diff --git a/src/fixtures/dir-test/dir-test-child.md b/src/fixtures/dir-test/dir-test-child.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21e60f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fixtures/dir-test/dir-test-child.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 7597a1b..3971485 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
+export type CollectionPathMode = 'subdirectory' | `root`
+
 export interface Options {
   contentPath?: string; // where you store your content relative to the root directory
+  /**
+   * @name collectionPathMode
+   * @type {CollectionPathMode}
+   * @default `'subdirectory'`
+   * @description
+   *
+   * Where you store your collections:
+   *   - `'subdirectory'` - Subdirectories under `contentPath` (ex: `src/content/docs/index.md` where `docs` is the content collection subdirectory of the contentPath `src/content`)
+   *   - `'root'` - Directly inside `contentPath` (ex: `src/content/docs/index.md` where `src/content/docs` is the `contentPath`)
+   *
+   * Use the `root` configuration option when you are explicitly setting the {@link contentPath} property to something other than `src/content` and you want the directory you specify 
+   * for {@link contentPath} to be treated a single content collection as if it where located in the site root.  In most scenarios, you should set this value to `subdirectory` or not 
+   * set this value and the default of `subdirectory` will be used.
+   * @example
+   * ```js
+   * {
+   *   // Use `subdirectory` mode
+   *   collectionPathMode: `subdirectory`
+   * }
+   * ```
+   */
+  collectionPathMode?: CollectionPathMode;
   basePath?: string; // https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/configuration-reference/#base
 }
diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index 0809364..b09f89a 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ const debug = debugFn("astro-rehype-relative-markdown-links");
 // This is very specific to Astro
 const defaultContentPath = ["src", "content"].join(path.sep);
 
+/** @type {import("./index").CollectionPathMode} */
+const defaultCollectionPathMode = 'subdirectory';
+
 /** @param {import('./index').Options} options */
 function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
   return (tree, file) => {
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
       const { data: frontmatter } = matter(relativeFileContent);
       const frontmatterSlug = frontmatter.slug;
       const contentDir = options.contentPath || defaultContentPath;
+      const collectionPathMode = options.collectionPathMode || defaultCollectionPathMode;
 
       /*
         By default, Astro assumes content collections are subdirectories of a content path which by default is src/content.
@@ -68,6 +72,11 @@ function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
         name followed by the slug of the content collection page.  We do this by following Astro's own assumptions on the directory 
         structure of content collections - they are subdirectories of content path.
 
+        We make an expection to the above approach when collectionPathMode is `root` and instead, treat the content collection
+        as the site root so we do not include the content collection physical directory name in the transformed url.  For example,
+        with a content collection page of of src/content/docs/page-1.md, if the collectionPathMode is `root`, the url would be 
+        `/page-1` whereas with collectionPathMode of `subdirectory`, it would be `/docs/page-1`.
+
         KNOWN LIMITATIONS/ISSUES
         - Astro allows pages within a content collection to be excluded (see https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/routing/#excluding-pages).  
         We currently do not adhere to this logic (See https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/routing/#excluding-pages).
@@ -79,8 +88,12 @@ function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
 
       // determine the path of the target file relative to the content path
       const relativeToContentPath = path.relative(contentDir, relativeFile);
-      // determine the collection name using Astros default assumption that content collections are subdirs of content path
-      const collectionName = path.dirname(relativeToContentPath).split(path.posix.sep)[0];
+      // When collectionPathMode is:
+      //   - `root`: We assume the content collection is located in the root of the site so there is no collection name in the page path, 
+      //             the collection path is equivalent to the site root path
+      //   - `subdirectory` - Determine the collection name using Astros default assumption that content collections are subdirs of content path
+      //                      when the collectionPathMode is `subdirectory` or 
+      const collectionName = collectionPathMode === 'root' ? "" : path.dirname(relativeToContentPath).split(path.posix.sep)[0];
       // determine the path of the target file relative to the collection
       // since the slug for content collection pages is always relative to collection root
       const relativeToCollectionPath = path.relative(collectionName, relativeToContentPath);
@@ -93,13 +106,14 @@ function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
       // if we have a custom slug, use it, else use the default
       const resolvedSlug = resolveSlug(generatedSlug, frontmatterSlug);
 
-      // content collection slugs are relative to content collection root
-      // so build url including the content collection name and the pages slug
-      // NOTE - This only handles situations where the name of the content collection is directly
-      //        mapped to the site page serving the content collection page (see details above)
-      let webPathFinal = path.posix.sep +
+      // content collection slugs are relative to content collection root (or site root if collectionPathMode is `root`)
+      // so build url including the content collection name (if applicable) and the pages slug
+      // NOTE - When there is a content collection name being applied, this only handles situations where the physical
+      //        directory name of the content collection maps 1:1 to the site page path serviing the content collection
+      //        page (see details above)
+      let webPathFinal =
         [
-          collectionName,
+          collectionName === '' ? '' : (path.posix.sep + collectionName),
           resolvedSlug,
         ].join(path.posix.sep);
 
@@ -111,6 +125,7 @@ function astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks(options = {}) {
 
       // Debugging
       debug("--------------------------------");
+      debug("CollectionPathMode              : %s", collectionPathMode);
       debug("md/mdx AST Current File         : %s", currentFile);
       debug("md/mdx AST Current File Dir     : %s", currentFileDirectory);
       debug("md/mdx AST href full            : %s", nodeHref);
diff --git a/src/index.test.mjs b/src/index.test.mjs
index b611f66..73ec561 100644
--- a/src/index.test.mjs
+++ b/src/index.test.mjs
@@ -334,6 +334,118 @@ test("astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks", async (t) => {
       const expected =
         '<html><head></head><body><a href="./fixtures/dir-does-not-exist.mdx/">foo</a></body></html>';
 
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );   
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform and contain index for root index.md when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/index.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/index">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform root index.md with empty string custom slug when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/dir-test-custom-slug/index.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures/dir-test-custom-slug", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );  
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform root path when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/test.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/test">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );
+  
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform root path custom slug when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/test-custom-slug.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/test.custom.slug-custom">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );  
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform subdir index.md when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/dir-test/index.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/dir-test">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform subdir path when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/dir-test/dir-test-child.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/dir-test/dir-test-child">foo</a></body></html>';
+
+      assert.equal(actual, expected);
+    },
+  );
+
+  await t.test(
+    "should transform subdir path custom slug when content path same as collection path",
+    async () => {
+      const input = '<a href="./fixtures/dir-test-custom-slug.md/test-custom-slug-in-dot-dir.md">foo</a>';
+      const { value: actual } = await rehype()
+        .use(testSetupRehype)
+        .use(astroRehypeRelativeMarkdownLinks, { contentPath: "src/fixtures", collectionPathMode: 'root' })
+        .process(input);
+
+      const expected =
+        '<html><head></head><body><a href="/dir-test-custom-slug.md/test.custom.slug.in.dot.dir">foo</a></body></html>';
+
       assert.equal(actual, expected);
     },
   );