diff --git a/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImport.vue b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImport.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 7108c4a426..0000000000
--- a/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImport.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="component-for-markdown-import">
-    <p>component for markdown import</p>
-  </div>
-</template>
diff --git a/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportBar.vue b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d9fa2f2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="component-for-markdown-import-bar">
+    <p>component for markdown import bar</p>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo.vue b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3905e34a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="component-for-markdown-import-foo">
+    <p>component for markdown import foo</p>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/e2e/docs/.vuepress/markdowns/dangling-markdown-file.md b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/markdowns/dangling-markdown-file.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bf006ada9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/docs/.vuepress/markdowns/dangling-markdown-file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="dangling-markdown-file">
+
+dangling markdown file
+
+</div>
diff --git a/e2e/docs/README.md b/e2e/docs/README.md
index eb63f0ccbf..b3586d97fe 100644
--- a/e2e/docs/README.md
+++ b/e2e/docs/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 foo
 
 ## Home H2
+
+demo
diff --git a/e2e/docs/markdown/vue-components.md b/e2e/docs/markdown/vue-components.md
index c038c08795..f38b703d0b 100644
--- a/e2e/docs/markdown/vue-components.md
+++ b/e2e/docs/markdown/vue-components.md
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 <ComponentForMarkdownGlobal />
 
-<ComponentForMarkdownImport />
+<ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo />
+
+<ComponentForMarkdownImportBar />
 
 <script setup>
-// TODO: relative path import?
-import ComponentForMarkdownImport from '@source/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImport.vue';
+// import via alias
+import ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo from '@source/.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportFoo.vue';
+
+// import via relative path
+import ComponentForMarkdownImportBar from '../.vuepress/components/ComponentForMarkdownImportBar.vue';
 </script>
diff --git a/e2e/tests/markdown/vue-components.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/markdown/vue-components.spec.ts
index f33b1dbc68..1f3f1818d6 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/markdown/vue-components.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/markdown/vue-components.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ test('should render vue components correctly', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.locator('.component-for-markdown-global p')).toHaveText(
     'component for markdown global',
   )
-  await expect(page.locator('.component-for-markdown-import p')).toHaveText(
-    'component for markdown import',
+  await expect(page.locator('.component-for-markdown-import-foo p')).toHaveText(
+    'component for markdown import foo',
+  )
+  await expect(page.locator('.component-for-markdown-import-bar p')).toHaveText(
+    'component for markdown import bar',
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/index.ts b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/index.ts
index 0268dc0dba..9ff20c8972 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from './vuepressBuildPlugin.js'
 export * from './vuepressConfigPlugin.js'
 export * from './vuepressDevPlugin.js'
+export * from './vuepressMarkdownPlugin.js'
 export * from './vuepressUserConfigPlugin.js'
 export * from './vuepressVuePlugin.js'
diff --git a/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressMarkdownPlugin.ts b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressMarkdownPlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb072f840c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressMarkdownPlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
+import { parsePageContent, renderPageSfcBlocksToVue } from '@vuepress/core'
+import { path } from '@vuepress/utils'
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+
+/**
+ * Handle markdown transformation
+ */
+export const vuepressMarkdownPlugin = ({ app }: { app: App }): Plugin => ({
+  name: 'vuepress:markdown',
+
+  enforce: 'pre',
+
+  transform(code, id) {
+    if (!id.endsWith('.md')) return
+
+    // get the matched page by file path (id)
+    const page = app.pagesMap[id]
+
+    // if the page content is not changed, render it to vue component directly
+    if (page?.content === code) {
+      return renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(page.sfcBlocks)
+    }
+
+    // parse the markdown content to sfc blocks and render it to vue component
+    const { sfcBlocks } = parsePageContent({
+      app,
+      content: code,
+      filePath: id,
+      filePathRelative: path.relative(app.dir.source(), id),
+      options: {},
+    })
+    return renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(sfcBlocks)
+  },
+
+  async handleHotUpdate(ctx) {
+    if (!ctx.file.endsWith('.md')) return
+
+    // read the source code
+    const code = await ctx.read()
+
+    // parse the content to sfc blocks
+    const { sfcBlocks } = parsePageContent({
+      app,
+      content: code,
+      filePath: ctx.file,
+      filePathRelative: path.relative(app.dir.source(), ctx.file),
+      options: {},
+    })
+
+    ctx.read = () => renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(sfcBlocks)
+  },
+})
diff --git a/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressVuePlugin.ts b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressVuePlugin.ts
index d85656c731..5688e4c2fb 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressVuePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-vite/src/plugins/vuepressVuePlugin.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ export const vuepressVuePlugin = ({
   options: ViteBundlerOptions
 }): Plugin =>
   vuePlugin({
+    include: [/\.vue$/, /\.md$/],
     ...options.vuePluginOptions,
   })
diff --git a/packages/bundler-vite/src/resolveViteConfig.ts b/packages/bundler-vite/src/resolveViteConfig.ts
index 6fafcec449..f950836f92 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-vite/src/resolveViteConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-vite/src/resolveViteConfig.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   vuepressBuildPlugin,
   vuepressConfigPlugin,
   vuepressDevPlugin,
+  vuepressMarkdownPlugin,
   vuepressUserConfigPlugin,
   vuepressVuePlugin,
 } from './plugins/index.js'
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export const resolveViteConfig = ({
       },
       plugins: [
         vuepressConfigPlugin({ app, isBuild, isServer }),
+        vuepressMarkdownPlugin({ app }),
         vuepressDevPlugin({ app }),
         vuepressBuildPlugin({ isServer }),
         vuepressVuePlugin({ options }),
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/package.json b/packages/bundler-webpack/package.json
index 28d32a8f12..893252e963 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/package.json
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "author": "meteorlxy",
   "type": "module",
   "imports": {
+    "#vuepress-markdown-loader": "./dist/vuepress-markdown-loader.cjs",
     "#vuepress-ssr-loader": "./dist/vuepress-ssr-loader.cjs"
   },
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createClientConfig.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createClientConfig.ts
index 6266b9bda1..7f0ae415de 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createClientConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createClientConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
 import { fs } from '@vuepress/utils'
 import CopyWebpackPlugin from 'copy-webpack-plugin'
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ import { createClientBaseConfig } from '../config/index.js'
 import type { WebpackBundlerOptions } from '../types.js'
 import { createClientPlugin } from './createClientPlugin.js'
 
