diff --git a/lib/path/index.js b/lib/path/index.js
index 8c7ee12fb..97789746a 100644
--- a/lib/path/index.js
+++ b/lib/path/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var normalize =
  * @returns {string} Normalized path
  */
 path.normalize = function normalize(path) {
+    if (path.startsWith("http")) return path;
     var firstTwoCharacters = path.substring(0,2);
     var uncPrefix = "";
     if (firstTwoCharacters === "\\\\") {
diff --git a/lib/path/tests/index.js b/lib/path/tests/index.js
index 6b6155667..8cf3e877f 100644
--- a/lib/path/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/path/tests/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ tape.test("path", function(test) {
                 origin: "\\\\some-unc\\path\\..\\origin.js",
                 expected: "\\\\some-unc/file.js"
             }
+        }, {
+            actual: "https://mydomain.com/path/file.json",
+            normal: "https://mydomain.com/path/file.json",
+            resolve: {
+                origin: "https://mydomain.com/path/file.json",
+                expected: "https://mydomain.com/path/file.json"
+            }
         }
     ];