diff --git a/packages/meteor/url_common.js b/packages/meteor/url_common.js
index 4d3c5d454b..3259499e14 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/url_common.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/url_common.js
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ Meteor.absoluteUrl = function (path, options) {
   if (!/^http[s]?:\/\//i.test(url)) // url starts with 'http://' or 'https://'
     url = 'http://' + url; // we will later fix to https if options.secure is set
 
-  if (!/\/$/.test(url)) // url ends with '/'
-    url += '/';
+  if (! url.endsWith("/")) {
+    url += "/";
+  }
 
-  if (path)
+  if (path) {
+    // join url and path with a / separator
+    while (path.startsWith("/")) {
+      path = path.slice(1);
+    }
     url += path;
+  }
 
   // turn http to https if secure option is set, and we're not talking
   // to localhost.
diff --git a/packages/meteor/url_tests.js b/packages/meteor/url_tests.js
index ad686ceb16..365928e1e1 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/url_tests.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/url_tests.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Tinytest.add("absolute-url - basics", function(test) {
     test.equal(Meteor.absoluteUrl('foo', {rootUrl: prefix + 'asdf.com/'}),
                'http://asdf.com/foo');
     test.equal(Meteor.absoluteUrl('/foo', {rootUrl: prefix + 'asdf.com'}),
-               'http://asdf.com//foo');
+               'http://asdf.com/foo');
     test.equal(Meteor.absoluteUrl('#foo', {rootUrl: prefix + 'asdf.com'}),
                'http://asdf.com/#foo');