diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/LicenseServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/LicenseServiceBean.java
index 7fea2a785a4..725fb124824 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/LicenseServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/LicenseServiceBean.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public License save(License license) throws RequestBodyException, ConflictExcept
         return license;
     }
 
-    public void setById(long id, String name, URI uri, URI iconUrl, boolean active) throws UpdateException {
+    public void setById(long id, String name, String shortDescription, URI uri, URI iconUrl, boolean active) throws UpdateException {
         List<License> licenses = em.createNamedQuery("License.findById", License.class)
                 .setParameter("id", id )
                 .getResultList();
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public void setById(long id, String name, URI uri, URI iconUrl, boolean active)
         if(licenses.size() > 0) {
             License license = licenses.get(0);
             license.setName(name);
+            license.setShortDescription(shortDescription);
             license.setUri(uri);
             license.setIconUrl(iconUrl);
             license.setActive(active);        
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Admin.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Admin.java
index 114c3cbf88d..e24978c86a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Admin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Admin.java
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ public Response setDefault(long id) {
     @Path("/licenses/{id}")
     public Response putLicenseById(@PathParam("id") long id, License license) {
         try {
-            licenseService.setById(id, license.getName(), license.getUri(), license.getIconUrl(), license.isActive());
+            licenseService.setById(id, license.getName(), license.getShortDescription(), license.getUri(), license.getIconUrl(), license.isActive());
         } catch (UpdateException e) {
             return error(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
index c1c0463e668..08e425b6b0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ public static JsonObjectBuilder json(License license) {
         return jsonObjectBuilder()
             .add("id", license.getId())
             .add("name", license.getName())
+            .add("shortDescription", license.getShortDescription())
             .add("uri", license.getUri().toString())
             .add("iconUrl", license.getIconUrl().toString())
             .add("active", license.isActive());
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataset-license-terms.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataset-license-terms.xhtml
index 7b6ace1afbd..87049f519a2 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataset-license-terms.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataset-license-terms.xhtml
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@
                                </ui:fragment>
                                <ui:fragment rendered="#{!empty termsOfUseAndAccess.license and empty DatasetPage.licenseId and empty editMode}">
                                        <p>
-                                           <img src="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.iconUrl}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}" />
-                                           <a href="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.uri}" target="_blank">#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.name}</a>
+                                           <img src="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.iconUrl}" title="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.shortDescription}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}" style="max-width:90px;width:100%;max-height:30px;height:100%" />
+                                           <a href="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.uri}" title="#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.shortDescription}" target="_blank">#{termsOfUseAndAccess.license.name}</a>
                                        </p>
+
                                </ui:fragment>
                                <ui:fragment rendered="#{!empty DatasetPage.licenseId}">
-                                   <p >
-                                       <img src="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().iconUrl}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}"/>
-                                       <a href="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().uri}" target="_blank">#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().name}</a>
+                                   <p>
+                                       <img src="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().iconUrl}" title="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().shortDescription}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}" style="max-width:90px;width:100%;max-height:30px;height:100%" />
+                                       <a href="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().uri}" title="#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().shortDescription}" target="_blank">#{DatasetPage.getSelectedLicenseById().name}</a>
                                    </p>
                                </ui:fragment>
                            </div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
index 3f130f406a4..31f5b820bcc 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@
                                                     <td>
                                                         <ui:fragment rendered="#{!empty DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license}">
                                                             <p>
-                                                                <img src="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.iconUrl}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}" />
-                                                                <a href="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.uri}" target="_blank">#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.name}</a>
+                                                                <img src="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.iconUrl}" title="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.shortDescription}" alt="#{bundle['file.icon.alttxt']}" style="max-width:90px;width:100%;max-height:30px;height:100%" />
+                                                                <a href="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.uri}" title="#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.shortDescription}" target="_blank">#{DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license.name}</a>
                                                             </p>
                                                         </ui:fragment>
                                                         <ui:fragment rendered="#{empty DatasetPage.workingVersion.termsOfUseAndAccess.license}">