diff --git a/docs/rmlint.1.rst b/docs/rmlint.1.rst
index 69fa218a..03fe459a 100644
--- a/docs/rmlint.1.rst
+++ b/docs/rmlint.1.rst
@@ -359,12 +359,20 @@ Traversal Options
 :``-b --match-basename``:
 
     Only consider those files as dupes that have the same basename. See also
-    ``man 1 basename``. The comparison of the basenames is case-insensitive.
+    ``man 1 basename``. The comparison of the basenames is case-insensitive for
+    ASCII characters only; non-ASCII UTF-8 characters must match exactly.
 
 :``-B --unmatched-basename``:
 
     Only consider those files as dupes that do not share the same basename.
-    See also ``man 1 basename``. The comparison of the basenames is case-insensitive.
+    See also ``man 1 basename``. The comparison of the basenames is case-insensitive for
+    ASCII characters only; non-ASCII UTF-8 characters must match exactly.
+
+:``--match-relative-path``:
+
+    Only consider those files as dupes that have the same relative path.
+    Path components are compared case-insensitive for ASCII characters only;
+    non-ASCII UTF-8 characters must match exactly.
 
 :``-e --match-extension`` / ``-E --no-match-extension`` (**default**):
 
diff --git a/lib/cfg.h b/lib/cfg.h
index 158ad6c0..02462a86 100644
--- a/lib/cfg.h
+++ b/lib/cfg.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ typedef struct RmCfg {
     gboolean limits_specified;
     gboolean filter_mtime;
     gboolean match_basename;
+    gboolean match_relative_path;
     gboolean unmatched_basenames;
     gboolean match_with_extension;
     gboolean match_without_extension;
diff --git a/lib/cmdline.c b/lib/cmdline.c
index 39881af0..27b2149e 100644
--- a/lib/cmdline.c
+++ b/lib/cmdline.c
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ bool rm_cmd_parse_args(int argc, char **argv, RmSession *session) {
         {"must-match-untagged"      , 'M'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->must_match_untagged      , _("Must have twin in untagged dir")                                       , NULL}     ,
         {"match-basename"           , 'b'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_basename           , _("Only find twins with same basename")                                   , NULL}     ,
         {"match-extension"          , 'e'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_with_extension     , _("Only find twins with same extension")                                  , NULL}     ,
+        {"match-relative-path"      , 0    , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_relative_path      , _("Only find twins with same relative path")                              , NULL}     ,
         {"match-without-extension"  , 'i'  , 0         , G_OPTION_ARG_NONE      , &cfg->match_without_extension  , _("Only find twins with same basename minus extension")                   , NULL}     ,
         {"merge-directories"        , 'D'  , EMPTY     , G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK  , FUNC(merge_directories)        , _("Find duplicate directories")                                           , NULL}     ,
         {"honour-dir-layout"        , 'j'  , EMPTY     , G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK  , FUNC(honour_dir_layout)        , _("Only find directories with same file layout")                          , NULL}     ,
diff --git a/lib/file.c b/lib/file.c
index 3e2c835f..0f41aa5e 100644
--- a/lib/file.c
+++ b/lib/file.c
@@ -180,6 +180,30 @@ gint rm_file_basenames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
     return g_ascii_strcasecmp(file_a->folder->basename, file_b->folder->basename);
 }
 
