diff --git a/nextcloud/nginx.conf b/nextcloud/nginx.conf
index 14d77f3..f5aa800 100644
--- a/nextcloud/nginx.conf
+++ b/nextcloud/nginx.conf
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ server {
     location ~ ^/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)(?:$|/) { return 404; }
     location ~ ^/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console)              { return 404; }
 
-    # Serve static files directly — only if file exists on disk
+    # Serve static files directly, fall through to PHP for dynamic assets (e.g. theming)
     location ~ \.(?:css|js|mjs|svg|gif|png|jpg|ico|wasm|tflite|map|ogg|flac)$ {
-        try_files $uri =404;
+        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
         expires 6M;
         access_log off;
     }
 
     location ~ \.woff2?$ {
-        try_files $uri =404;
+        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
         expires 7d;
         access_log off;
     }