diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fe32e9ecf..b7f16c5fa3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 /bin
 /out
 .idea
+!.idea/copyright/Bitsquare_Affero_GPLv3.xml
+!.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
 bitsquare.iml
 *.spvchain
 *.wallet
diff --git a/.idea/copyright/Bitsquare_Affero_GPLv3.xml b/.idea/copyright/Bitsquare_Affero_GPLv3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20bcc836bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/copyright/Bitsquare_Affero_GPLv3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<component name="CopyrightManager">
+  <copyright>
+    <option name="notice" value="This file is part of Bitsquare.&#10;&#10;Bitsquare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it&#10;under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by&#10;the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at&#10;your option) any later version.&#10;&#10;Bitsquare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT&#10;ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or&#10;FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public&#10;License for more details.&#10;&#10;You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License&#10;along with Bitsquare. If not, see &lt;http://www.gnu.org/licenses/&gt;." />
+    <option name="keyword" value="GNU Affero General Public License" />
+    <option name="allowReplaceKeyword" value="" />
+    <option name="myName" value="Bitsquare Affero GPLv3" />
+    <option name="myLocal" value="true" />
+  </copyright>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6fb94b193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<component name="CopyrightManager">
+  <settings default="Bitsquare Affero GPLv3" />
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file