diff --git a/spring-core-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/agent/InstrumentedMethodTests.java b/spring-core-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/agent/InstrumentedMethodTests.java
index 60f100ea8a..e2839c46ad 100644
--- a/spring-core-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/agent/InstrumentedMethodTests.java
+++ b/spring-core-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/agent/InstrumentedMethodTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link InstrumentedMethod}.
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class InstrumentedMethodTests {
 
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ class InstrumentedMethodTests {
 		void classGetResourceShouldMatchResourcePatternWhenAbsolute() {
 			RecordedInvocation invocation = RecordedInvocation.of(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE)
 					.onInstance(InstrumentedMethodTests.class).withArgument("/some/path/resource.txt").build();
-			hints.resources().registerPattern("/some/*");
+			hints.resources().registerPattern("some/*");
 			assertThatInvocationMatches(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE, invocation);
 		}
 
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ class InstrumentedMethodTests {
 		void classGetResourceShouldMatchResourcePatternWhenRelative() {
 			RecordedInvocation invocation = RecordedInvocation.of(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE)
 					.onInstance(InstrumentedMethodTests.class).withArgument("resource.txt").build();
-			hints.resources().registerPattern("/org/springframework/aot/agent/*");
+			hints.resources().registerPattern("org/springframework/aot/agent/*");
 			assertThatInvocationMatches(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE, invocation);
 		}
 
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ class InstrumentedMethodTests {
 		void classGetResourceShouldNotMatchResourcePatternWhenInvalid() {
 			RecordedInvocation invocation = RecordedInvocation.of(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE)
 					.onInstance(InstrumentedMethodTests.class).withArgument("/some/path/resource.txt").build();
-			hints.resources().registerPattern("/other/*");
+			hints.resources().registerPattern("other/*");
 			assertThatInvocationDoesNotMatch(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE, invocation);
 		}
 
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ class InstrumentedMethodTests {
 		void classGetResourceShouldNotMatchResourcePatternWhenExcluded() {
 			RecordedInvocation invocation = RecordedInvocation.of(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE)
 					.onInstance(InstrumentedMethodTests.class).withArgument("/some/path/resource.txt").build();
-			hints.resources().registerPattern(resourceHint -> resourceHint.includes("/some/*").excludes("/some/path/*"));
+			hints.resources().registerPattern(resourceHint -> resourceHint.includes("some/*").excludes("some/path/*"));
 			assertThatInvocationDoesNotMatch(InstrumentedMethod.CLASS_GETRESOURCE, invocation);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicates.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicates.java
index df93b6a058..8aa0060662 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicates.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicates.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentLruCache;
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 6.0
  */
 public class ResourceHintsPredicates {
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@ public class ResourceHintsPredicates {
 	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a resource hint is registered for the given
 	 * resource name, located in the given type's package.
 	 * <p>For example, {@code forResource(org.example.MyClass, "myResource.txt")}
-	 * will match for {@code "/org/example/myResource.txt"}.
+	 * will match against {@code "org/example/myResource.txt"}.
+	 * <p>If the given resource name is an absolute path (i.e., starts with a
+	 * leading slash), the supplied type will be ignored. For example,
+	 * {@code forResource(org.example.MyClass, "/myResource.txt")} will match against
+	 * {@code "myResource.txt"}.
 	 * @param type the type's package where to look for the resource
 	 * @param resourceName the resource name
 	 * @return the {@link RuntimeHints} predicate
@@ -69,32 +74,39 @@ public class ResourceHintsPredicates {
 	}
 
