diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
index 2ec46d6568b..123e47f701d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_leave_allocation.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from odoo import api, fields, models
 from odoo.addons.resource.models.resource import HOURS_PER_DAY
 from odoo.exceptions import AccessError, UserError
 from odoo.tools.translate import _
+from odoo.tools.float_utils import float_round
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
     number_of_hours_display = fields.Float(
         'Duration (hours)', compute='_compute_number_of_hours_display',
         help="UX field allowing to see and modify the allocation duration, computed in hours.")
+    duration_display = fields.Char('Allocated (Days/Hours)', compute='_compute_duration_display',
+        help="Field allowing to see the allocation duration in days or hours depending on the type_request_unit")
     # details
     parent_id = fields.Many2one('hr.leave.allocation', string='Parent')
     linked_request_ids = fields.One2many('hr.leave.allocation', 'parent_id', string='Linked Requests')
@@ -205,6 +208,16 @@ class HolidaysAllocation(models.Model):
         for allocation in self:
             allocation.number_of_hours_display = allocation.number_of_days * (allocation.employee_id.resource_calendar_id.hours_per_day or HOURS_PER_DAY)
 
+    @api.multi
+    @api.depends('number_of_hours_display', 'number_of_days_display')
+    def _compute_duration_display(self):
+        for allocation in self:
+            allocation.duration_display = '%g %s' % (
+                (float_round(allocation.number_of_hours_display, precision_digits=2)
+                if allocation.type_request_unit == 'hour'
+                else float_round(allocation.number_of_days_display, precision_digits=2)),
+                _('hours') if allocation.type_request_unit == 'hour' else _('days'))
+
     @api.multi
     @api.depends('state', 'employee_id', 'department_id')
     def _compute_can_reset(self):
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
index a9973828ab7..0304653091f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                 <field name="department_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
-                <field name="number_of_days" string="Allocated Days" sum="Total allocated days"/>
+                <field name="duration_display"/>
                 <field name="message_needaction" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="state"/>
                 <button string="Approve" name="action_approve" type="object"