diff --git a/ui/src/app/api/datasets/list/route.ts b/ui/src/app/api/datasets/list/route.ts
index dc829c65f..b490fcaff 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/api/datasets/list/route.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/api/datasets/list/route.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,37 @@
-import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import { getDatasetsRoot } from '@/server/settings';
-
-export async function GET() {
-  try {
-    let datasetsPath = await getDatasetsRoot();
-
-    // if folder doesnt exist, create it
-    if (!fs.existsSync(datasetsPath)) {
-      fs.mkdirSync(datasetsPath);
-    }
-
-    // find all the folders in the datasets folder
-    let folders = fs
-      .readdirSync(datasetsPath, { withFileTypes: true })
-      .filter(dirent => dirent.isDirectory())
-      .filter(dirent => !dirent.name.startsWith('.'))
-      .map(dirent => dirent.name);
-
-    return NextResponse.json(folders);
-  } catch (error) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch datasets' }, { status: 500 });
-  }
-}
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import { getDatasetsRoot } from '@/server/settings';
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    let datasetsPath = await getDatasetsRoot();
+
+    // if folder doesnt exist, create it
+    if (!fs.existsSync(datasetsPath)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(datasetsPath);
+    }
+
+    // find all the folders in the datasets folder (including symlinks)
+    let folders = fs
+      .readdirSync(datasetsPath, { withFileTypes: true })
+      .filter(dirent => {
+        // Check if it's a directory or a symlink pointing to a directory
+        if (dirent.isDirectory()) return true;
+        if (dirent.isSymbolicLink()) {
+          const fullPath = `${datasetsPath}/${dirent.name}`;
+          try {
+            return fs.statSync(fullPath).isDirectory();
+          } catch {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      })
+      .filter(dirent => !dirent.name.startsWith('.'))
+      .map(dirent => dirent.name);
+
+    return NextResponse.json(folders);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch datasets' }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}