diff --git a/src/systems/unit_check.jl b/src/systems/unit_check.jl
index acf7451065..1a6e00c33f 100644
--- a/src/systems/unit_check.jl
+++ b/src/systems/unit_check.jl
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ function _validate(terms::Vector, labels::Vector{String}; info::String = "")
     valid
 end
 
+function _validate(ap::AnalysisPoint; info::String = "")
+    is_valid = false
+    if (ap.outputs == nothing)
+        is_valid = true
+    else
+        conn_eq = connect(ap.input, ap.outputs...)
+        is_valid = _validate(conn_eq.rhs, info=info)
+    end
+    return is_valid
+end
+
 function _validate(conn::Connection; info::String = "")
     valid = true
     syss = get_systems(conn)
@@ -277,7 +288,7 @@ function validate(jumps::Vector{JumpType}, t::Symbolic)
 end
 
 function validate(eq::Union{Inequality, Equation}; info::String = "")
-    if typeof(eq.lhs) == Connection
+    if typeof(eq.lhs) <: Union{Connection, AnalysisPoint}
         _validate(eq.rhs; info)
     else
         _validate([eq.lhs, eq.rhs], ["left", "right"]; info)
diff --git a/src/systems/validation.jl b/src/systems/validation.jl
index d416a02ea2..6372be1100 100644
--- a/src/systems/validation.jl
+++ b/src/systems/validation.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module UnitfulUnitCheck
 
 using ..ModelingToolkit, Symbolics, SciMLBase, Unitful, RecursiveArrayTools
 using ..ModelingToolkit: ValidationError,
-                         ModelingToolkit, Connection, instream, JumpType, VariableUnit,
+                         ModelingToolkit, Connection, instream, JumpType, VariableUnit, AnalysisPoint,
                          get_systems,
                          Conditional, Comparison
 using JumpProcesses: MassActionJump, ConstantRateJump, VariableRateJump
@@ -182,6 +182,17 @@ function _validate(terms::Vector, labels::Vector{String}; info::String = "")
     valid
 end
 
+function _validate(ap::AnalysisPoint; info::String = "")
+    is_valid = false
+    if (ap.outputs == nothing)
+        is_valid = true
+    else
+        conn_eq = connect(ap.input, ap.outputs...)
+        is_valid = _validate(conn_eq.rhs, info=info)
+    end
+    return is_valid
+end
+
 function _validate(conn::Connection; info::String = "")
     valid = true
     syss = get_systems(conn)
@@ -242,7 +253,7 @@ function validate(jumps::Vector{JumpType}, t::Symbolic)
 end
 
 function validate(eq::MT.Equation; info::String = "")
-    if typeof(eq.lhs) == Connection
+    if typeof(eq.lhs) <: Union{AnalysisPoint, Connection}
         _validate(eq.rhs; info)
     else
         _validate([eq.lhs, eq.rhs], ["left", "right"]; info)
diff --git a/test/analysis_points.jl b/test/analysis_points.jl
index f718e7bc59..3d0387bfd7 100644
--- a/test/analysis_points.jl
+++ b/test/analysis_points.jl
@@ -7,6 +7,88 @@ using ModelingToolkit: t_nounits as t, D_nounits as D, AnalysisPoint, AbstractSy
 import ModelingToolkit as MTK
 import ControlSystemsBase as CS
 using Symbolics: NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR
+using Unitful
+
+@testset "AnalysisPoint is ignored when verifying units" begin
+    # no units first
+    @mtkmodel FirstOrderTest begin
+        @components begin
+            in = Blocks.Step()
+            fb = Blocks.Feedback()
+            fo = Blocks.SecondOrder(k = 1, w = 1, d = 0.1)
+        end
+        @equations begin
+            connect(in.output, :u, fb.input1)
+            connect(fb.output, :e, fo.input)
+            connect(fo.output, :y, fb.input2)
+        end
+    end
+    @named model = FirstOrderTest()
+    @test model isa System
+
+    @connector function UnitfulOutput(; name)
+        vars = @variables begin
+            u(t), [unit=u"m", output=true]
+        end
+        return System(Equation[], t, vars, []; name)
+    end
+    @connector function UnitfulInput(; name)
+        vars = @variables begin
+            u(t), [unit=u"m", input=true]
+        end
+        return System(Equation[], t, vars, []; name)
+    end
+    @component function UnitfulBlock(; name)
+        pars = @parameters begin
+            offset, [unit=u"m"]
+            start_time
+            height, [unit=u"m"]
+            duration
+        end
+        systems = @named begin
+            output = UnitfulOutput()
+        end
+        eqs = [
+            output.u ~ offset + height*(0.5 + (1/pi)*atan(1e5*(t - start_time)))
+        ]
+        return System(eqs, t, [], pars; systems, name)
+    end
+    @mtkmodel TestAPAroundUnits begin
+        @components begin
+            input = UnitfulInput()
+        end
+        @variables begin
+            output(t), [output=true, unit=u"m^2"]
+        end
+        @components begin
+            ub = UnitfulBlock()
+        end
+        @equations begin
+            connect(ub.output, :ap, input)
+            output ~ input.u^2
+        end
+    end
+    @named sys = TestAPAroundUnits()
+    @test sys isa System
+    
+    @mtkmodel TestAPWithNoOutputs begin
+        @components begin
+            input = UnitfulInput()
+        end
+        @variables begin
+            output(t), [output=true, unit=u"m^2"]
+        end
+        @components begin
+            ub = UnitfulBlock()
+        end
+        @equations begin
+            connect(ub.output, :ap, input)
+            output ~ input.u^2
+        end
+    end
+    @named sys2 = TestAPWithNoOutputs()
+    @test sys2 isa System
+end
 
 @testset "AnalysisPoint is lowered to `connect`" begin
     @named P = FirstOrder(k = 1, T = 1)