diff --git a/freelinking.module b/freelinking.module
index 292aa08..c71a13d 100644
--- a/freelinking.module
+++ b/freelinking.module
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ function theme_freelink($plugin = NULL, $link = NULL) {
   $prefix = '';
   $suffix = '';
 
+  if (variable_get('freelinking_absolute_links', FALSE)) {
+    $link[2]['absolute'] = TRUE;
+  }
+
   if (isset($link['extra'])) {
     $prefix = $link['extra']['prefix'];
     $suffix = $link['extra']['suffix'];