diff --git a/Source/Common/ValuesJsonConverter.cs b/Source/Common/ValuesJsonConverter.cs
index 66e5ed8a..1f5dac07 100644
--- a/Source/Common/ValuesJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/Source/Common/ValuesJsonConverter.cs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ private static bool TryProcessTokenAsType(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type target
             }
             else if (targetType == typeof(Uri))
             {
-                success = Uri.TryCreate(valueString, UriKind.Absolute, out var localResult);
+                success = Uri.TryCreate(valueString, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute, out var localResult);
                 result = localResult;
             }
             else if (targetType == typeof(Guid))
diff --git a/Tests/Schema.NET.Test/ValuesJsonConverterTest.cs b/Tests/Schema.NET.Test/ValuesJsonConverterTest.cs
index 7880e782..61103413 100644
--- a/Tests/Schema.NET.Test/ValuesJsonConverterTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/Schema.NET.Test/ValuesJsonConverterTest.cs
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ public void ReadJson_ParseValueToken_UriAsString()
         Assert.Equal(new Uri("https://schema.org/Thing"), result.Value2.First());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReadJson_ParseValueToken_RelativeUriAsString()
+    {
+        var json = "{\"Property\":\"thing\"}";
+        var result = DeserializeObject<Values<string, Uri>>(json);
+        Assert.Equal(new Uri("thing", UriKind.Relative), result.Value2.First());
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ReadJson_Values_SingleValue_ThingInterface()
     {
@@ -273,6 +281,7 @@ public void ReadJson_Values_SingleValue_ThingInterface()
                 "\"@id\":\"https://example.com/book/1\"," +
                 "\"name\":\"The Catcher in the Rye\"," +
                 "\"url\":\"https://www.barnesandnoble.com/store/info/offer/JDSalinger\"," +
+                "\"image\":\"book1.jpg\"," +
                 "\"author\":{" +
                     "\"@type\":\"Person\"," +
                     "\"name\":\"J.D. Salinger\"" +
@@ -285,6 +294,7 @@ public void ReadJson_Values_SingleValue_ThingInterface()
         Assert.Equal(new Uri("https://example.com/book/1"), ((Book)actual).Id);
         Assert.Equal("The Catcher in the Rye", actual.Name);
         Assert.Equal(new Uri("https://www.barnesandnoble.com/store/info/offer/JDSalinger"), (Uri)actual.Url!);
+        Assert.Equal(new Uri("book1.jpg", UriKind.Relative), (Uri)actual.Image!);
         var author = Assert.Single(actual.Author.Value2);
         Assert.Equal("J.D. Salinger", author.Name);
     }