diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c6c613b0..4e9655233 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 * Properly consider `b > c` to be a superselector of `a > b > c`, and similarly
   for other combinators.
 
+* Deprecate use of `random()` when `$limit` has units to make it explicit that
+   `random()` currently ignores units. A future version will no longer ignore
+  units.
+
 ## 1.54.4
 
 * Improve error messages when passing incorrect units that are also
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@
 * Add partial support for new media query syntax from Media Queries Level 4. The
   only exception are logical operations nested within parentheses, as these were
   previously interpreted differently as SassScript expressions.
-  
+
   A parenthesized media condition that begins with `not` or an opening
   parenthesis now produces a deprecation warning. In a future release, these
   will be interpreted as plain CSS instead.
diff --git a/lib/src/functions/math.dart b/lib/src/functions/math.dart
index bc6c8e0ce..44f1948ab 100644
--- a/lib/src/functions/math.dart
+++ b/lib/src/functions/math.dart
@@ -289,11 +289,28 @@ final _random = math.Random();
 
 final _randomFunction = _function("random", r"$limit: null", (arguments) {
   if (arguments[0] == sassNull) return SassNumber(_random.nextDouble());
-  var limit = arguments[0].assertNumber("limit").assertInt("limit");
-  if (limit < 1) {
+  var limit = arguments[0].assertNumber("limit");
+
+  if (limit.hasUnits) {
+    warn(
+      "math.random() will no longer ignore \$limit units ($limit) in a "
+      "future release.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Recommendation: "
+      "math.random(math.div(\$limit, 1${limit.unitString})) * 1${limit.unitString}\n"
+      "\n"
+      "To preserve current behavior: "
+      "math.random(math.div(\$limit, 1${limit.unitString}))\n"
+      "\n"
+      "More info: https://sass-lang.com/d/random-with-units",
+    );
+  }
+
+  var limitScalar = limit.assertInt("limit");
+  if (limitScalar < 1) {
     throw SassScriptException("\$limit: Must be greater than 0, was $limit.");
   }
-  return SassNumber(_random.nextInt(limit) + 1);
+  return SassNumber(_random.nextInt(limitScalar) + 1);
 });
 
 final _div = _function("div", r"$number1, $number2", (arguments) {