diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_licenses.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_licenses.py
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+
+import glob
+import json
+import os
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from pip._internal.req import parse_requirements
+
+
+def test_python_and_js_licenses():
+
+    def index_licenses(path):
+        # Check for GPL (forbidden) and LGPL (need to ship source)
+        # This is not meant to be an exhaustive check.
+        def check_license(license_file):
+            with open(license_file) as f:
+                data = f.read()
+                is_lgpl = 'GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE' in data.upper()
+                # The LGPL refers to the GPL in-text
+                # Case-sensitive for GPL to match license text and not PSF license reference
+                is_gpl = 'GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE' in data and not is_lgpl
+                return (is_gpl, is_lgpl)
+
+        def find_embedded_source_version(path, name):
+            for entry in os.listdir(path):
+                # Check variations of '-' and '_' in filenames due to python
+                for fname in [name, name.replace('-','_')]:
+                    if entry.startswith(fname) and entry.endswith('.tar.gz'):
+                        entry = entry[:-7]
+                        (n, v) = entry.rsplit('-',1)
+                        return v
+            return None
+
+        list = {}
+        for txt_file in glob.glob('%s/*.txt' % path):
+            filename = txt_file.split('/')[-1]
+            name = filename[:-4].lower()
+            (is_gpl, is_lgpl) = check_license(txt_file)
+            list[name] = {
+                'name': name,
+                'filename': filename,
+                'gpl': is_gpl,
+                'source_required': (is_gpl or is_lgpl),
+                'source_version': find_embedded_source_version(path, name)
+            }
+        return list
+
+    def read_api_requirements(path):
+        ret = {}
+        for req_file in ['requirements.txt', 'requirements_ansible.txt', 'requirements_git.txt', 'requirements_ansible_git.txt']:
+            fname = '%s/%s' % (path, req_file)
+
+            for reqt in parse_requirements(fname, session=''):
+                name = reqt.name
+                version = str(reqt.specifier)
+                if version.startswith('=='):
+                    version=version[2:]
+                if reqt.link:
+                    (name, version) = reqt.link.filename.split('@',1)
+                    if name.endswith('.git'):
+                        name = name[:-4]
+                ret[name] = { 'name': name, 'version': version}
+        return ret
+
+
+    def read_ui_requirements(path):
+        def json_deps(jsondata):
+            ret = {}
+            deps = jsondata.get('dependencies',{})
+            for key in deps.keys():
+                key = key.lower()
+                devonly = deps[key].get('dev',False)
+                if not devonly:
+                    if key not in ret.keys():
+                        depname = key.replace('/','-')
+                        ret[depname] = {
+                            'name': depname,
+                            'version': deps[key]['version']
+                        }
+                        ret.update(json_deps(deps[key]))
+            return ret
+
+        with open('%s/package-lock.json' % path) as f:
+            jsondata = json.load(f)
+            return json_deps(jsondata)
+
+    def remediate_licenses_and_requirements(licenses, requirements):
+        errors = []
+        items = licenses.keys()
+        items.sort()
+        for item in items:
+            if item not in requirements.keys() and item != 'awx':
+                errors.append(" license file %s does not correspond to an existing requirement; it should be removed." % (licenses[item]['filename'],))
+                continue
+            # uWSGI has a linking exception
+            if licenses[item]['gpl'] and item != 'uwsgi':
+                errors.append(" license for %s is GPL. This software cannot be used." % (item,))
+            if licenses[item]['source_required']:
+                version = requirements[item]['version']
+                if version != licenses[item]['source_version']:
+                    errors.append(" embedded source for %s is %s instead of the required version %s" % (item, licenses[item]['source_version'], version))
+            elif licenses[item]['source_version']:
+                errors.append(" embedded source version %s for %s is included despite not being needed" % (licenses[item]['source_version'],item))
+        items = requirements.keys()
+        items.sort()
+        for item in items:
+            if item not in licenses.keys():
+                errors.append(" license for requirement %s is missing" %(item,))
+        return errors
+
+    base_dir = settings.BASE_DIR
+    api_licenses = index_licenses('%s/../docs/licenses' % base_dir)
+    ui_licenses = index_licenses('%s/../docs/licenses/ui' % base_dir)
+    api_requirements = read_api_requirements('%s/../requirements' % base_dir)
+    ui_requirements = read_ui_requirements('%s/ui' % base_dir)
+
+    errors = []
+    errors += remediate_licenses_and_requirements(ui_licenses, ui_requirements)
+    errors += remediate_licenses_and_requirements(api_licenses, api_requirements)
+    if errors:
+        raise Exception('Included licenses not consistent with requirements:\n%s' %
+                        '\n'.join(errors))