diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa9c8e2c6..589afc3e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 * In `jj config list` template, `value` is now typed as `ConfigValue`, not as
   `String` serialized in TOML syntax.
 
+* `jj git remote add`/`set-url` now converts relative Git remote path to
+  absolute path.
+
 * Upgraded `scm-record` from v0.4.0 to v0.5.0. See release notes at
   <https://github.com/arxanas/scm-record/releases/tag/v0.5.0>.
 
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs b/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
index 396c3a50c..0f8c6aaf1 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ use crate::ui::Ui;
 #[derive(clap::Args, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct GitCloneArgs {
     /// URL or path of the Git repo to clone
+    ///
+    /// Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
     #[arg(value_hint = clap::ValueHint::DirPath)]
     source: String,
     /// Specifies the target directory for the Jujutsu repository clone.
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git/remote/add.rs b/cli/src/commands/git/remote/add.rs
index a66a7faac..d0868c3a9 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git/remote/add.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git/remote/add.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
 
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
+use crate::git_util::absolute_git_url;
 use crate::git_util::get_git_repo;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ use crate::ui::Ui;
 pub struct GitRemoteAddArgs {
     /// The remote's name
     remote: String,
-    /// The remote's URL
+    /// The remote's URL or path
+    ///
+    /// Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
+    #[arg(value_hint = clap::ValueHint::DirPath)]
     url: String,
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ pub fn cmd_git_remote_add(
     let workspace_command = command.workspace_helper(ui)?;
     let repo = workspace_command.repo();
     let git_repo = get_git_repo(repo.store())?;
-    git::add_remote(&git_repo, &args.remote, &args.url)?;
+    let url = absolute_git_url(command.cwd(), &args.url)?;
+    git::add_remote(&git_repo, &args.remote, &url)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git/remote/set_url.rs b/cli/src/commands/git/remote/set_url.rs
index 770efa7f5..d60435781 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git/remote/set_url.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git/remote/set_url.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::complete;
+use crate::git_util::absolute_git_url;
 use crate::git_util::get_git_repo;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ pub struct GitRemoteSetUrlArgs {
     /// The remote's name
     #[arg(add = ArgValueCandidates::new(complete::git_remotes))]
     remote: String,
-    /// The desired url for `remote`
+    /// The desired URL or path for `remote`
+    ///
+    /// Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
+    #[arg(value_hint = clap::ValueHint::DirPath)]
     url: String,
 }
 
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ pub fn cmd_git_remote_set_url(
     let workspace_command = command.workspace_helper(ui)?;
     let repo = workspace_command.repo();
     let git_repo = get_git_repo(repo.store())?;
-    git::set_remote_url(&git_repo, &args.remote, &args.url)?;
+    let url = absolute_git_url(command.cwd(), &args.url)?;
+    git::set_remote_url(&git_repo, &args.remote, &url)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
index 6df2b3d3f..7d22daa0e 100644
--- a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
+++ b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
@@ -1051,6 +1051,8 @@ The Git repo will be a bare git repo stored inside the `.jj/` directory.
 ###### **Arguments:**
 
 * `<SOURCE>` — URL or path of the Git repo to clone
+
+   Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
 * `<DESTINATION>` — Specifies the target directory for the Jujutsu repository clone. If not provided, defaults to a directory named after the last component of the source URL. The full directory path will be created if it doesn't exist
 
 ###### **Options:**
@@ -1203,7 +1205,9 @@ Add a Git remote
 ###### **Arguments:**
 
 * `<REMOTE>` — The remote's name
-* `<URL>` — The remote's URL
+* `<URL>` — The remote's URL or path
+
+   Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
 
 
 
@@ -1249,7 +1253,9 @@ Set the URL of a Git remote
 ###### **Arguments:**
 
 * `<REMOTE>` — The remote's name
-* `<URL>` — The desired url for `remote`
+* `<URL>` — The desired URL or path for `remote`
+
+   Local path will be resolved to absolute form.
 
 
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs b/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
index 09ebf7899..b80f832b3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_git_remotes.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::common::TestEnvironment;
 
@@ -144,6 +145,30 @@ fn test_git_remote_set_url() {
     "###);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_git_remote_relative_path() {
+    let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_ok(test_env.env_root(), &["git", "init", "repo"]);
+    let repo_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
+
+    // Relative path using OS-native separator
+    let path = PathBuf::from_iter(["..", "native", "sep"]);
+    test_env.jj_cmd_ok(
+        &repo_path,
+        &["git", "remote", "add", "foo", path.to_str().unwrap()],
+    );
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "list"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"foo $TEST_ENV/native/sep");
+
+    // Relative path using UNIX separator
+    test_env.jj_cmd_ok(
+        test_env.env_root(),
+        &["-Rrepo", "git", "remote", "set-url", "foo", "unix/sep"],
+    );
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["git", "remote", "list"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"foo $TEST_ENV/unix/sep");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_git_remote_rename() {
     let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();