diff --git a/features/apps/elephant/config/menus/nomarchy_background_selector.lua b/features/apps/elephant/config/menus/nomarchy_background_selector.lua
index f75c336..221903c 100644
--- a/features/apps/elephant/config/menus/nomarchy_background_selector.lua
+++ b/features/apps/elephant/config/menus/nomarchy_background_selector.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ function GetEntries()
 
   for _, wallpaper_dir in ipairs(dirs) do
     local handle = io.popen(
-      "find " .. ShellEscape(wallpaper_dir)
+      -- -L so -type f follows the home-manager symlinks the backgrounds are
+      -- deployed as (the nomarchy_themes.lua provider does the same).
+      "find -L " .. ShellEscape(wallpaper_dir)
         .. " -maxdepth 1 -type f \\( -name '*.jpg' -o -name '*.jpeg' -o -name '*.png' -o -name '*.gif' -o -name '*.bmp' -o -name '*.webp' \\) 2>/dev/null | sort"
     )
     if handle then