diff --git a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
index 95607e63ea..7fe1fc7eae 100644
--- a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
+++ b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ def _get_invalid_linkable_specs(
                 # Because the metric time dimension is a virtual dimension that's not in the model, it won't be included
                 # in valid_linkable_specs.
                 and time_dimension_spec.reference != DataSet.metric_time_dimension_reference()
+                # TODO: remove line below & add date_part specs to validation paths.
+                and not time_dimension_spec.date_part
             ):
                 invalid_linkable_specs.append(time_dimension_spec)
 
diff --git a/metricflow/test/integration/test_cases/itest_metrics.yaml b/metricflow/test/integration/test_cases/itest_metrics.yaml
index d88ed9d83c..6e1205f1c4 100644
--- a/metricflow/test/integration/test_cases/itest_metrics.yaml
+++ b/metricflow/test/integration/test_cases/itest_metrics.yaml
@@ -1057,6 +1057,19 @@ integration_test:
     FROM {{ source_schema }}.fct_bookings
     GROUP BY {{ render_extract("ds", DatePart.YEAR) }};
 ---
+integration_test:
+  name: simple_query_with_date_part_not_metric_time
+  description: Test query using date_part
+  model: SIMPLE_MODEL
+  metrics: ["bookings"]
+  group_by_objs: [{"name": "booking__ds", "date_part": "year"}]
+  check_query: |
+    SELECT
+      SUM(1) AS bookings
+      , {{ render_extract("ds", DatePart.YEAR) }} AS booking__ds__extract_year
+    FROM {{ source_schema }}.fct_bookings
+    GROUP BY {{ render_extract("ds", DatePart.YEAR) }};
+---
 integration_test:
   name: simple_query_with_multiple_date_parts
   description: Test query using multiple date_parts