diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bbbd20b7..81379e03f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-KOReader [![Build Status][travis-icon]][travis-link] [![Coverage Status][coverage-icon]][coverage-link]
+[![Build Status][travis-badge]][travis-link]
+[![Coverage Status][coverage-badge]][coverage-link]
+[![AGPL Licence][licence-badge]](COPYING)
+KOReader
 ========
 
 KOReader is a document viewer application, originally created for Kindle 
@@ -183,11 +186,12 @@ http://ccache.samba.org
 
 [base-readme]:https://github.com/koreader/koreader-base/blob/master/README.md
 [nb-script]:https://github.com/koreader/koreader-misc/blob/master/koreader-nightlybuild/koreader-nightlybuild.sh
-[travis-icon]:https://travis-ci.org/koreader/koreader.png?branch=master
+[travis-badge]:https://travis-ci.org/koreader/koreader.png?branch=master
 [travis-link]:https://travis-ci.org/koreader/koreader
 [travis-conf]:https://github.com/koreader/koreader-base/blob/master/.travis.yml
 [linux-vm]:http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11287/how-to-run-ubuntu-in-windows-7-with-vmware-player/
 [l10n-readme]:https://github.com/koreader/koreader/blob/master/l10n/README.md
 [koreader-transifex]:https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/koreader/
-[coverage-icon]:https://coveralls.io/repos/koreader/koreader/badge.png
+[coverage-badge]:https://coveralls.io/repos/koreader/koreader/badge.png
 [coverage-link]:https://coveralls.io/r/koreader/koreader
+[licence-badge]:http://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL-brightgreen.svg