diff --git a/examples/layer-browser/src/examples/core-layers.js b/examples/layer-browser/src/examples/core-layers.js
index 53106bd6ff3..9f55fa7aadd 100644
--- a/examples/layer-browser/src/examples/core-layers.js
+++ b/examples/layer-browser/src/examples/core-layers.js
@@ -279,12 +279,22 @@ const ScatterplotLayerExample = {
 
 const ColumnLayerExample = {
   layer: ColumnLayer,
+  propTypes: {
+    radiusUnits: {type: 'compound', elements: ['radiusUnitsPixels']},
+    radiusUnitsPixels: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      onUpdate: (newValue, newSettings, change) => {
+        change('radiusUnits', newValue ? 'pixels' : 'meters');
+      }
+    }
+  },
   props: {
     id: 'columnLayer',
     data: dataSamples.worldGrid.data,
     extruded: true,
     pickable: true,
     radius: 100,
+    radiusUnits: 'meters',
     opacity: 1,
     getFillColor: d => [245, 166, d.value * 255, 255],
     getElevation: d => d.value * 5000
diff --git a/modules/layers/src/column-layer/column-layer-vertex.glsl.ts b/modules/layers/src/column-layer/column-layer-vertex.glsl.ts
index fb81bd36b1e..69503867dd0 100644
--- a/modules/layers/src/column-layer/column-layer-vertex.glsl.ts
+++ b/modules/layers/src/column-layer/column-layer-vertex.glsl.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ void main(void) {
   vec2 offset = (rotationMatrix * positions.xy * strokeOffsetRatio + column.offset) * dotRadius;
   if (column.radiusUnits == UNIT_METERS) {
     offset = project_size(offset);
+  } else if (column.radiusUnits == UNIT_PIXELS) {
+    offset = project_pixel_size(offset);
   }
   vec3 pos = vec3(offset, 0.);
   DECKGL_FILTER_SIZE(pos, geometry);