diff --git a/easy_pdf/rendering.py b/easy_pdf/rendering.py
index a068dac..2cb9cf5 100644
--- a/easy_pdf/rendering.py
+++ b/easy_pdf/rendering.py
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ def fetch_resources(uri, rel):
     """
     Retrieves embeddable resource from given ``uri``.
 
-    For now only local resources (images, fonts) are supported.
-
     :param str uri: path or url to image or font resource
     :returns: path to local resource file.
     :rtype: str
     :raises: :exc:`~easy_pdf.exceptions.UnsupportedMediaPathException`
     """
-    if settings.STATIC_URL and uri.startswith(settings.STATIC_URL):
+    # For protocol relative, http and https URLs, we need to short circuit to skip 
+    # path checking at the end of function
+    if uri.startswith('//') or uri.startswith('http://') or uri.startswith('https://'):
+        return uri
+    elif settings.STATIC_URL and uri.startswith(settings.STATIC_URL):
         path = os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, uri.replace(settings.STATIC_URL, ""))
     elif settings.MEDIA_URL and uri.startswith(settings.MEDIA_URL):
         path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, uri.replace(settings.MEDIA_URL, ""))