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
-
 /**
  * Filename of the client manifest file that generated by client plugin
  */
@@ -27,15 +24,6 @@ export const createClientConfig = async (
     isBuild: true,
   })
 
-  // use internal vuepress-ssr-loader to handle SSR dependencies
-  config.module
-    .rule('vue')
-    .test(/\.vue$/)
-    .use('vuepress-ssr-loader')
-    .before('vue-loader')
-    .loader(require.resolve('#vuepress-ssr-loader'))
-    .end()
-
   // vuepress client plugin, handle client assets info for ssr
   config
     .plugin('vuepress-client')
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createServerConfig.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createServerConfig.ts
index d21b75b034..600141751d 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createServerConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/build/createServerConfig.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
 import type Config from 'webpack-5-chain'
 import { createBaseConfig } from '../config/index.js'
 import type { WebpackBundlerOptions } from '../types.js'
 
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
-
 export const createServerConfig = async (
   app: App,
   options: WebpackBundlerOptions,
@@ -43,17 +40,5 @@ export const createServerConfig = async (
   // do not need to minimize server bundle
   config.optimization.minimize(false)
 
-  // use internal vuepress-ssr-loader to handle SSR dependencies
-  config.module
-    .rule('vue')
-    .test(/\.vue$/)
-    .use('vuepress-ssr-loader')
-    .before('vue-loader')
-    .loader(require.resolve('#vuepress-ssr-loader'))
-    .options({
-      app,
-    })
-    .end()
-
   return config
 }
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/createBaseConfig.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/createBaseConfig.ts
index 0b6e0accc3..b6d8bec3b0 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/createBaseConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/createBaseConfig.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const createBaseConfig = async ({
   /**
    * module
    */
-  handleModule({ options, config, isBuild, isServer })
+  handleModule({ app, options, config, isBuild, isServer })
 
   /**
    * plugins
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModule.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModule.ts
index be33ca6a73..14d8a57b0c 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModule.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModule.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
 import type Config from 'webpack-5-chain'
 import type { WebpackBundlerOptions } from '../types.js'
 import { handleModuleAssets } from './handleModuleAssets.js'
@@ -11,11 +12,13 @@ import { handleModuleVue } from './handleModuleVue.js'
  * Set webpack module
  */
 export const handleModule = ({
+  app,
   options,
   config,
   isBuild,
   isServer,
 }: {
+  app: App
   options: WebpackBundlerOptions
   config: Config
   isBuild: boolean
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ export const handleModule = ({
   )
 
   // vue files
-  handleModuleVue({ options, config, isServer })
+  handleModuleVue({ app, options, config, isBuild, isServer })
 
   // pug files, for templates
   handleModulePug({ config })
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModuleVue.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModuleVue.ts
index 335159cc1b..4065ff16a7 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModuleVue.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/config/handleModuleVue.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
+import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
 import type { VueLoaderOptions } from 'vue-loader'
 import { VueLoaderPlugin } from 'vue-loader'
 import type Config from 'webpack-5-chain'
+import type { VuepressMarkdownLoaderOptions } from '../loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader'
 import type { WebpackBundlerOptions } from '../types.js'
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
@@ -10,26 +12,62 @@ const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
  * Set webpack module to handle vue files
  */
 export const handleModuleVue = ({
+  app,
   options,
   config,
+  isBuild,
   isServer,
 }: {
+  app: App
   options: WebpackBundlerOptions
   config: Config
+  isBuild: boolean
   isServer: boolean
 }): void => {
-  // .vue files
-  config.module
-    .rule('vue')
-    .test(/\.vue$/)
-    // use vue-loader
-    .use('vue-loader')
-    .loader(require.resolve('vue-loader'))
-    .options({
-      ...options.vue,
-      isServerBuild: isServer,
-    } as VueLoaderOptions)
-    .end()
+  const applyVuePipeline = ({
+    rule,
+    isMd,
+  }: {
+    rule: Config.Rule
+    isMd: boolean
+  }): void => {
+    // use internal vuepress-ssr-loader to handle SSR dependencies
+    if (isBuild) {
+      rule
+        .use('vuepress-ssr-loader')
+        .loader(require.resolve('#vuepress-ssr-loader'))
+        .end()
+    }
+
+    // use official vue-loader
+    rule
+      .use('vue-loader')
+      .loader(require.resolve('vue-loader'))
+      .options({
+        ...options.vue,
+        isServerBuild: isServer,
+      } satisfies VueLoaderOptions)
+      .end()
+
+    // use internal vuepress-markdown-loader to handle markdown files
+    if (isMd) {
+      rule
+        .use('vuepress-markdown-loader')
+        .loader(require.resolve('#vuepress-markdown-loader'))
+        .options({ app } satisfies VuepressMarkdownLoaderOptions)
+        .end()
+    }
+  }
+
+  applyVuePipeline({
+    rule: config.module.rule('md').test(/\.md$/),
+    isMd: true,
+  })
+
+  applyVuePipeline({
+    rule: config.module.rule('vue').test(/\.vue$/),
+    isMd: false,
+  })
 
