diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 26a5191761d6..a8e0bf9dddb6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -58,13 +58,18 @@ in
   };
 
   config = mkMerge [
-    (mkIf (cfg.enable && config.services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable && config.services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.gtk.enable) {
-      services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.gtk.extraConfig = mkDefault (builtins.readFile "${pkgs.cinnamon.mint-artwork}/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.d/99_linuxmint.conf");
-      })
-
     (mkIf cfg.enable {
       services.xserver.displayManager.sessionPackages = [ pkgs.cinnamon.cinnamon-common ];
 
+      services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.slick = {
+        enable = mkDefault true;
+
+        # Taken from mint-artwork.gschema.override
+        theme.name = mkDefault "Mint-X";
+        theme.package = mkDefault pkgs.cinnamon.mint-themes;
+        iconTheme.name = mkDefault "Mint-X-Dark";
+        iconTheme.package = mkDefault pkgs.cinnamon.mint-x-icons;
+      };
       services.xserver.displayManager.sessionCommands = ''
         if test "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = "Cinnamon"; then
             true