diff --git a/src/lib/resolve-url.html b/src/lib/resolve-url.html
index 6b1b358c5b..74fc5f43fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/resolve-url.html
+++ b/src/lib/resolve-url.html
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@
         (ownerDocument.body.__urlResolver = ownerDocument.createElement('a'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a path from a given `url`. The path includes the trailing
+     * `/` from the url.
+     * @param {string} url Input URL to transform
+     * @return {string} resolved path
+     */
+    function pathFromUrl(url) {
+      return url.substring(0, url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+    }
+
     var CSS_URL_RX = /(url\()([^)]*)(\))/g;
     var URL_ATTRS = {
       '*': ['href', 'src', 'style', 'url'],
@@ -79,9 +89,13 @@
     Polymer.ResolveUrl = {
       resolveCss: resolveCss,
       resolveAttrs: resolveAttrs,
-      resolveUrl: resolveUrl
+      resolveUrl: resolveUrl,
+      pathFromUrl: pathFromUrl
     };
 
+    // NOTE: IE11 does not support baseURI
+    Polymer.rootPath = pathFromUrl(document.baseURI || window.location.href);
+
   })();
 
 </script>
diff --git a/src/mini/template.html b/src/mini/template.html
index c6e1296cbb..ca9587e29f 100644
--- a/src/mini/template.html
+++ b/src/mini/template.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 Code distributed by Google as part of the polymer project is also
 subject to an additional IP rights grant found at http://polymer.github.io/PATENTS.txt
 -->
+<link rel="import" href="../lib/resolve-url.html">
 <script>
 
   /**
@@ -25,8 +26,20 @@
 
     _prepTemplate: function() {
       // locate template using dom-module
+      var module;
       if (this._template === undefined) {
-        this._template = Polymer.DomModule.import(this.is, 'template');
+        module = Polymer.DomModule.import(this.is);
+        this._template = module && module.querySelector('template');
+      }
+      if (!this._importPath) {
+        if (module) {
+          var assetPath = module.getAttribute('assetpath') || '';
+          var importURL = Polymer.ResolveUrl.resolveUrl(assetPath,
+          module.ownerDocument.baseURI);
+          this._importPath = Polymer.ResolveUrl.pathFromUrl(importURL);
+        } else {
+          this._importPath = '';
+        }
       }
       // stick finger in footgun
       if (this._template && this._template.hasAttribute('is')) {
diff --git a/src/standard/configure.html b/src/standard/configure.html
index 0be2e913ff..4574294d1e 100644
--- a/src/standard/configure.html
+++ b/src/standard/configure.html
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 
     // Override polymer-mini thunk
     _afterClientsReady: function() {
+      // set path properties
+      this.importPath = this._importPath;
+      this.rootPath = Polymer.rootPath;
       // process static effects, e.g. computations that have only literal arguments
       this._executeStaticEffects();
       this._applyConfig(this._config, this._aboveConfig);
diff --git a/src/standard/resolveUrl.html b/src/standard/resolveUrl.html
index 0fe25aa64c..f58ff0142d 100644
--- a/src/standard/resolveUrl.html
+++ b/src/standard/resolveUrl.html
@@ -21,14 +21,7 @@
      * @return {string} Rewritten URL relative to the import
      */
     resolveUrl: function(url) {
-      // TODO(sorvell): do we want to put the module reference on the prototype?
-      var module = Polymer.DomModule.import(this.is);
-      var root = '';
-      if (module) {
-        var assetPath = module.getAttribute('assetpath') || '';
-        root = Polymer.ResolveUrl.resolveUrl(assetPath, module.ownerDocument.baseURI);
-      }
-      return Polymer.ResolveUrl.resolveUrl(url, root);
+      return Polymer.ResolveUrl.resolveUrl(url, this.importPath);
     }
 
   });
diff --git a/test/unit/resolveurl.html b/test/unit/resolveurl.html
index 010c9c8fca..b755aec9fa 100644
--- a/test/unit/resolveurl.html
+++ b/test/unit/resolveurl.html
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@
   <dom-module id="x-resolve">
   </dom-module>
 