   // use vue-loader plugin
   config.plugin('vue-loader').use(VueLoaderPlugin)
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.cts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.cts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4b3001431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.cts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const loader = require('./vuepressMarkdownLoader.js')
+
+module.exports = loader.vuepressMarkdownLoader
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9ca435d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { App } from '@vuepress/core'
+import type { LoaderDefinitionFunction } from 'webpack'
+
+export interface VuepressMarkdownLoaderOptions {
+  app: App
+}
+
+/**
+ * A webpack loader to transform markdown content to vue component
+ */
+export const vuepressMarkdownLoader: LoaderDefinitionFunction<VuepressMarkdownLoaderOptions> =
+  async function vuepressMarkdownLoader(source) {
+    // import esm dependencies
+    const [{ parsePageContent, renderPageSfcBlocksToVue }, { path }] =
+      await Promise.all([import('@vuepress/core'), import('@vuepress/utils')])
+
+    // get app instance from loader options
+    const { app } = this.getOptions()
+
+    // get the matched page by file path
+    const page = app.pagesMap[this.resourcePath]
+
+    // if the page content is not changed, render it to vue component directly
+    if (page?.content === source) {
+      return renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(page.sfcBlocks)
+    }
+
+    // parse the markdown content to sfc blocks and render it to vue component
+    const { sfcBlocks } = parsePageContent({
+      app,
+      content: source,
+      filePath: this.resourcePath,
+      filePathRelative: path.relative(app.dir.source(), this.resourcePath),
+      options: {},
+    })
+    return renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(sfcBlocks)
+  }
diff --git a/packages/bundler-webpack/tsup.config.ts b/packages/bundler-webpack/tsup.config.ts
index 4899bc89aa..9f8379c060 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-webpack/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-webpack/tsup.config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
   {
     ...shared,
     entry: {
+      'vuepress-markdown-loader': './src/loaders/vuepressMarkdownLoader.cts',
       'vuepress-ssr-loader': './src/loaders/vuepressSsrLoader.cts',
     },
     format: ['cjs'],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/app/appInit.ts b/packages/core/src/app/appInit.ts
index 1db287fd28..ac485cfe65 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/app/appInit.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/app/appInit.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ export const appInit = async (app: App): Promise<void> => {
   app.markdown = await resolveAppMarkdown(app)
 
   // create pages
-  app.pages = await resolveAppPages(app)
+  const { pages, pagesMap } = await resolveAppPages(app)
+  app.pages = pages
+  app.pagesMap = pagesMap
 
   // plugin hook: onInitialized
   await app.pluginApi.hooks.onInitialized.process(app)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/app/prepare/preparePageComponent.ts b/packages/core/src/app/prepare/preparePageComponent.ts
index 569d63697a..e88d6123d5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/app/prepare/preparePageComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/app/prepare/preparePageComponent.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ import { renderPageSfcBlocksToVue } from '../../page/index.js'
 import type { App, Page } from '../../types/index.js'
 
 /**
- * Generate page component temp file of a single page
+ * Generate page component temp file if the page does not have a source file
  */
 export const preparePageComponent = async (
   app: App,
   page: Page,
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  await app.writeTemp(
-    page.componentFilePathRelative,
-    renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(page.sfcBlocks),
-  )
+  if (page.filePath === null) {
+    await app.writeTemp(
+      page.componentFilePathRelative,
+      renderPageSfcBlocksToVue(page.sfcBlocks),
+    )
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/app/resolveAppPages.ts b/packages/core/src/app/resolveAppPages.ts
index d8cd00bd41..33c280867b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/app/resolveAppPages.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/app/resolveAppPages.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ const log = debug('vuepress:core/app')
 /**
  * Resolve pages for vuepress app
  */
-export const resolveAppPages = async (app: App): Promise<Page[]> => {
+export const resolveAppPages = async (
+  app: App,
+): Promise<Pick<App, 'pages' | 'pagesMap'>> => {
   log('resolveAppPages start')
 
