diff --git a/src/composition-engine.js b/src/composition-engine.js
index d5d82a87..96018cdb 100644
--- a/src/composition-engine.js
+++ b/src/composition-engine.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {Origin} from 'aurelia-metadata';
 import {ViewStrategy, UseView} from './view-strategy';
 import {ResourceCoordinator} from './resource-coordinator';
 import {ViewEngine} from './view-engine';
@@ -36,14 +37,22 @@ export class CompositionEngine {
         viewModel = instruction.viewModel;
 
     return this.activate(instruction).then(() => {
-      var doneLoading;
+      var doneLoading, viewStrategyFromViewModel, origin;
 
       if('getViewStrategy' in viewModel && !instruction.view){
+        viewStrategyFromViewModel = true;
         instruction.view = ViewStrategy.normalize(viewModel.getViewStrategy());
       }
 
-      if(instruction.view && instruction.viewResources){
-        instruction.view.makeRelativeTo(instruction.viewResources.viewUrl);
+      if (instruction.view) {
+        if(viewStrategyFromViewModel){
+          origin = Origin.get(viewModel.constructor);
+          if(origin){
+            instruction.view.makeRelativeTo(origin.moduleId);
+          }
+        }else if(instruction.viewResources){
+          instruction.view.makeRelativeTo(instruction.viewResources.viewUrl);
+        }
       }
 
       if(viewModelInfo){
@@ -86,6 +95,10 @@ export class CompositionEngine {
         return this.createBehaviorAndSwap(instruction);
       }
     }else if(instruction.view){
+      if(instruction.viewResources){
+        instruction.view.makeRelativeTo(instruction.viewResources.viewUrl);
+      }
+
       return instruction.view.loadViewFactory(this.viewEngine).then(viewFactory => {
         result = viewFactory.create(childContainer, instruction.executionContext);
         instruction.viewSlot.swap(result);
diff --git a/src/view-strategy.js b/src/view-strategy.js
index 92875f3c..3aa4ea1d 100644
--- a/src/view-strategy.js
+++ b/src/view-strategy.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ export class UseView extends ViewStrategy {
 	}
 
 	loadViewFactory(viewEngine, options){
+    if(!this.absolutePath && this.moduleId){
+      this.absolutePath = relativeToFile(this.path, this.moduleId);
+    }
+
 		return viewEngine.loadViewFactory(this.absolutePath || this.path, options, this.moduleId);
 	}