diff --git a/godoc/static/makestatic.go b/godoc/static/makestatic.go
index 3886eb28..9cc69e38 100644
--- a/godoc/static/makestatic.go
+++ b/godoc/static/makestatic.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"go/format"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func makestatic() error {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%v\npackage static\n\n", warning)
+	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%v\n\n%v\n\npackage static\n\n", license, warning)
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "var Files = map[string]string{\n")
 	for _, fn := range files {
 		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fn)
@@ -119,4 +120,8 @@ func sanitize(b []byte) []byte {
 	return bytes.Replace(b, []byte("\xEF\xBB\xBF"), []byte("`+\"\\xEF\\xBB\\xBF\"+`"), -1)
 }
 
-const warning = "// Code generated by \"makestatic\"; DO NOT EDIT\n"
+const warning = `// Code generated by "makestatic"; DO NOT EDIT`
+
+var license = fmt.Sprintf(`// Copyright %d The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.`, time.Now().UTC().Year())
diff --git a/godoc/static/static.go b/godoc/static/static.go
index 5855c1db..a4286609 100644
--- a/godoc/static/static.go
+++ b/godoc/static/static.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 // Code generated by "makestatic"; DO NOT EDIT
 
 package static