   // resolve page absolute file paths according to the page patterns
@@ -19,9 +21,14 @@ export const resolveAppPages = async (app: App): Promise<Page[]> => {
   let hasNotFoundPage = false as boolean
 
   // create pages from files
+  const pagesMap: Record<string, Page> = {}
   const pages = await Promise.all(
     pageFilePaths.map(async (filePath) => {
       const page = await createPage(app, { filePath })
+      // if there is a source file for the page, set it to the pages map
+      if (page.filePath) {
+        pagesMap[page.filePath] = page
+      }
       // if there is a 404 page, set the default layout to NotFound
       if (page.path === '/404.html') {
         page.frontmatter.layout ??= 'NotFound'
@@ -44,5 +51,5 @@ export const resolveAppPages = async (app: App): Promise<Page[]> => {
 
   log('resolveAppPages finish')
 
-  return pages
+  return { pages, pagesMap }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/page/createPage.ts b/packages/core/src/page/createPage.ts
index c000873c84..0c48399162 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/page/createPage.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/page/createPage.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export const createPage = async (
   const { componentFilePath, componentFilePathRelative } =
     resolvePageComponentInfo({
       app,
+      filePath,
+      filePathRelative,
       htmlFilePathRelative,
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.ts b/packages/core/src/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.ts
index b1ee312cc4..2105bdb187 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,26 @@ import type { App } from '../types/index.js'
  */
 export const resolvePageComponentInfo = ({
   app,
+  filePath,
+  filePathRelative,
   htmlFilePathRelative,
 }: {
   app: App
+  filePath: string | null
+  filePathRelative: string | null
   htmlFilePathRelative: string
 }): {
   componentFilePath: string
   componentFilePathRelative: string
 } => {
-  // resolve component file path
+  // if there is a source file for the page, use it as the component file
+  if (filePath && filePathRelative) {
+    return {
+      componentFilePath: filePath,
+      componentFilePathRelative: filePathRelative,
+    }
+  }
+  // otherwise, generate a component file for the page
   const componentFilePathRelative = path.join(
     'pages',
     `${htmlFilePathRelative}.vue`,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/app/app.ts b/packages/core/src/types/app/app.ts
index e943950ec9..3bab071811 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/app/app.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/app/app.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ export interface App {
    * Only available after initialization
    */
   pages: Page[]
+
+  /**
+   * Page source filepath map.
+   *
+   * Only available after initialization
+   */
+  pagesMap: Record<string, Page | undefined>
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/app/resolveAppPages.spec.ts b/packages/core/tests/app/resolveAppPages.spec.ts
index f394888238..a0366c1ab3 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/app/resolveAppPages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/app/resolveAppPages.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('core > app > resolveAppPages', () => {
     })
     app.markdown = createMarkdown()
 
-    const pages = await resolveAppPages(app)
+    const { pages } = await resolveAppPages(app)
     const fooPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/foo.html')
     const barPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/bar.html')
     const notFoundPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/404.html')
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('core > app > resolveAppPages', () => {
     })
     app.markdown = createMarkdown()
 
-    const pages = await resolveAppPages(app)
+    const { pages } = await resolveAppPages(app)
     const fooPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/foo.html')
     const barPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/bar.html')
     const notFoundPage = pages.find((page) => page.path === '/404.html')
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('core > app > resolveAppPages', () => {
     app.pluginApi.registerHooks()
     app.markdown = createMarkdown()
 
-    const pages = await resolveAppPages(app)
+    const { pages } = await resolveAppPages(app)
 
     pages.forEach((page) => {
       expect(page.frontmatter.foo).toBe('bar')
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('core > app > resolveAppPages', () => {
     app.pluginApi.registerHooks()
     app.markdown = createMarkdown()
 
-    const pages = await resolveAppPages(app)
+    const { pages } = await resolveAppPages(app)
 
     pages.forEach((page) => {
       expect(page.frontmatter.foo).toBe('baz')
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.spec.ts b/packages/core/tests/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.spec.ts
index 7feabdd495..c8a009e1ea 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/page/resolvePageComponentInfo.spec.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ const app = createBaseApp({
   bundler: {} as Bundler,
 })
 
-it('should resolve page component info correctly', () => {
+it('should resolve page component info correctly without source file path', () => {
   const resolved = resolvePageComponentInfo({
     app,
+    filePath: null,
+    filePathRelative: null,
     htmlFilePathRelative: 'foo.html',
   })
 
@@ -20,3 +22,17 @@ it('should resolve page component info correctly', () => {
     componentFilePathRelative: 'pages/foo.html.vue',
   })
 })
+
+it('should resolve page component info correctly with source file path', () => {
+  const resolved = resolvePageComponentInfo({
+    app,
+    filePath: app.dir.source('foo.md'),
+    filePathRelative: 'foo.md',
+    htmlFilePathRelative: 'foo.html',
+  })
+
+  expect(resolved).toEqual({
+    componentFilePath: app.dir.source('foo.md'),
+    componentFilePathRelative: 'foo.md',
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/assetsPlugin.ts b/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/assetsPlugin.ts
index 1434888055..2524963372 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/assetsPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/assetsPlugin.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ export interface AssetsPluginOptions {
    * Whether to prepend base to absolute path
    */
   absolutePathPrependBase?: boolean
-
-  /**
-   * Prefix to add to relative assets links
-   */
-  relativePathPrefix?: string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -20,10 +15,7 @@ export interface AssetsPluginOptions {
  */
 export const assetsPlugin: PluginWithOptions<AssetsPluginOptions> = (
   md,
-  {
-    absolutePathPrependBase = false,
-    relativePathPrefix = '@source',
-  }: AssetsPluginOptions = {},
+  { absolutePathPrependBase = false }: AssetsPluginOptions = {},
 ) => {
   // wrap raw image renderer rule
   const rawImageRule = md.renderer.rules.image!
@@ -35,10 +27,7 @@ export const assetsPlugin: PluginWithOptions<AssetsPluginOptions> = (
 
     if (link) {
       // replace the original link with resolved link
-      token.attrSet(
-        'src',
-        resolveLink(link, { env, absolutePathPrependBase, relativePathPrefix }),
-      )
+      token.attrSet('src', resolveLink(link, { env, absolutePathPrependBase }))
     }
 
     return rawImageRule(tokens, idx, options, env, self)
@@ -57,7 +46,6 @@ export const assetsPlugin: PluginWithOptions<AssetsPluginOptions> = (
             `${prefix}${quote}${resolveLink(src.trim(), {
               env,
               absolutePathPrependBase,
-              relativePathPrefix,
               strict: true,
             })}${quote}`,
         )
@@ -74,7 +62,6 @@ export const assetsPlugin: PluginWithOptions<AssetsPluginOptions> = (
                     `${resolveLink(url.trim(), {
                       env,
                       absolutePathPrependBase,
-                      relativePathPrefix,
                       strict: true,
                     })}${descriptor.replace(/[ \n]+/g, ' ').trimEnd()}`,
                 ),
diff --git a/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/resolveLink.ts b/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/resolveLink.ts
index b9277ed855..a1081fe9ed 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/resolveLink.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/src/plugins/assetsPlugin/resolveLink.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,12 @@ import type { MarkdownEnv } from '../../types.js'
 interface ResolveLinkOptions {
   env: MarkdownEnv
   absolutePathPrependBase?: boolean
-  relativePathPrefix: string
   strict?: boolean
 }
 
 export const resolveLink = (
   link: string,
-  {
-    env,
-    absolutePathPrependBase = false,
-    relativePathPrefix,
-    strict = false,
-  }: ResolveLinkOptions,
+  { env, absolutePathPrependBase = false }: ResolveLinkOptions,
 ): string => {
   // do not resolve data uri
   if (link.startsWith('data:')) return link
@@ -24,22 +18,6 @@ export const resolveLink = (
   // decode link to ensure bundler can find the file correctly
   let resolvedLink = decode(link)
 
