diff --git a/docling_core/types/doc/page.py b/docling_core/types/doc/page.py
index c80a3480..e51e3ccb 100644
--- a/docling_core/types/doc/page.py
+++ b/docling_core/types/doc/page.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     Field,
     FieldSerializationInfo,
     field_serializer,
+    field_validator,
     model_validator,
 )
 
@@ -361,11 +362,27 @@ class PdfWidget(OrderedElement):
 
 class PdfHyperlink(OrderedElement):
     rect: BoundingRectangle
-    uri: Optional[AnyUrl] = None
+    uri: Optional[Union[AnyUrl, str]] = None
 
     widget_text: Optional[str] = None
     widget_description: Optional[str] = None
 
+    @field_validator("uri", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_uri(cls, v: Any) -> Union[AnyUrl, str, None]:
+        """Parse URI with AnyUrl for structured metadata, falling back to str.
+
+        PDF hyperlinks may contain relative paths, internal bookmarks, or other
+        URI forms that are not valid absolute URLs. These should not cause
+        validation failures during document parsing.
+        """
+        if v is None:
+            return v
+        try:
+            return AnyUrl(v)
+        except Exception:
+            return str(v)
+
 
 class BitmapResource(OrderedElement):
     """Model representing a bitmap resource with positioning and URI information."""
diff --git a/test/test_page.py b/test/test_page.py
index 72e50e00..76ba0df1 100644
--- a/test/test_page.py
+++ b/test/test_page.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
+from pydantic import AnyUrl
 
 from docling_core.types.doc import CoordOrigin
-from docling_core.types.doc.page import BoundingRectangle
+from docling_core.types.doc.page import BoundingRectangle, PdfHyperlink
 
 SQRT_2 = math.sqrt(2)
 
@@ -210,3 +211,59 @@
 def test_bounding_rectangle_angle(rectangle: BoundingRectangle, expected_angle: float, expected_angle_360: int):
     assert pytest.approx(rectangle.angle, abs=1e-6) == expected_angle
     assert pytest.approx(rectangle.angle_360, abs=1e-6) == expected_angle_360
+
+
+# -- PdfHyperlink URI validation tests --
+
+RECT = BoundingRectangle(
+    r_x0=0,
+    r_y0=0,
+    r_x1=1,
+    r_y1=0,
+    r_x2=1,
+    r_y2=1,
+    r_x3=0,
+    r_y3=1,
+    coord_origin=CoordOrigin.TOPLEFT,
+)
+
+
+class TestPdfHyperlinkUri:
+    """PdfHyperlink.uri should accept any URI form found in real PDFs."""
+
+    def test_absolute_url_parsed_as_anyurl(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT, uri="https://example.com/page")
+        assert isinstance(h.uri, AnyUrl)
+        assert h.uri.scheme == "https"
+        assert h.uri.host == "example.com"
+
+    def test_mailto_parsed_as_anyurl(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT, uri="mailto:user@example.com")
+        assert isinstance(h.uri, AnyUrl)
+        assert h.uri.scheme == "mailto"
+
+    def test_relative_path_falls_back_to_str(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(
+            rect=RECT,
+            uri="/wiki/pages/internal-document-link",
+        )
+        assert isinstance(h.uri, str)
+        assert h.uri == "/wiki/pages/internal-document-link"
+
+    def test_fragment_only_falls_back_to_str(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT, uri="#internal-bookmark")
+        assert isinstance(h.uri, str)
+        assert h.uri == "#internal-bookmark"
+
+    def test_relative_path_falls_back_to_str_dotdot(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT, uri="../relative/path.html")
+        assert isinstance(h.uri, str)
+        assert h.uri == "../relative/path.html"
+
+    def test_none_uri(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT, uri=None)
+        assert h.uri is None
+
+    def test_omitted_uri(self):
+        h = PdfHyperlink(rect=RECT)
+        assert h.uri is None