diff --git a/docs/images/readme_trafficlightmachine.png b/docs/images/readme_trafficlightmachine.png
index f5179c05..2f65f411 100644
Binary files a/docs/images/readme_trafficlightmachine.png and b/docs/images/readme_trafficlightmachine.png differ
diff --git a/statemachine/contrib/diagram/sphinx_ext.py b/statemachine/contrib/diagram/sphinx_ext.py
index 84ab50f3..8313b554 100644
--- a/statemachine/contrib/diagram/sphinx_ext.py
+++ b/statemachine/contrib/diagram/sphinx_ext.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxDirective
+from sphinx.util.osutil import relative_uri
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from sphinx.application import Sphinx
@@ -258,7 +259,8 @@ def _resolve_target(self, svg_text: str) -> str:
         with open(outpath, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             f.write(svg_text)
 
-        return f"/_images/{filename}"
+        page_uri = self.env.app.builder.get_target_uri(self.env.docname)
+        return relative_uri(page_uri, f"_images/{filename}")
 
     def _build_wrapper_classes(self) -> list[str]:
         """Build CSS class list for the outer wrapper element."""
diff --git a/tests/test_contrib_diagram.py b/tests/test_contrib_diagram.py
index 0aaa4685..ad9fceb3 100644
--- a/tests/test_contrib_diagram.py
+++ b/tests/test_contrib_diagram.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import re
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from unittest import mock
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 import pytest
 from docutils import nodes
+from sphinx.testing.util import SphinxTestApp
 from statemachine.contrib.diagram import DotGraphMachine
 from statemachine.contrib.diagram import main
 from statemachine.contrib.diagram import quickchart_write_svg
@@ -1146,6 +1148,8 @@ def _make_directive(self, options=None, tmp_path=None):
         if tmp_path is not None:
             directive.state = mock.MagicMock()
             directive.state.document.settings.env.app.outdir = str(tmp_path)
+            directive.env.docname = "index"
+            directive.env.app.builder.get_target_uri.return_value = "index.html"
         return directive
 
     def test_no_target_option(self):
@@ -1161,7 +1165,7 @@ def test_empty_target_generates_file(self, tmp_path):
         svg_data = "<svg><rect/></svg>"
         result = directive._resolve_target(svg_data)
 
-        assert result.startswith("/_images/statemachine-")
+        assert result.startswith("_images/statemachine-")
         assert result.endswith(".svg")
 
         # Verify the file was written
@@ -1185,6 +1189,47 @@ def test_different_events_different_filename(self, tmp_path):
         assert d1._resolve_target("<svg/>") != d2._resolve_target("<svg/>")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("buildername", ["html", "dirhtml"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("docname", ["index", "guide/overview", "guide/index"])
+def test_sphinx_zoom_link_resolves_under_documentation_prefix(
+    tmp_path, request, buildername, docname
+):
+    srcdir = tmp_path / "src"
+    srcdir.mkdir()
+    (srcdir / "conf.py").write_text(
+        'extensions = ["statemachine.contrib.diagram.sphinx_ext"]\n', encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    document = srcdir / f"{docname}.rst"
+    document.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    document.write_text(
+        "Diagram\n=======\n\n"
+        ".. statemachine-diagram:: tests.examples.traffic_light_machine.TrafficLightMachine\n"
+        "   :target:\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    if docname != "index":
+        (srcdir / "index.rst").write_text(
+            f"Index\n=====\n\n.. toctree::\n\n   {docname}\n", encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+    app = SphinxTestApp(
+        buildername=buildername, srcdir=srcdir, builddir=tmp_path / "build", freshenv=True
+    )
+    request.addfinalizer(app.cleanup)
+    app.build()
+    assert app.statuscode == 0
+    assert app.warning.getvalue() == ""
+    page = app.builder.get_outfilename(docname)
+    with open(page, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        match = re.search(r'href="([^"]*statemachine-[^"]+\.svg)"', f.read())
+    assert match is not None
+    href = match.group(1)
+    filename = href.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+    prefix = "https://example.com/project/en/stable/"
+    page_url = urljoin(prefix, app.builder.get_target_uri(docname))
+    assert urljoin(page_url, href) == f"{prefix}_images/{filename}"
+    assert (app.outdir / "_images" / filename).is_file()
+
+
 class TestDirectiveRun:
     """Integration tests for StateMachineDiagram.run()."""
 
@@ -1199,6 +1244,8 @@ def _make_directive(self, tmp_path, options=None):
         directive.state_machine = mock.MagicMock()
         directive.state = mock.MagicMock()
         directive.state.document.settings.env.app.outdir = str(tmp_path)
+        directive.env.docname = "index"
+        directive.env.app.builder.get_target_uri.return_value = "index.html"
         directive.content_offset = 0
         return directive
 
@@ -1273,7 +1320,7 @@ def test_render_with_empty_target(self, tmp_path):
         """Empty target auto-generates a zoom SVG file."""
         _, result = self._run(tmp_path, options={"target": ""})
 
-        assert 'href="/_images/statemachine-' in result[0].astext()
+        assert 'href="_images/statemachine-' in result[0].astext()
         images_dir = tmp_path / "_images"
         assert any(images_dir.glob("statemachine-*.svg"))