diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index bc65aa178c..4a631be3ac 100755
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -100,13 +100,11 @@ def restore(context, sql_file_path, mariadb_root_username=None, mariadb_root_pas
 
 	# Extract public and/or private files to the restored site, if user has given the path
 	if with_public_files:
-		with_public_files = os.path.join(base_path, with_public_files)
-		public = extract_files(site, with_public_files, 'public')
+		public = extract_files(site, with_public_files)
 		os.remove(public)
 
 	if with_private_files:
-		with_private_files = os.path.join(base_path, with_private_files)
-		private = extract_files(site, with_private_files, 'private')
+		private = extract_files(site, with_private_files)
 		os.remove(private)
 
 	# Removing temporarily created file
diff --git a/frappe/installer.py b/frappe/installer.py
index 1245a08cb7..a11c8dfbfa 100755
--- a/frappe/installer.py
+++ b/frappe/installer.py
@@ -440,20 +440,11 @@ def extract_sql_from_archive(sql_file_path):
 	Returns:
 		str: Path of the decompressed SQL file
 	"""
+	from frappe.utils import get_bench_relative_path
+	sql_file_path = get_bench_relative_path(sql_file_path)
 	# Extract the gzip file if user has passed *.sql.gz file instead of *.sql file
-	if not os.path.exists(sql_file_path):
-		base_path = '..'
-		sql_file_path = os.path.join(base_path, sql_file_path)
-		if not os.path.exists(sql_file_path):
-			print('Invalid path {0}'.format(sql_file_path[3:]))
-			sys.exit(1)
-	elif sql_file_path.startswith(os.sep):
-		base_path = os.sep
-	else:
-		base_path = '.'
-
 	if sql_file_path.endswith('sql.gz'):
-		decompressed_file_name = extract_sql_gzip(os.path.abspath(sql_file_path))
+		decompressed_file_name = extract_sql_gzip(sql_file_path)
 	else:
 		decompressed_file_name = sql_file_path
 
@@ -475,9 +466,12 @@ def extract_sql_gzip(sql_gz_path):
 	return decompressed_file
 
 
-def extract_files(site_name, file_path, folder_name):
+def extract_files(site_name, file_path):
 	import shutil
 	import subprocess
+	from frappe.utils import get_bench_relative_path
+
+	file_path = get_bench_relative_path(file_path)
 
 	# Need to do frappe.init to maintain the site locals
 	frappe.init(site=site_name)
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_commands.py b/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
index 8c76ce2f48..0786a0e14f 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import glob
 import frappe
 import frappe.recorder
 from frappe.installer import add_to_installed_apps
-from frappe.utils import add_to_date, now
+from frappe.utils import add_to_date, get_bench_relative_path, now
 from frappe.utils.backups import fetch_latest_backups
 
 
@@ -364,3 +364,21 @@ class TestCommands(BaseTestCommands):
 		else:
 			installed_apps = set(frappe.get_installed_apps())
 		self.assertSetEqual(list_apps, installed_apps)
+
+	def test_get_bench_relative_path(self):
+		bench_path = frappe.utils.get_bench_path()
+		test1_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "test1.txt")
+		test2_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "sites", "test2.txt")
+
+		with open(test1_path, "w+") as test1:
+			test1.write("asdf")
+		with open(test2_path, "w+") as test2:
+			test2.write("asdf")
+
+		self.assertTrue("test1.txt" in get_bench_relative_path("test1.txt"))
+		self.assertTrue("sites/test2.txt" in get_bench_relative_path("test2.txt"))
+		with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+			get_bench_relative_path("test3.txt")
+
+		os.remove(test1_path)
+		os.remove(test2_path)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/__init__.py b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
index 3ae89936e7..5ac4de618d 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
@@ -734,3 +734,27 @@ def get_build_version():
 		# .build can sometimes not exist
 		# this is not a major problem so send fallback
 		return frappe.utils.random_string(8)
+
+def get_bench_relative_path(file_path):
+	"""Fixes paths relative to the bench root directory if exists and returns the absolute path
+
+	Args:
+		file_path (str, Path): Path of a file that exists on the file system
+
+	Returns:
+		str: Absolute path of the file_path
+	"""
+	if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+		base_path = '..'
+	elif file_path.startswith(os.sep):
+		base_path = os.sep
+	else:
+		base_path = '.'
+
+	file_path = os.path.join(base_path, file_path)
+
+	if not os.path.exists(file_path):
+		print('Invalid path {0}'.format(file_path[3:]))
+		sys.exit(1)
+
+	return os.path.abspath(file_path)