-  // check if the link is relative path
-  const isRelativePath = strict
-    ? // in strict mode, only link that starts with `./` or `../` is considered as relative path
-      /^\.{1,2}\//.test(link)
-    : // in non-strict mode, link that does not start with `/` and does not have protocol is considered as relative path
-      !link.startsWith('/') && !/[A-z]+:\/\//.test(link)
-
-  // if the link is relative path, and the `env.filePathRelative` exists
-  // add `@source` alias to the link
-  if (isRelativePath && env.filePathRelative) {
-    resolvedLink = `${relativePathPrefix}/${path.join(
-      path.dirname(env.filePathRelative),
-      resolvedLink,
-    )}`
-  }
-
   // prepend base to absolute path if needed
   if (absolutePathPrependBase && env.base && link.startsWith('/')) {
     resolvedLink = path.join(env.base, resolvedLink)
diff --git a/packages/markdown/tests/plugins/assetsPlugin.spec.ts b/packages/markdown/tests/plugins/assetsPlugin.spec.ts
index af149f84d9..34dca2e41d 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/tests/plugins/assetsPlugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/tests/plugins/assetsPlugin.spec.ts
@@ -49,37 +49,36 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
         md: MarkdownIt().use(assetsPlugin),
         env: {
           base: '/base/',
-          filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
         },
         expected: [
           // relative paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png" alt="foo">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png" alt="foo2">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar2">',
-          '<img src="@source/baz.png" alt="baz">',
-          '<img src="@source/../out.png" alt="out">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/100%.png" alt="100%">',
+          '<img src="./foo.png" alt="foo">',
+          '<img src="../sub/foo.png" alt="foo2">',
+          '<img src="./foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar">',
+          '<img src="../sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar2">',
+          '<img src="../baz.png" alt="baz">',
+          '<img src="../../out.png" alt="out">',
+          '<img src="./汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
+          '<img src="./100%.png" alt="100%">',
           // absolute paths
           '<img src="/absolute.png" alt="absolute">',
           '<img src="/foo/absolute.png" alt="absolute-foo">',
           // no-prefix paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix-foo">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/foo.png" alt="alias">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/foo.png" alt="~alias">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/汉字.png" alt="~汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/100%.png" alt="~100%">',
+          '<img src="no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix">',
+          '<img src="foo/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix-foo">',
+          '<img src="@alias/foo.png" alt="alias">',
+          '<img src="@alias/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
+          '<img src="@alias/100%.png" alt="100%">',
+          '<img src="~@alias/foo.png" alt="~alias">',
+          '<img src="~@alias/汉字.png" alt="~汉字">',
+          '<img src="~@alias/100%.png" alt="~100%">',
           // keep as is
           '<img src="http://foobar.com/icon.png" alt="url">',
           '<img src="" alt="empty">',
           // invalid paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../invalid.png" alt="invalid">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../100%.png" alt="100%">',
+          '<img src=".../invalid.png" alt="invalid">',
+          '<img src=".../汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
+          '<img src=".../100%.png" alt="100%">',
           // data uri
           '<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wr4H/wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="data-uri">',
         ],
@@ -91,87 +90,7 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
         }),
         env: {
           base: '/base/',
-          filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
         },
-        expected: [
-          // relative paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png" alt="foo">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png" alt="foo2">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar2">',
-          '<img src="@source/baz.png" alt="baz">',
-          '<img src="@source/../out.png" alt="out">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          // absolute paths
-          '<img src="/base/absolute.png" alt="absolute">',
-          '<img src="/base/foo/absolute.png" alt="absolute-foo">',
-          // no-prefix paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/foo/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix-foo">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/foo.png" alt="alias">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/@alias/100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/foo.png" alt="~alias">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/汉字.png" alt="~汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/~@alias/100%.png" alt="~100%">',
-          // keep as is
-          '<img src="http://foobar.com/icon.png" alt="url">',
-          '<img src="" alt="empty">',
-          // invalid paths
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../invalid.png" alt="invalid">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@source/sub/.../100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          // data uri
-          '<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wr4H/wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="data-uri">',
-        ],
-      },
-      {
-        description: 'should respect `relativePathPrefix` option',
-        md: MarkdownIt().use(assetsPlugin, {
-          relativePathPrefix: '@foo',
-        }),
-        env: {
-          filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
-        },
-        expected: [
-          // relative paths
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/foo.png" alt="foo">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/foo.png" alt="foo2">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/foo/bar.png" alt="foo-bar2">',
-          '<img src="@foo/baz.png" alt="baz">',
-          '<img src="@foo/../out.png" alt="out">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          // absolute paths
-          '<img src="/absolute.png" alt="absolute">',
-          '<img src="/foo/absolute.png" alt="absolute-foo">',
-          // no-prefix paths
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/foo/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix-foo">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/@alias/foo.png" alt="alias">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/@alias/汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/@alias/100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/~@alias/foo.png" alt="~alias">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/~@alias/汉字.png" alt="~汉字">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/~@alias/100%.png" alt="~100%">',
-          // keep as is
-          '<img src="http://foobar.com/icon.png" alt="url">',
-          '<img src="" alt="empty">',
-          // invalid paths
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/.../invalid.png" alt="invalid">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/.../汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
-          '<img src="@foo/sub/.../100%.png" alt="100%">',
-          // data uri
-          '<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wr4H/wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="data-uri">',
-        ],
-      },
-      {
-        description:
-          'should not handle relative paths if `env.filePathRelative` is not provided',
-        md: MarkdownIt().use(assetsPlugin),
-        env: {},
         expected: [
           // relative paths
           '<img src="./foo.png" alt="foo">',
@@ -183,8 +102,8 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
           '<img src="./汉字.png" alt="汉字">',
           '<img src="./100%.png" alt="100%">',
           // absolute paths
-          '<img src="/absolute.png" alt="absolute">',
-          '<img src="/foo/absolute.png" alt="absolute-foo">',
+          '<img src="/base/absolute.png" alt="absolute">',
+          '<img src="/base/foo/absolute.png" alt="absolute-foo">',
           // no-prefix paths
           '<img src="no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix">',
           '<img src="foo/no-prefix.png" alt="no-prefix-foo">',
@@ -302,20 +221,20 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
           description: 'should handle assets link with default options',
           md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin),
           env: {
-            filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
+            base: '/base/',
           },
           expected: [
             /* src */
             // relative paths
-            '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/foo/bar.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/baz.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/../out.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/汉字.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="@source/sub/attrs.png" width="100px">',
+            '<img src="./foo.png">',
+            '<img src="../sub/foo.png">',
+            '<img src="./foo/bar.png">',
+            '<img src="../sub/foo/bar.png">',
+            '<img src="../baz.png">',
+            '<img src="../../out.png">',
+            '<img src="./汉字.png">',
+            '<img src="./100%.png">',
+            '<img alt="attrs" src="./attrs.png" width="100px">',
             // aliases
             '<img src="@alias/foo.png">',
             '<img src="@alias/汉字.png">',
@@ -344,34 +263,35 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
 
