diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
index 19cb3c318986..5f25660c0d3f 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <svx/svdomedia.hxx>
 #include <svx/svdpool.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/classids.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/DirectoryHelper.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/embeddedobjectcontainer.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/propertysequence.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
@@ -822,6 +823,17 @@ bool SvxMediaShape::setPropertyValueImpl( const OUString& rName, const SfxItemPr
             if( rValue >>= aURL )
             {
                 bOk = true;
+                if ( aURL.startsWith("file:///") && !comphelper::DirectoryHelper::fileExists(aURL) )
+                {
+                    comphelper::IEmbeddedHelper* pPersist = GetSdrObject()->getSdrModelFromSdrObject().GetPersist();
+                    auto fileDirectoryEndIdx = pPersist->getDocumentBaseURL().lastIndexOf("/");
+                    auto fileNameStartIdx = aURL.lastIndexOf("/");
+                    if (fileDirectoryEndIdx != -1 && fileNameStartIdx != -1)
+                    {
+                        aURL = OUString::Concat(pPersist->getDocumentBaseURL().subView(0, fileDirectoryEndIdx + 1))
+                            + aURL.subView(fileNameStartIdx + 1);
+                    }
+                }
                 aItem.setURL( aURL, u""_ustr, referer_ );
             }
         }