diff --git a/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot b/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
index f5834d2cd04ce9a97bd670942569481ee112f831..c77e2a6041b839cfa3d8f0c3e1f7a69f459a0e4c 100644
--- a/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
+++ b/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ msgid ""
 " belong to the same category."
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: uom
+#: code:addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid "The value of ratio could not be Zero"
+msgstr ""
+
 #. module: uom
 #: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:uom.field_uom_uom__uom_type
 msgid "Type"
diff --git a/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py b/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py
index 3f770fd0850b17d48f08e601058172fbf6ab97e0..85b153384e90de51ca43e84ec5624cd8d0ed6f8b 100644
--- a/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py
+++ b/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class UoM(models.Model):
                 uom.ratio = uom.factor
 
     def _set_ratio(self):
+        if self.ratio == 0:
+            raise ValidationError(_("The value of ratio could not be Zero"))
         if self.uom_type == 'reference':
             self.factor = 1
         elif self.uom_type == 'bigger':
diff --git a/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py b/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py
index 9abe66e55ba2b738e3b1dda3e8c67ae94632515f..986d5de09a9e4a1101d244834426453c7299647e 100644
--- a/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py
+++ b/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py
@@ -105,3 +105,12 @@ class TestUom(TransactionCase):
                 'rounding': 1.0,
                 'category_id': category.id
             })
+
+    def test_50_check_ratio(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            self.env['uom.uom'].create({
+                'name': 'Custom UoM',
+                'uom_type': 'bigger',
+                'ratio': 0,
+                'category_id': self.categ_unit_id
+            })