diff --git a/internal/localapi/disks.go b/internal/localapi/disks.go
index 9c2c0aa..6caee5e 100644
--- a/internal/localapi/disks.go
+++ b/internal/localapi/disks.go
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleDisks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vmid int) {
 				// from the host directly: resolve the device by fs-UUID, and statfs the mount for size —
 				// else the agent-view shows "—" for the device and no size bar.
 				if d.UUID != "" {
-					if dev, err := storage.ByUUIDDevicePath(d.UUID); err == nil {
+					// Resolve to the real /dev node (e.g. /dev/sdd), not the by-uuid symlink path, to match
+					// how Observe-sourced rows display the backing device.
+					if dev, err := storage.ResolveStorageDevice("uuid:" + d.UUID); err == nil {
 						di.BackingDevice = dev
 					}
 				}