diff --git a/core/internal/distros/arch.go b/core/internal/distros/arch.go
index f40333b70..7b7b05ca9 100644
--- a/core/internal/distros/arch.go
+++ b/core/internal/distros/arch.go
@@ -152,7 +152,13 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) detectAccountsService() deps.Dependency {
 }
 
 func (a *ArchDistribution) detectDMSGreeter() deps.Dependency {
-	return a.detectOptionalPackage("dms-greeter", "DankMaterialShell greetd greeter", a.packageInstalled("greetd-dms-greeter-git"))
+	installed := a.packageInstalled("greetd-dms-greeter-git") || a.packageInstalled("greetd-dms-greeter-bin")
+	dep := a.detectOptionalPackage("dms-greeter", "DankMaterialShell greetd greeter", installed)
+	dep.CanToggle = true
+	if a.packageInstalled("greetd-dms-greeter-git") {
+		dep.Variant = deps.VariantGit
+	}
+	return dep
 }
 
 func (a *ArchDistribution) packageInstalled(pkg string) bool {
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) GetPackageMappingWithVariants(wm deps.WindowManager,
 		"dms (DankMaterialShell)": a.getDMSMapping(variants["dms (DankMaterialShell)"]),
 		"git":                     {Name: "git", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 		"quickshell":              a.getQuickshellMapping(variants["quickshell"]),
-		"dms-greeter":             {Name: "greetd-dms-greeter-git", Repository: RepoTypeAUR},
+		"dms-greeter":             a.getDMSGreeterMapping(variants["dms-greeter"]),
 		"matugen":                 a.getMatugenMapping(variants["matugen"]),
 		"dgop":                    {Name: "dgop", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 		"ghostty":                 {Name: "ghostty", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
@@ -289,6 +295,13 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) getDankCalendarMapping(variant deps.PackageVariant) P
 	return PackageMapping{Name: "dankcalendar-bin", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}
 }
 
+func (a *ArchDistribution) getDMSGreeterMapping(variant deps.PackageVariant) PackageMapping {
+	if variant == deps.VariantGit {
+		return PackageMapping{Name: "greetd-dms-greeter-git", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}
+	}
+	return PackageMapping{Name: "greetd-dms-greeter-bin", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}
+}
+
 func (a *ArchDistribution) getDMSMapping(variant deps.PackageVariant) PackageMapping {
 	if forceDMSGit || variant == deps.VariantGit {
 		return PackageMapping{Name: "dms-shell-git", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}