diff --git a/.expeditor/config.yml b/.expeditor/config.yml
index 2902e9213..7bd1e6926 100644
--- a/.expeditor/config.yml
+++ b/.expeditor/config.yml
@@ -261,3 +261,6 @@ subscriptions:
   - workload: ruby_gem_published:stove-*
     actions:
       - bash:.expeditor/update_dep.sh
+  - workload: ruby_gem_published:license-acceptance-*
+    actions:
+      - bash:.expeditor/update_dep.sh
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f0ab9b62e..341b7185d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PATH
       cookbook-omnifetch (~> 0.5)
       diff-lcs (~> 1.0)
       ffi-yajl (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
+      license-acceptance (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.11)
       minitar (~> 0.6)
       mixlib-cli (>= 1.7, < 3.0)
       mixlib-shellout (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
diff --git a/bin/chef b/bin/chef
index e8ee5848d..cd60a86bb 100755
--- a/bin/chef
+++ b/bin/chef
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ Kernel.trap(:INT) { print("\n"); exit 1 }
 $:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib")))
 require "chef-dk/cli"
 
-ChefDK::CLI.new(ARGV.clone).run
+ChefDK::CLI.new(ARGV.clone).run(enforce_license: true)
diff --git a/chef-dk.gemspec b/chef-dk.gemspec
index e2e77829c..bb2d3f069 100644
--- a/chef-dk.gemspec
+++ b/chef-dk.gemspec
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_dependency "cookbook-omnifetch", "~> 0.5"
   gem.add_dependency "diff-lcs", "~> 1.0"
   gem.add_dependency "paint", "~> 1.0"
+  gem.add_dependency "license-acceptance", "~> 1.0", ">= 1.0.11"
 
   %w{rspec-core rspec-expectations rspec-mocks}.each do |dev_gem|
     gem.add_development_dependency dev_gem, "~> 3.0"
diff --git a/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb b/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb
index 4e0654b52..3f9910412 100644
--- a/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/chef-dk/cli.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def initialize(argv)
       super() # mixlib-cli #initialize doesn't allow arguments
     end
 
-    def run
+    def run(enforce_license: false)
       sanity_check!
 
       subcommand_name, *subcommand_params = argv
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def run
         handle_options
       elsif have_command?(subcommand_name)
         subcommand = instantiate_subcommand(subcommand_name)
-        exit_code = subcommand.run_with_default_options(subcommand_params)
+        exit_code = subcommand.run_with_default_options(enforce_license, subcommand_params)
         exit normalized_exit_code(exit_code)
       else
         err "Unknown command `#{subcommand_name}'."
diff --git a/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb b/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb
index b6c443e34..5d4d74d5b 100644
--- a/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb
+++ b/lib/chef-dk/command/base.rb
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@
 require "chef-dk/helpers"
 require "chef-dk/version"
 require "chef/exceptions"
+require "license_acceptance/acceptor"
+require "license_acceptance/cli_flags/mixlib_cli"
 
 module ChefDK
   module Command
     class Base
       include Mixlib::CLI
       include ChefDK::Helpers
+      include LicenseAcceptance::CLIFlags::MixlibCLI
 
       option :help,
         short: "-h",
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ def initialize
       # In order to control this behavior, make sure the default options are
       # handled here.
       #
-      def run_with_default_options(params = [ ])
+      def run_with_default_options(enforce_license, params = [ ])
         if needs_help?(params)
           msg(opt_parser.to_s)
           0
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ def run_with_default_options(params = [ ])
           msg("Chef Development Kit Version: #{ChefDK::VERSION}")
           0
         else
+          check_license_acceptance if enforce_license
           run(params)
         end
       rescue Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError => e
@@ -74,6 +78,10 @@ def needs_version?(params)
         params.include?("-v") || params.include?("--version")
       end
 
+      def check_license_acceptance
+        LicenseAcceptance::Acceptor.check_and_persist!("chef-dk", ChefDK::VERSION.to_s)
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/command/base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/command/base_spec.rb
index 0dc96be14..cac4937b8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/command/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/command/base_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def run(params)
   let(:stderr_io) { StringIO.new }
   let(:stdout_io) { StringIO.new }
   let(:command_instance) { TestCommand.new() }
+  let(:enforce_license) { false }
 
   def stdout
     stdout_io.string
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ def stderr
   end
 
   def run_command(options)
-    command_instance.run_with_default_options(options)
+    command_instance.run_with_default_options(enforce_license, options)
   end
 
   it "should print the banner for -h" do
@@ -95,6 +96,26 @@ def run_command(options)
     expect(stdout).to eq("thanks for passing me true\n")
   end
 
+  describe "when enforce_license is true" do
+    let(:enforce_license) { true }
+
+    it "calls the license acceptance library" do
+      expect(LicenseAcceptance::Acceptor).to receive(:check_and_persist!).with("chef-dk", ChefDK::VERSION.to_s)
+      run_command([])
+      expect(stdout).to eq("thanks for passing me \n")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when enforce_license is false" do
+    let(:enforce_license) { false }
+
+    it "does not call the license acceptance library" do
+      expect(LicenseAcceptance::Acceptor).to_not receive(:check_and_persist!)
+      run_command([])
+      expect(stdout).to eq("thanks for passing me \n")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "when given invalid options" do
 
     it "prints the help banner and exits gracefully" do
@@ -105,6 +126,7 @@ def run_command(options)
       expected = <<~E
         use me please
             -a, --arg ARG                    An option with a required argument
+                --chef-license ACCEPTANCE    Accept the license for this product and any contained products ('accept', 'accept-no-persist', or 'accept-silent')
             -h, --help                       Show this message
             -u, --user                       If the user exists
             -v, --version                    Show chef version
@@ -125,6 +147,7 @@ def run_command(options)
       expected = <<~E
         use me please
             -a, --arg ARG                    An option with a required argument
+                --chef-license ACCEPTANCE    Accept the license for this product and any contained products ('accept', 'accept-no-persist', or 'accept-silent')
             -h, --help                       Show this message
             -u, --user                       If the user exists
             -v, --version                    Show chef version
diff --git a/spec/unit/command/env_spec.rb b/spec/unit/command/env_spec.rb
index e1bb12955..d724cf700 100644
--- a/spec/unit/command/env_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/command/env_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   end
 
   def run_command
-    command_instance.run_with_default_options(command_options)
+    command_instance.run_with_default_options(false, command_options)
   end
 
   it "has a usage banner" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/command/exec_spec.rb b/spec/unit/command/exec_spec.rb
index fa230e21f..98d0165a2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/command/exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/command/exec_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   let(:command_options) { [] }
 
   def run_command
-    command_instance.run_with_default_options(command_options)
+    command_instance.run_with_default_options(false, command_options)
   end
 
   it "has a usage banner" do