diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
index a494a0220a..963e2af06e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@
 function umbRequestHelper($http, $q, umbDataFormatter, angularHelper, dialogService, notificationsService) {
     return {
 
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @name umbraco.services.umbRequestHelper#convertVirtualToAbsolutePath
+         * @methodOf umbraco.services.umbRequestHelper
+         * @function
+         *
+         * @description
+         * This will convert a virtual path (i.e. ~/App_Plugins/Blah/Test.html ) to an absolute path
+         * 
+         * @param {string} a virtual path, if this is already an absolute path it will just be returned, if this is a relative path an exception will be thrown
+         */
+        convertVirtualToAbsolutePath: function(virtualPath) {
+            if (virtualPath.startsWith("/")) {
+                return virtualPath;
+            }
+            if (!virtualPath.startsWith("~/")) {
+                throw "The path " + virtualPath + " is not a virtual path";
+            }
+            if (!Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application.applicationPath) { 
+                throw "No applicationPath defined in Umbraco.ServerVariables.application.applicationPath";
+            }
+            return Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application.applicationPath + virtualPath.trimStart("~/");
+        },
+
         /**
          * @ngdoc method
          * @name umbraco.services.umbRequestHelper#dictionaryToQueryString
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
index f802173a25..8851f74b34 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 angular.module("umbraco")
     .controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.GridController",
-    function ($scope, $http, assetsService, $rootScope, dialogService, gridService, mediaResource, imageHelper, $timeout) {
+    function ($scope, $http, assetsService, $rootScope, dialogService, gridService, mediaResource, imageHelper, $timeout, umbRequestHelper) {
 
         // Grid status variables
         $scope.currentRow = null;
@@ -576,10 +576,11 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                 var editorConfig = $scope.getEditor(control.editor.alias);
                 control.editor = editorConfig;
 
-                //if its a path
-                if(_.indexOf(control.editor.view, "/") >= 0){
-                    control.$editorPath = control.editor.view;
-                }else{
+                //if its an absolute path
+                if (control.editor.view.startsWith("/") || control.editor.view.startsWith("~/")) {
+                    control.$editorPath = umbRequestHelper.convertVirtualToAbsolutePath(control.editor.view);
+                }                
+                else {
                     //use convention
                     control.$editorPath = "views/propertyeditors/grid/editors/" + control.editor.view + ".html";
                 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/Views/Default.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/Views/Default.cshtml
index bef809a593..308f483af2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/Views/Default.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/Views/Default.cshtml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
             "umbracoUrls": {                
                 "authenticationApiBaseUrl": "@(Url.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<AuthenticationController>(controller => controller.PostLogin(null)))",
                 "serverVarsJs": '@Url.GetUrlWithCacheBust("ServerVariables", "BackOffice")'
+            },
+            "application": {
+                "applicationPath" : "@Context.Request.ApplicationPath"
             }
         };       
     </script>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
index b353b3ce27..003104de63 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
@@ -281,15 +281,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                             }
                     },
                     {"isDebuggingEnabled", HttpContext.IsDebuggingEnabled},
-                    {
-                        "application", GetApplicationState()
-                    }
+                    {"application", GetApplicationState()}
                 };
 
 
             return JavaScript(ServerVariablesParser.Parse(d));
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the server variables regarding the application state
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         private Dictionary<string, object> GetApplicationState()
         {
             if (ApplicationContext.IsConfigured == false)
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             app.Add("version", version);
             app.Add("cdf", ClientDependency.Core.Config.ClientDependencySettings.Instance.Version);
+            //useful for dealing with virtual paths on the client side when hosted in virtual directories especially
+            app.Add("applicationPath", HttpContext.Request.ApplicationPath.EnsureEndsWith('/'));
             return app;
         }