diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d53073593..bb09f62885 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed issue with absolute path in worksheets' Target. [PR #1769](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/1769)
 - Fix for Xls Reader when SST has a bad length [#1592](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/issues/1592)
 - Resolve Xlsx loader issue whe hyperlinks don't have a destination
 - Resolve issues when printer settings resources IDs clash with drawing IDs
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
index 3895358af3..a3dcf6c222 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
@@ -198,11 +198,12 @@ public function listWorksheetInfo($pFilename)
                         ];
 
                         $fileWorksheet = $worksheets[(string) self::getArrayItem($eleSheet->attributes('http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships'), 'id')];
+                        $fileWorksheetPath = strpos($fileWorksheet, '/') === 0 ? substr($fileWorksheet, 1) : "$dir/$fileWorksheet";
 
                         $xml = new XMLReader();
                         $xml->xml(
                             $this->securityScanner->scanFile(
-                                'zip://' . File::realpath($pFilename) . '#' . "$dir/$fileWorksheet"
+                                'zip://' . File::realpath($pFilename) . '#' . $fileWorksheetPath
                             ),
                             null,
                             Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AbsolutePathTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AbsolutePathTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a886abb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AbsolutePathTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests\Reader\Xlsx;
+
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AbsolutePathTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public static function testPr1869(): void
+    {
+        $xlsxFile = 'tests/data/Reader/XLSX/pr1769e.xlsx';
+        $reader = new Xlsx();
+        $result = $reader->listWorksheetInfo($xlsxFile);
+
+        self::assertIsArray($result);
+        self::assertEquals(3, $result[0]['totalRows']);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/Reader/XLSX/pr1769e.xlsx b/tests/data/Reader/XLSX/pr1769e.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7492828f03
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