diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cc4fdae..dc783a46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jasmine": "^2.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^6.7.0",
     "jsdoc": "^3.4.0",
+    "license-checker": "^8.0.3",
     "mockery": "^2.0.0",
     "semver": "^5.1.0"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 1137cf9c..66abf6f1 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ git fetch origin || die 'Failed to fetch from git origin.'
 [ -z "$(git rev-list origin/$BRANCH..HEAD)" ] || die 'Local commits are not pushed to origin.'
 
 # Run all tests that must pass before publishing.
-for test in eslint jsdoc realmjs react-example react-tests react-tests-android; do
+for test in eslint jsdoc license-check realmjs react-example react-tests react-tests-android; do
   for configuration in Debug Release; do
     echo "RUNNING TEST: $test ($configuration)"
     echo '----------------------------------------'
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 7183f448..5128da82 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ IOS_SIM_DEVICE=${IOS_SIM_DEVICE:-} # use preferentially, otherwise will be set a
 ios_sim_default_device_type=${IOS_SIM_DEVICE_TYPE:-iPhone 5s}
 ios_sim_default_ios_version=${IOS_SIM_OS:-iOS 10.1}
 
+ACCEPTED_LICENSES='MIT, ISC, BSD, Apache-2.0, BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause, WTFPL, Unlicense, (MIT AND CC-BY-3.0)'
+
 PATH="/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:$PATH"
 SRCROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 XCPRETTY=$(which xcpretty || true)
@@ -247,6 +249,17 @@ case "$TARGET" in
   npm install
   ./node_modules/.bin/eslint -f checkstyle . > eslint.xml || true
   ;;
+"license-check")
+  [[ $CONFIGURATION == 'Debug' ]] && exit 0
+  licenses=$(node_modules/.bin/license-checker --exclude "$ACCEPTED_LICENSES");
+  if [[ $licenses ]]; then
+    echo "Unknown license detected in dependency:"
+    node_modules/.bin/license-checker --exclude "$ACCEPTED_LICENSES"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "All licenses are accepted"
+  fi
+  ;;
 "jsdoc")
   [[ $CONFIGURATION == 'Debug' ]] && exit 0
   npm install