diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Static.pm b/lib/Mojolicious/Static.pm
index 9cfea9c1a2..3a5149a49f 100644
--- a/lib/Mojolicious/Static.pm
+++ b/lib/Mojolicious/Static.pm
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ has 'prefix';
 
 sub asset_path {
   my ($self, $asset) = @_;
+
+  return $asset if $self->_is_abs($asset);
+
   $asset = "/$asset" unless $asset =~ /^\//;
   my $assets = $self->{assets} //= {};
   return $self->file_path('/' . $self->asset_dir . ($assets->{$asset} // $asset));
@@ -64,7 +67,9 @@ sub file {
   }
 
   # Search DATA
-  if (my $asset = $self->_get_data_file($rel)) { return $asset }
+  if (my $asset = $self->_get_data_file($rel)) {
+    return $asset;
+  }
 
   # Search extra files
   my $extra = $self->extra;
@@ -73,6 +78,9 @@ sub file {
 
 sub file_path {
   my ($self, $file) = @_;
+
+  return $file if $self->_is_abs($file);
+
   $file = "/$file" unless $file =~ /^\//;
   return $file unless my $prefix = $self->prefix;
   return "$prefix$file";
@@ -146,7 +154,9 @@ sub warmup {
 
   # DATA sections
   my $index = $self->{index} = {};
-  for my $class (reverse @{$self->classes}) { $index->{$_} = $class for keys %{data_section $class} }
+  for my $class (reverse @{$self->classes}) {
+    $index->{$_} = $class for keys %{data_section $class};
+  }
 
   # Static assets
   my $assets    = $self->{assets} = {};
@@ -190,6 +200,11 @@ sub _get_file {
   return -f $path && -r _ ? Mojo::Asset::File->new(path => $path) : undef;
 }
 
+sub _is_abs {
+  my ($self, $file) = @_;
+  return $file =~ m!^(?:[^:/?#]+:|//|#)!;
+}
+
 1;
 
 =encoding utf8
diff --git a/t/mojolicious/static_prefix_lite_app.t b/t/mojolicious/static_prefix_lite_app.t
index 6e47ea0821..611133c18a 100644
--- a/t/mojolicious/static_prefix_lite_app.t
+++ b/t/mojolicious/static_prefix_lite_app.t
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ subtest 'UTF-8 encoded inline file' => sub {
 
 subtest 'File' => sub {
   my $c = $t->app->build_controller;
-  is $c->url_for_file('/unknown.css')->path, '/static/unknown.css', 'right file path';
-  is $c->url_for_file('/foo/bar.css')->path, '/static/foo/bar.css', 'right file path';
+  is $c->url_for_file('/unknown.css')->path,            '/static/unknown.css',           'right file path';
+  is $c->url_for_file('/foo/bar.css')->path,            '/static/foo/bar.css',           'right file path';
+  is $c->url_for_file('https://somesite.com/file.css'), 'https://somesite.com/file.css', 'right absolute file path?';
 };
 
 done_testing();