diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
index 754120bdd6..e2b349e2d0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 			],
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@tiptap/core": "2.11.7",
-				"@tiptap/extension-character-count": "^2.11.7",
+				"@tiptap/extension-character-count": "2.11.7",
 				"@tiptap/extension-image": "2.11.7",
 				"@tiptap/extension-link": "2.11.7",
 				"@tiptap/extension-placeholder": "2.11.7",
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
index 82c052c50f..3df656ff68 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@tiptap/core": "2.11.7",
-		"@tiptap/extension-character-count": "^2.11.7",
+		"@tiptap/extension-character-count": "2.11.7",
 		"@tiptap/extension-image": "2.11.7",
 		"@tiptap/extension-link": "2.11.7",
 		"@tiptap/extension-placeholder": "2.11.7",
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/tiptap/components/input-tiptap/input-tiptap.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/tiptap/components/input-tiptap/input-tiptap.element.ts
index 2d5faddb1a..0a5ab3f041 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/tiptap/components/input-tiptap/input-tiptap.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/tiptap/components/input-tiptap/input-tiptap.element.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 import type { UmbTiptapExtensionApi } from '../../extensions/types.js';
 import type { UmbTiptapStatusbarValue, UmbTiptapToolbarValue } from '../types.js';
-import { css, customElement, html, map, property, state, unsafeCSS, when } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
+import {
+	css,
+	customElement,
+	html,
+	property,
+	repeat,
+	state,
+	unsafeCSS,
+	when,
+} from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { loadManifestApi } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-api';
 import { umbExtensionsRegistry } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
 import { Editor } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/tiptap';
@@ -16,6 +25,12 @@ import './tiptap-statusbar.element.js';
 
 const TIPTAP_CORE_EXTENSION_ALIAS = 'Umb.Tiptap.RichTextEssentials';
 
+/**
+ * The root path for the stylesheets on the server.
+ * This is used to load the stylesheets from the server as a workaround until the server supports virtual paths.
+ */
+const STYLESHEET_ROOT_PATH = '/css';
+
 @customElement('umb-input-tiptap')
 export class UmbInputTiptapElement extends UmbFormControlMixin<string, typeof UmbLitElement, string>(UmbLitElement) {
 	#stylesheets = new Set(['/umbraco/backoffice/css/rte-content.css']);
@@ -129,7 +144,13 @@ export class UmbInputTiptapElement extends UmbFormControlMixin<string, typeof Um
 
 		const stylesheets = this.configuration?.getValueByAlias<Array<string>>('stylesheets');
 		if (stylesheets?.length) {
-			stylesheets.forEach((x) => this.#stylesheets.add(x));
+			stylesheets.forEach((stylesheet) => {
+				const linkHref =
+					stylesheet.startsWith('http') || stylesheet.startsWith(STYLESHEET_ROOT_PATH)
+						? stylesheet
+						: `${STYLESHEET_ROOT_PATH}${stylesheet}`;
+				this.#stylesheets.add(linkHref);
+			});
 		}
 
 		this._toolbar = this.configuration?.getValueByAlias<UmbTiptapToolbarValue>('toolbar') ?? [[[]]];
@@ -182,7 +203,11 @@ export class UmbInputTiptapElement extends UmbFormControlMixin<string, typeof Um
 	#renderStyles() {
 		if (!this._styles?.length) return;
 		return html`
-			${map(this.#stylesheets, (stylesheet) => html`<link rel="stylesheet" href=${stylesheet} />`)}
+			${repeat(
+				this.#stylesheets,
+				(stylesheet) => stylesheet,
+				(stylesheet) => html`<link rel="stylesheet" href="${stylesheet}" />`,
+			)}
 			<style>
 				${this._styles.map((style) => unsafeCSS(style))}
 			</style>