diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index 1d363fed6d..1158bf4c91 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,8 @@ static void shader_manager_init(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
       conf = config_file_new(g_settings.video.shader_path);
       if (conf)
       {
-         gfx_shader_read_conf_cgp(conf, &rgui->shader);
+         if (gfx_shader_read_conf_cgp(conf, &rgui->shader))
+            gfx_shader_resolve_relative(&rgui->shader, g_settings.video.shader_path);
          config_file_free(conf);
       }
    }
@@ -1434,7 +1435,8 @@ static void shader_manager_init(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
 
       if (conf)
       {
-         gfx_shader_read_conf_cgp(conf, &rgui->shader);
+         if (gfx_shader_read_conf_cgp(conf, &rgui->shader))
+            gfx_shader_resolve_relative(&rgui->shader, cgp_path);
          config_file_free(conf);
       }
    }
diff --git a/gfx/shader_cg.c b/gfx/shader_cg.c
index d7becdfbc9..36358d5c0c 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_cg.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_cg.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void load_texture_data(GLuint obj, const struct texture_image *img, bool
    free(img->pixels);
 }
 
-static bool load_textures(const char *cgp_path)
+static bool load_textures(void)
 {
    if (!cg_shader->luts)
       return true;
@@ -517,14 +517,11 @@ static bool load_textures(const char *cgp_path)
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < cg_shader->luts; i++)
    {
-      char image_path[PATH_MAX];
-      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(image_path, cgp_path,
-            cg_shader->lut[i].path, sizeof(image_path));
-
-      RARCH_LOG("Loading image from: \"%s\".\n", image_path);
+      RARCH_LOG("Loading image from: \"%s\".\n",
+            cg_shader->lut[i].path);
 
       struct texture_image img;
-      if (!texture_image_load(image_path, &img))
+      if (!texture_image_load(cg_shader->lut[i].path, &img))
       {
          RARCH_ERR("Failed to load picture ...\n");
          return false;
@@ -538,7 +535,7 @@ static bool load_textures(const char *cgp_path)
    return true;
 }
 
-static bool load_imports(const char *cgp_path)
+static bool load_imports(void)
 {
    struct state_tracker_info tracker_info = {0};
 
@@ -567,12 +564,9 @@ static bool load_imports(const char *cgp_path)
    tracker_info.info_elem = cg_shader->variables;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
-   char script_path[PATH_MAX];
    if (*cg_shader->script_path)
    {
-      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(script_path, cgp_path,
-            cg_shader->script_path, sizeof(script_path));
-      tracker_info.script = script_path;
+      tracker_info.script = cg_shader->script_path;
       tracker_info.script_is_file = true;
    }
 
@@ -586,15 +580,12 @@ static bool load_imports(const char *cgp_path)
    return true;
 }
 
-static bool load_shader(const char *cgp_path, unsigned i)
+static bool load_shader(unsigned i)
 {
-   char path_buf[PATH_MAX];
-   fill_pathname_resolve_relative(path_buf, cgp_path,
-         cg_shader->pass[i].source.cg, sizeof(path_buf));
+   RARCH_LOG("Loading Cg shader: \"%s\".\n",
+         cg_shader->pass[i].source.cg);
 
-   RARCH_LOG("Loading Cg shader: \"%s\".\n", path_buf);
-
-   if (!load_program(i + 1, path_buf, true))
+   if (!load_program(i + 1, cg_shader->pass[i].source.cg, true))
       return false;
 
    return true;
@@ -626,13 +617,7 @@ static bool load_preset(const char *path)
    }
 
    config_file_free(conf);
-
-#if 0 // Debugging
-   config_file_t *save_test = config_file_new(NULL);
-   gfx_shader_write_conf_cgp(conf, cg_shader);
-   config_file_write(save_test, "/tmp/load.cgp");
-   config_file_free(save_test);
-#endif
+   gfx_shader_resolve_relative(cg_shader, path);
 
    if (cg_shader->passes > RARCH_CG_MAX_SHADERS - 3)
    {
@@ -641,20 +626,20 @@ static bool load_preset(const char *path)
    }
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < cg_shader->passes; i++)
    {
-      if (!load_shader(path, i))
+      if (!load_shader(i))
       {
          RARCH_ERR("Failed to load shaders ...\n");
          return false;
       }
    }
 
-   if (!load_textures(path))
+   if (!load_textures())
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to load lookup textures ...\n");
       return false;
    }
 
-   if (!load_imports(path))
+   if (!load_imports())
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to load imports ...\n");
       return false;
diff --git a/gfx/shader_glsl.c b/gfx/shader_glsl.c
index aa300f6574..78a86b24f5 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_glsl.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_glsl.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static GLint get_attrib(GLuint prog, const char *base)
    return -1;
 }
 
