diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3b80ba..5b706bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ This is equivalent to following default configuration:
       {
         "name": "[hash].[ext]",
         "extensions": ["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "svg"],
+        "rootPath": "/root/path/to/app",
         "publicPath": "/public",
         "outputPath": "/public",
         "context": "",
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ For real-life example go to [examples](https://github.com/sheerun/babel-plugin-f
 
 ## Options
 
+### rootPath 
+
+This is a relative or absolute path to use with `outputPath` to ensure files are copied to the correct location.
+
 ### outputPath
 
 Tells where to put static files. By default it's `"/public"`.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f5a6e33..10a6135 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const applyTransform = (p, t, state, value, calleeName) => {
 
   if (options.extensions && options.extensions.indexOf(ext.slice(1)) >= 0) {
     try {
-      const rootPath = state.file.opts.sourceRoot || process.cwd()
+      const rootPath = options.rootPath || state.file.opts.sourceRoot || process.cwd()
       const scriptDirectory = dirname(resolve(state.file.opts.filename))
       const filePath = resolve(scriptDirectory, value)