diff --git a/framework/src/utils/Units.C b/framework/src/utils/Units.C
index 7d347855d1ea..3465be008576 100644
--- a/framework/src/utils/Units.C
+++ b/framework/src/utils/Units.C
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, MooseUnits>> MooseUnits::_unit_table =
       {{MooseUnits::BaseUnit::KILOGRAM, 1},
        {MooseUnits::BaseUnit::METER, 2},
        {MooseUnits::BaseUnit::SECOND, -2}}}}, // Joule
+    {"cal",
+     {4.184,
+      0,
+      {{MooseUnits::BaseUnit::KILOGRAM, 1},
+       {MooseUnits::BaseUnit::METER, 2},
+       {MooseUnits::BaseUnit::SECOND, -2}}}}, // Calorie
     {"W",
      {1,
       0,
diff --git a/unit/src/UnitsTest.C b/unit/src/UnitsTest.C
index 6b64ca0169e9..4e67bca9418a 100644
--- a/unit/src/UnitsTest.C
+++ b/unit/src/UnitsTest.C
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ TEST(Units, numbers)
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(Real(MooseUnits("m/0.1^3") / MooseUnits("km")), 1.0);
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(Real(MooseUnits("m/1e-3") / MooseUnits("km")), 1.0);
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(Real(MooseUnits("1234.567")), 1234.567);
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(Real(MooseUnits("20*80")), 1600);
 }
 
 TEST(Units, si_prefixes)
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ TEST(Units, parse)
       {"m^3", "m^3"},
       {"N*m", "m^2*kg*s^-2"},
       {"mm", "0.001 m"},
+      {"5m * 1/6s", "0.833333 m*s^-1"},
+      {"5m/(6s)", "0.833333 m*s^-1"},
+      {"cal", "4.184 m^2*kg*s^-2"},
       {"kg/(m*s^2)", "m^-1*kg*s^-2"},
       {"kg/(m*s)^2", "m^-2*kg*s^-2"},
       {"eV/at", "1.60218e-19 m^2*kg*s^-2*at^-1"},