diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/register_routes.js b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/register_routes.js
index 02666e81a0b5c..a9623231e57d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/register_routes.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/register_routes.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render } from 'react-dom';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { HashRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { setHttpClient } from './services/api';
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { App } from './app';
 import { BASE_PATH } from '../common/constants/base_path';
 
 import routes from 'ui/routes';
+import { MANAGEMENT_BREADCRUMB } from 'ui/management';
 
 import template from './main.html';
 import { manageAngularLifecycle } from './lib/manage_angular_lifecycle';
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ const renderReact = async (elem) => {
 
 routes.when(`${BASE_PATH}:view?/:id?`, {
   template: template,
+  k7Breadcrumbs: () => [
+    MANAGEMENT_BREADCRUMB,
+    {
+      text: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.breadcrumb', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Index management'
+      }),
+    }
+  ],
   controllerAs: 'indexManagement',
   controller: class IndexManagementController {
     constructor($scope, $route, $http) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/breadcrumbs.js b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/breadcrumbs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0de04f4bd70fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { MANAGEMENT_BREADCRUMB } from 'ui/management';
+import { BASE_PATH } from '../common/constants';
+
+export function getDashboardBreadcrumbs() {
+  return [
+    MANAGEMENT_BREADCRUMB,
+    {
+      text: i18n.translate('xpack.licenseMgmt.dashboard.breadcrumb', {
+        defaultMessage: 'License management'
+      }),
+      href: `#${BASE_PATH}home`
+    }
+  ];
+}
+
+export function getUploadBreadcrumbs() {
+  return [
+    ...getDashboardBreadcrumbs(),
+    {
+      text: i18n.translate('xpack.licenseMgmt.upload.breadcrumb', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Upload'
+      })
+    }
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/register_route.js b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/register_route.js
index edb2542f3b1be..99ff1e57b5761 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/register_route.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/public/register_route.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { HashRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { setTelemetryOptInService, setTelemetryEnabled, setHttpClient, TelemetryOptInProvider } from './lib/telemetry';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
-
+import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
 
 import App from './app';
 import { BASE_PATH } from "../common/constants/base_path";
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { XPackInfoProvider as xpackInfoProvider } from 'plugins/xpack_main/servi
 
 import template from './main.html';
 import { licenseManagementStore } from './store';
+import { getDashboardBreadcrumbs, getUploadBreadcrumbs } from './breadcrumbs';
 
 const renderReact = (elem, store) => {
   render(
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ const manageAngularLifecycle = ($scope, $route, elem) => {
     const currentRoute = $route.current;
     // if templates are the same we are on the same route
     if (lastRoute.$$route.template === currentRoute.$$route.template) {
+      // update the breadcrumbs by re-running the k7Breadcrumbs function
+      chrome.breadcrumbs.set(currentRoute.$$route.k7Breadcrumbs($route));
       // this prevents angular from destroying scope
       $route.current = lastRoute;
     }
@@ -65,6 +68,14 @@ const initializeTelemetry = ($injector) => {
 routes
   .when(`${BASE_PATH}:view?`, {
     template: template,
+    k7Breadcrumbs($route) {
+      switch ($route.current.params.view) {
+        case 'upload_license':
+          return getUploadBreadcrumbs();
+        default:
+          return getDashboardBreadcrumbs();
+      }
+    },
     controllerAs: 'licenseManagement',
     controller: class LicenseManagementController {