diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdd097ee56d..f9f1ce0c6be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We fixed an issue where the `File -> Close library` menu item was not disabled when no library was open. [#10948](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10948)
 - We fixed an issue where the Document Viewer would show the PDF in only half the window when maximized. [#10934](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10934)
 - Clicking on the crossref and related tags in the entry editor jumps to the linked entry. [#5484](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5484) [#9369](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9369)
+- We fixed an issue where JabRef could not parse absolute file paths from Zotero exports [#10959](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10959)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParser.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParser.java
index a180e51c9ad..242671f7ea2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParser.java
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public List<LinkedFile> parse() {
                     // We are at the second : (position 3 in the example) and "just" add it to the current element
                     charactersOfCurrentElement.append(c);
                     windowsPath = true;
+                    // special case for zotero absolute path on windows that do not have a colon in front
+                    // e.g. A:\zotero\paper.pdf
+                } else if (charactersOfCurrentElement.length() == 1 && value.charAt(i + 1) == '\\') {
+                    charactersOfCurrentElement.append(c);
+                    windowsPath = true;
                 } else {
                     // We are in the next LinkedFile data element
                     linkedFileData.add(charactersOfCurrentElement.toString());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fileformat/BibtexParserTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fileformat/BibtexParserTest.java
index 3c84de494c2..7a118622cfe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fileformat/BibtexParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fileformat/BibtexParserTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 /**
  * Tests for reading whole bib files can be found at {@link org.jabref.logic.importer.fileformat.BibtexImporterTest}
  * <p>
- * Tests cannot be executed concurrently, because Localization is used at {@link BibtexParser#sparseAndAddEntry(String)}
+ * Tests cannot be executed concurrently, because Localization is used at {@link BibtexParser#parseAndAddEntry(String)}
  */
 class BibtexParserTest {
     private static final String BIB_DESK_ROOT_GROUP_NAME = "BibDeskGroups";
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParserTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParserTest.java
index 1f5e1b17a43..a530aa368c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/util/FileFieldParserTest.java
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> stringsToParseTest() throws Exception {
                 Arguments.of(
                         Collections.singletonList(new LinkedFile("", "matheus.ea explicit.pdf", "", "https://arxiv.org/pdf/1109.0517.pdf")),
                         ":matheus.ea explicit.pdf::https\\://arxiv.org/pdf/1109.0517.pdf"
+                ),
+                // Absolute path
+                Arguments.of(
+                        Collections.singletonList(new LinkedFile("", "A:\\Zotero\\storage\\test.pdf", "")),
+                        ":A:\\Zotero\\storage\\test.pdf"
+                ),
+                // zotero absolute path
+                Arguments.of(
+                        Collections.singletonList(new LinkedFile("", "A:\\Zotero\\storage\\test.pdf", "")),
+                        "A:\\Zotero\\storage\\test.pdf"
                 )
         );
     }