diff --git a/remotes/subSchemas.json b/remotes/subSchemas.json
index 8b6d8f84..5307141d 100644
--- a/remotes/subSchemas.json
+++ b/remotes/subSchemas.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {
     "integer": {
         "type": "integer"
-    }, 
+    },
     "refToInteger": {
         "$ref": "#/integer"
+    },
+    "relativeRefToInteger": {
+        "$ref": "integer.json"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/draft4/refRemote.json b/tests/draft4/refRemote.json
index 4ca80473..e2cb477d 100644
--- a/tests/draft4/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft4/refRemote.json
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "relative remote ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "$ref": "http://localhost:1234/subSchemas.json#/relativeRefToInteger"
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "relative ref valid",
+                "data": 1,
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "relative ref invalid",
+                "data": "a",
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "change resolution scope",
         "schema": {