diff --git a/pungi.spec b/pungi.spec
index e0779e6f..0dcccfbb 100644
--- a/pungi.spec
+++ b/pungi.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Requires:       python-productmd >= 1.11
 Requires:       python-kickstart
 Requires:       libselinux-python
 Requires:       createrepo_c
+Requires:       python3-createrepo_c
 Requires:       python-lxml
 Requires:       koji >= 1.10.1-13
 Requires:       jigdo
diff --git a/pungi/phases/createrepo.py b/pungi/phases/createrepo.py
index 61821d92..e3c9c830 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/createrepo.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/createrepo.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ from pungi.arch import tree_arch_to_yum_arch
 import productmd.rpms
 import productmd.modules
 
+import createrepo_c as cr
+
 
 createrepo_lock = threading.Lock()
 createrepo_dirs = set()
@@ -82,6 +84,21 @@ class CreaterepoPhase(PhaseBase):
         self.modules_metadata.write_modules_metadata()
 
 
+def get_licenses_from_repo(repo_path):
+    result = {}
+    md = cr.Metadata()
+    md.locate_and_load_xml(repo_path)
+    for key in md.keys():
+        pkg = md.get(key)
+        nevra = "%s-%s:%s-%s.%s" % (pkg.name,
+                                    pkg.epoch if pkg.epoch else "0",
+                                    pkg.version,
+                                    pkg.release,
+                                    pkg.arch)
+        result[nevra] = pkg.rpm_license
+    return result
+
+
 def create_variant_repo(compose, arch, variant, pkg_type, modules_metadata=None):
     types = {
         'rpm': ('binary',
@@ -193,6 +210,12 @@ def create_variant_repo(compose, arch, variant, pkg_type, modules_metadata=None)
     if arch in variant.arch_mmds and Modulemd is not None:
         modules = []
         metadata = []
+
+        # Interrogate the RPM repodata and add all licenses for these RPMs to the
+        # module metadata
+        license_data = get_licenses_from_repo(
+            compose.paths.work.arch_repo(arch))
+
         for module_id, mmd in variant.arch_mmds[arch].items():
             # Create copy of architecture specific mmd to filter out packages
             # which are not part of this particular repo.
@@ -206,11 +229,17 @@ def create_variant_repo(compose, arch, variant, pkg_type, modules_metadata=None)
 
             module_rpms = set()
             repo_artifacts = Modulemd.SimpleSet()
+            rpm_licenses = Modulemd.SimpleSet()
             for rpm_nevra in rpm_nevras:
                 if artifacts.contains(rpm_nevra):
                     repo_artifacts.add(rpm_nevra)
                     module_rpms.add(rpm_nevra)
+                    # Not all RPMs have license data (*-debuginfo does not),
+                    # so add any that do and don't worry about the remainder.
+                    if rpm_nevra in license_data:
+                        rpm_licenses.add(license_data[rpm_nevra])
             repo_mmd.set_rpm_artifacts(repo_artifacts)
+            repo_mmd.set_content_licenses(rpm_licenses)
             if module_rpms:  # do not create metadata if there is empty rpm list
                 if modules_metadata:  # some unittests call this method without parameter modules_metadata and its default is None
                     metadata.append((module_id, module_rpms))