diff --git a/functions.d/ambient_get_ssid.fish b/functions.d/ambient_get_ssid.fish
index bdc9684..f8a32f1 100644
--- a/functions.d/ambient_get_ssid.fish
+++ b/functions.d/ambient_get_ssid.fish
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 function ambient_get_ssid
     if not set -q ambient_ssid
-        if test (uname) = "Darwin"
+        if test (uname) = "Darwin" # On macOS, query the airport tool.
             set -g ambient_ssid (/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -I | sed -n 's/^ *SSID: //p')
         else
-            set -g ambient_ssid (iw dev | grep ssid | sed -n 's/^\s*ssid //p')
+            # Try to get the SSID via `iw`. This is the quickest, most widely supported option.
+            if command -q iw
+                set -g ambient_ssid (iw dev | grep ssid | sed -n 's/^\s*ssid //p' | string trim)
+            end
+
+            # In some setups (why?), `iw dev` can't show an SSID. Try querying NetworkManager?
+            if test -z $ambient_ssid; and command -q nmcli
+                set -g ambient_ssid (nmcli -t -f type,name connection show --active |\
+                    string match -rg '802-11-wireless:(.*)')
+            end
         end
     end
     echo $ambient_ssid