diff --git a/addons/product/product_data.xml b/addons/product/product_data.xml
index d5aaae658d4..7c05a929a1f 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_data.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_data.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
         <record id="uom_categ_wtime" model="product.uom.categ">
             <field name="name">Working Time</field>
         </record>
+        <record id="uom_categ_length" model="product.uom.categ">
+            <field name="name">Length / Distance</field>
+        </record>
+
 
         <!--
 	Resource: product.uom
@@ -43,6 +47,17 @@
             <field name="name">TON</field>
             <field name="factor">1.0</field>
         </record>
+        <record id="product_uom_meter" model="product.uom">
+            <field name="category_id" ref="uom_categ_length"/>
+            <field name="name">Meter</field>
+            <field name="factor">1.0</field>
+        </record>
+        <record id="product_uom_km" model="product.uom">
+            <field name="category_id" ref="uom_categ_length"/>
+            <field name="name">Kilometer</field>
+            <field name="factor">0.001</field>
+        </record>
+
 
         <!--
 ... to here, it should be in product_demo but we cant just move it