             /* srcset */
             // relative paths
-            '<img srcset="@source/sub/foo.png 1x, @source/sub/foo.png 2x, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, @source/baz.png 4096w, @source/../out.png">',
-            '<img srcset="@source/sub/汉字.png 1x, @source/sub/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="@source/sub/attrs.png" width="100px">',
+            '<img srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, ../baz.png 4096w, ../../out.png">',
+            '<img srcset="./汉字.png 1x, ./100%.png">',
+            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="./attrs.png" width="100px">',
             // aliases
             '<img srcset="@alias/foo.png 1x, @alias/汉字.png 2x, @alias/100%.png 3x">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset="@alias/attrs.png 1024w" width="100px">',
             // webpack legacy aliases
             '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset="~@alias/attrs.png 1024w" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
+            // absolute paths and no-prefix paths
             '<img srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
+            // keep as is
             '<img srcset="">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset="attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px">',
             // invalid paths
             '<img srcset=".../invalid.png 1x, .../汉字.png 2x, .../100%.png 3x">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset=".../attrs.png 1x, .../default.png" width="100px">',
             // invalid srcset
-            '<img srcset="@source/invalid.png, @source/汉字.png, .../100%.png 3x">',
+            '<img srcset="../invalid.png, ../汉字.png, .../100%.png 3x">',
 
             /* both */
             // relative paths
-            '<img srcset="@source/sub/foo.png 1x, @source/sub/foo.png 2x, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, @source/baz.png 4096w, @source/../out.png 3x" src="@source/sub/default.png">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/100%.png" srcset="@source/sub/汉字.png 1x">',
-            '<img src="@source/sub/default.png" srcset="@source/sub/attrs1.png 1x, @source/sub/attrs2.png 2x" alt="attrs" width="100px">',
+            '<img srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, ../baz.png 4096w, ../../out.png 3x" src="./default.png">',
+            '<img src="./100%.png" srcset="./汉字.png 1x">',
+            '<img src="./default.png" srcset="./attrs1.png 1x, ./attrs2.png 2x" alt="attrs" width="100px">',
             // aliases
             '<img srcset="@alias/foo.png 1x, @alias/汉字.png 2x, @alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
             '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="~@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
+            // absolute paths and no-prefix paths
             '<img alt="attrs" src="" width="100px" srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
 
             /* data uri */
@@ -379,92 +299,13 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
           ],
         },
         {
-          description: 'should respect `relativePathPrefix` option',
+          description: 'should respect `absolutePathPrependBase` option',
           md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin, {
-            relativePathPrefix: '@foo',
+            absolutePathPrependBase: true,
           }),
           env: {
-            filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
+            base: '/base/',
           },
-          expected: [
-            /* src */
-            // relative paths
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/foo/bar.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/foo/bar.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/baz.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/../out.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/汉字.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="@foo/sub/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // aliases
-            '<img src="@alias/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="@alias/汉字.png">',
-            '<img src="@alias/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // webpack legacy aliases
-            '<img src="~@alias/foo.png">',
-            '<img src="~@alias/汉字.png">',
-            '<img src="~@alias/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="~@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // absolute paths
-            '<img src="/absolute.png">',
-            '<img src="/foo/absolute.png">',
-            // no-prefix paths
-            '<img src="no-prefix.png">',
-            '<img src="foo/no-prefix.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
-            '<img src="http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
-            '<img src="">',
-            // invalid paths
-            '<img src=".../invalid.png">',
-            '<img src=".../汉字.png">',
-            '<img src=".../100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" src=".../attrs.png" width="100px">',
-
-            /* srcset */
-            // relative paths
-            '<img srcset="@foo/sub/foo.png 1x, @foo/sub/foo.png 2x, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, @foo/baz.png 4096w, @foo/../out.png">',
-            '<img srcset="@foo/sub/汉字.png 1x, @foo/sub/100%.png">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="@foo/sub/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // aliases
-            '<img srcset="@alias/foo.png 1x, @alias/汉字.png 2x, @alias/100%.png 3x">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="@alias/attrs.png 1024w" width="100px">',
-            // webpack legacy aliases
-            '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="~@alias/attrs.png 1024w" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
-            '<img srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
-            '<img srcset="">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset="attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px">',
-            // invalid paths
-            '<img srcset=".../invalid.png 1x, .../汉字.png 2x, .../100%.png 3x">',
-            '<img alt="attrs" srcset=".../attrs.png 1x, .../default.png" width="100px">',
-            // invalid srcset
-            '<img srcset="@foo/invalid.png, @foo/汉字.png, .../100%.png 3x">',
-
-            /* both */
-            // relative paths
-            '<img srcset="@foo/sub/foo.png 1x, @foo/sub/foo.png 2x, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 2048w, @foo/baz.png 4096w, @foo/../out.png 3x" src="@foo/sub/default.png">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/100%.png" srcset="@foo/sub/汉字.png 1x">',
-            '<img src="@foo/sub/default.png" srcset="@foo/sub/attrs1.png 1x, @foo/sub/attrs2.png 2x" alt="attrs" width="100px">',
-            // aliases
-            '<img srcset="@alias/foo.png 1x, @alias/汉字.png 2x, @alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="~@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="" width="100px" srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
-
-            /* data uri */
-            '<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wr4H/wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">',
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          description:
-            'should not handle relative paths if `env.filePathRelative` is not provided',
-          md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin),
-          env: {},
           expected: [
             /* src */
             // relative paths
@@ -488,8 +329,8 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
             '<img src="~@alias/100%.png">',
             '<img alt="attrs" src="~@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
             // absolute paths
-            '<img src="/absolute.png">',
-            '<img src="/foo/absolute.png">',
+            '<img src="/base/absolute.png">',
+            '<img src="/base/foo/absolute.png">',
             // no-prefix paths
             '<img src="no-prefix.png">',
             '<img src="foo/no-prefix.png">',
@@ -514,8 +355,9 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
             // webpack legacy aliases
             '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset="~@alias/attrs.png 1024w" width="100px">',
+            // absolute paths and no-prefix paths
+            '<img srcset="/base/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
             // keep as is
-            '<img srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
             '<img srcset="">',
             '<img alt="attrs" srcset="attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px">',
             // invalid paths
@@ -532,8 +374,8 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
             // aliases
             '<img srcset="@alias/foo.png 1x, @alias/汉字.png 2x, @alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
             '<img srcset="~@alias/foo.png 1x, ~@alias/汉字.png 2x, ~@alias/100%.png 3x" alt="attrs" src="~@alias/attrs.png" width="100px">',
-            // keep as is
-            '<img alt="attrs" src="" width="100px" srcset="/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
+            // absolute paths and no-prefix paths
+            '<img alt="attrs" src="" width="100px" srcset="/base/absolute.png 1x, no-prefix.png 2x, http://foobar.com/icon.png">',
 
