diff --git a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
index 95607e63ea..fab4a80734 100644
--- a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
+++ b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
@@ -811,8 +811,17 @@ def _get_invalid_linkable_specs(
                 invalid_linkable_specs.append(entity_spec)
 
         for time_dimension_spec in time_dimension_specs:
+            time_dimension_spec_without_date_part = time_dimension_spec
+            if time_dimension_spec.date_part:
+                # TODO: remove this workaround & add date_part specs to validation paths.
+                time_dimension_spec_without_date_part = TimeDimensionSpec(
+                    element_name=time_dimension_spec.element_name,
+                    entity_links=time_dimension_spec.entity_links,
+                    time_granularity=time_dimension_spec.time_granularity,
+                    aggregation_state=time_dimension_spec.aggregation_state,
+                )
             if (
-                time_dimension_spec not in valid_linkable_specs
+                time_dimension_spec_without_date_part not in valid_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()
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