diff --git a/src/PackageCompiler.jl b/src/PackageCompiler.jl
index 631536c5..25254595 100644
--- a/src/PackageCompiler.jl
+++ b/src/PackageCompiler.jl
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ function create_sysimage(packages::Union{Nothing, Symbol, Vector{String}, Vector
                          compat_level::String="major",
                          extra_precompiles::String = "",
                          import_into_main::Bool=true,
+                         audit_relocatability::Bool = true
                          )
     # We call this at the very beginning to make sure that the user has a compiler available. Therefore, if no compiler
     # is found, we throw an error immediately, instead of making the user wait a while before the error is thrown.
@@ -697,6 +698,13 @@ function create_sysimage(packages::Union{Nothing, Symbol, Vector{String}, Vector
         end
     end
 
+    if audit_relocatability
+        @info "Auditing sysimage relocatability"
+        if audit_sysimage_relocatability(sysimage_path)
+            @info "No issues found"
+        end
+    end
+
     return nothing
 end
 
@@ -1599,6 +1607,25 @@ function bundle_headers(dest_dir, header_files)
     return
 end
 
+function audit_sysimage_relocatability(sysimg_path::String; paths::Vector{String} = [homedir(), DEPOT_PATH...])
+
+    none_found = true
+    sysimg_contents = open(io -> String(read(io)), sysimg_path, read=true)
+
+    for path in paths
+        found = String[]
+        for m in eachmatch(Regex("\\Q$(path)\\E[^\0]+"), sysimg_contents)
+            push!(found, "[$(m.offset)] $(m.match)")
+        end
+        if !isempty(found)
+            @warn """absolute path `$path` found in $(length(found)) places:\n$(join(found, "\n"))"""
+            none_found = false
+        end
+    end
+
+    return none_found
+end
+
 function bundle_cert(dest_dir)
     cert_path = joinpath(Sys.BINDIR, "..", "share", "julia", "cert.pem")
     share_path = joinpath(dest_dir, "share", "julia")
diff --git a/test/precompile_execution.jl b/test/precompile_execution.jl
index 786fde11..e5084333 100644
--- a/test/precompile_execution.jl
+++ b/test/precompile_execution.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 using Example
 
 Example.domath(5)
+
+# intentionally put an abspath in to test the relocatability audit
+test_abspath = homedir()