diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 6a02bd69..9ec2131f 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:j="jelly:core">
+<project
+    xmlns:j="jelly:core"
+    xmlns:u="jelly:util"
+    xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
+    xmlns:maven="jelly:maven">
     <goal name="pdf:init" prereqs="xdoc:init">
         <j:set var="docsXdocSrc" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('maven.docs.src')}"/>
         <j:set var="docsDest" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('maven.docs.dest')}"/>
@@ -18,9 +22,25 @@
         <j:set var="coverDate" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.cover.date')}"/>
         <tstamp>
             <format property="coverDate" pattern="${maven.xdoc.date.format}" locale="${maven.xdoc.date.locale}"/>
-        </tstamp>      
-        <j:set var="projectLogo" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.projectLogo')}"/>
-        <j:set var="companyLogo" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.companyLogo')}"/>
+        </tstamp>
+        <j:choose>
+            <j:when test="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.projectLogo').startsWith('http://')}">
+                <j:set var="projectLogo" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.projectLogo')}"/>
+            </j:when>
+            <j:otherwise>
+                <j:set var="maven.bin.script" value="${maven.home}/bin/maven"/>
+                <maven:makeAbsolutePath var="projectLogo" basedir="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('maven.docs.src')}" path="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.projectLogo')}" trim="true" />
+            </j:otherwise>
+        </j:choose>
+        <j:choose>
+            <j:when test="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.companyLogo').startsWith('http://')}">
+                <j:set var="companyLogo" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.companyLogo')}"/>
+            </j:when>
+            <j:otherwise>
+                <j:set var="maven.bin.script" value="${maven.home}/bin/maven"/>
+                <maven:makeAbsolutePath var="companyLogo" basedir="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('maven.docs.src')}" path="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.companyLogo')}" trim="true" />
+            </j:otherwise>
+        </j:choose>
         <j:set var="imageDpi" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.imageDpi')}"/>
         <j:set var="debug" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.debug')}"/>
         <j:set var="pdfName" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.pdfName')}"/>