diff --git a/buildpack-deps/license.md b/buildpack-deps/license.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bbbadedddf21..000000000000
--- a/buildpack-deps/license.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-View [license information](https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/buildpack-deps/license.md b/buildpack-deps/license.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..738af44a51da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildpack-deps/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../debian/license.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cassandra/license.md b/cassandra/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebcfa87b9ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cassandra/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=blob;f=LICENSE.txt;hb=cassandra-3.11.1) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/crux/license.md b/crux/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1adb71cc66d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crux/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://crux.nu/Main/Handbook3-3-Intro) for the software contained in this image (scroll to the "License" section at the end of the linked document).
diff --git a/debian/license.md b/debian/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbbadedddf21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/ghost/license.md b/ghost/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..832ac6d781a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://ghost.org/license/) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/hello-seattle/license.md b/hello-seattle/license.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..cd1fdd1deac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hello-seattle/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../hello-world/license.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hello-world/license.md b/hello-world/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa5a092501d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hello-world/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://github.com/docker-library/hello-world/blob/master/LICENSE) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/hola-mundo/license.md b/hola-mundo/license.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..cd1fdd1deac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hola-mundo/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../hello-world/license.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jenkins/license.md b/jenkins/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0bd12e628eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://jenkins.io/license/) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/mariadb/license.md b/mariadb/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4c0b00be97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mariadb/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/licensing-faq/) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/mongo-express/license.md b/mongo-express/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0cf48036cb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mongo-express/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express#license) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/mysql/license.md b/mysql/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86b9d650ad6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://www.mysql.com/about/legal/) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/neurodebian/license.md b/neurodebian/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2690fd52a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neurodebian/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+View [license information](https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines) for the software contained in this image.
+
+Additionally, `-nonfree` flavors of the images enable access to materials which are not fully DFSG-compliant, and might have restrictions (e.g. non-commercial) and/or lack original sources.
diff --git a/percona/license.md b/percona/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5baf32226119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/percona/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/LATEST/copyright.html) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/postgres/license.md b/postgres/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db35079325f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgres/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/ubuntu/license.md b/ubuntu/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cab06638ecba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/licensing) for the software contained in this image.
diff --git a/wordpress/license.md b/wordpress/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c945312608ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wordpress/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+View [license information](https://wordpress.org/about/license/) for the software contained in this image.