diff --git a/base/application.cpp b/base/application.cpp
index 80470aa94..3f0d4e46a 100644
--- a/base/application.cpp
+++ b/base/application.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ string Application::GetExeDirectory(void) const
 	if (!result.empty())
 		return result;
 
+	string executablePath;
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
 	string argv0 = m_Arguments[0];
 
@@ -279,9 +281,9 @@ string Application::GetExeDirectory(void) const
 	string workingDirectory = buffer;
 
 	if (argv0[0] != '/')
-		result = workingDirectory + "/" + argv0;
+		executablePath = workingDirectory + "/" + argv0;
 	else
-		result = argv0;
+		executablePath = argv0;
 
 	if (argv0.find_first_of('/') == string::npos) {
 		const char *pathEnv = getenv("PATH");
@@ -294,37 +296,34 @@ string Application::GetExeDirectory(void) const
 				string pathTest = *it + "/" + argv0;
 
 				if (access(pathTest.c_str(), X_OK) == 0) {
-					result = pathTest;
+					executablePath = pathTest;
 					foundPath = true;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (!foundPath) {
-				result.clear();
+				executablePath.clear();
 				throw runtime_error("Could not determine executable path.");
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (realpath(result.c_str(), buffer) == NULL)
+	if (realpath(executablePath.c_str(), buffer) == NULL)
 		throw PosixException("realpath failed", errno);
 
-	result = buffer;
-
-	size_t pos = result.find_last_of('/');
-	if (pos != string::npos)
-		result.erase(pos);
+	executablePath = buffer;
 #else /* _WIN32 */
 	char FullExePath[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	GetModuleFileName(NULL, FullExePath, sizeof(FullExePath));
+	if (!GetModuleFileName(NULL, FullExePath, sizeof(FullExePath)))
+		throw Win32Exception("GetModuleFileName() failed", GetLastError());
 
-	PathRemoveFileSpec(FullExePath);
-
-	result = FullExePath;
+	executablePath = FullExePath;
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 
+	result = Utility::DirName(executablePath);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/base/utility.cpp b/base/utility.cpp
index e4ce045c1..01f76a08e 100644
--- a/base/utility.cpp
+++ b/base/utility.cpp
@@ -166,3 +166,58 @@ bool Utility::Match(string pattern, string text)
 {
 	return (match(pattern.c_str(), text.c_str()) == 0);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the directory component of a path. See dirname(3) for details.
+ *
+ * @param path The full path.
+ * @returns The directory.
+ */
+string Utility::DirName(const string& path)
+{
+	char *dir = strdup(path.c_str());
+	string result;
+
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		throw std::bad_alloc("strdup() failed");
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	result = dirname(dir);
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	if (!PathRemoveFileSpec(dir)) {
+		free(dir);
+		throw Win32Exception("PathRemoveFileSpec() failed", GetLastError());
+	}
+
+	result = dir;
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+	free(dir);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the file component of a path. See basename(3) for details.
+ *
+ * @param path The full path.
+ * @returns The filename.
+ */
+string Utility::BaseName(const string& path)
+{
+	char *dir = strdup(path.c_str());
+	string result;
+
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		throw std::bad_alloc("strdup() failed");
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	result = basename(dir);
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	result = PathFindFileName(dir);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+	free(dir);
+
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/base/utility.h b/base/utility.h
index 13702cd8d..bf9b08233 100644
--- a/base/utility.h
+++ b/base/utility.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public:
 
 	static bool Match(string pattern, string text);
 
+	static string DirName(const string& path);
+	static string BaseName(const string& path);
+
 private:
 	static bool m_SSLInitialized;
 
diff --git a/dyn/configcompiler.cpp b/dyn/configcompiler.cpp
index e94de6301..4c5d94932 100644
--- a/dyn/configcompiler.cpp
+++ b/dyn/configcompiler.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ using std::ifstream;
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
-ConfigCompiler::ConfigCompiler(istream *input, HandleIncludeFunc includeHandler)
+ConfigCompiler::ConfigCompiler(const string& path, istream *input, HandleIncludeFunc includeHandler)
+	: m_Path(path), m_Input(input), m_HandleInclude(includeHandler)
 {
-	m_HandleInclude = includeHandler;
-	m_Input = input;
 	InitializeScanner();
 }
 
@@ -51,37 +50,43 @@ vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::GetResult(void) const
         return m_Result;
 }
 
+string ConfigCompiler::GetPath(void) const
+{
+	return m_Path;
+}
+
 void ConfigCompiler::HandleInclude(const string& include)
 {
-	vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> items = m_HandleInclude(include);
+	string path = Utility::DirName(GetPath()) + "/" + include;
+	vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> items = m_HandleInclude(path);
 	std::copy(items.begin(), items.end(), back_inserter(m_Result));
 }
 
-vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileStream(istream *stream)
+vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileStream(const string& path, istream *stream)
 {
-	ConfigCompiler ctx(stream);
+	ConfigCompiler ctx(path, stream);
 	ctx.Compile();
 	return ctx.GetResult();
 }
 
-vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileFile(const string& filename)
+vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileFile(const string& path)
 {
 	ifstream stream;
 	stream.exceptions(ifstream::badbit);
-	stream.open(filename.c_str(), ifstream::in);
+	stream.open(path.c_str(), ifstream::in);
 
 	if (!stream.good())
-		throw invalid_argument("Could not open config file: " + filename);
+		throw invalid_argument("Could not open config file: " + path);
 
-	Application::Log(LogInformation, "dyn", "Compiling config file: " + filename);
+	Application::Log(LogInformation, "dyn", "Compiling config file: " + path);
 
-	return CompileStream(&stream);
+	return CompileStream(path, &stream);
 }
 
-vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileText(const string& text)
+vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::CompileText(const string& path, const string& text)
 {
 	stringstream stream(text);
-	return CompileStream(&stream);
+	return CompileStream(path, &stream);
 }
 
 vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> ConfigCompiler::HandleFileInclude(const string& include)
diff --git a/dyn/configcompiler.h b/dyn/configcompiler.h
index 77ce90eec..f1e167ce5 100644
--- a/dyn/configcompiler.h
+++ b/dyn/configcompiler.h
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@ class I2_DYN_API ConfigCompiler
 public:
 	typedef function<vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> (const string& include)> HandleIncludeFunc;
 
-	ConfigCompiler(istream *input = &cin,
+	ConfigCompiler(const string& path, istream *input = &cin,
 	    HandleIncludeFunc includeHandler = &ConfigCompiler::HandleFileInclude);
 	virtual ~ConfigCompiler(void);
 
 	void Compile(void);
 
-	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileStream(istream *stream);
-	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileFile(const string& filename);
-	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileText(const string& text);
+	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileStream(const string& path, istream *stream);
+	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileFile(const string& path);
+	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> CompileText(const string& path, const string& text);
 
 	static vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> HandleFileInclude(const string& include);
 
 	vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> GetResult(void) const;
 
+	string GetPath(void) const;
+
 	/* internally used methods */
 	void HandleInclude(const string& include);
 	void AddObject(const ConfigItem::Ptr& object);
@@ -49,8 +51,11 @@ public:
 	void *GetScanner(void) const;
 
 private:
-	HandleIncludeFunc m_HandleInclude;
+	string m_Path;
 	istream *m_Input;
+
+	HandleIncludeFunc m_HandleInclude;
+
 	void *m_Scanner;
 	vector<ConfigItem::Ptr> m_Result;