diff --git a/markdownify/__init__.py b/markdownify/__init__.py
index 3272ce5..07f7cfc 100644
--- a/markdownify/__init__.py
+++ b/markdownify/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from textwrap import fill
 import re
 import six
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 convert_heading_re = re.compile(r'convert_h(\d+)')
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ class DefaultOptions:
         sup_symbol = ''
         wrap = False
         wrap_width = 80
+        base_url = None
 
     class Options(DefaultOptions):
         pass
@@ -340,6 +342,16 @@ def convert_img(self, el, text, convert_as_inline):
         src = el.attrs.get('src', None) or ''
         title = el.attrs.get('title', None) or ''
         title_part = ' "%s"' % title.replace('"', r'\"') if title else ''
+        
+        if not src.startswith(('http://', 'https://', 'data:')):
+            if self.options['base_url']:
+                if src.startswith('/'):
+                    parsed_url = urlparse(self.options['base_url'])
+                    base_path = f"{parsed_url.scheme}://{parsed_url.netloc}"
+                    src = f"{base_path}{src}"
+                else:
+                    src = f"{self.options['base_url'].rstrip('/')}/{src.lstrip('/')}"
+
         if (convert_as_inline
                 and el.parent.name not in self.options['keep_inline_images_in']):
             return alt
diff --git a/tests/test_conversions.py b/tests/test_conversions.py
index 2283c29..0d15ca8 100644
--- a/tests/test_conversions.py
+++ b/tests/test_conversions.py
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ def callback(el):
     assert md('<pre class="javascript"><code>test\n    foo\nbar</code></pre>', code_language_callback=callback) == '\n```javascript\ntest\n    foo\nbar\n```\n'
     assert md('<pre class="javascript"><code class="javascript">test\n    foo\nbar</code></pre>', code_language_callback=callback) == '\n```javascript\ntest\n    foo\nbar\n```\n'
 
+def test_img():
+    assert md('<img src="/path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" title="Optional title" />') == '![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg "Optional title")'
+    assert md('<img src="/path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />') == '![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg)'
+    assert md('<img src="/path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />', base_url='https://example.com') == '![Alt text](https://example.com/path/to/img.jpg)'
+    assert md('<img src="/path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />', base_url='https://example.com/otherpath') == '![Alt text](https://example.com/path/to/img.jpg)'
+    assert md('<img src="/path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />', base_url='https://example.com/otherpath/') == '![Alt text](https://example.com/path/to/img.jpg)'
+    assert md('<img src="path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />', base_url='https://example.com/anypage') == '![Alt text](https://example.com/anypage/path/to/img.jpg)'
+    assert md('<img src="path/to/img.jpg" alt="Alt text" />', base_url='https://example.com/anypage/') == '![Alt text](https://example.com/anypage/path/to/img.jpg)'
 
 def test_spaces():
     assert md('<p> a b </p> <p> c d </p>') == '\n\na b\n\nc d\n\n'