diff --git a/lib/fuzzy-finder-view.coffee b/lib/fuzzy-finder-view.coffee
index e569b412..af639055 100644
--- a/lib/fuzzy-finder-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/fuzzy-finder-view.coffee
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ class FuzzyFinderView extends SelectListView
     else
       filteredItems = @items
 
+    normalizedQuery = fs.normalize(filterQuery)
+    if fs.isFileSync(normalizedQuery)
+      filteredItems.push(filePath: normalizedQuery, projectRelativePath: normalizedQuery)
+
     @list.empty()
     if filteredItems.length
       @setError(null)
diff --git a/spec/fuzzy-finder-spec.coffee b/spec/fuzzy-finder-spec.coffee
index cef500ee..9d8a110d 100644
--- a/spec/fuzzy-finder-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/fuzzy-finder-spec.coffee
@@ -585,6 +585,34 @@ describe 'FuzzyFinder', ->
           expect(atom.workspace.panelForItem(projectView).isVisible()).toBe false
           expect(inputView).toHaveFocus()
 
+  describe "when the filter text contains an absolute path", ->
+    it "matches the given path", ->
+      dispatchCommand('toggle-file-finder')
+      expect(atom.workspace.panelForItem(projectView).isVisible()).toBe true
+      expectedPath = path.join(rootDir2, "sample.html")
+
+      projectView.filterEditorView.getModel().insertText(expectedPath)
+      projectView.populateList()
+      waitForPathsToDisplay projectView
+
+      runs ->
+        {filePath} = projectView.getSelectedItem()
+        expect(atom.project.getDirectories()[0].resolve(filePath)).toBe expectedPath
+
+    it "accepts not normalized path", ->
+      dispatchCommand('toggle-file-finder')
+      expect(atom.workspace.panelForItem(projectView).isVisible()).toBe true
+      expectedPath = path.join(rootDir2, "sample.html")
+      searched = path.join(rootDir2, "..", "sample.html")
+
+      projectView.filterEditorView.getModel().insertText(expectedPath)
+      projectView.populateList()
+      waitForPathsToDisplay projectView
+
+      runs ->
+        {filePath} = projectView.getSelectedItem()
+        expect(atom.project.getDirectories()[0].resolve(filePath)).toBe expectedPath
+
   describe "cached file paths", ->
     beforeEach ->
       spyOn(PathLoader, "startTask").andCallThrough()