+  <dom-module id="x-late">
+    <template>
+      <style>
+        :host {
+          background: url('foo.png');
+        }
+      </style>
+      <img id="root" src$="[[rootPath]]foo.png">
+      <img id="import" src$="[[importPath]]foo.png">
+    </template>
+  </dom-module>
+
   <script>
     addEventListener('HTMLImportsLoaded', function() {
       Polymer({is: 'x-resolve'});
@@ -81,6 +93,56 @@
         var actual = el.resolveUrl('Beaker2.jpg');
         assert.equal(actual, expected);
       });
+
+      test('Hybrid: Urls in styles and attributes', function() {
+        var el = document.createElement('p-r-hybrid');
+        document.body.appendChild(el);
+        var rx = /sub\/foo\.z/;
+        var style = el._styles[0];
+        assert.match(style.textContent, rx, 'url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.div.getAttribute('style'), rx, 'style url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.img.src, rx, 'src url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.a.href, rx, 'href url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.import.getAttribute('url'), rx, 'url url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.resolveUrl.getAttribute('url'), rx, 'url url not relative to main document');
+        assert.notMatch(el.$.root.getAttribute('url'), rx, 'url url not relative to main document');
+        assert.notMatch(el.$.rel.href, rx, 'relative href url not relative to main document');
+        assert.match(el.$.rel.href, /\?123$/, 'relative href does not preserve query string');
+        assert.equal(el.$.action.getAttribute('action'), 'foo.z', 'action attribute relativized for incorrect element type');
+        assert.match(el.$.formAction.action, rx, 'action attribute relativized for incorrect element type');
+        assert.equal(el.$.hash.getAttribute('href'), '#foo.z', 'hash-only url should not be resolved');
+        assert.equal(el.$.absolute.getAttribute('href'), '/foo.z', 'absolute urls should not be resolved');
+        assert.equal(el.$.protocol.getAttribute('href'), 'data:foo.z', 'urls with other protocols should not be resolved');
+        document.body.removeChild(el);
+      });
+
+      test('Hybrid: url changes via setting importPath/rootPath on element instance', function() {
+        var el = document.createElement('p-r-hybrid');
+        document.body.appendChild(el);
+        el.rootPath = 'instanceRoot/';
+        el.importPath = 'instanceImport/';
+        var matchRoot = /instanceRoot\//;
+        var matchImport = /instanceImport\//;
+        assert.match(el.$.div.getAttribute('style'), matchImport);
+        assert.match(el.$.import.getAttribute('url'), matchImport);
+        assert.match(el.$.root.getAttribute('url'), matchRoot);
+        document.body.removeChild(el);
+      });
+
+      test('Hybrid-url: changes via setting importPath/rootPath when defining element', function() {
+        Polymer.rootPath = 'defineRoot/';
+        Polymer({
+          is: 'x-late',
+          _importPath: 'defineImport/'
+        });
+        var el = document.createElement('x-late');
+        document.body.appendChild(el);
+        var matchRoot = /defineRoot\//i;
+        var matchImport = /defineImport\//i;
+        assert.match(el.$.import.getAttribute('src'), matchImport);
+        assert.match(el.$.root.getAttribute('src'), matchRoot);
+        document.body.removeChild(el);
+      });
     });
   </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/test/unit/sub/resolveurl-elements.html b/test/unit/sub/resolveurl-elements.html
index 1fab8e53b4..6503acb256 100644
--- a/test/unit/sub/resolveurl-elements.html
+++ b/test/unit/sub/resolveurl-elements.html
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@
   Polymer({is: 'p-r'});
 </script>
 
+<dom-module id="p-r-hybrid">
+  <template>
+    <style>
+      .logo {
+        background-image: url(foo.z);
+      }
+    </style>
+    <div id="div" class="logo" style$="background-image: url('[[importPath]]foo.z');"></div>
+    <img id="img" src$="[[importPath]]foo.z">
+    <a id="a" href$="[[importPath]]foo.z">Foo</a>
+    <zonk id="import" url$="[[importPath]]foo.z"></zonk>
+    <zonk id="resolveUrl" url$="[[resolveUrl('foo.z')]]"></zonk>
+    <zonk id="root" url$="[[rootPath]]foo.z"></zonk>
+    <a id="rel" href$="[[importPath]]../foo.z?123">Foo</a>
+    <a id="action" action="foo.z">Foo</a>
+    <form id="formAction" action$="[[importPath]]foo.z"></form>
+    <a id="hash" href="#foo.z">Foo</a>
+    <a id="absolute" href="/foo.z">Foo</a>
+    <a id="protocol" href="data:foo.z">Foo</a>
+  </template>
+</dom-module>
+<script>
+  Polymer({is: 'p-r-hybrid'});
+</script>
+
 <dom-module id="p-r-ap" assetpath="../../assets/"></dom-module>
 <script>
   Polymer({is: 'p-r-ap'});