diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6530e93..0a9346a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__/
 Pipfile
 Pipfile.lock
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01dbb05..76b287e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ Example:
   The directory where [Lucene](https://lucene.apache.org/) search indexes should
   be stored. Defaults to `index` under the Confluence home directory.
 
+* `ATL_LICENSE_KEY` (from Confluence 7.8 onwards)
+
+  The Confluence license string. Providing this will remove the need to supply it through the web startup screen.
+  
 ## Database configuration
 
 It is optionally possible to configure the database from the environment,
diff --git a/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2 b/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
index c235f12..24b2887 100644
--- a/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
+++ b/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
@@ -66,5 +66,9 @@
 
     {% endif %}
 
+    {% if atl_license_key is defined %}
+      <property name="atlassian.license.message">{{ atl_license_key }}</property>
+    {% endif %}
+
   </properties>
 </confluence-configuration>
diff --git a/tests/test_image.py b/tests/test_image.py
index 52b0abe..2333b3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/test_image.py
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ def test_confluence_xml_cluster_tcp(docker_cli, image, run_user):
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="confluence.cluster.name"]')[0].text == "atl_cluster_name"
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="confluence.cluster.peers"]')[0].text == "1.1.1.1,99.99.99.99"
 
+def test_confluence_xml_license(docker_cli, image, run_user):
+    environment = {
+        'ATL_LICENSE_KEY': 'mylicense',
+    }
+    container = run_image(docker_cli, image, user=run_user, environment=environment)
+    _jvm = wait_for_proc(container, get_bootstrap_proc(container))
+
+    xml = parse_xml(container, f'{get_app_home(container)}/confluence.cfg.xml')
+
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="atlassian.license.message"]')[0].text == "mylicense"
+
 def test_java_in_run_user_path(docker_cli, image):
     RUN_USER = 'confluence'
     container = run_image(docker_cli, image)