 	private String resolveAbsoluteResourceName(TypeReference type, String resourceName) {
+		// absolute path
 		if (resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
+			return resourceName.substring(1);
+		}
+		// default package
+		else if (type.getPackageName().isEmpty()) {
 			return resourceName;
 		}
+		// relative path
 		else {
-			return "/" + type.getPackageName().replace('.', '/')
-					+ "/" + resourceName;
+			return type.getPackageName().replace('.', '/') + "/" + resourceName;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return a predicate that checks whether a resource hint is registered for
 	 * the given resource name.
-	 * @param resourceName the full resource name
+	 * <p>A leading slash will be removed.
+	 * @param resourceName the absolute resource name
 	 * @return the {@link RuntimeHints} predicate
 	 */
 	public Predicate<RuntimeHints> forResource(String resourceName) {
+		String resourceNameToUse = (resourceName.startsWith("/") ? resourceName.substring(1) : resourceName);
 		return hints -> {
 			AggregatedResourcePatternHints aggregatedResourcePatternHints = AggregatedResourcePatternHints.of(
 					hints.resources());
 			boolean isExcluded = aggregatedResourcePatternHints.excludes().stream().anyMatch(excluded ->
-					CACHED_RESOURCE_PATTERNS.get(excluded).matcher(resourceName).matches());
+					CACHED_RESOURCE_PATTERNS.get(excluded).matcher(resourceNameToUse).matches());
 			if (isExcluded) {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return aggregatedResourcePatternHints.includes().stream().anyMatch(included ->
-					CACHED_RESOURCE_PATTERNS.get(included).matcher(resourceName).matches());
+					CACHED_RESOURCE_PATTERNS.get(included).matcher(resourceNameToUse).matches());
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicatesTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicatesTests.java
index 20f98977ef..d7d5415d0f 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicatesTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/ResourceHintsPredicatesTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate;
 
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
@@ -30,40 +29,54 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link ReflectionHintsPredicates}.
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class ResourceHintsPredicatesTests {
 
 	private final ResourceHintsPredicates resources = new ResourceHintsPredicates();
 
-	private RuntimeHints runtimeHints;
+	private final RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
 
 
-	@BeforeEach
-	void setup() {
-		this.runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void resourcePatternMatchesResourceName() {
-		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("/test/*");
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("test/*");
 		assertPredicateMatches(resources.forResource("/test/spring.properties"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void resourcePatternDoesNotMatchResourceName() {
-		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("/test/spring.*");
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("test/spring.*");
 		assertPredicateDoesNotMatch(resources.forResource("/test/other.properties"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void resourcePatternMatchesTypeAndResourceName() {
-		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("/org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/spring.*");
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("org/springframework/aot/hint/predicate/spring.*");
 		assertPredicateMatches(resources.forResource(TypeReference.of(getClass()), "spring.properties"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void resourcePatternMatchesTypeAndAbsoluteResourceName() {
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("spring.*");
+		assertPredicateMatches(resources.forResource(TypeReference.of(getClass()), "/spring.properties"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resourcePatternMatchesTypeInDefaultPackageAndResourceName() {
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("spring.*");
+		assertPredicateMatches(resources.forResource(TypeReference.of("DummyClass"), "spring.properties"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resourcePatternMatchesTypeInDefaultPackageAndAbsoluteResourceName() {
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("spring.*");
+		assertPredicateMatches(resources.forResource(TypeReference.of("DummyClass"), "/spring.properties"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void resourcePatternDoesNotMatchTypeAndResourceName() {
-		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("/spring.*");
+		this.runtimeHints.resources().registerPattern("spring.*");
 		assertPredicateDoesNotMatch(resources.forResource(TypeReference.of(getClass()), "spring.properties"));
 	}
 
@@ -81,11 +94,11 @@ class ResourceHintsPredicatesTests {
 
 
 	private void assertPredicateMatches(Predicate<RuntimeHints> predicate) {
-		assertThat(predicate.test(this.runtimeHints)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(predicate).accepts(this.runtimeHints);
 	}
 
 	private void assertPredicateDoesNotMatch(Predicate<RuntimeHints> predicate) {
-		assertThat(predicate.test(this.runtimeHints)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(predicate).rejects(this.runtimeHints);
 	}
 
 }