diff --git a/src/main-process/parse-command-line.js b/src/main-process/parse-command-line.js
index 1dd6e9e08..9879b7d0b 100644
--- a/src/main-process/parse-command-line.js
+++ b/src/main-process/parse-command-line.js
@@ -145,8 +145,12 @@ module.exports = function parseCommandLine (processArgs) {
     const config = contents.config
     const originPath = atomProject
     if (paths != null) {
-      pathsToOpen = pathsToOpen.concat(paths)
+      const relativizedPaths = paths.map((curPath) =>
+        relativizeToAtomProject(curPath, atomProject, executedFrom)
+      )
+      pathsToOpen = pathsToOpen.concat(relativizedPaths)
     }
+    console.log(pathsToOpen)
     projectSettings = { originPath, paths, config }
   }
 
@@ -213,6 +217,11 @@ const hasAtomProjectFormat = (atomProject) => {
   return projectFileFormat.test(atomProject)
 }
 
+const relativizeToAtomProject = (curPath, atomProject, executedFrom) => {
+  const projectPath = path.isAbsolute(atomProject) ? atomProject : path.join(executedFrom, atomProject)
+  return path.join(path.dirname(projectPath), curPath)
+}
+
 const normalizeDriveLetterName = (filePath) => {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     return filePath.replace(/^([a-z]):/, ([driveLetter]) => driveLetter.toUpperCase() + ':')