             /* data uri */
             '<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wr4H/wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">',
@@ -630,22 +472,25 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
         `<img alt="attrs" src="
           .../attrs.png
           " width="100px">`,
+        `<img alt="attrs" src="
+          /absolute/attrs.png
+          " width="100px">`,
 
         /* srcset */
         `<img srcset="./foo.png      1x  ,
               ../sub/foo.png  2x,./foo/bar.png
-    1024w ,../../out.png">`,
+    1024w ,../../out.png, /absolute/attrs.png">`,
         `<img alt="attrs"  srcset=" ./attrs.png 1x
-    ,default.png " width="100px">`,
+    ,default.png ,/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px">`,
 
         /** both */
         `<img src="
           ./default.png
     " srcset="./foo.png      1x  ,
               ../sub/foo.png  2x,./foo/bar.png
-    1024w ,../../out.png">`,
+    1024w ,../../out.png, /absolute/attrs.png">`,
         `<img alt="attrs" src="./default.png" srcset=" ./attrs.png 1x
-    ,default.png " width="100px">`,
+    ,default.png ,/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px">`,
       ]
 
       const TEST_CASES: {
@@ -658,58 +503,42 @@ describe('@vuepress/markdown > plugins > assetsPlugin', () => {
           description: 'should handle assets link with default options',
           md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin),
           env: {
-            filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
+            base: '/base/',
           },
           expected: [
             /* src */
             '<p><img alt="attrs" src=".../attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
 
             /* srcset */
-            '<p><img srcset="@source/sub/foo.png 1x, @source/sub/foo.png 2x, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @source/../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs"  srcset="@source/sub/attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png, /absolute/attrs.png"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs"  srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png, /absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
 
             /* both */
-            '<p><img src="@source/sub/default.png" srcset="@source/sub/foo.png 1x, @source/sub/foo.png 2x, @source/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @source/../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="@source/sub/default.png" srcset="@source/sub/attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img src="./default.png" srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png, /absolute/attrs.png"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="./default.png" srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png, /absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
           ],
         },
         {
-          description: 'should respect `relativePathPrefix` option',
+          description: 'should respect `absolutePathPrependBase` option',
           md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin, {
-            relativePathPrefix: '@foo',
+            absolutePathPrependBase: true,
           }),
           env: {
-            filePathRelative: 'sub/foo.md',
+            base: '/base/',
           },
           expected: [
             /* src */
             '<p><img alt="attrs" src=".../attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="/base/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
 
             /* srcset */
-            '<p><img srcset="@foo/sub/foo.png 1x, @foo/sub/foo.png 2x, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @foo/../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs"  srcset="@foo/sub/attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
-
-            /* both */
-            '<p><img src="@foo/sub/default.png" srcset="@foo/sub/foo.png 1x, @foo/sub/foo.png 2x, @foo/sub/foo/bar.png 1024w, @foo/../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="@foo/sub/default.png" srcset="@foo/sub/attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          description:
-            'should not handle assets link if `filePathRelative` is not provided',
-          md: MarkdownIt({ html: true }).use(assetsPlugin),
-          env: {},
-          expected: [
-            /* src */
-            '<p><img alt="attrs" src=".../attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
-
-            /* srcset */
-            '<p><img srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs"  srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png, /base/absolute/attrs.png"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs"  srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png, /base/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
 
             /* both */
-            '<p><img src="./default.png" srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png"></p>',
-            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="./default.png" srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png" width="100px"></p>',
+            '<p><img src="./default.png" srcset="./foo.png 1x, ../sub/foo.png 2x, ./foo/bar.png 1024w, ../../out.png, /base/absolute/attrs.png"></p>',
+            '<p><img alt="attrs" src="./default.png" srcset="./attrs.png 1x, default.png, /base/absolute/attrs.png" width="100px"></p>',
           ],
         },
       ]