diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/dimension_concepts.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/dimension_concepts.h
index cd8b2b9d..5a5991e4 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/dimension_concepts.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/dimension_concepts.h
@@ -101,4 +101,12 @@ concept DerivedDimension = is_derived_from_specialization_of<T, derived_dimensio
 template<typename T>
 concept Dimension = detail::BaseDimension<T> || detail::DerivedDimension<T>;
 
+/**
+ * @brief A concept checking if the argument is of the same dimension.
+ *
+ * Satisfied when both argument satisfy a `Dimension` concept and when they compare equal.
+ */
+template<typename T, auto D>
+concept DimensionOf = Dimension<T> && Dimension<std::remove_const_t<decltype(D)>> && (T{} == D);
+
 }  // namespace mp_units
diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/quantity_spec_concepts.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/quantity_spec_concepts.h
index 27838524..b7eca451 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/quantity_spec_concepts.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/quantity_spec_concepts.h
@@ -157,11 +157,23 @@ template<QuantitySpec Q>
 namespace detail {
 
 template<auto To, auto From>
-concept DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf =
+concept NestedQuantityKindSpecOf =
   QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(From)>> && QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(To)>> &&
   get_kind(From) != get_kind(To) &&
   std::derived_from<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(To)>, std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(get_kind(From))>>;
 
 }
 
+template<typename T, auto QS>
+concept QuantitySpecOf =
+  QuantitySpec<T> && QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(QS)>> && implicitly_convertible(T{}, QS) &&
+  // the below is to make the following work
+  // static_assert(ReferenceOf<si::radian, isq::angular_measure>);
+  // static_assert(!ReferenceOf<si::radian, dimensionless>);
+  // static_assert(!ReferenceOf<isq::angular_measure[si::radian], dimensionless>
+  // static_assert(ReferenceOf<one, isq::angular_measure>);
+  // static_assert(!ReferenceOf<dimensionless[one], isq::angular_measure>);
+  !detail::NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<T{}, QS> &&
+  (detail::QuantityKindSpec<T> || !detail::NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<QS, T{}>);
+
 }  // namespace mp_units
diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/reference_concepts.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/reference_concepts.h
index c51d2d59..e0e3d6a4 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/reference_concepts.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/reference_concepts.h
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@ template<auto Q, auto U>
  */
 template<typename T, auto V>
 concept ReferenceOf =
-  Reference<T> &&
-  ((Dimension<std::remove_const_t<decltype(V)>> && get_quantity_spec(T{}).dimension == V) ||
-   (QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(V)>> && implicitly_convertible(get_quantity_spec(T{}), V) &&
-    !detail::DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<get_quantity_spec(T{}), V> &&
-    (detail::QuantityKindSpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(get_quantity_spec(T{}))>> ||
-     !detail::DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<V, get_quantity_spec(T{})>)));
+  Reference<T> && (DimensionOf<std::remove_const_t<decltype(get_quantity_spec(T{}).dimension)>, V> ||
+                   QuantitySpecOf<std::remove_const_t<decltype(get_quantity_spec(T{}))>, V>);
 
 }  // namespace mp_units
diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/unit_concepts.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/unit_concepts.h
index a669f5bc..ba727a20 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/unit_concepts.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/bits/unit_concepts.h
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ concept AssociatedUnit = Unit<U> && detail::has_associated_quantity(U{});
  * the provided quantity_spec type.
  */
 template<typename U, auto QS>
-concept UnitOf = AssociatedUnit<U> && QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(QS)>> &&
-                 implicitly_convertible(get_quantity_spec(U{}), QS) &&
-                 // the below is to make `dimensionless[radian]` invalid
-                 (get_kind(QS) == get_kind(get_quantity_spec(U{})) ||
-                  !detail::DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<get_quantity_spec(U{}), QS>);
+concept UnitOf =
+  AssociatedUnit<U> && QuantitySpec<std::remove_const_t<decltype(QS)>> &&
+  implicitly_convertible(get_quantity_spec(U{}), QS) &&
+  // the below is to make `dimensionless[radian]` invalid
+  (get_kind(QS) == get_kind(get_quantity_spec(U{})) || !detail::NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<get_quantity_spec(U{}), QS>);
 
 }  // namespace mp_units
diff --git a/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_spec.h b/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_spec.h
index e66d2505..632ff81c 100644
--- a/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_spec.h
+++ b/src/core/include/mp-units/quantity_spec.h
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ template<QuantitySpec From, QuantitySpec To>
     else
       return exploded_kind_result(
         convertible_impl(from_kind, get_kind(explode<get_complexity(from_kind)>(to_kind).quantity)));
-  } else if constexpr (DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<get_kind(to), from> && get_kind(to) == to)
+  } else if constexpr (NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<get_kind(to), from> && get_kind(to) == to)
     return yes;
   else if constexpr (NamedQuantitySpec<From> && NamedQuantitySpec<To>) {
     if constexpr (have_common_base(from, to)) {
@@ -1481,9 +1481,9 @@ template<QuantitySpec Q1, QuantitySpec Q2>
   using QQ2 = std::remove_const_t<decltype(remove_kind(q2))>;
   if constexpr (is_same_v<Q1, Q2>)
     return q1;
-  else if constexpr (detail::DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<q1, q2>)
+  else if constexpr (detail::NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<q1, q2>)
     return remove_kind(q1);
-  else if constexpr (detail::DerivedFromQuantityKindSpecOf<q2, q1>)
+  else if constexpr (detail::NestedQuantityKindSpecOf<q2, q1>)
     return remove_kind(q2);
   else if constexpr ((detail::QuantityKindSpec<Q1> && !detail::QuantityKindSpec<Q2>) ||
                      (detail::IntermediateDerivedQuantitySpec<QQ1> && detail::NamedQuantitySpec<QQ2> &&
diff --git a/test/unit_test/static/quantity_spec_test.cpp b/test/unit_test/static/quantity_spec_test.cpp
index 96024fb2..c113f63b 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/static/quantity_spec_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit_test/static/quantity_spec_test.cpp
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ static_assert((velocity / acceleration).character == quantity_character::scalar)
 
 // common_quantity_spec
 static_assert(common_quantity_spec(length, length) == length);
+static_assert(common_quantity_spec(kind_of<length>, kind_of<length>) == kind_of<length>);
 static_assert(common_quantity_spec(kind_of<length>, length) == length);
 static_assert(common_quantity_spec(length, kind_of<length>) == length);
 static_assert(common_quantity_spec(width, kind_of<length>) == width);