--- pathfilter.module
+++ (clipboard)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       break;
       
     case 'files':
-      return _pathfilter_process_files($matches);
+      return _pathfilter_process_files($format, $matches);
   }
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@
   return $matches[1] . $link . $matches[1];
 }
 
-function _pathfilter_process_files($matches) {
-  return $matches[1] . file_create_url($matches[3]) . $matches[1];
+function _pathfilter_process_files($format, $matches) {
+  $absolute = variable_get('pathfilter_link_absolute_'. $format, 1) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+  $link = file_create_url($matches[3]);
+  $link = $absolute ? $link : substr($link, strlen($GLOBALS['base_url']));
+  return $matches[1] . $link . $matches[1];
 }
 
 /**