diff --git a/examples/sftpclient/sftpclient.c b/examples/sftpclient/sftpclient.c
index 378b0367..bd7e2e5d 100644
--- a/examples/sftpclient/sftpclient.c
+++ b/examples/sftpclient/sftpclient.c
@@ -1523,17 +1523,24 @@ static int doAutopilot(int cmd, char* local, char* remote)
     int err;
     int ret = WS_SUCCESS;
     char fullpath[128] = ".";
-    WS_SFTPNAME* name;
+    WS_SFTPNAME* name  = NULL;
 
-    do {
-        name = wolfSSH_SFTP_RealPath(ssh, fullpath);
-        err = wolfSSH_get_error(ssh);
-    } while ((err == WS_WANT_READ || err == WS_WANT_WRITE) &&
+    if (remote != NULL && remote[0] == '/') {
+        /* use remote absolute path if provided */
+        WMEMSET(fullpath, 0, sizeof(fullpath));
+        WSTRNCPY(fullpath, remote, sizeof(fullpath) - 1);
+    }
+    else {
+        do {
+            name = wolfSSH_SFTP_RealPath(ssh, fullpath);
+            err = wolfSSH_get_error(ssh);
+        } while ((err == WS_WANT_READ || err == WS_WANT_WRITE) &&
             ret != WS_SUCCESS);
 
-    snprintf(fullpath, sizeof(fullpath), "%s/%s",
+        snprintf(fullpath, sizeof(fullpath), "%s/%s",
             name == NULL ? "." : name->fName,
             remote);
+    }
 
     do {
         if (cmd == AUTOPILOT_PUT) {
diff --git a/scripts/get-put.test b/scripts/get-put.test
index b9f2a8eb..a48691c8 100755
--- a/scripts/get-put.test
+++ b/scripts/get-put.test
@@ -119,4 +119,22 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# using full path test.
+rm -rf sample2-copy.txt
+PWD=`pwd`
+if ! ./examples/sftpclient/wolfsftp -u jill -P upthehill -p "$PORT" \
+    -g -l sample2.txt -r $PWD/sample2-copy.txt
+then
+    echo "Unable to put file using full path."
+    do_cleanup
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! diff sample2.txt sample2-copy.txt >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "Put test files do not match after using full path."
+    do_cleanup
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 do_cleanup