diff --git a/internal/metricRouter/README.md b/internal/metricRouter/README.md
index 9cd0d6c..b0318db 100644
--- a/internal/metricRouter/README.md
+++ b/internal/metricRouter/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The CCMetric router sits in between the collectors and the sinks and can be used
 {
     "num_cache_intervals" : 1,
     "interval_timestamp" : true,
+    "normalize_units": true,
     "add_tags" : [
         {
             "key" : "cluster",
diff --git a/internal/metricRouter/metricRouter.go b/internal/metricRouter/metricRouter.go
index 7ad1e7f..22d7d4d 100644
--- a/internal/metricRouter/metricRouter.go
+++ b/internal/metricRouter/metricRouter.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccMetric"
 	agg "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/metricAggregator"
 	mct "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/multiChanTicker"
+	units "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-units"
 )
 
 const ROUTER_MAX_FORWARD = 50
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type metricRouterConfig struct {
 	IntervalStamp     bool                                 `json:"interval_timestamp"`  // Update timestamp periodically by ticker each interval?
 	NumCacheIntervals int                                  `json:"num_cache_intervals"` // Number of intervals of cached metrics for evaluation
 	MaxForward        int                                  `json:"max_forward"`         // Number of maximal forwarded metrics at one select
+	NormalizeUnits    bool                                 `json:"normalize_units"`     // Check unit meta flag and normalize it using cc-units
 	dropMetrics       map[string]bool                      // Internal map for O(1) lookup
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +255,14 @@ func (r *metricRouter) Start() {
 			point.SetName(new)
 			point.AddMeta("oldname", name)
 		}
+		if r.config.NormalizeUnits {
+			if in_unit, ok := point.GetMeta("unit"); ok {
+				u := units.NewUnit(in_unit)
+				if u.Valid() {
+					point.AddMeta("unit", u.Short())
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		r.DoAddTags(point)
 		r.DoDelTags(point)