diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 268fc47..a05c000 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ module.exports = function(glob, options) {
     glob += '/';
   }
 
+  // resolve '..' parts in path
+  glob = glob.split('/').reduce(function(parts, part) {
+    if (part === '..') {
+      if (parts.pop() === '' && !parts.length) {
+        parts.push('');
+      }
+    } else {
+      parts.push(part);
+    }
+    
+    return parts;
+  }, []).join('/');
+
   // re-add leading `!` if it was removed
   return ing.negated ? '!' + glob : glob;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 762ab5c..f53f925 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "to-absolute-glob",
   "description": "Make a glob pattern absolute, ensuring that negative globs and patterns with trailing slashes are correctly handled.",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/jonschlinkert/to-absolute-glob",
   "author": "Jon Schlinkert (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)",
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 4ecbb08..edc6198 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ describe('resolve', function () {
       assert.equal(actual, unixify(path.resolve('/a/*.js')));
     });
 
+    it('should resolve relative parent dirs', function () {
+      actual = resolve('/../../a/b/c/../d/../../e/f/g/../*', {root: '/'});
+      assert.equal(actual, unixify(path.resolve('/a/e/f/*')));
+    });
+
     it('should make a glob absolute from a negative root path', function () {
       actual = resolve('!/a/*.js', {root: 'foo'});
       assert.equal(actual, '!' + unixify(path.resolve('foo/a/*.js')));