diff --git a/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/index.ts b/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/index.ts
index 66ac01d75..404b54ab1 100644
--- a/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/index.ts
+++ b/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { clone } from "@turf/clone";
 import { Units } from "@turf/helpers";
 import KDBush from "kdbush";
 import * as geokdbush from "geokdbush";
+import { convertLength } from "@turf/helpers";
 
 /**
  * Point classification within the cluster.
@@ -88,6 +89,12 @@ function clustersDbscan(
   }
   kdIndex.finish();
 
+  const maxDistanceKm = convertLength(
+    maxDistance,
+    options.units || "kilometers",
+    "kilometers"
+  );
+
   // Keeps track of whether a point has been visited or not.
   var visited = points.features.map((_) => false);
 
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@ function clustersDbscan(
     return (
       geokdbush
         // @ts-expect-error 2345 until https://github.com/mourner/geokdbush/issues/20 is resolved
-        .around<number>(kdIndex, x, y, undefined, maxDistance)
+        .around<number>(kdIndex, x, y, undefined, maxDistanceKm)
         .map((id) => ({
           minX: points.features[id].geometry.coordinates[0],
           minY: points.features[id].geometry.coordinates[1],
diff --git a/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/test.ts b/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/test.ts
index cabcd6645..884cf8f21 100644
--- a/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/test.ts
+++ b/packages/turf-clusters-dbscan/test.ts
@@ -154,3 +154,38 @@ test("clusters-dbscan -- allow input mutation", (t) => {
   t.equal(oldPoints.features[1].properties.cluster, 1, "cluster is 1");
   t.end();
 });
+
+test("clusters-dbscan -- respect units option", (t) => {
+  const testPoints = featureCollection([
+    point([0, 0]),
+    point([0.000001, 0]),
+    point([0.001, 0]),
+    point([0.8, 0]),
+  ]);
+
+  const kmPoints = clustersDbscan(testPoints, 1, { minPoints: 1 });
+  const mPoints = clustersDbscan(testPoints, 1, {
+    minPoints: 1,
+    units: "meters",
+  });
+  const degreePoints = clustersDbscan(testPoints, 1, {
+    minPoints: 1,
+    units: "degrees",
+  });
+
+  const kmClusters = new Set(
+    kmPoints.features.map((f) => f.properties.cluster)
+  );
+
+  const mClusters = new Set(mPoints.features.map((f) => f.properties.cluster));
+
+  const degreeClusters = new Set(
+    degreePoints.features.map((f) => f.properties.cluster)
+  );
+
+  t.equal(kmClusters.size, 2);
+  t.equal(mClusters.size, 3);
+  t.equal(degreeClusters.size, 1);
+
+  t.end();
+});