diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e22423ce..4ffef04bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ Start with having a look at the **[Documentation]** and the **[Javadoc]**.
 
 Instructions on how to use Smack in your Java or Android project are provided in the [Smack Readme and Upgrade Guide](https://igniterealtime.org/projects/smack/readme).
 
+License
+-------
+
+Most of Smack is governed by the Apache License 2.0 (SPDX License Identifier: Apache 2.0). This license requires that the contents of a NOICE text file are shown "…within a display generated by the Derivative Works, if and wherever such third-party notices normally appear.".
+
+Smack comes which such a NOTICE file. Moreover, since `smack-core` is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, the conditions apply to every project using Smack. The content of Smack's NOTICE file can conveniently be retrieved using `Smack.getNoticeStream()`.
+
+Some subprojects of Smack are governed by other licenses. Please refer to the individual subprojects.
+
 Professional Services
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/smack-core/build.gradle b/smack-core/build.gradle
index 9a8bd757d..b0cd79641 100644
--- a/smack-core/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-core/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testFixturesApi "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.11.1"
 	testFixturesApi "org.xmlunit:xmlunit-assertj:$xmlUnitVersion"
 	testFixturesApi 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.2'
+	testFixturesApi 'com.google.guava:guava:28.2-jre'
 }
 
 class CreateFileTask extends DefaultTask {
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Smack.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Smack.java
index f59ea632f..690b9bb2d 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Smack.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/Smack.java
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@
  */
 package org.jivesoftware.smack;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class Smack {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(Smack.class.getName());
 
+    private static final String SMACK_ORG = "org.jivesoftware";
+
+    public static final String SMACK_PACKAGE = SMACK_ORG + ".smack";
+
     /**
      * Returns the Smack version information, eg "1.3.0".
      *
@@ -31,6 +36,12 @@ public class Smack {
         return SmackInitialization.SMACK_VERSION;
     }
 
+    private static final String NOTICE_RESOURCE = SMACK_PACKAGE + "/NOTICE";
+
+    public static InputStream getNoticeStream() {
+        return ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(NOTICE_RESOURCE);
+    }
+
     public static void ensureInitialized() {
         if (SmackConfiguration.isSmackInitialized()) {
             return;
diff --git a/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SmackTest.java b/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SmackTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dd49cc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/SmackTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Florian Schmaus
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smack;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class SmackTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void getNoticeStreamTest() throws IOException {
+        Set<String> expectedStrings = Sets.newHashSet(
+                        "Florian Schmaus"
+                      , "Paul Schaub"
+        );
+        int maxLineLength = 0;
+
+        try (InputStream inputStream = Smack.getNoticeStream()) {
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+
+            while (reader.ready()) {
+                String line = reader.readLine();
+
+                int lineLength = line.length();
+                maxLineLength = Math.max(maxLineLength, lineLength);
+
+                expectedStrings.removeIf(s -> s.equals(line));
+            }
+        }
+
+        assertTrue(expectedStrings.isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(maxLineLength < 60);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/smack-java8-full/build.gradle b/smack-java8-full/build.gradle
index 5292c5cff..47253d4e6 100644
--- a/smack-java8-full/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-java8-full/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies {
 	api project(':smack-resolver-minidns-dox')
 	api project(':smack-tcp')
 
-	testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:28.2-jre'
+	testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":smack-core")))
 	testImplementation 'org.jgrapht:jgrapht-io:1.3.1'
 }