diff --git a/layouts/partials/include.html b/layouts/partials/include.html
index a4202c2..54f5980 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/include.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/include.html
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 {{- $path := .path -}}
 {{- $context := .context -}}
 
+{{/* Map absolute private paths to the relative content mount point */}}
+{{- $path = replace $path "/srv/docs/private/" "private/" -}}
+
+{{/* Remove leading slash if any (GetPage prefers relative-to-content paths) */}}
+{{- $path = trim $path "/" -}}
+
 {{/* Try to get as a Page first (supports mounts and already handles frontmatter) */}}
 {{- $p := $context.Site.GetPage $path -}}
 {{- if $p -}}