diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 476c1f6fb9..103294942e 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -1121,6 +1121,13 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if envLicensePath := os.Getenv("VAULT_LICENSE_PATH"); envLicensePath != "" {
+		config.LicensePath = envLicensePath
+	}
+	if envLicense := os.Getenv("VAULT_LICENSE"); envLicense != "" {
+		config.License = envLicense
+	}
+
 	// If mlockall(2) isn't supported, show a warning. We disable this in dev
 	// because it is quite scary to see when first using Vault. We also disable
 	// this if the user has explicitly disabled mlock in configuration.
@@ -1318,6 +1325,8 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		SecureRandomReader:             secureRandomReader,
 		EnableResponseHeaderHostname:   config.EnableResponseHeaderHostname,
 		EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID: config.EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID,
+		License:                        config.License,
+		LicensePath:                    config.LicensePath,
 	}
 	if c.flagDev {
 		coreConfig.EnableRaw = true
diff --git a/command/server/config.go b/command/server/config.go
index 63074289a1..744f57c035 100644
--- a/command/server/config.go
+++ b/command/server/config.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID    bool        `hcl:"-"`
 	EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeIDRaw interface{} `hcl:"enable_response_header_raft_node_id"`
+
+	License     string `hcl:"-"`
+	LicensePath string `hcl:"license_path"`
 }
 
 const (
@@ -276,6 +279,11 @@ func (c *Config) Merge(c2 *Config) *Config {
 		result.EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID = c2.EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID
 	}
 
+	result.LicensePath = c.LicensePath
+	if c2.LicensePath != "" {
+		result.LicensePath = c2.LicensePath
+	}
+
 	// Use values from top-level configuration for storage if set
 	if storage := result.Storage; storage != nil {
 		if result.APIAddr != "" {
diff --git a/command/server/config_oss_test.go b/command/server/config_oss_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f466ddf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/server/config_oss_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// +build !enterprise
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLoadConfigFile_topLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	testLoadConfigFile_topLevel(t, nil)
+}
+
+func TestLoadConfigFile_json2(t *testing.T) {
+	testLoadConfigFile_json2(t, nil)
+}
+
+func TestParseEntropy(t *testing.T) {
+	testParseEntropy(t, true)
+}
diff --git a/command/server/config_test.go b/command/server/config_test.go
index dda4e7821f..db6364c83e 100644
--- a/command/server/config_test.go
+++ b/command/server/config_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// +build !enterprise
-
 package server
 
 import (
@@ -10,18 +8,10 @@ func TestLoadConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 	testLoadConfigFile(t)
 }
 
-func TestLoadConfigFile_topLevel(t *testing.T) {
-	testLoadConfigFile_topLevel(t, nil)
-}
-
 func TestLoadConfigFile_json(t *testing.T) {
 	testLoadConfigFile_json(t)
 }
 
-func TestLoadConfigFile_json2(t *testing.T) {
-	testLoadConfigFile_json2(t, nil)
-}
-
 func TestLoadConfigFileIntegerAndBooleanValues(t *testing.T) {
 	testLoadConfigFileIntegerAndBooleanValues(t)
 }
@@ -46,10 +36,6 @@ func TestParseListeners(t *testing.T) {
 	testParseListeners(t)
 }
 
-func TestParseEntropy(t *testing.T) {
-	testParseEntropy(t, true)
-}
-
 func TestConfigRaftRetryJoin(t *testing.T) {
 	testConfigRaftRetryJoin(t)
 }
diff --git a/command/server/config_test_helpers.go b/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
index 5b8f2f03b4..1f3a4dfd5f 100644
--- a/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
+++ b/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ func testLoadConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 		EnableResponseHeaderHostnameRaw:   true,
 		EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeID:    true,
 		EnableResponseHeaderRaftNodeIDRaw: true,
+
+		LicensePath: "/path/to/license",
 	}
 
 	addExpectedEntConfig(expected, []string{})
diff --git a/command/server/test-fixtures/config.hcl b/command/server/test-fixtures/config.hcl
index d9ec982856..271291f1eb 100644
--- a/command/server/test-fixtures/config.hcl
+++ b/command/server/test-fixtures/config.hcl
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ raw_storage_endpoint = true
 disable_sealwrap = true
 disable_printable_check = true
 enable_response_header_hostname = true
-enable_response_header_raft_node_id = true
\ No newline at end of file
+enable_response_header_raft_node_id = true
+license_path = "/path/to/license"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index e75cebced8..464eb7c203 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ type CoreConfig struct {
 	ReloadFuncsLock *sync.RWMutex
 
 	// Licensing
+	License         string
+	LicensePath     string
 	LicensingConfig *LicensingConfig
 	// Don't set this unless in dev mode, ideally only when using inmem
 	DevLicenseDuration time.Duration