diff --git a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
index 6b3b1e36..4fba6e53 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class Cable:
     gauge_unit: Optional[str] = None
     show_equiv: bool = False
     length: float = 0
+    lengthunit: Optional[str] = None      
     color: Optional[str] = None
     wirecount: Optional[int] = None
     shield: bool = False
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ def __post_init__(self):
 
         self.connections = []
 
+        if self.lengthunit is None: #Default wire length units to meters if left undeclared
+            self.lengthunit = 'm'
+        
         if self.wirecount:  # number of wires explicitly defined
             if self.colors:  # use custom color palette (partly or looped if needed)
                 pass
diff --git a/src/wireviz/Harness.py b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
index af7946e3..be61911f 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/Harness.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def create_graph(self) -> Graph:
                      f'{cable.wirecount}x' if cable.show_wirecount else None,
                      f'{cable.gauge} {cable.gauge_unit}{awg_fmt}' if cable.gauge else None,
                      '+ S' if cable.shield else None,
-                     f'{cable.length} m' if cable.length > 0 else None,
+                     f'{cable.length} {cable.lengthunit}' if cable.length > 0 else None,
                      cable.color, '<!-- colorbar -->' if cable.color else None],
                     '<!-- wire table -->',
                     [html_line_breaks(cable.notes)]]
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def bom(self):
             gauge_name = f' x {shared.gauge} {shared.gauge_unit}' if shared.gauge else ' wires'
             shield_name = ' shielded' if shared.shield else ''
             name = f'Cable{cable_type}, {shared.wirecount}{gauge_name}{shield_name}'
-            item = {'item': name, 'qty': round(total_length, 3), 'unit': 'm', 'designators': designators,
+            item = {'item': name, 'qty': round(total_length, 3), 'unit': shared.lengthunit, 'designators': designators,
                     'manufacturer': remove_line_breaks(shared.manufacturer), 'mpn': remove_line_breaks(shared.mpn), 'pn': shared.pn}
             bom_cables.append(item)
         # bundles (ignores wirecount)