diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index d3bb1fa530..06a5b356ee 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this l
 
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+============================================================
+pbrt (sampling functions in hdEmbree/pxrPbrt/pbrUtils.h)
+============================================================
+
+Copyright(c) 1998-2020 Matt Pharr, Wenzel Jakob, and Greg Humphreys.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
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+
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diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pxrPbrt/pbrtUtils.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pxrPbrt/pbrtUtils.h
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+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pxrPbrt/pbrtUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// pbrt is Copyright(c) 1998-2020 Matt Pharr, Wenzel Jakob, and Greg Humphreys.
+// The pbrt source code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// SPDX: Apache-2.0
+
+#ifndef PXR_IMAGING_PLUGIN_HD_EMBREE_PBRT_UTILS_H
+#define PXR_IMAGING_PLUGIN_HD_EMBREE_PBRT_UTILS_H
+
+#include "pxr/pxr.h"
+
+#include "pxr/base/arch/math.h"
+#include "pxr/base/gf/vec2f.h"
+#include "pxr/base/gf/vec3f.h"
+
+PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
+
+namespace pxr_pbrt {
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr T pi = static_cast<T>(M_PI);
+
+// Ported from PBRT
+inline GfVec3f
+SphericalDirection(float sinTheta, float cosTheta, float phi)
+{
+    return GfVec3f(GfClamp(sinTheta, -1.0f, 1.0f) * GfCos(phi),
+                   GfClamp(sinTheta, -1.0f, 1.0f) * GfSin(phi),
+                   GfClamp(cosTheta, -1.0f, 1.0f));
+}
+
+// Ported from PBRT
+inline GfVec3f
+SampleUniformCone(GfVec2f const& u, float angle)
+{
+    float cosAngle = GfCos(angle);
+    float cosTheta = (1.0f - u[0]) + u[0] * cosAngle;
+    float sinTheta = GfSqrt(GfMax(0.0f, 1.0f - cosTheta*cosTheta));
+    float phi = u[1] * 2.0f * pi<float>;
+    return SphericalDirection(sinTheta, cosTheta, phi);
+}
+
+// Ported from PBRT
+inline float
+InvUniformConePDF(float angle)
+{
+    return 2.0f * pi<float> * (1.0f - GfCos(angle));
+}
+
+} // namespace pxr_pbrt
+
+PXR_NAMESPACE_CLOSE_SCOPE
+
+#endif // PXR_IMAGING_PLUGIN_HD_EMBREE_PBRT_UTILS_H
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