diff --git a/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot b/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
index c773635f0ac681252a3d7df12498c4674490f8ab..e5f8c4e7cc5d86f9791786f1dd0c5d8ca2e850ce 100644
--- a/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
+++ b/addons/uom/i18n/uom.pot
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ 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 a23a99f50980d5cd630dca629f8176d83473a0a0..7d84ae13d333c8d93bc1ea4a906a4353e5a07c1c 100644
--- a/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py
+++ b/addons/uom/models/uom_uom.py
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ 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 2c3f7f9d3fd888119194e2bdf4fbc2748b493b1d..55260ae2b4ce777b5db55f70d6bec88c0b6bd1b2 100644
--- a/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py
+++ b/addons/uom/tests/test_uom.py
@@ -97,3 +97,12 @@ class TestUom(UomCommon):
                 '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.env.ref('uom.product_uom_categ_unit').id
+            })