diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/HookFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/HookFactory.java
index f415e90..ea69cfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/HookFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/HookFactory.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
     String v = config.getString("hooks", null, "path");
     if (v != null) {
-      this.hooksPath = Path.of(v);
+      this.hooksPath = sitePaths.resolve(v);
     } else {
       this.hooksPath = sitePaths.hooks_dir;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
index 2aea566..c5698be 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 hooks.path
 :	Location of hook executables. If not set, defaults to `$site_path/hooks`
+    When given as relative path, resolved against the `$site_path`.
 
 hooks.syncHookTimeout
 :	Timeout value in seconds for synchronous hooks. If not set, defaults