diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
index 2901e8b719b..ef8c268f088 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
@@ -679,8 +679,10 @@
 		src_model="stock.warehouse"
 		id="act_stock_warehouse_2_stock_warehouse_orderpoint"/>
 
+	<!-- add product_uom to context to be the default value when adding new orderpoints -->
 	<act_window name="Orderpoints"
 		domain="[('product_id', '=', active_id)]"
+		context="{'product_uom': uom_id}"
 		res_model="stock.warehouse.orderpoint"
 		src_model="product.product"
 		id="act_product_product_2_stock_warehouse_orderpoint"/>