diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24a8a4b8adb..63382fe20e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ release.
 
 ### Compatibility
 
+- Prometheus: Clarify location of unit suffix within metric names.
+  ([#4057](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4057))
+
 ### SDK Configuration
 
 ### Common
diff --git a/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md b/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md
index 824ea018c9d..9ed1439d829 100644
--- a/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md
+++ b/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ The Unit of an OTLP metric point SHOULD be converted to the equivalent unit in P
 
 The resulting unit SHOULD be added to the metric as
 [UNIT metadata](https://github.com/OpenObservability/OpenMetrics/blob/main/specification/OpenMetrics.md#metricfamily)
-and as a suffix to the metric name unless the metric name already contains the
-unit, or the unit MUST be omitted. The unit suffix comes before any
-type-specific suffixes.
+and as a suffix to the metric name unless the metric name already ends with the
+unit (before type-specific suffixes), or the unit metadata MUST be omitted. The
+unit suffix comes before any type-specific suffixes.
 
 The description of an OTLP metrics point MUST be added as
 [HELP metadata](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/#comments-help-text-and-type-information).