diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 890dc1cb3..8717e91e5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface VueLoaderOptions {
   transformAssetUrls?: SFCTemplateCompileOptions['transformAssetUrls']
   compiler?: TemplateCompiler | string
   compilerOptions?: CompilerOptions
+  useAbsolutePath?: boolean
   /**
    * TODO remove in 3.4
    * @deprecated
@@ -314,10 +315,8 @@ export default function loader(
   if (!isProduction) {
     // Expose the file's full path in development, so that it can be opened
     // from the devtools.
-    propsToAttach.push([
-      `__file`,
-      JSON.stringify(rawShortFilePath.replace(/\\/g, '/')),
-    ])
+    const base = options.useAbsolutePath ? filename : rawShortFilePath
+    propsToAttach.push([`__file`, JSON.stringify(base.replace(/\\/g, '/'))])
   } else if (options.exposeFilename) {
     // Libraries can opt-in to expose their components' filenames in production builds.
     // For security reasons, only expose the file's basename in production.
diff --git a/src/pluginWebpack5.ts b/src/pluginWebpack5.ts
index b2286975e..f5eee2e35 100644
--- a/src/pluginWebpack5.ts
+++ b/src/pluginWebpack5.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ const NormalModule = require('webpack/lib/NormalModule')
 const BasicEffectRulePlugin = require('webpack/lib/rules/BasicEffectRulePlugin')
 const BasicMatcherRulePlugin = require('webpack/lib/rules/BasicMatcherRulePlugin')
 const UseEffectRulePlugin = require('webpack/lib/rules/UseEffectRulePlugin')
-const RuleSetCompiler =
-  require('webpack/lib/rules/RuleSetCompiler') as RuleSetCompiler
+const RuleSetCompiler = require('webpack/lib/rules/RuleSetCompiler') as RuleSetCompiler
 
 let objectMatcherRulePlugins = []
 try {
diff --git a/test/advanced.spec.ts b/test/advanced.spec.ts
index 25cd62265..a4842ce59 100644
--- a/test/advanced.spec.ts
+++ b/test/advanced.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   genId,
   DEFAULT_VUE_USE,
 } from './utils'
+import path from 'path'
 
 const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin')
 
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ test('no __file in production when exposeFilename disabled', async () => {
 
   expect(componentModule.__file).toBe(undefined)
 })
-
 test('expose file basename as __file in production when exposeFilename enabled', async () => {
   const { componentModule } = await mockBundleAndRun({
     mode: 'production',
@@ -67,6 +67,35 @@ test('expose file basename as __file in production when exposeFilename enabled',
   expect(componentModule.__file).toBe('basic.vue')
 })
 
+test('use absolute path', async () => {
+  const { componentModule } = await mockBundleAndRun({
+    mode: 'development',
+    entry: 'basic.vue',
+    vue: {
+      useAbsolutePath: true,
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect(componentModule.__file).toBe(
+    path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/basic.vue')
+  )
+})
+
+test('use absolute path and expose filename in production', async () => {
+  const { componentModule } = await mockBundleAndRun({
+    mode: 'development',
+    entry: 'basic.vue',
+    vue: {
+      useAbsolutePath: true,
+      exposeFilename: true,
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect(componentModule.__file).toBe(
+    path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/basic.vue')
+  )
+})
+
 test.skip('source map', async () => {
   const { code } = await bundle({
     entry: 'basic.vue',