diff --git a/docling/backend/latex/backend.py b/docling/backend/latex/backend.py
index 2fedeaaee6..5c5e8c1d59 100644
--- a/docling/backend/latex/backend.py
+++ b/docling/backend/latex/backend.py
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ def __init__(
             options = LatexBackendOptions()
         super().__init__(in_doc, path_or_stream, options)
         self.options = LatexBackendOptions.model_validate(self.options)
+        # Directory that relative \input, \include and \includegraphics paths
+        # resolve against. A stream has none unless source_uri gives it.
+        self._source_dir: Path | None = None
+        if isinstance(self.path_or_stream, Path):
+            self._source_dir = self.path_or_stream.parent
+        elif self.options.source_uri is not None:
+            self._source_dir = Path(self.options.source_uri).parent
         self.labels: dict[str, bool] = {}
         self._custom_macros: dict[str, str] = {}
         self._custom_macro_num_args: dict[str, int] = {}
diff --git a/docling/backend/latex/handlers/environments.py b/docling/backend/latex/handlers/environments.py
index 057215e2db..efe68a9ef0 100644
--- a/docling/backend/latex/handlers/environments.py
+++ b/docling/backend/latex/handlers/environments.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class EnvironmentHandlerMixin:
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         options: BaseBackendOptions
         latex_preamble: str
-        path_or_stream: Any
+        _source_dir: Path | None
         _tectonic_engine: TectonicEngine | None
         _tikz_executor: ThreadPoolExecutor | None
         _tikz_futures: list[Future[Any]]
@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ def set_code_fallback():
                         set_code_fallback()
 
                 preamble = self.latex_preamble
-                source_root = None
-                if isinstance(self.path_or_stream, Path):
-                    source_root = self.path_or_stream.parent
+                source_root = self._source_dir
                 if self._tikz_executor:
                     future = self._tikz_executor.submit(
                         render_task,
diff --git a/docling/backend/latex/handlers/macros.py b/docling/backend/latex/handlers/macros.py
index 26896e177a..768fb0406c 100644
--- a/docling/backend/latex/handlers/macros.py
+++ b/docling/backend/latex/handlers/macros.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import logging
 import re
-from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
 
 class MacroHandlerMixin:
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        path_or_stream: BytesIO | Path
+        _source_dir: Path | None
         _input_stack: set[str]
         _custom_macros: dict[str, str]
         _custom_macro_num_args: dict[str, int]
@@ -336,9 +335,9 @@ def _process_macro(  # noqa: C901
             if img_path:
                 image = None
                 try:
-                    if isinstance(self.path_or_stream, Path):
-                        base_dir = self.path_or_stream.parent.resolve()
-                        img_full_path = self.path_or_stream.parent / img_path
+                    if self._source_dir is not None:
+                        base_dir = self._source_dir.resolve()
+                        img_full_path = self._source_dir / img_path
                         try:
                             if not img_full_path.resolve().is_relative_to(base_dir):
                                 _log.warning(
@@ -398,9 +397,9 @@ def _process_macro(  # noqa: C901
             from pylatexenc.latexwalker import LatexWalker
 
             filepath = self._extract_macro_arg(node)
-            if filepath and isinstance(self.path_or_stream, Path):
-                base_dir = self.path_or_stream.parent.resolve()
-                input_path = self.path_or_stream.parent / filepath
+            if filepath and self._source_dir is not None:
+                base_dir = self._source_dir.resolve()
+                input_path = self._source_dir / filepath
                 if not input_path.suffix:
                     input_path = input_path.with_suffix(".tex")
 
diff --git a/docling/datamodel/backend_options.py b/docling/datamodel/backend_options.py
index 61c386b554..4e15f0e31f 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/backend_options.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/backend_options.py
@@ -553,6 +553,14 @@ class LatexBackendOptions(BaseBackendOptions):
     """Options specific to the LaTeX backend."""
 
     kind: Literal["latex"] = Field("latex", exclude=True, repr=False)
+    source_uri: Optional[PurePath] = Field(
+        None,
+        description=(
+            "The local path of the LaTeX document. If provided and the document "
+            "is read from a stream, the backend resolves relative \\input, "
+            "\\include and \\includegraphics paths against its directory."
+        ),
+    )
     parse_timeout: Optional[float] = Field(
         30.0,
         description=(
diff --git a/docling/document_converter.py b/docling/document_converter.py
index 9f8bb6c6f6..8a78340e07 100644
--- a/docling/document_converter.py
+++ b/docling/document_converter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
 from typing import Optional, Type, Union
 
 from docling_core.types.doc.page import TextCellUnit
-from pydantic import ConfigDict, Field, model_validator, validate_call
+from pydantic import (
+    AnyHttpUrl,
+    ConfigDict,
+    Field,
+    TypeAdapter,
+    ValidationError,
+    model_validator,
+    validate_call,
+)
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from docling.backend.abstract_backend import (
@@ -358,6 +366,31 @@ class LatexFormatOption(FormatOption):
     backend: Type[AbstractDocumentBackend] = LatexDocumentBackend
     backend_options: Optional[LatexBackendOptions] = None
 
