diff --git a/examples/rel_include/bar.lua b/examples/rel_include/bar.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4518298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rel_include/bar.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print("bar")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/rel_include/foo.lua b/examples/rel_include/foo.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71ed6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rel_include/foo.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+--#pragma "relative_include" "y"
+print("foo")
+--#include "bar.lua"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/rel_include_test.lua b/examples/rel_include_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7973b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rel_include_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+print("relative include test!")
+--#include "rel_include/foo.lua"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/directives/include.lua b/src/directives/include.lua
index 1e1a353..e514b7e 100644
--- a/src/directives/include.lua
+++ b/src/directives/include.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
 -- file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 function directives.include(env, file, asmod)
-	local sr, err = stat.stat(file)
+	local rfile = file
+	--luacomp.warning("relative_include\t"..env.pragmas.relative_include)
+	if env.pragmas.relative_include == "y" or luacomp.experimental.relative_include then
+		--luacomp.warning("Experimental relative include enabled!")
+		if not env.fname:find("/") then
+			rfile = file
+		else
+			rfile = env.fname:gsub("/[^/]+$", "/")..file
+		end
+	end
+	local sr, err = stat.stat(rfile)
 	if not sr then return false, err end
 	--[[local f = io.open(file, "r")
 	local fast = mkast(f, file)
@@ -14,7 +24,7 @@ function directives.include(env, file, asmod)
 	if env.pragmas.include_file_name == "y" then
 		env.code = env.code .. "-- BEGIN " .. file .. "\n"
 	end
-	local code = luacomp.process_file(file, file) .. "\n"
+	local code = luacomp.process_file(rfile, rfile) .. "\n"
 	if env.pragmas.prefix_local_file_numbers == "y" then
 		local newcode = ""
 		local i = 1
diff --git a/src/directives/pragma.lua b/src/directives/pragma.lua
index af3a36c..b225bee 100644
--- a/src/directives/pragma.lua
+++ b/src/directives/pragma.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local pragma_hooks = {
 }
 
 function directives.pragma(env, key, value)
+	--luacomp.warning(key.."\t"..value)
 	if not env.pragmas[key] then
 		return nil, "unknown pragma "..key
 	end
diff --git a/src/generator2.lua b/src/generator2.lua
index 5f29738..c670c9f 100644
--- a/src/generator2.lua
+++ b/src/generator2.lua
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ do
 			pragmas = {
 				include_file_name = "n",
 				prefix_local_file_numbers = "n",
-				wrap_includes = "n"
+				wrap_includes = "n",
+				relative_include = "n"
 			}
 		}
 		local fenv = {}
diff --git a/src/luacomp_vars.lua b/src/luacomp_vars.lua
index 675e50b..a367d43 100644
--- a/src/luacomp_vars.lua
+++ b/src/luacomp_vars.lua
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ _sv("LUACOMP_V_MAJ", 2)
 _sv("LUACOMP_V_MIN", 0)
 _sv("LUACOMP_V_PAT", 4)
 _sv("LUACOMP_VERSION", LUACOMP_V_MAJ.."."..LUACOMP_V_MIN.."."..LUACOMP_V_PAT)
-_sv("LUACOMP_NAME", "LuaComp")
\ No newline at end of file
+_sv("LUACOMP_NAME", "LuaComp")
+
+luacomp.experimental = {
+	relative_include = false
+}
\ No newline at end of file