diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b0cee7963..83ecbad105 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 
     <properties>
+        <licenseName>community</licenseName>
+        
         <tomcat.default.alfresco.port>8080</tomcat.default.alfresco.port>
         <tomcat.default.alfresco.ssl.port>8443</tomcat.default.alfresco.ssl.port>
         <maven.tomcat.path>/alfresco</maven.tomcat.path>
@@ -369,7 +371,51 @@
                     </webapps>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>false</addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>
+                    <organizationName>Alfresco Software Limited</organizationName>
+                    <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
+                    <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
+                    <licenseResolver>classpath://alfresco</licenseResolver>
+                    <licenseName>${licenseName}</licenseName>
+                    <roots>
+                        <root>src</root>
+                    </roots>
+                    <includes>
+                        <include>**/*.java</include>
+                        <include>**/*.jsp</include>
+                    </includes>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>check-licenses</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check-file-header</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>alfresco-license-headers</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.0</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.13</version>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
     </build>
 
     <profiles>