+gint rm_file_relpaths_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
+    gint diff = file_a->depth - file_b->depth;
+    RETURN_IF_NONZERO(diff);
+
+    /* If both files have depth 0, we still need to distinguish them by at
+     * least their basenames; otherwise, they would always compare equal. */
+    if(file_a->depth == 0) {
+        return rm_file_basenames_cmp(file_a, file_b);
+    }
+    RmNode *node_a = file_a->folder;
+    RmNode *node_b = file_b->folder;
+    for(gint depth = file_a->depth; depth > 0; --depth) {
+        g_assert(node_a);
+        g_assert(node_b);
+
+        diff = g_ascii_strcasecmp(node_a->basename, node_b->basename);
+        RETURN_IF_NONZERO(diff);
+
+        node_a = node_a->parent;
+        node_b = node_b->parent;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void rm_file_hardlink_add(RmFile *head, RmFile *link) {
     if(!head->hardlinks) {
         head->hardlinks = g_queue_new();
diff --git a/lib/file.h b/lib/file.h
index 3246af2f..02d32a02 100644
--- a/lib/file.h
+++ b/lib/file.h
@@ -377,4 +377,10 @@ RmFile *rm_file_copy(RmFile *file);
  */
 gint rm_file_basenames_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Compare relative paths of two files
+ * @return 0 if relative paths match, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+gint rm_file_relpaths_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b);
+
 #endif /* end of include guard */
diff --git a/lib/preprocess.c b/lib/preprocess.c
index e76848f1..a28fdbdb 100644
--- a/lib/preprocess.c
+++ b/lib/preprocess.c
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ gint rm_file_cmp(const RmFile *file_a, const RmFile *file_b) {
 
     if(cfg->match_without_extension) {
         result = rm_file_cmp_without_extension(file_a, file_b);
+        RETURN_IF_NONZERO(result);
+    }
+
+    if(cfg->match_relative_path) {
+        result = rm_file_relpaths_cmp(file_a, file_b);
+        RETURN_IF_NONZERO(result);
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/tests/test_options/test_match_relative_path.py b/tests/test_options/test_match_relative_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d02abcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_options/test_match_relative_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# encoding: utf-8
+from tests.utils import *
+
+
+def test_positive_match_relative_path(usual_setup_usual_teardown):
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_a/snap/test')
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_b/snap/test')
+
+    head, *data, footer = run_rmlint(
+        '--match-relative-path {t}/base_a {t}/base_b'.format(t=TESTDIR_NAME),
+        use_default_dir=False
+    )
+    assert footer['total_files'] == 2
+    assert footer['total_lint_size'] == 3
+    assert footer['duplicates'] == 1
+
+
+def test_negative_match_relative_path(usual_setup_usual_teardown):
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_a/snap1/test')
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_b/snap2/test')
+
+    head, *data, footer = run_rmlint(
+        '--match-relative-path {t}/base_a {t}/base_b'.format(t=TESTDIR_NAME),
+        use_default_dir=False
+    )
+    assert footer['total_files'] == 2
+    assert footer['total_lint_size'] == 0
+    assert footer['duplicates'] == 0
+
+
+def test_negative_match_relative_path_unequal_depth(usual_setup_usual_teardown):
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_a/snap/test')
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_b/deeper/snap/test')
+
+    head, *data, footer = run_rmlint(
+        '--match-relative-path {t}/base_a {t}/base_b'.format(t=TESTDIR_NAME),
+        use_default_dir=False
+    )
+    assert footer['total_files'] == 2
+    assert footer['total_lint_size'] == 0
+    assert footer['duplicates'] == 0
+
+
+def test_positive_match_relative_path_depth_4(usual_setup_usual_teardown):
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_a/l1/l2/l3/test')
+    create_file('xxx', 'base_b/l1/l2/l3/test')
+
+    head, *data, footer = run_rmlint(
+        '--match-relative-path {t}/base_a {t}/base_b'.format(t=TESTDIR_NAME),
+        use_default_dir=False
+    )
+    assert footer['total_files'] == 2
+    assert footer['total_lint_size'] == 3
+    assert footer['duplicates'] == 1
+
+
+def test_negative_match_relative_path_explicit_files(usual_setup_usual_teardown):
+    path_a = create_file('xxx', 'base_a/file_a')
+    path_b = create_file('xxx', 'base_b/file_b')
+
+    head, *data, footer = run_rmlint(
+        '--match-relative-path', path_a, path_b,
+        use_default_dir=False
+    )
+    assert footer['total_files'] == 2
+    assert footer['total_lint_size'] == 0
+    assert footer['duplicates'] == 0