diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/InstrumentSelector.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/InstrumentSelector.ts
index e7bec3a44a2..9b8006267f7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/InstrumentSelector.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/InstrumentSelector.ts
@@ -15,20 +15,23 @@
  */
 
 import { InstrumentType } from '../InstrumentDescriptor';
-import { PatternPredicate, Predicate } from './Predicate';
+import { ExactPredicate, PatternPredicate, Predicate } from './Predicate';
 
 export interface InstrumentSelectorCriteria {
   name?: string;
   type?: InstrumentType;
+  unit?: string;
 }
 
 export class InstrumentSelector {
   private _nameFilter: Predicate;
   private _type?: InstrumentType;
+  private _unitFilter: Predicate;
 
   constructor(criteria?: InstrumentSelectorCriteria) {
     this._nameFilter = new PatternPredicate(criteria?.name ?? '*');
     this._type = criteria?.type;
+    this._unitFilter = new ExactPredicate(criteria?.unit);
   }
 
   getType() {
@@ -38,4 +41,8 @@ export class InstrumentSelector {
   getNameFilter() {
     return this._nameFilter;
   }
+
+  getUnitFilter() {
+    return this._unitFilter;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/RegistrationConflicts.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/RegistrationConflicts.ts
index e74add73349..dbb8073c8b8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/RegistrationConflicts.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/RegistrationConflicts.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function getTypeConflictResolutionRecipe(
   const selector: InstrumentSelectorCriteria = {
     name: otherDescriptor.name,
     type: otherDescriptor.type,
+    unit: otherDescriptor.unit,
   };
 
   const selectorString = JSON.stringify(selector);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export function getDescriptionResolutionRecipe(
   const selector: InstrumentSelectorCriteria = {
     name: otherDescriptor.name,
     type: otherDescriptor.type,
+    unit: otherDescriptor.unit,
   };
 
   const selectorString = JSON.stringify(selector);
diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/View.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/View.ts
index 398f936536d..1e8d4fb0e05 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/View.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/View.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ export type ViewOptions = {
    * instrumentName: 'my.instruments.requests'
    */
   instrumentName?: string;
+  /**
+   * Instrument selection criteria:
+   * The unit of the Instrument(s).
+   *
+   * @example <caption>select all instruments with unit 'ms'</caption>
+   * instrumentUnit: 'ms'
+   */
+  instrumentUnit?: string;
   /**
    * Instrument selection criteria:
    * The name of the Meter. No wildcard support, name must match the meter exactly.
@@ -113,6 +121,7 @@ function isSelectorNotProvided(options: ViewOptions): boolean {
   return (
     options.instrumentName == null &&
     options.instrumentType == null &&
+    options.instrumentUnit == null &&
     options.meterName == null &&
     options.meterVersion == null &&
     options.meterSchemaUrl == null
@@ -161,6 +170,9 @@ export class View {
    * @param viewOptions.instrumentType
    * Instrument selection criteria:
    *  The original type of the Instrument(s).
+   * @param viewOptions.instrumentUnit
+   * Instrument selection criteria:
+   *  The unit of the Instrument(s).
    * @param viewOptions.meterName
    * Instrument selection criteria:
    *  The name of the Meter. No wildcard support, name must match the meter exactly.
@@ -213,6 +225,7 @@ export class View {
     this.instrumentSelector = new InstrumentSelector({
       name: viewOptions.instrumentName,
       type: viewOptions.instrumentType,
+      unit: viewOptions.instrumentUnit,
     });
     this.meterSelector = new MeterSelector({
       name: viewOptions.meterName,
diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/ViewRegistry.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/ViewRegistry.ts
index 265f699bf9a..5f4f367e920 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/ViewRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/view/ViewRegistry.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export class ViewRegistry {
     return (
       (selector.getType() === undefined ||
         instrument.type === selector.getType()) &&
-      selector.getNameFilter().match(instrument.name)
+      selector.getNameFilter().match(instrument.name) &&
+      selector.getUnitFilter().match(instrument.unit)
     );
   }