diff --git a/config/oxlint-plugins/app-store-performance.mjs b/config/oxlint-plugins/app-store-performance.mjs
index 9d5ac41eac1..2fc37e07ddb 100644
--- a/config/oxlint-plugins/app-store-performance.mjs
+++ b/config/oxlint-plugins/app-store-performance.mjs
@@ -173,6 +173,45 @@ function resolveSelector(argument, state) {
   return name ? (state.namedSelectors.get(name) ?? null) : null
 }
 
+/**
+ * Allocation that happens on EVERY call, used when following a selector into a
+ * helper. Deliberately stricter than isAllocatingExpression: a helper that returns
+ * a cached reference on one branch and builds a fresh one on another is the normal
+ * identity-caching shape, and flagging it would be a false positive.
+ */
+function alwaysAllocates(expression) {
+  if (expression?.type === 'ConditionalExpression') {
+    return alwaysAllocates(expression.consequent) && alwaysAllocates(expression.alternate)
+  }
+  if (expression?.type === 'LogicalExpression') {
+    return alwaysAllocates(expression.left) && alwaysAllocates(expression.right)
+  }
+  return (
+    expression?.type === 'ArrayExpression' ||
+    expression?.type === 'ObjectExpression' ||
+    expression?.type === 'NewExpression' ||
+    (expression?.type === 'CallExpression' &&
+      ALLOCATING_METHODS.has(propertyName(expression.callee) ?? ''))
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * One hop: a selector that delegates to a module-scope helper is the idiomatic
+ * shape here, and neither the inline-body check nor a reviewer reading the call
+ * site can see what that helper returns.
+ */
+function expandThroughNamedHelper(expression, state) {
+  if (expression?.type !== 'CallExpression') {
+    return [expression]
+  }
+  const helper = state.namedSelectors.get(identifierName(expression.callee) ?? '')
+  if (!helper) {
+    return [expression]
+  }
+  const returned = returnedExpressions(helper)
+  return returned.length > 0 && returned.every(alwaysAllocates) ? returned : [expression]
+}
+
 function createRuleState() {
   return {
     appStoreHooks: new Set(),
@@ -270,7 +309,8 @@ function deferredSelectorRule(inspect) {
           selector: resolveSelector(argument, state),
           argument,
           shallow,
-          node
+          node,
+          state
         })
         if (report) {
           this.report(report)
@@ -293,11 +333,13 @@ function noIdentitySelectorRule() {
 }
 
 function noFreshSelectorResultRule() {
-  return deferredSelectorRule(({ selector, shallow }) => {
+  return deferredSelectorRule(({ selector, shallow, state }) => {
     if (shallow || !selector) {
       return null
     }
-    const freshResult = returnedExpressions(selector).find(isAllocatingExpression)
+    const freshResult = returnedExpressions(selector)
+      .flatMap((expression) => expandThroughNamedHelper(expression, state))
+      .find(isAllocatingExpression)
     return freshResult
       ? {
           node: freshResult,
@@ -322,12 +364,14 @@ function nestedFreshValues(expression) {
 }
 
 function noNestedFreshUnderShallowRule() {
-  return deferredSelectorRule(({ selector, shallow }) => {
+  return deferredSelectorRule(({ selector, shallow, state }) => {
     if (!shallow || !selector) {
       return null
     }
     const nestedFresh = returnedExpressions(selector)
+      .flatMap((expression) => expandThroughNamedHelper(expression, state))
       .flatMap(nestedFreshValues)
+      .flatMap((expression) => expandThroughNamedHelper(expression, state))
       .find(isAllocatingExpression)
     return nestedFresh
       ? {
diff --git a/config/scripts/app-store-performance-plugin.test.mjs b/config/scripts/app-store-performance-plugin.test.mjs
index 1af760482a8..649b246e4e7 100644
--- a/config/scripts/app-store-performance-plugin.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/app-store-performance-plugin.test.mjs
@@ -97,4 +97,34 @@ describe('app store performance Oxlint plugin', () => {
       'app-store-performance(no-nested-fresh-under-shallow)'
     ])
   })
+
+  it('follows a selector one hop into a module-scope helper', () => {
+    const diagnostics = lintSource(`
+      import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
+      import { useShallow } from 'zustand/react/shallow'
+      const buildRows = (state) => state.rows.map((row) => row.id)
+      const Delegating = () => useAppStore((state) => buildRows(state))
+      const NestedDelegating = () => useAppStore(useShallow((state) => ({ ids: buildRows(state) })))
+    `)
+
+    expect(diagnostics.map((diagnostic) => diagnostic.code)).toEqual([
+      'app-store-performance(no-fresh-selector-result)',
+      'app-store-performance(no-nested-fresh-under-shallow)'
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('does not flag a helper that returns a cached reference on some branch', () => {
+    const diagnostics = lintSource(`
+      import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
+      import { useShallow } from 'zustand/react/shallow'
+      // The identity-caching shape: fresh only on a miss, cached otherwise.
+      const selectCachedRows = (state) => cache.get(state.key) ?? state.rows.filter(Boolean)
+      const Cached = () => useAppStore((state) => selectCachedRows(state))
+      const CachedNested = () => useAppStore(useShallow((state) => ({ rows: selectCachedRows(state) })))
+      // An unknown helper cannot be resolved, so it must not be guessed at.
+      const External = () => useAppStore((state) => externalBuild(state))
+    `)
+
+    expect(diagnostics).toEqual([])
+  })
 })