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+"""
+Tests using patches with units.
+"""
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
+                        unicode_literals)
+
+from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
+
+
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['units_rectangle'], extensions=['png'])
+def test_units_rectangle():
+    import matplotlib.testing.jpl_units as U
+    U.register()
+
+    p = mpatches.Rectangle((5*U.km, 6*U.km), 1*U.km, 2*U.km)
+
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = plt.subplot(111)
+    ax.add_patch(p)
+    ax.set_xlim([4*U.km, 7*U.km])
+    ax.set_ylim([5*U.km, 9*U.km])