diff --git a/internal/commands/pull.go b/internal/commands/pull.go
index e8751247c..f4eed1e0c 100644
--- a/internal/commands/pull.go
+++ b/internal/commands/pull.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ The policy location defaults to the policy directory in the local folder.
 The location can be overridden with the '--policy' flag, e.g.:
 
 	$ conftest pull --policy <my-directory> <oci-url>
+
+When using absolute paths, you can enable the '--absolute-paths' flag to preserve them:
+
+	$ conftest pull --absolute-paths --policy /absolute/path/to/policies <oci-url>
 `
 
 // NewPullCommand creates a new pull command to allow users
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ func NewPullCommand(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			if err := viper.BindPFlag("tls", cmd.Flags().Lookup("tls")); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("bind flag: %w", err)
 			}
+			if err := viper.BindPFlag("absolute-paths", cmd.Flags().Lookup("absolute-paths")); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("bind flag: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return nil
 		},
@@ -66,7 +73,13 @@ func NewPullCommand(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 				return fmt.Errorf("missing required arguments")
 			}
 
-			policyDir := filepath.Join(".", viper.GetString("policy"))
+			policyPath := viper.GetString("policy")
+			var policyDir string
+			if viper.GetBool("absolute-paths") && filepath.IsAbs(policyPath) {
+				policyDir = policyPath
+			} else {
+				policyDir = filepath.Join(".", policyPath)
+			}
 
 			if err := downloader.Download(ctx, policyDir, args); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("download policies: %w", err)
@@ -78,6 +91,7 @@ func NewPullCommand(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("policy", "p", "policy", "Path to download the policies to")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("tls", "s", true, "Use TLS to access the registry")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("absolute-paths", false, "Preserve absolute paths in policy flag")
 
 	return &cmd
 }
diff --git a/tests/pull-absolute-paths/test.bats b/tests/pull-absolute-paths/test.bats
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f726b50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pull-absolute-paths/test.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+setup() {
+    # Create temporary directories for testing
+    export TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+    export REL_TEMP_DIR="examples/tmp-conftest-test-$$"
+    export ABS_POLICY_DIR="${TEMP_DIR}/conftest-policies"
+    mkdir -p "${ABS_POLICY_DIR}"
+    mkdir -p "${REL_TEMP_DIR}"
+}
+
+teardown() {
+    # Clean up temporary directories
+    rm -rf "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    rm -rf "${REL_TEMP_DIR}"
+}
+
+@test "Pull command works with relative paths (default behavior)" {
+    run $CONFTEST pull --policy $REL_TEMP_DIR https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/master/examples/compose/policy/deny.rego
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ -d "$REL_TEMP_DIR" ]
+    [ -f "$REL_TEMP_DIR/deny.rego" ]
+}
+
+@test "Pull command uses absolute paths as relative when --absolute-paths is not set" {
+    run $CONFTEST pull --policy "${ABS_POLICY_DIR}" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/master/examples/compose/policy/deny.rego
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    # The policy should be downloaded to ./ABS_POLICY_DIR instead of the absolute path
+    [ ! -d "${ABS_POLICY_DIR}/deny.rego" ]
+    [ -f "./${ABS_POLICY_DIR}/deny.rego" ]
+}
+
+@test "Pull command works with absolute path when --absolute-paths is set" {
+    run $CONFTEST pull --absolute-paths --policy "${ABS_POLICY_DIR}" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/master/examples/compose/policy/deny.rego
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    # The policy should be downloaded to the absolute path
+    [ ! -f "./${ABS_POLICY_DIR#/}/deny.rego" ]
+    [ -f "${ABS_POLICY_DIR}/deny.rego" ]
+}
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