diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_storage.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_storage.go
index d17b89a45..45a4edcf7 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_storage.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor_polling_storage.go
@@ -293,36 +293,32 @@ func (m *Monitor) pollStorageWithNodes(ctx context.Context, instanceName string,
 			var zfsPoolMap = make(map[string]*models.ZFSPool)
 
 			if enableZFSMonitoring {
-				hasZFSStorage := false
-				for _, storage := range nodeStorage {
-					if storage.Type == "zfspool" || storage.Type == "zfs" || storage.Type == "local-zfs" {
-						hasZFSStorage = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
+				// Always fetch ZFS pool details when ZFS monitoring is enabled (it
+				// is gated by PULSE_DISABLE_ZFS_MONITORING and returns empty quickly
+				// on non-ZFS nodes). We cannot tell whether a dir-type storage is
+				// backed by a ZFS dataset without the pool list, so a prior
+				// "only fetch when a zfs-type storage exists" gate hid ZFS health
+				// for dir storages on ZFS dataset paths.
+				if poolInfos, err := client.GetZFSPoolsWithDetails(ctx, n.Node); err == nil {
+					log.Debug().
+						Str("node", n.Node).
+						Int("pools", len(poolInfos)).
+						Msg("Successfully fetched ZFS pool details")
 
-				if hasZFSStorage {
-					if poolInfos, err := client.GetZFSPoolsWithDetails(ctx, n.Node); err == nil {
-						log.Debug().
-							Str("node", n.Node).
-							Int("pools", len(poolInfos)).
-							Msg("Successfully fetched ZFS pool details")
-
-						// Convert to our model format
-						for _, poolInfo := range poolInfos {
-							modelPool := convertPoolInfoToModel(&poolInfo)
-							if modelPool != nil {
-								zfsPoolMap[poolInfo.Name] = modelPool
-							}
+					// Convert to our model format
+					for _, poolInfo := range poolInfos {
+						modelPool := convertPoolInfoToModel(&poolInfo)
+						if modelPool != nil {
+							zfsPoolMap[poolInfo.Name] = modelPool
 						}
-					} else {
-						// Log but don't fail - ZFS monitoring is optional
-						log.Debug().
-							Err(err).
-							Str("node", n.Node).
-							Str("instance", instanceName).
-							Msg("Could not get ZFS pool status (may require additional permissions)")
 					}
+				} else {
+					// Log but don't fail - ZFS monitoring is optional
+					log.Debug().
+						Err(err).
+						Str("node", n.Node).
+						Str("instance", instanceName).
+						Msg("Could not get ZFS pool status (may require additional permissions)")
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -393,11 +389,11 @@ func (m *Monitor) pollStorageWithNodes(ctx context.Context, instanceName string,
 					}
 				}
 
-				// If this is ZFS storage, attach pool status information
-				if storage.Type == "zfspool" || storage.Type == "zfs" || storage.Type == "local-zfs" {
-					if pool := matchZFSPoolForStorage(modelStorage, zfsPoolMap); pool != nil {
-						modelStorage.ZFSPool = pool
-					}
+				// Attach ZFS pool status whenever the storage name or dataset path
+				// resolves to a known pool, including dir-type storages backed by a
+				// ZFS dataset (not just zfspool/zfs/local-zfs types).
+				if pool := matchZFSPoolForStorage(modelStorage, zfsPoolMap); pool != nil {
+					modelStorage.ZFSPool = pool
 				}
 
 				// Override with cluster config if available, but only when the
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor_storage_test.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor_storage_test.go
index 0d7530652..a25fbc188 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor_storage_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor_storage_test.go
@@ -572,3 +572,54 @@ func TestPollStorageWithNodesUsesClusterStoragePoolFallback(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected cluster pool fallback to attach rpool, got %#v", monitor.state.Storage[0].ZFSPool)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPollStorageWithNodesOptimizedAttachesZFSPoolForDirStorageOnDatasetPath(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("PULSE_DATA_DIR", t.TempDir())
+
+	monitor := &Monitor{
+		state:          &models.State{},
+		metricsHistory: NewMetricsHistory(16, time.Hour),
+		alertManager:   alerts.NewManager(),
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		monitor.alertManager.Stop()
+	})
+
+	storage := proxmox.Storage{
+		Storage:   "local",
+		Type:      "dir",
+		Path:      "/rpool/data",
+		Content:   "images",
+		Active:    1,
+		Enabled:   1,
+		Shared:    0,
+		Total:     1000,
+		Used:      250,
+		Available: 750,
+	}
+
+	client := &fakeStorageClient{
+		allStorage: []proxmox.Storage{storage},
+		storageByNode: map[string][]proxmox.Storage{
+			"node1": {storage},
+		},
+		zfsPoolsByNode: map[string][]proxmox.ZFSPoolInfo{
+			"node1": {
+				{Name: "rpool", Size: 1000, Alloc: 250, Free: 750, Frag: 1, Dedup: 1.0, Health: "ONLINE"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	nodes := []proxmox.Node{{Node: "node1", Status: "online"}}
+	monitor.pollStorageWithNodes(context.Background(), "inst1", client, nodes)
+
+	if len(monitor.state.Storage) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 storage entry, got %d", len(monitor.state.Storage))
+	}
+	if monitor.state.Storage[0].ZFSPool == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected dir storage on ZFS dataset path to have ZFS pool attached")
+	}
+	if monitor.state.Storage[0].ZFSPool.Name != "rpool" {
+		t.Fatalf("ZFS pool name = %q, want rpool", monitor.state.Storage[0].ZFSPool.Name)
+	}
+}