diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 99316b54e0b..e1649208f52 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -620,7 +620,13 @@ Following is the default configuration. See |nvim-tree-opts| for details.
           default_yes = false,
         },
       },
-      experimental = {},
+      experimental = {
+        actions = {
+          open_file = {
+            relative_path = false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
       log = {
         enable = false,
         truncate = false,
@@ -1539,6 +1545,12 @@ Confirmation prompts.
 Experimental features that may become default or optional functionality.
 In the event of a problem please disable the experiment and raise an issue.
 
+    *nvim-tree.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path*
+    Buffers opened by nvim-tree will use with relative paths instead of
+    absolute.
+    Execute |:ls| to see the paths of all open buffers.
+      Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`
+
 ==============================================================================
  5.20 OPTS: LOG                                           *nvim-tree-opts-log*
 
@@ -2774,6 +2786,7 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree.diagnostics.show_on_open_dirs|
 |nvim-tree.disable_netrw|
 |nvim-tree.experimental|
+|nvim-tree.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.debounce_delay|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.enable|
 |nvim-tree.filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs|
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index 1b295da982c..343196a0f66 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -584,7 +584,13 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
       default_yes = false,
     },
   },
-  experimental = {},
+  experimental = {
+    actions = {
+      open_file = {
+        relative_path = false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
   log = {
     enable = false,
     truncate = false,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
index 39026253376..130106106cb 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ local function open_file_in_tab(filename)
   if M.quit_on_open then
     view.close()
   end
+  if M.relative_path then
+    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
+  end
   vim.cmd("tabe " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
 end
 
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ local function drop(filename)
   if M.quit_on_open then
     view.close()
   end
+  if M.relative_path then
+    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
+  end
   vim.cmd("drop " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
 end
 
@@ -204,6 +210,9 @@ local function tab_drop(filename)
   if M.quit_on_open then
     view.close()
   end
+  if M.relative_path then
+    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
+  end
   vim.cmd("tab :drop " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
 end
 
@@ -310,7 +319,12 @@ local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
     end
   end
 
-  local fname = utils.escape_special_chars(vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
+  local fname
+  if M.relative_path then
+    fname = utils.escape_special_chars(vim.fn.fnameescape(utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())))
+  else
+    fname = utils.escape_special_chars(vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
+  end
 
   local command
   if create_new_window then
@@ -346,6 +360,9 @@ end
 
 local function edit_in_current_buf(filename)
   require("nvim-tree.view").abandon_current_window()
+  if M.relative_path then
+    filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
+  end
   vim.cmd("keepalt keepjumps edit " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
 end
 
@@ -402,6 +419,7 @@ end
 function M.setup(opts)
   M.quit_on_open = opts.actions.open_file.quit_on_open
   M.resize_window = opts.actions.open_file.resize_window
+  M.relative_path = opts.experimental.actions.open_file.relative_path
   if opts.actions.open_file.window_picker.chars then
     opts.actions.open_file.window_picker.chars = tostring(opts.actions.open_file.window_picker.chars):upper()
   end