diff --git a/COPYING.UBDL b/COPYING.UBDL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..780ddcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYING.UBDL
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+UNMODIFIED BINARY DISTRIBUTION LICENCE
+
+
+PREAMBLE
+
+The GNU General Public License provides a legal guarantee that
+software covered by it remains free (in the sense of freedom, not
+price).  It achieves this guarantee by imposing obligations on anyone
+who chooses to distribute the software.
+
+Some of these obligations may be seen as unnecessarily burdensome.  In
+particular, when the source code for the software is already publicly
+and freely available, there is minimal value in imposing upon each
+distributor the obligation to provide the complete source code (or an
+equivalent written offer to provide the complete source code).
+
+This Licence allows for the distribution of unmodified binaries built
+from publicly available source code, without imposing the obligations
+of the GNU General Public License upon anyone who chooses to
+distribute only the unmodified binaries built from that source code.
+
+The extra permissions granted by this Licence apply only to unmodified
+binaries built from source code which has already been made available
+to the public in accordance with the terms of the GNU General Public
+Licence.  Nothing in this Licence allows for the creation of
+closed-source modified versions of the Program.  Any modified versions
+of the Program are subject to the usual terms and conditions of the
+GNU General Public License.
+
+
+TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
+
+This Licence applies to any Program or other work which contains a
+notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed
+under the terms of this Unmodified Binary Distribution Licence.  All
+terms used in the text of this Licence are to be interpreted as they
+are used in version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
+by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+If you have made this Program available to the public in both source
+code and executable form in accordance with the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+version, then you are hereby granted an additional permission to use,
+copy, and distribute the unmodified executable form of this Program
+(the "Unmodified Binary") without restriction, including the right to
+permit persons to whom the Unmodified Binary is furnished to do
+likewise, subject to the following conditions:
+
+- when started running, the Program must display an announcement which
+  includes the details of your existing publication of the Program
+  made in accordance with the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+  For example, the Program could display the URL of the publicly
+  available source code from which the Unmodified Binary was built.
+
+- when exercising your right to grant permissions under this Licence,
+  you do not need to refer directly to the text of this Licence, but
+  you may not grant permissions beyond those granted to you by this
+  Licence.
diff --git a/src/include/compiler.h b/src/include/compiler.h
index 3f5c913a..611c5a23 100644
--- a/src/include/compiler.h
+++ b/src/include/compiler.h
@@ -730,6 +730,17 @@ int __debug_disable;
 #define FILE_LICENCE_MIT \
 	PROVIDE_SYMBOL ( PREFIX_OBJECT ( __licence__mit__ ) )
 
+/** Declare a file as being under GPLv2+ or UBDL
+ *
+ * This licence declaration is applicable when a file states itself to
+ * be licensed under the GNU GPL; "either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version" and also states that it may be
+ * distributed under the terms of the Unmodified Binary Distribution
+ * Licence (as given in the file COPYING.UBDL).
+ */
+#define FILE_LICENCE_GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL \
+	PROVIDE_SYMBOL ( PREFIX_OBJECT ( __licence__gpl2_or_later_or_ubdl__ ) )
+
 /** Declare a particular licence as applying to a file */
 #define FILE_LICENCE( _licence ) FILE_LICENCE_ ## _licence
 
diff --git a/src/util/licence.pl b/src/util/licence.pl
index 0e43c7b4..79e70fd6 100755
--- a/src/util/licence.pl
+++ b/src/util/licence.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ my $known_licences = {
     desc => "GPL version 2 (or, at your option, any later version)",
     can_subsume => {
       gpl_any => 1,
+      gpl2_or_later_or_ubdl => 1,
       public_domain => 1,
       bsd3 => 1,
       bsd2 => 1,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ my $known_licences = {
     can_subsume => {
       gpl_any => 1,
       gpl2_or_later => 1,
+      gpl2_or_later_or_ubdl => 1,
       public_domain => 1,
       bsd3 => 1,
       bsd2 => 1,
@@ -56,6 +58,17 @@ my $known_licences = {
       isc  => 1,
     },
   },
+  gpl2_or_later_or_ubdl => {
+    desc => ( "GPL version 2 (or, at your option, any later version) or ".
+	      "Unmodified Binary Distribution Licence" ),
+    can_subsume => {
+      public_domain => 1,
+      bsd3 => 1,
+      bsd2 => 1,
+      mit => 1,
+      isc => 1,
+    },
+  },
   public_domain => {
     desc => "Public Domain",
     can_subsume => {},