diff --git a/addons/delivery/delivery_view.xml b/addons/delivery/delivery_view.xml
index 9b67d6b01b9..a8a2478f339 100644
--- a/addons/delivery/delivery_view.xml
+++ b/addons/delivery/delivery_view.xml
@@ -243,8 +243,13 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="stock.view_picking_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="company_id" position="before">
-                    <field name="weight"/>
-                    <field name="weight_net" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="weight"/>
+                        <field name="weight_net" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    </group>
+                    <group>
+                        <field name="uom_id" nolabel="1"/>
+                    </group>
                 </field>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/delivery/stock.py b/addons/delivery/stock.py
index c3ce236dc2e..a975314d2ab 100644
--- a/addons/delivery/stock.py
+++ b/addons/delivery/stock.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
                  }),
         'carrier_tracking_ref': fields.char('Carrier Tracking Ref', size=32),
         'number_of_packages': fields.integer('Number of Packages'),
+        'uom_id': fields.related('uom_id', 'product_id', type='many2one', relation='product.uom', string='UoM', readonly=True),
         }
 
     def _prepare_shipping_invoice_line(self, cr, uid, picking, invoice, context=None):
@@ -133,6 +134,18 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
                 invoice_obj.button_compute(cr, uid, [invoice.id], context=context)
         return result
 
+    def _get_uom(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+        try:
+            product = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object(cr, uid, 'product', 'product_uom_kgm')
+        except ValueError:
+            # a ValueError is returned if the xml id given is not found in the table ir_model_data
+            return False
+        return product.id
+
+    _defaults = {
+        'uom_id': _get_uom,
+    }
+
 stock_picking()
 
 class stock_move(osv.osv):
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 859cda8ce94..03a9ede7221 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
 
     _name = "stock.move"
     _description = "Stock Move"
-    _order = 'date_expected desc, id'
+    _order = 'id desc, picking_id'
     _log_create = False
 
     def action_partial_move(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):