diff --git a/meta.json b/meta.json
index 9f22df7b8..d3c029a87 100644
--- a/meta.json
+++ b/meta.json
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
       "type": "string",
       "label": "Author"
     },
+    "license": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "label": "License",
+      "default": "MIT"
+    },
     "sass": {
        "type": "confirm",
        "message": "Use sass?",
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index cc7215432..17bbca363 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "description": "{{ description }}",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "author": "{{ author }}",
+  "license": "{{ license }}",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --open --hot",