diff --git a/addons/report/controllers/main.py b/addons/report/controllers/main.py
index 56236990316..ba8016f6ea1 100644
--- a/addons/report/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/report/controllers/main.py
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class ReportController(Controller):
         :param humanreadable: Accepted values: 0 (default) or 1. 1 will insert the readable value
         at the bottom of the output image
         """
+        if type == 'UPCA' and len(value) in (11, 12, 13):
+            type = 'EAN13'
+            if len(value) in (11, 12):
+                value = '0%s' % value
         try:
             width, height, humanreadable = int(width), int(height), bool(humanreadable)
             barcode = createBarcodeDrawing(