diff --git a/jsdoc.js b/jsdoc.js
index 798b25ef..bac8f91a 100644
--- a/jsdoc.js
+++ b/jsdoc.js
@@ -66,6 +66,28 @@ env = {
     opts: {}
 };
 
+
+/** @global
+    @param {string} filepath The path to the script file to include (read and execute).
+*/
+function include(filepath) {
+    try {
+        filepath = include.resolve(filepath);
+        load(filepath);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        console.log('Cannot include "' + __dirname + '/' + filepath + '": '+e);
+    }
+}
+include.resolve = function(filepath) {
+    if (filepath.indexOf('/') === 0) {
+        return filepath;
+    }
+    
+    return __dirname + '/' + filepath;
+}
+
+
 /**
     Data that must be shared across the entire application.
     @namespace
@@ -108,23 +130,6 @@ function dump() {
     }
 }
 
-/** @global
-    @param {string} filepath The path to the script file to include (read and execute).
-*/
-function include(filepath) {
-    try {
-        if (filepath.indexOf('/') === 0) {
-            load(filepath);
-        }
-        else {
-            load(__dirname + '/' + filepath);
-        }
-    }
-    catch (e) {
-        console.log('Cannot include "' + __dirname + '/' + filepath + '": '+e);
-    }
-}
-
 /**
     Cause the VM running jsdoc to exit running.
     @param {number} [n = 0] The exit status.
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/functions/include.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/functions/include.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbfa1694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/functions/include.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+describe("include", function() {
+    
+    it("should be a function", function() {
+        expect(include).toBeDefined();
+        expect(typeof include).toEqual('function');
+    });
+    
+    it("should have a static method named resolve", function() {
+        expect(include.resolve).toBeDefined();
+        expect(typeof include.resolve).toEqual('function');
+    });
+    
+    it("should resolve absolute filepaths to themselves", function() {
+        expect( include.resolve('/a/b/c.js') ).toEqual('/a/b/c.js');
+    });
+    
+    it("should resolve relative filepaths relative to the __dirname", function() {
+        expect( include.resolve('a/b/c') ).toEqual(__dirname+'/'+'a/b/c');
+    });
+    
+});
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