function imgFromClipboard()
     -- 00000090  10 66 d7 01 b1 e4 fb 79  7c f2 2c e7 cc 39 e7 3d  |.f.....y|.,..9.=|
 
     local pngname = "pasted_img_" .. os.date("%Y%m%d%H%M%S") .. ".png"
-    local pngpath = M.Cfg.home
+    local pngpath = M.Cfg.home .. "/" .. pngname
     local relpath = pngname
 
     if M.Cfg.image_subdir then
-        relpath = M.Cfg.image_subdir .. "/" .. pngname
-        pngpath = M.Cfg.home .. "/" .. M.Cfg.image_subdir
+        relpath = Path:new(M.Cfg.image_subdir):make_relative(M.Cfg.home)
+            .. "/"
+            .. pngname
+        pngpath = M.Cfg.image_subdir .. "/" .. pngname
     end
-    pngpath = pngpath .. "/" .. pngname
 
     os.execute("xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -o > " .. pngpath)
     if file_exists(pngpath) then
@@ -2697,6 +2701,12 @@ local function Setup(cfg)
         print("-----------------")
         print(vim.inspect(M.Cfg))
     end
+
+    -- Convert all directories in full path
+    M.Cfg.image_subdir = make_config_path_absolute(M.Cfg.image_subdir)
+    M.Cfg.dailies = make_config_path_absolute(M.Cfg.dailies)
+    M.Cfg.weeklies = make_config_path_absolute(M.Cfg.weeklies)
+    M.Cfg.templates = make_config_path_absolute(M.Cfg.templates)
 end
 
 M.find_notes = FindNotes