diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8565eae..15fae0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Gemfile.lock
 .kitchen/
 .kitchen.local.yml
 .bundle/
+bundle/
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 4596586..e8ecb6d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ AllCops:
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 150
 
-Layout/MethodLength:
+Metrics/MethodLength:
   Max: 60
 
-Layout/AbcSize:
+Metrics/AbcSize:
   Max: 60
 
-Layout/BlockLength:
+Metrics/BlockLength:
   Max: 130
 
 Naming/FileName:
diff --git a/resources/default.rb b/resources/default.rb
index fb34a91..bf4336f 100644
--- a/resources/default.rb
+++ b/resources/default.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 property :properties_variables, Hash, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['properties_variables'] }
 property :vmoptions_variables, Hash, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['vmoptions_variables'] }
 property :outbound_proxy, [Hash, NilClass], sensitive: true, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['outbound_proxy'] }
+property :license_fingerprint, [String, NilClass], default: lazy { node['nexus3']['license_fingerprint'] }
+property :license, [String, NilClass], sensitive: true, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['license'] }
 property :plugins, Hash, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['plugins'] }
 property :logback_variables, Hash, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['logback_variables'] }
 
@@ -140,6 +142,29 @@
     end
   end
 
+  license_file_path = new_resource.properties_variables['nexus.licenseFile']
+
+  directory "license directory for #{new_resource.instance_name}" do
+    path(lazy { ::File.dirname(license_file_path) })
+    recursive true
+    owner     'root'
+    group     'root'
+    mode      '0755'
+    only_if { !new_resource.license.nil? && !license_file_path.nil? }
+  end
+
+  file "license for #{new_resource.instance_name}" do
+    action    :create
+    path      license_file_path
+    owner     'root'
+    group     new_resource.nexus3_group
+    mode      '0640'
+    sensitive true
+    content(lazy { ::Base64.decode64(new_resource.license) })
+    notifies :update, 'nexus3_license[update installed license]', :delayed if license_already_installed
+    only_if { !new_resource.license.nil? && !license_file_path.nil? }
+  end
+
   link new_resource.nexus3_home do
     to install_dir
     owner new_resource.nexus3_user
@@ -162,9 +187,9 @@
       wait_until_ready!(::Nexus3::Api.endpoint(port), node['nexus3']['api']['wait'])
     end
     action :nothing
-    notifies :create, "nexus3_api[#{pwchanger}]"
-    notifies :run, "nexus3_api[#{pwchanger}]"
-    notifies new_resource.outbound_proxy ? :create : :delete, 'nexus3_outbound_proxy[default]'
+    notifies :create, "nexus3_api[#{pwchanger}]", :delayed
+    notifies :run, "nexus3_api[#{pwchanger}]", :delayed
+    notifies new_resource.outbound_proxy ? :create : :delete, 'nexus3_outbound_proxy[default]', :delayed
   end
 
   passwd_file = ::File.join(new_resource.data, 'admin.password')
@@ -176,7 +201,7 @@
     api_client(lazy { ::Nexus3::Api.local(port, 'admin', ::File.read(passwd_file)) })
     only_if { ::File.exist? passwd_file }
     action :nothing
-    notifies :delete, "file[#{passwd_file}]"
+    notifies :delete, "file[#{passwd_file}]", :delayed
   end
 
   file passwd_file do
@@ -189,6 +214,12 @@
     config new_resource.outbound_proxy unless new_resource.outbound_proxy.nil?
     api_client(lazy { ::Nexus3::Api.local(port, 'admin', new_resource.nexus3_password) })
   end
+
+  nexus3_license 'update installed license' do
+    action :nothing
+    fingerprint new_resource.license_fingerprint
+    license new_resource.license
+  end
 end
 
 action_class do
diff --git a/resources/license.rb b/resources/license.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8caaa63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/license.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+property :fingerprint, String, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['license_fingerprint'] }
+property :license, String, sensitive: true, default: lazy { node['nexus3']['license'] }
+property :api_client, ::Nexus3::Api, identity: true, desired_state: false, default: lazy { ::Nexus3::Api.default(node) }
+
+load_current_value do |_desired|
+  begin
+    config = api_client.request(:get, 'system/license')
+    current_value_does_not_exist! if config.nil?
+    fingerprint JSON.parse(config)['fingerprint']
+  # Nexus returns a 402 Payment Required when there is no license installed, we get an ApiError
+  rescue ::LoadError, ::Nexus3::ApiError => e
+    ::Chef::Log.warn "A '#{e.class}' occured: #{e.message}"
+    current_value_does_not_exist!
+  end
+end
+
+action :update do
+  converge_if_changed :fingerprint do
+    converge_by('Uploading license') do
+      new_resource.api_client.request(
+        :post, 'system/license', data: ::Base64.decode64(new_resource.license), content_type: 'application/octet-stream'
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+action :delete do
+  unless current_resource.nil?
+    converge_by('Unregistering license') do
+      new_resource.api_client.request(:delete, 'system/license')
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+action_class do
+  def whyrun_supported?
+    true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_validation_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_validation_spec.rb
index 0186ea7..3a38031 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_validation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_validation_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'nexus3_resources_test::default' do
-  NON_TESTED_RESOURCES = %w[service_systemd service_windows default service_sysvinit].freeze
+  NON_TESTED_RESOURCES = %w[default license service_systemd service_sysvinit service_windows].freeze
   cached(:chef_run) do
     ::ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(platform: 'centos', version: CENTOS_VERSION).converge(described_recipe)
   end