diff --git a/news/711.bugfix b/news/711.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3051a5f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/711.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[yurj] fix use of relative urls in replace_link_variables_by_paths and in the Link view
diff --git a/plone/app/contenttypes/browser/link_redirect_view.py b/plone/app/contenttypes/browser/link_redirect_view.py
index 645ee5b4b..b4250df7d 100644
--- a/plone/app/contenttypes/browser/link_redirect_view.py
+++ b/plone/app/contenttypes/browser/link_redirect_view.py
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ def display_link(self):
             obj = uuidToObject(uid)
             if obj:
                 title = obj.Title()
-                meta = "/".join(obj.getPhysicalPath()[2:])
-                if not meta.startswith("/"):
-                    meta = "/" + meta
+                meta = obj.absolute_url_path()
                 return {
                     "title": title,
                     "meta": meta,
diff --git a/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py b/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
index b4c89a3c5..1e4ccde0f 100644
--- a/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
+++ b/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ def replace_link_variables_by_paths(context, url):
 
 
 def _replace_variable_by_path(url, variable, obj):
-    path = "/".join(obj.getPhysicalPath())
+    path = obj.absolute_url_path()
+    # if path is '/' (didn't happen with getPhysicalPath), avoid
+    # ${navigation_root_url}/sitemap -> //sitemap
+    if path == "/":
+        path = ""
     return url.replace(variable, path)