-static bool load_luts(const char *shader_path)
+static bool load_luts(void)
 {
    if (!glsl_shader->luts)
       return true;
@@ -261,16 +261,13 @@ static bool load_luts(const char *shader_path)
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < glsl_shader->luts; i++)
    {
-      char tex_path[PATH_MAX];
-      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(tex_path,
-            shader_path, glsl_shader->lut[i].path, sizeof(tex_path));
-
-      RARCH_LOG("Loading texture image from: \"%s\" ...\n", tex_path);
+      RARCH_LOG("Loading texture image from: \"%s\" ...\n",
+            glsl_shader->lut[i].path);
 
       struct texture_image img = {0};
-      if (!texture_image_load(tex_path, &img))
+      if (!texture_image_load(glsl_shader->lut[i].path, &img))
       {
-         RARCH_ERR("Failed to load texture image from: \"%s\"\n", tex_path);
+         RARCH_ERR("Failed to load texture image from: \"%s\"\n", glsl_shader->lut[i].path);
          return false;
       }
 
@@ -422,18 +419,16 @@ static GLuint compile_program(const char *vertex, const char *fragment, unsigned
    return prog;
 }
 
-static bool load_source_path(struct gfx_shader_pass *pass, const char *base, const char *path)
+static bool load_source_path(struct gfx_shader_pass *pass, const char *path)
 {
-   char fullpath[PATH_MAX];
-   fill_pathname_resolve_relative(fullpath, base, path, sizeof(fullpath));
-   if (read_file(fullpath, (void**)&pass->source.xml.vertex) <= 0)
+   if (read_file(path, (void**)&pass->source.xml.vertex) <= 0)
       return false;
 
    pass->source.xml.fragment = strdup(pass->source.xml.vertex);
    return pass->source.xml.fragment && pass->source.xml.vertex;
 }
 
-static bool compile_programs(const char *base, GLuint *gl_prog)
+static bool compile_programs(GLuint *gl_prog)
 {
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < glsl_shader->passes; i++)
    {
@@ -442,7 +437,7 @@ static bool compile_programs(const char *base, GLuint *gl_prog)
       // If we load from GLSLP (CGP),
       // load the file here, and pretend
       // we were really using XML all along.
-      if (*pass->source.cg && !load_source_path(pass, base, pass->source.cg))
+      if (*pass->source.cg && !load_source_path(pass, pass->source.cg))
       {
          RARCH_ERR("Failed to load GLSL shader: %s.\n", pass->source.cg);
          return false;
@@ -658,6 +653,8 @@ static bool gl_glsl_init(const char *path)
       glsl_shader->modern = true;
    }
 
+   gfx_shader_resolve_relative(glsl_shader, path);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGLES2
    if (!glsl_shader->modern)
    {
@@ -678,13 +675,13 @@ static bool gl_glsl_init(const char *path)
       return false;
    }
 
-   if (!compile_programs(path, &gl_program[1]))
+   if (!compile_programs(&gl_program[1]))
    {
       gl_glsl_free_shader();
       return false;
    }
 
-   if (!load_luts(path))
+   if (!load_luts())
    {
       RARCH_ERR("[GL]: Failed to load LUTs.\n");
       gl_glsl_free_shader();
diff --git a/gfx/shader_parse.c b/gfx/shader_parse.c
index 9e900ab1cc..b2ddb01c13 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_parse.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_parse.c
@@ -1069,3 +1069,31 @@ enum rarch_shader_type gfx_shader_parse_type(const char *path, enum rarch_shader
    return fallback;
 }
 
+void gfx_shader_resolve_relative(struct gfx_shader *shader, const char *ref_path)
+{
+   char tmp_path[PATH_MAX];
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < shader->passes; i++)
+   {
+      if (!*shader->pass[i].source.cg)
+         continue;
+
+      strlcpy(tmp_path, shader->pass[i].source.cg, sizeof(tmp_path));
+      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(shader->pass[i].source.cg,
+            ref_path, tmp_path, sizeof(shader->pass[i].source.cg));
+   }
+
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < shader->luts; i++)
+   {
+      strlcpy(tmp_path, shader->lut[i].path, sizeof(tmp_path));
+      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(shader->lut[i].path,
+            ref_path, tmp_path, sizeof(shader->lut[i].path));
+   }
+
+   if (*shader->script_path)
+   {
+      strlcpy(tmp_path, shader->script_path, sizeof(tmp_path));
+      fill_pathname_resolve_relative(shader->script_path,
+            ref_path, tmp_path, sizeof(shader->script_path));
+   }
+}
+
diff --git a/gfx/shader_parse.h b/gfx/shader_parse.h
index 905fb277ae..dcbda69b20 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_parse.h
+++ b/gfx/shader_parse.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ bool gfx_shader_read_conf_cgp(config_file_t *conf, struct gfx_shader *shader);
 bool gfx_shader_read_xml(const char *path, struct gfx_shader *shader);
 void gfx_shader_write_conf_cgp(config_file_t *conf, const struct gfx_shader *shader);
 
+void gfx_shader_resolve_relative(struct gfx_shader *shader, const char *ref_path);
+
 enum rarch_shader_type gfx_shader_parse_type(const char *path, enum rarch_shader_type fallback);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus