diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 313725245d..79c4cc73b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -2323,6 +2323,11 @@ pub fn parse_unit_value<'res>(
         let lhs = strip_underscores(value[..lhs_len].as_bytes());
         let lhs_span = Span::new(span.start, span.start + lhs_len);
         let unit_span = Span::new(span.start + lhs_len, span.end);
+        if lhs.ends_with('$') {
+            // If `parse_unit_value` has higher precedence over `parse_range`,
+            // a variable with the name of a unit could otherwise not be used as the end of a range.
+            return None;
+        }
 
         let (decimal_part, number_part) = modf(match lhs.parse::<f64>() {
             Ok(it) => it,
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
index 6c305c2971..8446146b98 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
@@ -1191,6 +1191,16 @@ mod range {
 
         assert!(!working_set.parse_errors.is_empty());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vars_not_read_as_units() {
+        let engine_state = EngineState::new();
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+        let _ = parse(&mut working_set, None, b"0..<$day", true);
+
+        assert!(working_set.parse_errors.is_empty());
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]