diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
index afce2ef70..251b063ae 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Enhancements
 
 * [#3676](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3676) - Reference VRF by name rather than RD during IP/prefix import
+* [#4147](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4147) - Use absolute URLs in rack elevation SVG renderings
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
index 34ba0c47d..1041a0f41 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ class RackViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
                 unit_width=data['unit_width'],
                 unit_height=data['unit_height'],
                 legend_width=data['legend_width'],
-                include_images=data['include_images']
+                include_images=data['include_images'],
+                base_url=request.build_absolute_uri('/')
             )
             return HttpResponse(drawing.tostring(), content_type='image/svg+xml')
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/elevations.py b/netbox/dcim/elevations.py
index a1af3968c..ea780b2d9 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/elevations.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/elevations.py
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ class RackElevationSVG:
 
     :param rack: A NetBox Rack instance
     :param include_images: If true, the SVG document will embed front/rear device face images, where available
+    :param base_url: Base URL for links within the SVG document. If none, links will be relative.
     """
-    def __init__(self, rack, include_images=True):
+    def __init__(self, rack, include_images=True, base_url=None):
         self.rack = rack
         self.include_images = include_images
+        if base_url is not None:
+            self.base_url = base_url.rstrip('/')
+        else:
+            self.base_url = ''
 
     def _get_device_description(self, device):
         return '{} ({}) — {} ({}U) {} {}'.format(
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ class RackElevationSVG:
         color = device.device_role.color
         link = drawing.add(
             drawing.a(
-                href=reverse('dcim:device', kwargs={'pk': device.pk}),
+                href='{}{}'.format(self.base_url, reverse('dcim:device', kwargs={'pk': device.pk})),
                 target='_top',
                 fill='black'
             )
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ class RackElevationSVG:
 
         # Embed front device type image if one exists
         if self.include_images and device.device_type.front_image:
-            url = device.device_type.front_image.url
+            url = '{}{}'.format(self.base_url, device.device_type.front_image.url)
             image = drawing.image(href=url, insert=start, size=end, class_='device-image')
             image.fit(scale='slice')
             link.add(image)
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py b/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
index 63a320c78..f8a15ced9 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
@@ -682,7 +682,8 @@ class Rack(ChangeLoggedModel, CustomFieldModel):
             unit_width=RACK_ELEVATION_UNIT_WIDTH_DEFAULT,
             unit_height=RACK_ELEVATION_UNIT_HEIGHT_DEFAULT,
             legend_width=RACK_ELEVATION_LEGEND_WIDTH_DEFAULT,
-            include_images=True
+            include_images=True,
+            base_url=None
     ):
         """
         Return an SVG of the rack elevation
@@ -693,8 +694,9 @@ class Rack(ChangeLoggedModel, CustomFieldModel):
             height of the elevation
         :param legend_width: Width of the unit legend, in pixels
         :param include_images: Embed front/rear device images where available
+        :param base_url: Base URL for links and images. If none, URLs will be relative.
         """
-        elevation = RackElevationSVG(self, include_images=include_images)
+        elevation = RackElevationSVG(self, include_images=include_images, base_url=base_url)
 
         return elevation.render(face, unit_width, unit_height, legend_width)