diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index 32b67ac0d..92cdfaf0c 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -555,9 +555,20 @@ std::string Preprocessor::removeComments(const std::string &str, const std::stri
                 // Add any pending inline suppressions that have accumulated.
                 if (!suppressionIDs.empty()) {
                     if (_settings != NULL) {
+                        // Relative filename
+                        std::string relativeFilename(filename);
+                        if (_settings->_relativePaths) {
+                            for (std::size_t j = 0U; j < _settings->_basePaths.size(); ++j) {
+                                const std::string bp = _settings->_basePaths[j] + "/";
+                                if (relativeFilename.compare(0,bp.size(),bp)==0) {
+                                    relativeFilename = relativeFilename.substr(bp.size());
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         // Add the suppressions.
                         for (std::size_t j = 0; j < suppressionIDs.size(); ++j) {
-                            const std::string errmsg(_settings->nomsg.addSuppression(suppressionIDs[j], filename, lineno));
+                            const std::string errmsg(_settings->nomsg.addSuppression(suppressionIDs[j], relativeFilename, lineno));
                             if (!errmsg.empty()) {
                                 writeError(filename, lineno, _errorLogger, "cppcheckError", errmsg);
                             }
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index d7f8e337b..ebde27214 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsPathSeparator);
 
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress_unusedFunction); // #4210 - unusedFunction
+        TEST_CASE(suppressionWithRelativePaths); // #4733
     }
 
     void suppressionsBadId1() const {
@@ -328,6 +329,28 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c").empty());
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions().empty());
     }
+
+    void suppressionWithRelativePaths()  {
+        // Clear the error log
+        errout.str("");
+
+        CppCheck cppCheck(*this, true);
+        Settings& settings = cppCheck.settings();
+        settings.addEnabled("style");
+        settings._inlineSuppressions = true;
+        settings._relativePaths = true;
+        settings._basePaths.push_back("/somewhere");
+        const char code[] =
+            "struct Point\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    // cppcheck-suppress unusedStructMember\n"
+            "    int x;\n"
+            "    // cppcheck-suppress unusedStructMember\n"
+            "    int y;\n"
+            "};";
+        cppCheck.check("/somewhere/test.cpp", code);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("",errout.str());
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestSuppressions)