diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e708fb1..01d6d2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"prepare": "tsc",
 		"build": "node --enable-source-maps build/node/cli.js",
-		"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+		"test": "node --test --enable-source-maps --experimental-test-coverage"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"antihtml": "^0.3.0"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 3c721be..2e679cd 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"files": ["cli.ts"],
-	"include": ["content"],
+	"include": ["content", "utils"],
 	"compilerOptions": {
 			"outDir": "build/node",
 			"rootDir": ".",
diff --git a/utils/resolve-refs.test.tsx b/utils/resolve-refs.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b29330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/resolve-refs.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { suite, test } from "node:test";
+import { resolveRefs } from "./resolve-refs.js";
+import type { Element } from "antihtml";
+
+
+suite("function resolveRefs", () => {
+	test("root to root relative href", () => {
+		const el = resolveRefs(<a href="/page.html">Link</a>, "/");
+		assert.equal((el as Element).attributes.get("href"), "page.html");
+	});
+
+	test("root to subdir relative href", () => {
+		const el = resolveRefs(<a href="/dir/page.html">Link</a>, "/");
+		assert.equal((el as Element).attributes.get("href"), "dir/page.html");
+	});
+
+	test("subdir to root relative href", () => {
+		const el = resolveRefs(<a href="/page.html">Link</a>, "/subdir");
+		assert.equal((el as Element).attributes.get("href"), "../page.html");
+	});
+
+	test("subdir to subdir relative href", () => {
+		const el = resolveRefs(<a href="/alt/page.html">Link</a>, "/subdir");
+		assert.equal((el as Element).attributes.get("href"), "../alt/page.html");
+	});
+
+	test("nested element", () => {
+		const el = resolveRefs(<div>Content with <a href="/page.html">Link</a></div>, "/");
+		assert.equal((el.childNodes[1] as Element).attributes.get("href"), "page.html");
+	});
+
+	test("returns element if no changes", () => {
+		const el = <div>Content with <em>emphasis</em></div>;
+		const resEl = resolveRefs(el, "/");
+		assert.equal(el, resEl);
+	});
+
+	test("returns new element if changed", () => {
+		const el = <div>Content with <a href="/page.html">Link</a></div>;
+		const resEl = resolveRefs(el, "/");
+		assert.notEqual(el, resEl);
+	});
+
+	test("does not modify input", () => {
+		const elFn = () => <div>Content with <a href="/page.html">Link</a></div>;
+		const el = elFn();
+		resolveRefs(el, "/");
+		assert.deepEqual(el, elFn());
+	});
+});
diff --git a/utils/resolve-refs.ts b/utils/resolve-refs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ea932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/resolve-refs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import * as posix from "node:path/posix";
+import { Node, Element } from "antihtml";
+
+function shallowCopyElement(element: Element) {
+	const copy = new Element(element.name);
+	copy.attributes = new Map(element.attributes);
+	copy.childNodes = element.childNodes;
+	return copy;
+}
+
+/**
+	Resolves absolute href attributes in a and link elements the Node tree into relative references from the given directory.
+
+	@param node Node tree to transform
+	@param dir Absolute path to directory to resolve references from.
+	@returns new node tree with href attributes transformed, or the original node if no transformations took place.
+*/
+export function resolveRefs(node: Node, dir: string) {
+	if (!(node instanceof Element)) {
+		return node;
+	}
+	let resolvedNode = node;
+	const name = node.name;
+	if (
+		(name === "link" || name === "a")
+		&& node.attributes.has("href")
+	) {
+		const original = node.attributes.get("href")!
+		/* node:coverage ignore next 3 */
+		if (!original.startsWith("/")) {
+			console.log(`Warning: found relative href to ${original}`);
+		} else {
+			const ref = posix.relative(dir, original);
+			resolvedNode = shallowCopyElement(node);
+			resolvedNode.attributes.set("href", ref);
+		}
+	}
+	const resolvedChildren: Node[] = [];
+	let modifiedChildren = false;
+	for (const child of resolvedNode.childNodes) {
+		const resolvedChild = resolveRefs(child, dir);
+		if (child !== resolvedChild) {
+			modifiedChildren = true;
+		}
+		resolvedChildren.push(resolvedChild);
+	}
+	if (modifiedChildren) {
+		resolvedNode = shallowCopyElement(node);
+		resolvedNode.childNodes = resolvedChildren;
+	}
+	return resolvedNode;
+}