diff --git a/3rdparty/cpufeatures/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/cpufeatures/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b19574864..92bce6abf8 100644
--- a/3rdparty/cpufeatures/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/cpufeatures/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${OPENCV_CPUFEATURES_TARGET_NAME} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(cpufeatures LICENSE README.md)
diff --git a/3rdparty/include/opencl/LICENSE.txt b/3rdparty/include/opencl/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..020ce65fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/include/opencl/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Copyright (c) 2008-2015 The Khronos Group Inc.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+copy of this software and/or associated documentation files (the
+"Materials"), to deal in the Materials without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Materials, and to
+permit persons to whom the Materials are furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+in all copies or substantial portions of the Materials.
+
+MODIFICATIONS TO THIS FILE MAY MEAN IT NO LONGER ACCURATELY REFLECTS
+KHRONOS STANDARDS. THE UNMODIFIED, NORMATIVE VERSIONS OF KHRONOS
+SPECIFICATIONS AND HEADER INFORMATION ARE LOCATED AT
+   https://www.khronos.org/registry/
+
+THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+MATERIALS OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE MATERIALS.
diff --git a/3rdparty/ittnotify/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/ittnotify/CMakeLists.txt
index e8b2d289ea..2acb5347b4 100644
--- a/3rdparty/ittnotify/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/ittnotify/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${ITT_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(ittnotify src/ittnotify/LICENSE.BSD src/ittnotify/LICENSE.GPL)
diff --git a/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
index 13200eb445..29349e0c50 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libjasper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${JASPER_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(jasper LICENSE README copyright)
diff --git a/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index c5509cac40..f686baf61a 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libjpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${JPEG_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(libjpeg README)
diff --git a/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
index b5f36a1875..01ac496976 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if(PPC64LE OR PPC64)
     list(APPEND lib_srcs powerpc/powerpc_init.c powerpc/filter_vsx_intrinsics.c)
     add_definitions(-DPNG_POWERPC_VSX_OPT=2)
   else()
-    add_definitions(-DPNG_POWERPC_VSX_OPT=0)    
+    add_definitions(-DPNG_POWERPC_VSX_OPT=0)
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${PNG_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(libpng LICENSE README opencv-libpng.patch)
diff --git a/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
index 73717e20c0..9d575bcab9 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libtiff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -470,3 +470,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${TIFF_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(libtiff COPYRIGHT)
diff --git a/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
index 7302441d63..730b9a0d7e 100644
--- a/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/openexr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,5 +76,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(IlmImf EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
 
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(openexr LICENSE AUTHORS.ilmbase AUTHORS.openexr fix_msvc2013_errors.patch)
+
 set(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATHS ${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATHS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 set(OPENEXR_VERSION "1.7.1" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/3rdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
index a10e20bfd8..f5ca6f1fff 100644
--- a/3rdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/protobuf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,3 +150,5 @@ set(Protobuf_VERSION ${Protobuf_VERSION} CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(libprotobuf EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(protobuf LICENSE README.md)
diff --git a/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
index f2b7b286ab..5fe608619e 100644
--- a/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/tbb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,4 +156,6 @@ ocv_install_target(tbb EXPORT OpenCVModules
     ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev
     )
 
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(tbb "${tbb_src_dir}/LICENSE" "${tbb_src_dir}/README")
+
 ocv_tbb_read_version("${tbb_src_dir}/include")
diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index cd1da16987..8525a11fac 100644
--- a/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,3 +99,5 @@ endif()
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   ocv_install_target(${ZLIB_LIBRARY} EXPORT OpenCVModules ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(zlib README)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectOpenCL.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectOpenCL.cmake
index 433f244fe6..629d44a62d 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectOpenCL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectOpenCL.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 else(APPLE)
   set(OPENCL_LIBRARY "" CACHE STRING "OpenCL library")
   set(OPENCL_INCLUDE_DIR "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/include/opencl/1.2" CACHE PATH "OpenCL include directory")
+  ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(opencl-headers "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/include/opencl/LICENSE.txt")
 endif(APPLE)
 mark_as_advanced(OPENCL_INCLUDE_DIR OPENCL_LIBRARY)
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindIPP.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindIPP.cmake
index 068cef71be..52c8d50638 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindIPP.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindIPP.cmake
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED IPPROOT)
   if(NOT IPPROOT)
     return()
   endif()
+  ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(ippicv "${IPPROOT}/readme.htm" "${IPPROOT}/license/ippEULA.txt")
 endif()
 
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${IPPROOT}" __IPPROOT)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindIPPIW.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindIPPIW.cmake
index dcc546f29a..3b63aa1a0d 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindIPPIW.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindIPPIW.cmake
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ if(BUILD_IPP_IW)
   # local sources
   ippiw_setup("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/ippiw" 1)
 
+  set(IPPIW_ROOT "${IPPROOT}/../${IW_PACKAGE_SUBDIR}")
+  ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(ippiw
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/EULA.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/redist.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/support.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/third-party-programs.txt")
+
   # Package sources
   get_filename_component(__PATH "${IPPROOT}/../${IW_PACKAGE_SUBDIR}/" ABSOLUTE)
   ippiw_setup("${__PATH}" 1)
@@ -161,9 +168,15 @@ if(NOT HAVE_IPP_ICV AND BUILD_IPP_IW)
   set(TEMP_ROOT 0)
   include("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/ippicv/ippicv.cmake")
   download_ippicv(TEMP_ROOT)
+  set(IPPIW_ROOT "${TEMP_ROOT}/../${IW_PACKAGE_SUBDIR}")
+  ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(ippiw
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/EULA.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/redist.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/support.txt"
+    "${IPPIW_ROOT}/third-party-programs.txt")
 
   # Package sources. Only sources are compatible with regular Intel IPP
-  ippiw_setup("${TEMP_ROOT}/../${IW_PACKAGE_SUBDIR}/" 1)
+  ippiw_setup("${IPPIW_ROOT}" 1)
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
index ae367d74a3..30f36ac5e0 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -1002,6 +1002,18 @@ function(ocv_install_target)
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
+# ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(<library-name> <filename1> [<filename2> ..])
+function(ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses library)
+  foreach(filename ${ARGN})
+    get_filename_component(name "${filename}" NAME)
+    install(
+      FILES "${filename}"
+      DESTINATION "${OPENCV_OTHER_INSTALL_PATH}/licenses"
+      COMPONENT licenses
+      RENAME "${library}-${name}"
+      OPTIONAL)
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
 
 # read set of version defines from the header file
 macro(ocv_parse_header FILENAME FILE_VAR)
diff --git a/modules/core/3rdparty/SoftFloat/COPYING.txt b/modules/core/3rdparty/SoftFloat/COPYING.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e16aa0fd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/3rdparty/SoftFloat/COPYING.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+License for Berkeley SoftFloat Release 3c
+
+John R. Hauser
+2017 February 10
+
+The following applies to the whole of SoftFloat Release 3c as well as to
+each source file individually.
+
+Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 The Regents of the
+University of California.  All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+    this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
+
+ 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the
+    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+    without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS", AND ANY
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE
+DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fb12f3c47..2ce93d374b 100644
--- a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,3 +70,5 @@ endif()
 
 ocv_add_accuracy_tests()
 ocv_add_perf_tests()
+
+ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(SoftFloat "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/SoftFloat/COPYING.txt")