diff --git a/packages/cache/src/Config/CacheConfig.php b/packages/cache/src/Config/CacheConfig.php
index 8ad8fec4a..7ef121057 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/Config/CacheConfig.php
+++ b/packages/cache/src/Config/CacheConfig.php
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 namespace Marko\Cache\Config;
 
 use Marko\Config\ConfigRepositoryInterface;
+use Marko\Core\Path\ProjectPaths;
 
 readonly class CacheConfig
 {
     public function __construct(
         private ConfigRepositoryInterface $config,
+        private ?ProjectPaths $paths = null,
     ) {}
 
     public function driver(): string
@@ -17,9 +19,19 @@ public function driver(): string
         return $this->config->getString('cache.driver');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A relative cache.path resolves against the project root, never getcwd():
+     * FPM, CGI and mod_php chdir into public/ before running the front controller.
+     */
     public function path(): string
     {
-        return $this->config->getString('cache.path');
+        $path = $this->config->getString('cache.path');
+
+        if ($this->paths === null || str_starts_with($path, '/')) {
+            return $path;
+        }
+
+        return $this->paths->base . '/' . $path;
     }
 
     public function defaultTtl(): int
diff --git a/packages/cache/tests/Unit/CacheConfigTest.php b/packages/cache/tests/Unit/CacheConfigTest.php
index 8a00fb111..8a2f4e34d 100644
--- a/packages/cache/tests/Unit/CacheConfigTest.php
+++ b/packages/cache/tests/Unit/CacheConfigTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Marko\Cache\Config\CacheConfig;
+use Marko\Config\ConfigRepositoryInterface;
 use Marko\Config\Exceptions\ConfigNotFoundException;
+use Marko\Core\Container\Container;
+use Marko\Core\Path\ProjectPaths;
 use Marko\Testing\Fake\FakeConfigRepository;
 
 it('reads driver from config without fallback', function (): void {
@@ -22,6 +25,35 @@
     expect($config->path())->toBe('/var/cache');
 });
 
+it('resolves a relative path against the project root, not the working directory', function (): void {
+    $config = new CacheConfig(
+        new FakeConfigRepository(['cache.path' => 'storage/cache']),
+        new ProjectPaths('/srv/app'),
+    );
+
+    expect($config->path())->toBe('/srv/app/storage/cache');
+});
+
+it('gets the project root from the container', function (): void {
+    $container = new Container();
+    $container->instance(
+        ConfigRepositoryInterface::class,
+        new FakeConfigRepository(['cache.path' => 'storage/cache']),
+    );
+    $container->instance(ProjectPaths::class, new ProjectPaths('/srv/app'));
+
+    expect($container->get(CacheConfig::class)->path())->toBe('/srv/app/storage/cache');
+});
+
+it('keeps an absolute path as configured', function (): void {
+    $config = new CacheConfig(
+        new FakeConfigRepository(['cache.path' => '/var/cache']),
+        new ProjectPaths('/srv/app'),
+    );
+
+    expect($config->path())->toBe('/var/cache');
+});
+
 it('reads default_ttl from config without fallback', function (): void {
     $config = new CacheConfig(new FakeConfigRepository([
         'cache.default_ttl' => 7200,