diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/Units.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/Units.java
index 3ce1cbaebc6..6d1800bca47 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/Units.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/Units.java
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ public final class Units extends CustomUnits {
             new ProductUnit<>(VOLT_AMPERE.multiply(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.HOUR)), Energy.class);
     public static final Unit<Force> NEWTON = addUnit(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.NEWTON);
     public static final Unit<Frequency> HERTZ = addUnit(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.HERTZ);
+    public static final Unit<Frequency> RPM = addUnit(
+            new ProductUnit<>(AbstractUnit.ONE.divide(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.MINUTE)));
     public static final Unit<Intensity> IRRADIANCE = addUnit(
             new ProductUnit<>(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.WATT.divide(tech.units.indriya.unit.Units.SQUARE_METRE)));
     public static final Unit<Intensity> MICROWATT_PER_SQUARE_CENTIMETRE = addUnit(
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ public final class Units extends CustomUnits {
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(PEBIBYTE, "PiB");
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().alias(PEBIBYTE, "Pio");
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(PETABIT, "Pbit");
+        SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(RPM, "rpm");
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(STANDARD_GRAVITY, "gₙ");
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(SIEMENS_PER_METRE, "S/m");
         SimpleUnitFormat.getInstance().label(TERABYTE, "TB");
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/UnitsTest.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/UnitsTest.java
index 14d995c3361..8e6bae95a9d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/UnitsTest.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/library/unit/UnitsTest.java
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ public void testConductivity() {
         assertThat(converted.toString(), anyOf(is("10000 \u00B5S/cm"), is("10000 \u03BCS/cm")));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRpm() {
+        QuantityType<?> oneHertz = QuantityType.valueOf("60 rpm");
+        QuantityType<?> converted = oneHertz.toUnit("Hz");
+        assertThat(converted.doubleValue(), is(closeTo(1.00, DEFAULT_ERROR)));
+    }
+
     private static class QuantityEquals extends IsEqual<Quantity<?>> {
         private Quantity<?> quantity;