diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
index 151ee398408..f2fd26ccd5a 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 * Bug fix for Prometheus Exporter reporting StatusCode 204
 instead of 200, when no metrics are collected
 ([#3643](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3643))
-
 * Added overloads which accept a name to the `MeterProviderBuilder`
   `AddPrometheusExporter` extension to allow for more fine-grained options
   management
   ([#3648](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3648))
+* Added support for OpenMetrics UNIT metadata
+  ([#3651](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3651))
 
 ## 1.4.0-alpha.2
 
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ Released 2022-Aug-18
   ([#3430](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3430)
   [#3503](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3503)
   [#3507](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3507))
-
 * Added `IEndpointRouteBuilder` extension methods to help with Prometheus
   middleware configuration on ASP.NET Core
   ([#3295](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3295))
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ Released 2022-Apr-15
 * Added `IApplicationBuilder` extension methods to help with Prometheus
   middleware configuration on ASP.NET Core
   ([#3029](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3029))
-
 * Changed Prometheus exporter to return 204 No Content and log a warning event
   if there are no metrics to collect.
-
 * Removes .NET Framework 4.6.1. The minimum .NET Framework
   version supported is .NET 4.6.2. ([#3190](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/issues/3190))
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
index f46954288a1..9ab03e4de81 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 * Bug fix for Prometheus Exporter reporting StatusCode 204
   instead of 200, when no metrics are collected
   ([#3643](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3643))
-
 * Added overloads which accept a name to the `MeterProviderBuilder`
   `AddPrometheusHttpListener` extension to allow for more fine-grained options
   management
   ([#3648](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3648))
+* Added support for OpenMetrics UNIT metadata
+  ([#3651](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3651))
 
 ## 1.4.0-alpha.2
 
@@ -41,10 +42,8 @@ Released 2022-Apr-15
 * Added `IApplicationBuilder` extension methods to help with Prometheus
   middleware configuration on ASP.NET Core
   ([#3029](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3029))
-
 * Changed Prometheus exporter to return 204 No Content and log a warning event
   if there are no metrics to collect.
-
 * Removes .NET Framework 4.6.1. The minimum .NET Framework
   version supported is .NET 4.6.2. ([#3190](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/issues/3190))
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializer.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializer.cs
index 18a22caaec2..5c38be07a77 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializer.cs
@@ -271,8 +271,13 @@ public static int WriteMetricName(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName,
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static int WriteHelpText(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, string metricUnit = null, string metricDescription = null)
+        public static int WriteHelpMetadata(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, string metricUnit, string metricDescription)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(metricDescription))
+            {
+                return cursor;
+            }
+
             cursor = WriteAsciiStringNoEscape(buffer, cursor, "# HELP ");
             cursor = WriteMetricName(buffer, cursor, metricName, metricUnit);
 
@@ -288,7 +293,7 @@ public static int WriteHelpText(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, st
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static int WriteTypeInfo(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, string metricUnit, string metricType)
+        public static int WriteTypeMetadata(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, string metricUnit, string metricType)
         {
             Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(metricType), $"{nameof(metricType)} should not be null or empty.");
 
@@ -301,5 +306,39 @@ public static int WriteTypeInfo(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, st
 
             return cursor;
         }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static int WriteUnitMetadata(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string metricName, string metricUnit)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(metricUnit))
+            {
+                return cursor;
+            }
+
+            cursor = WriteAsciiStringNoEscape(buffer, cursor, "# UNIT ");
+            cursor = WriteMetricName(buffer, cursor, metricName, metricUnit);
+
+            buffer[cursor++] = unchecked((byte)' ');
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < metricUnit.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var ordinal = (ushort)metricUnit[i];
+
+                if ((ordinal >= (ushort)'A' && ordinal <= (ushort)'Z') ||
+                    (ordinal >= (ushort)'a' && ordinal <= (ushort)'z') ||
+                    (ordinal >= (ushort)'0' && ordinal <= (ushort)'9'))
+                {
+                    buffer[cursor++] = unchecked((byte)ordinal);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    buffer[cursor++] = unchecked((byte)'_');
+                }
+            }
+
+            buffer[cursor++] = ASCII_LINEFEED;
+
+            return cursor;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializerExt.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializerExt.cs
index 8ae48797dfa..445e0410c81 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializerExt.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/Internal/PrometheusSerializerExt.cs
@@ -36,13 +36,10 @@ UpDownCounter becomes gauge
 
         public static int WriteMetric(byte[] buffer, int cursor, Metric metric)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(metric.Description))
-            {
-                cursor = WriteHelpText(buffer, cursor, metric.Name, metric.Unit, metric.Description);
-            }
-
             int metricType = (int)metric.MetricType >> 4;
-            cursor = WriteTypeInfo(buffer, cursor, metric.Name, metric.Unit, MetricTypes[metricType]);
+            cursor = WriteTypeMetadata(buffer, cursor, metric.Name, metric.Unit, MetricTypes[metricType]);
+            cursor = WriteUnitMetadata(buffer, cursor, metric.Name, metric.Unit);
+            cursor = WriteHelpMetadata(buffer, cursor, metric.Name, metric.Unit, metric.Description);
 
             if (!metric.MetricType.IsHistogram())
             {
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.Tests/PrometheusSerializerTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.Tests/PrometheusSerializerTests.cs
index ba57d0bb511..24472e0e645 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.Tests/PrometheusSerializerTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.Tests/PrometheusSerializerTests.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public void GaugeZeroDimensionWithDescription()
             var cursor = PrometheusSerializer.WriteMetric(buffer, 0, metrics[0]);
             Assert.Matches(
                 ("^"
-                    + "# HELP test_gauge Hello, world!\n"
                     + "# TYPE test_gauge gauge\n"
+                    + "# HELP test_gauge Hello, world!\n"
                     + "test_gauge 123 \\d+\n"
                     + "$").Replace('\'', '"'),
                 Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, cursor));
@@ -96,6 +96,34 @@ public void GaugeZeroDimensionWithUnit()
             Assert.Matches(
                 ("^"
                     + "# TYPE test_gauge_seconds gauge\n"
+                    + "# UNIT test_gauge_seconds seconds\n"
+                    + "test_gauge_seconds 123 \\d+\n"
+                    + "$").Replace('\'', '"'),
+                Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, cursor));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GaugeZeroDimensionWithDescriptionAndUnit()
+        {
+            var buffer = new byte[85000];
+            var metrics = new List<Metric>();
+
+            using var meter = new Meter(Utils.GetCurrentMethodName());
+            using var provider = Sdk.CreateMeterProviderBuilder()
+                .AddMeter(meter.Name)
+                .AddInMemoryExporter(metrics)
+                .Build();
+
+            meter.CreateObservableGauge("test_gauge", () => 123, unit: "seconds", description: "Hello, world!");
+
+            provider.ForceFlush();
+
+            var cursor = PrometheusSerializer.WriteMetric(buffer, 0, metrics[0]);
+            Assert.Matches(
+                ("^"
+                    + "# TYPE test_gauge_seconds gauge\n"
+                    + "# UNIT test_gauge_seconds seconds\n"
+                    + "# HELP test_gauge_seconds Hello, world!\n"
                     + "test_gauge_seconds 123 \\d+\n"
                     + "$").Replace('\'', '"'),
                 Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, cursor));