diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97cdd41..1b08fa1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog], and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning][semver].
 
 
+## [2.0.7] - 2024-01-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Absolute paths in the CLI [#184].
+
 ## [2.0.6] - 2023-11-07
 
 ### Added
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog], and this project adhe
 - Initial version of the adblock rule parser.
 
 
+[2.0.7]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/compare/v2.0.6...v2.0.7
 [2.0.6]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/compare/v2.0.5...v2.0.6
 [2.0.5]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/compare/v2.0.4...v2.0.5
 [2.0.4]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/compare/v2.0.3...v2.0.4
@@ -171,4 +178,5 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog], and this project adhe
 [@adguard/agtree]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/tsurlfilter/blob/master/packages/agtree/CHANGELOG.md
 
 [#10]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/issues/10
+[#184]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/issues/184
 [#185]: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AGLint/issues/185
diff --git a/src/linter/cli/index.ts b/src/linter/cli/index.ts
index ef3d5da..2e916f4 100644
--- a/src/linter/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/linter/cli/index.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,17 @@ export class LinterCli {
         // If files are specified, use them instead of scanning the cwd
         if (files.length > 0) {
             for (const file of files) {
-                const fullPath = path.join(cwd, file);
+                let fullPath;
+
+                if (path.isAbsolute(file)) {
+                    // If file path is absolute, use it as is
+                    fullPath = file;
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise, join relative path with cwd
+                    fullPath = path.join(cwd, file);
+                }
+
+                // TODO: Add support for glob patterns
 
                 // Check if the file exists
                 if (!(await pathExists(fullPath))) {
diff --git a/test/linter/cli/cli.test.ts b/test/linter/cli/cli.test.ts
index 89e0357..dd05ed8 100644
--- a/test/linter/cli/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/linter/cli/cli.test.ts
@@ -446,8 +446,30 @@ describe('CLI tests', () => {
 
         const cli = new LinterCli(reporter);
 
-        await expect(cli.run(FIXTURE_PATH, ['dir1/dir1_file1.txt', 'dir100/dir100_file1.txt'])).rejects.toThrowError(
+        await expect(cli.run(FIXTURE_PATH, ['dir1/dir1_file1.txt', 'dir100/dir100_file1.txt'])).rejects.toThrow(
             `File "${path.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'dir100/dir100_file1.txt')}" does not exist`,
         );
     });
+
+    test('handles absolute file paths correctly', async () => {
+        // should work if path exists
+        // make 'dir1/dir1_file1.txt' absolute
+        const absolutePath = path.resolve(path.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'dir1/dir1_file1.txt'));
+        const reporter = new TestReporter();
+        const cli = new LinterCli(reporter);
+        await cli.run(FIXTURE_PATH, [absolutePath]);
+        const loggedEvents = reporter.getLoggedEvents();
+
+        // there are at least 4 events (onLintStart, onFileStart, onFileEnd, onLintEnd)
+        // no need to check the exact events here, we already did it in the previous test,
+        // we just want to make sure that the absolute path works
+        expect(loggedEvents.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
+
+        // should work if path does not exist
+        const absolutePathNotExists = path.resolve(path.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'dir100/dir100_file1.txt'));
+
+        await expect(cli.run(FIXTURE_PATH, [absolutePathNotExists])).rejects.toThrow(
+            `File "${absolutePathNotExists}" does not exist`,
+        );
+    });
 });