diff --git a/sentry_sdk/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
index d5bd10addd..4c152484d1 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def frame_from_traceback(tb, with_locals=True):
 
     rv = {
         "filename": abs_path and os.path.basename(abs_path) or None,
-        "abs_path": abs_path,
+        "abs_path": os.path.abspath(abs_path),
         "function": function or "<unknown>",
         "module": module,
         "lineno": tb.tb_lineno,
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 562c7ddd73..d272669d5a 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import sys
+import os
+
 from hypothesis import given, assume
 import hypothesis.strategies as st
 
-from sentry_sdk.utils import safe_repr
+from sentry_sdk.utils import safe_repr, exceptions_from_error_tuple
 from sentry_sdk._compat import text_type
 
 any_string = st.one_of(st.binary(), st.text())
@@ -23,3 +26,23 @@ def test_safe_repr_never_leaves_escapes_in(x):
     r = safe_repr(x)
     assert isinstance(r, text_type)
     assert u"\\u" not in r and u"\\x" not in r
+
+
+def test_abs_path():
+    """Check if abs_path is actually an absolute path. This can happen either
+    with eval/exec like here, or when the file in the frame is relative to
+    __main__"""
+
+    code = compile("1/0", "test.py", "exec")
+    try:
+        exec(code, {})
+    except Exception:
+        exceptions = exceptions_from_error_tuple(sys.exc_info())
+
+    exception, = exceptions
+    frames = exception["stacktrace"]["frames"]
+    assert len(frames) == 2
+
+    for frame in frames:
+        assert os.path.abspath(frame["abs_path"]) == frame["abs_path"]
+        assert os.path.basename(frame["filename"]) == frame["filename"]