diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/file-resolve.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/file-resolve.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..681ecdb72e0fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/file-resolve.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function cssFileResolve(url: string, _resourcePath: string) {
+  if (url.startsWith('/')) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/global.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/global.ts
index fd708dc981bdb..1013e27b8078c 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/global.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/global.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import postcss from 'postcss'
 import webpack from 'webpack'
 import { ConfigurationContext } from '../../../utils'
 import { getClientStyleLoader } from './client'
+import { cssFileResolve } from './file-resolve'
 
 export function getGlobalCssLoader(
   ctx: ConfigurationContext,
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ export function getGlobalCssLoader(
       sourceMap: true,
       // Next.js controls CSS Modules eligibility:
       modules: false,
+      url: cssFileResolve,
+      import: (url: string, _: any, resourcePath: string) =>
+        cssFileResolve(url, resourcePath),
     },
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/modules.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/modules.ts
index f6dda1a83c382..891a14339b020 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/modules.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/config/blocks/css/loaders/modules.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import postcss from 'postcss'
 import webpack from 'webpack'
 import { ConfigurationContext } from '../../../utils'
 import { getClientStyleLoader } from './client'
+import { cssFileResolve } from './file-resolve'
 import { getCssModuleLocalIdent } from './getCssModuleLocalIdent'
 
 export function getCssModuleLoader(
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ export function getCssModuleLoader(
       sourceMap: true,
       // Use CJS mode for backwards compatibility:
       esModule: false,
+      url: cssFileResolve,
+      import: (url: string, _: any, resourcePath: string) =>
+        cssFileResolve(url, resourcePath),
       modules: {
         // Do not transform class names (CJS mode backwards compatibility):
         exportLocalsConvention: 'asIs',
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.css b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5932829d3997c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.css
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+p {
+  background-image: url('/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+p:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url(/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+/* p:nth-child(2) {
+  background-image: url('./vercel.svg');
+}
+
+p:nth-child(3) {
+  background-image: url(./vercel.svg);
+} */
+
+p:nth-child(4) {
+  background-image: url('./public/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+p:nth-child(5) {
+  background-image: url(./public/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+div {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+div:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.scss b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6baec50d616e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/global.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.p {
+  background-image: url('/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.p:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url(/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+// .p:nth-child(2) {
+//   background-image: url('./vercel.svg');
+// }
+
+// .p:nth-child(3) {
+//   background-image: url(./vercel.svg);
+// }
+
+p:nth-child(4) {
+  background-image: url('./public/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+p:nth-child(5) {
+  background-image: url(./public/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+.div {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.div:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/_app.js b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/_app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9570e55c1a7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/_app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import '../global.css'
+import '../global.scss'
+
+export default function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
+  return <Component {...pageProps} />
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.js b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f3e309a269f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import styles from './another.module.scss'
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return <p className={styles.first}>Hello from index</p>
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.module.scss b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50a3569e6698c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/another.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.first {
+  background-image: url('/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.first:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url(/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+// .first:nth-child(2) {
+//   background-image: url('./vercel.svg');
+// }
+
+// .first:nth-child(3) {
+//   background-image: url(./vercel.svg);
+// }
+
+.first:nth-child(4) {
+  background-image: url('../public/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.first:nth-child(5) {
+  background-image: url(../public/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+.another {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.another:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.js b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b1f8e7e40c4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import styles from './index.module.css'
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return <p className={styles.first}>Hello from index</p>
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.module.css b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ca4d9b6e8ec8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/pages/index.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+.first {
+  background-image: url('/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.first:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url(/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+/* .first:nth-child(2) {
+  background-image: url('./vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.first:nth-child(3) {
+  background-image: url(./vercel.svg);
+} */
+
+.first:nth-child(4) {
+  background-image: url('../public/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.first:nth-child(5) {
+  background-image: url(../public/vercel.svg);
+}
+
+.another {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
+
+.another:nth-child(1) {
+  background-image: url('https://vercel.com/vercel.svg');
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/public/vercel.svg b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/public/vercel.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d8ff846622a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/css-fixtures/unresolved-css-url/public/vercel.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg width="70" height="16" viewBox="0 0 283 64" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M141.04 16c-11.04 0-19 7.2-19 18s8.96 18 20 18c6.67 0 12.55-2.64 16.19-7.09l-7.65-4.42c-2.02 2.21-5.09 3.5-8.54 3.5-4.79 0-8.86-2.5-10.37-6.5h28.02c.22-1.12.35-2.28.35-3.5 0-10.79-7.96-17.99-19-17.99zm-9.46 14.5c1.25-3.99 4.67-6.5 9.45-6.5 4.79 0 8.21 2.51 9.45 6.5h-18.9zM248.72 16c-11.04 0-19 7.2-19 18s8.96 18 20 18c6.67 0 12.55-2.64 16.19-7.09l-7.65-4.42c-2.02 2.21-5.09 3.5-8.54 3.5-4.79 0-8.86-2.5-10.37-6.5h28.02c.22-1.12.35-2.28.35-3.5 0-10.79-7.96-17.99-19-17.99zm-9.45 14.5c1.25-3.99 4.67-6.5 9.45-6.5 4.79 0 8.21 2.51 9.45 6.5h-18.9zM200.24 34c0 6 3.92 10 10 10 4.12 0 7.21-1.87 8.8-4.92l7.68 4.43c-3.18 5.3-9.14 8.49-16.48 8.49-11.05 0-19-7.2-19-18s7.96-18 19-18c7.34 0 13.29 3.19 16.48 8.49l-7.68 4.43c-1.59-3.05-4.68-4.92-8.8-4.92-6.07 0-10 4-10 10zm82.48-29v46h-9V5h9zM36.95 0L73.9 64H0L36.95 0zm92.38 5l-27.71 48L73.91 5H84.3l17.32 30 17.32-30h10.39zm58.91 12v9.69c-1-.29-2.06-.49-3.2-.49-5.81 0-10 4-10 10V51h-9V17h9v9.2c0-5.08 5.91-9.2 13.2-9.2z" fill="#000"/></svg>
diff --git a/test/integration/css/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/css/test/index.test.js
index 191b113856e3d..e0ee392930150 100644
--- a/test/integration/css/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/css/test/index.test.js
@@ -1532,4 +1532,37 @@ describe('CSS Support', () => {
       tests()
     })
   })
+
+  describe('should handle unresolved files gracefully', () => {
+    const workDir = join(fixturesDir, 'unresolved-css-url')
+
+    it('should build correctly', async () => {
+      await remove(join(workDir, '.next'))
+      const { code } = await nextBuild(workDir)
+      expect(code).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('should have correct file references in CSS output', async () => {
+      const cssFiles = await readdir(join(workDir, '.next/static/css'))
+
+      for (const file of cssFiles) {
+        if (file.endsWith('.css.map')) continue
+
+        const content = await readFile(
+          join(workDir, '.next/static/css', file),
+          'utf8'
+        )
+        console.log(file, content)
+
+        // if it is the combined global CSS file there are double the expected
+        // results
+        const howMany = content.includes('p{') ? 4 : 2
+
+        expect(content.match(/\(\/vercel\.svg/g).length).toBe(howMany)
+        // expect(content.match(/\(vercel\.svg/g).length).toBe(howMany)
+        expect(content.match(/\(\/_next\/static\/media/g).length).toBe(2)
+        expect(content.match(/\(https:\/\//g).length).toBe(howMany)
+      }
+    })
+  })
 })