diff --git a/doc/DESIGN.md b/doc/DESIGN.md
index 169e3197..535c6740 100644
--- a/doc/DESIGN.md
+++ b/doc/DESIGN.md
@@ -881,11 +881,16 @@ concept basic-arithmetic = // exposition only
 template<typename T>
 concept Scalar =
   (!Quantity<T>) &&
+  (!WrappedQuantity<T>) &&
   std::regular<T> &&
   std::totally_ordered<T> &&
   basic-arithmetic<T>;
 ```
 
+Where `WrappedQuantity` is a concept that applies `Quantity<typename T::value_type>` recursively
+on all nested types to check if `T` is not actually a wrapped quantity type (i.e. a vector or
+matrix of quantities).
+
 The above implies that the `Rep` type should provide at least:
 - default constructor, destructor, copy-constructor, and copy-assignment operator
 - `operator==(Rep, Rep)`, `operator!=(Rep, Rep)`
@@ -893,7 +898,8 @@ The above implies that the `Rep` type should provide at least:
 - `operator-(Rep)`
 - `operator+(Rep, Rep)`, `operator-(Rep, Rep)`, `operator*(Rep, Rep)`, `operator*(Rep, Rep)`
 
-Above also requires that the `Rep` should be implicitly convertible from integral types (i.e. `int`) so a proper implicit converting constructor should be provided.
+Above also requires that the `Rep` should be implicitly convertible from integral types
+(i.e. `int`) so a proper implicit converting constructor should be provided.
 
 Moreover, in most cases to observe expected behavior `Rep` will have to be registered as a
 floating-point representation type by specializing `units::treat_as_floating_point` type
diff --git a/src/include/units/concepts.h b/src/include/units/concepts.h
index 76f8c654..11714e22 100644
--- a/src/include/units/concepts.h
+++ b/src/include/units/concepts.h
@@ -180,8 +180,24 @@ inline constexpr bool is_quantity = false;
 template<typename T>
 concept Quantity = detail::is_quantity<T>;
 
+
+// WrappedQuantity
+namespace detail {
+
+template<typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_wrapped_quantity = false;
+
+template<typename T>
+  requires requires { typename T::value_type; }
+inline constexpr bool is_wrapped_quantity<T> = Quantity<typename T::value_type> || is_wrapped_quantity<typename T::value_type>;
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+template<typename T>
+concept WrappedQuantity = detail::is_wrapped_quantity<T>;
+
 // Scalar
 template<typename T>
-concept Scalar = (!Quantity<T>) && std::regular<T> && std::totally_ordered<T> && detail::basic_arithmetic<T>;
+concept Scalar = (!Quantity<T>) && (!WrappedQuantity<T>) && std::regular<T>; // && std::totally_ordered<T>;// && detail::basic_arithmetic<T>;
 
 }  // namespace units