+    def backend_options_for_input(
+        self, source: Path | str | DocumentStream
+    ) -> LatexBackendOptions | None:
+        """Keep the location of a local ``str`` source.
+
+        A ``str`` source is read into a stream before it reaches the backend,
+        which then cannot resolve ``\\input``, ``\\include`` or
+        ``\\includegraphics`` relative to the document. ``Path`` sources and
+        streams are passed on unchanged, and so are http(s) URLs, the same way
+        ``resolve_source_to_stream`` tells them apart from local paths.
+        """
+        options = self.backend_options
+        if not isinstance(source, str) or (
+            options is not None and options.source_uri is not None
+        ):
+            return options
+        try:
+            TypeAdapter(AnyHttpUrl).validate_python(source)
+        except ValidationError:
+            base = options.model_dump() if options is not None else {}
+            return LatexBackendOptions.model_validate(
+                {**base, "source_uri": Path(source)}
+            )
+        return options
+
 
 class EmailFormatOption(FormatOption):
     pipeline_cls: Type = SimplePipeline
diff --git a/tests/test_latex/test_basic.py b/tests/test_latex/test_basic.py
index 18221ead0c..89b74ec406 100644
--- a/tests/test_latex/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_latex/test_basic.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from docling.datamodel.backend_options import LatexBackendOptions
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import ConversionStatus, InputFormat
 from docling.datamodel.document import ConversionResult, DoclingDocument, InputDocument
-from docling.document_converter import DocumentConverter
+from docling.document_converter import DocumentConverter, LatexFormatOption
 
 from ..test_data_gen_flag import GEN_TEST_DATA
 from ..verify_utils import verify_document, verify_export
@@ -356,6 +356,75 @@ def test_latex_input_file_in_main_file_encoding(tmp_path, encoding, inputenc):
     assert "The chapter body." in md
 
 
+def _write_paper_with_includes(directory: Path) -> Path:
+    """Write a main.tex that pulls in a sibling .tex file and a figure."""
+    from PIL import Image as PILImage
+
+    (directory / "intro.tex").write_text("\\section{Introduction}\nIncluded text.\n")
+    PILImage.new("RGB", (20, 10), "blue").save(directory / "fig.png")
+    main_file = directory / "main.tex"
+    main_file.write_text(
+        "\\documentclass{article}\n\\begin{document}\nMain text.\n"
+        "\\input{intro}\n\\includegraphics{fig.png}\n\\end{document}\n"
+    )
+    return main_file
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("relative", [False, True])
+def test_latex_str_source_resolves_included_files(tmp_path, monkeypatch, relative):
+    """A str source resolves \\input and \\includegraphics like a Path source."""
+    main_file = _write_paper_with_includes(tmp_path)
+    if relative:
+        monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+        source = "main.tex"
+    else:
+        source = str(main_file)
+
+    doc = get_latex_converter().convert(source).document
+
+    assert "Included text." in doc.export_to_markdown()
+    assert len(doc.pictures) == 1
+    assert doc.pictures[0].image is not None
+
+
+def test_latex_stream_resolves_included_files_with_source_uri(tmp_path):
+    """A stream resolves relative files against source_uri when it is given."""
+    main_file = _write_paper_with_includes(tmp_path)
+    stream = BytesIO(main_file.read_bytes())
+    in_doc = InputDocument(
+        path_or_stream=stream,
+        format=InputFormat.LATEX,
+        backend=LatexDocumentBackend,
+        filename="main.tex",
+    )
+
+    doc = LatexDocumentBackend(
+        in_doc=in_doc,
+        path_or_stream=stream,
+        options=LatexBackendOptions(source_uri=main_file),
+    ).convert()
+
+    assert "Included text." in doc.export_to_markdown()
+    assert doc.pictures[0].image is not None
+
+
+def test_latex_format_option_source_uri_only_for_local_str():
+    """Only a local str source gets a source_uri; a URL has no local directory."""
+    option = LatexFormatOption()
+
+    local = option.backend_options_for_input("paper/main.tex")
+    assert local is not None
+    assert local.source_uri == Path("paper/main.tex")
+    assert option.backend_options_for_input("https://example.com/main.tex") is None
+    assert option.backend_options_for_input(Path("paper/main.tex")) is None
+
+    custom = LatexFormatOption(backend_options=LatexBackendOptions(parse_timeout=5))
+    options = custom.backend_options_for_input("paper/main.tex")
+    assert options is not None
+    assert options.parse_timeout == 5
+    assert options.source_uri == Path("paper/main.tex")
+
+
 def test_latex_author_date():
     """Test \\author and \\date text is preserved"""
     latex_content = b"""