diff --git a/awx/ui/client/assets/variables.less b/awx/ui/client/assets/variables.less
index b019bc9e69..e59deb6ebe 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/assets/variables.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/assets/variables.less
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 @about-modal-padding-top:   inherit;
 @about-modal-margin-top:    -60px;
 @about-modal-margin-left:   -50px;
+
+// Copyright text should be hidden
+@copyright-text:            0;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.block.less b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.block.less
index f181041c59..6acf5e76a5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.block.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.block.less
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@
 .About-ansibleVersion {
 		color: @default-data-txt;
 }
+
+.Copyright-text{
+	opacity: @copyright-text;
+}
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.partial.html
index 5874221a54..7ff5f4a16a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/about/about.partial.html
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
                       <span class="About-ansibleVersion">
                           Ansible {{ ansible_version }}
                       </span> <br>
-                      Copyright &copy; 2017 Red Hat, Inc. <br>
-                      Visit <a href="http://www.ansible.com/" target="_blank">Ansible.com</a> for more information.<br>
+                      <span class="Copyright-text">
+                          Copyright &copy; 2017 Red Hat, Inc. <br>
+                          Visit <a href="http://www.ansible.com/" target="_blank">Ansible.com</a> for more information.<br>
+                      </span>
                     </p>
                 </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/footer/footer.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/footer/footer.partial.html
index 4a34bde28a..6ba9ac7c47 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/footer/footer.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/footer/footer.partial.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <footer class='Footer'>
-    <div class="Footer-copyright" ng-class="{'is-loggedOut' : !current_user || !current_user.username}">Copyright &copy 2017 <a class="Footer-link" href="http://www.redhat.com" target="_blank">Red Hat</a>, Inc.</div>
+    <div class="Footer-copyright Copyright-text" ng-class="{'is-loggedOut' : !current_user || !current_user.username}">Copyright &copy 2017 <a class="Footer-link" href="http://www.redhat.com" target="_blank">Red Hat</a>, Inc.</div>
 </footer>