diff --git a/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.html b/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.html
index 620cca1c16a400ba36cd66425361eae6da4dc522..2a7456d09f71a55a19896c52ca61f983fc094883 100644
--- a/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.html
+++ b/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.html
@@ -175,6 +175,24 @@
       >
       </dlcm-shared-searchable-multi-select>
 
+      <dlcm-shared-searchable-single-select *ngIf="getFormControl(formDefinition.defaultLicense) as fd"
+                                            solidifyValidation
+                                            aria-label="license"
+                                            [resourceNameSpace]="sharedLicenseActionNameSpace"
+                                            [state]="sharedLicenseState"
+                                            [formControl]="fd"
+                                            [required]="formValidationHelper.hasRequiredField(fd)"
+                                            [labelKey]="'title'"
+                                            [valueKey]="'resId'"
+                                            [urlKey]="'url'"
+                                            [labelCallback]="licenceCallback"
+                                            [placeholder]="'admin.organizationalUnit.form.license.title' | translate"
+                                            [isWithLink]="true"
+                                            [tooltipNavigateToTranslate]="'admin.organizationalUnit.form.license.navigateLinkPlaceholder' | translate"
+                                            (navigate)="navigateToLicense($event)"
+      >
+      </dlcm-shared-searchable-single-select>
+
       <dlcm-shared-searchable-multi-select *ngIf="getFormControl(formDefinition.researchDomains) as fd"
                                            solidifyValidation
                                            aria-label="research domain"
diff --git a/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.ts b/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.ts
index b0546c18dc9cbbdb375f7e5a46026fdbe424a0db..cc572a9978fbdc0180b4801ad39513a2c82be90b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/admin/orgunit/components/presentationals/admin-orgunit-form/admin-orgunit-form.presentational.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   DisseminationPolicy,
   FundingAgency,
   Institution,
+  License,
   OrganizationalUnit,
   PreservationPolicy,
   ResearchDomain,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ import {sharedFundingAgencyActionNameSpace} from "@shared/stores/funding-agency/
 import {SharedFundingAgencyState} from "@shared/stores/funding-agency/shared-funding-agency.state";
 import {sharedInstitutionActionNameSpace} from "@shared/stores/institution/shared-institution.action";
 import {SharedInstitutionState} from "@shared/stores/institution/shared-institution.state";
+import {sharedLicenseActionNameSpace} from "@shared/stores/license/shared-license.action";
+import {SharedLicenseState} from "@shared/stores/license/shared-license.state";
 import {SharedResearchDomainState} from "@shared/stores/research-domain/shared-research-domain.state";
 import {RegexpUtil} from "@shared/utils/regexp.util";
 import _ from "lodash";
@@ -93,8 +96,13 @@ export class AdminOrgunitFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentati
   sharedResearchDomainActionNameSpace: ResourceNameSpace = sharedResearchDomainActionNameSpace;
   sharedResearchDomainState: typeof SharedResearchDomainState = SharedResearchDomainState;
 
+  sharedLicenseActionNameSpace: ResourceNameSpace = sharedLicenseActionNameSpace;
+  sharedLicenseState: typeof SharedLicenseState = SharedLicenseState;
+
   readonly TIME_BEFORE_DISPLAY_TOOLTIP: number = environment.timeBeforeDisplayTooltipOnInput;
 
+  licenceCallback: (value: License) => string = (value: License) => value.openLicenseId + " (" + value.title + ")";
+
   get personOrgUnitRoleMode(): typeof PersonOrgUnitRoleMode {
     return PersonOrgUnitRoleMode;
   }
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ export class AdminOrgunitFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentati
       [this.formDefinition.institutions]: ["", [SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.researchDomains]: ["", [SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.keywords]: [[], [SolidifyValidator]],
+      [this.formDefinition.defaultLicense]: ["", [SolidifyValidator]],
     });
   }
 
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ export class AdminOrgunitFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentati
       [this.formDefinition.institutions]: [_.map(this.selectedInstitutions, LocalModelAttributeEnum.resId), [SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.researchDomains]: [_.map(organizationalUnit.researchDomains, LocalModelAttributeEnum.resId), [SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.keywords]: [[...organizationalUnit.keywords], [SolidifyValidator]],
+      [this.formDefinition.defaultLicense]: [organizationalUnit.defaultLicense.resId, [SolidifyValidator]],
     });
   }
 
@@ -183,6 +193,11 @@ export class AdminOrgunitFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentati
         organizationalUnit.researchDomains.push({resId: resId});
       });
     }
+    if (this.form.get(this.formDefinition.defaultLicense).value === "") {
+      organizationalUnit.defaultLicense = null;
+    } else {
+      organizationalUnit.defaultLicense = {resId: organizationalUnit.defaultLicense};
+    }
     return organizationalUnit;
   }
 
@@ -217,6 +232,10 @@ export class AdminOrgunitFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentati
   navigateToResearchDomain(researchDomain: ResearchDomain): void {
     this.navigate([RoutesEnum.adminResearchDomain]);
   }
+
+  navigateToLicense(licenseId: string): void {
+    this.navigate([RoutesEnum.adminLicenseDetail, licenseId]);
+  }
 }
 
 class FormComponentFormDefinition extends BaseFormDefinition {
@@ -236,4 +255,5 @@ class FormComponentFormDefinition extends BaseFormDefinition {
   @PropertyName() institutions: string;
   @PropertyName() researchDomains: string;
   @PropertyName() keywords: string;
+  @PropertyName() defaultLicense: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/deposit/components/presentationals/deposit-form/deposit-form.presentational.ts b/src/app/features/deposit/components/presentationals/deposit-form/deposit-form.presentational.ts
index 77f20132f70351d82e678ab057b8b9191121248f..f300d9086454f827d59f58d3f1abca27fd536e6a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/deposit/components/presentationals/deposit-form/deposit-form.presentational.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/deposit/components/presentationals/deposit-form/deposit-form.presentational.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class DepositFormPresentational extends SharedAbstractFormPresentational<
       [this.formDefinition.collectionEnd]: [""],
       [this.formDefinition.access]: [AccessEnum.PUBLIC],
       [this.formDefinition.hasEmbargo]: [false],
-      [this.formDefinition.licenseId]: ["", [SolidifyValidator]],
+      [this.formDefinition.licenseId]: [orgUnit.defaultLicense.resId, [SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.submissionPolicyId]: ["", [Validators.required, SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.preservationPolicyId]: ["", [Validators.required, SolidifyValidator]],
       [this.formDefinition.authors]: ["", [Validators.required, SolidifyValidator]],
diff --git a/src/app/models/index.ts b/src/app/models/index.ts
index 0b52eb4eab142568fdf01b1599ae4f435a2aade0..0320c3dbad647015ef6902dbfd85a053806a8069 100644
--- a/src/app/models/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/index.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ export interface OrganizationalUnit extends OrganizationalUnitPartial {
   institutions?: Institution[];
   researchDomains?: ResearchDomain[];
   keywords?: string[];
+  defaultLicense: License;
 }
 
 export interface Page extends PagePartial {
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/de.json b/src/assets/i18n/de.json
index 6754ec2200df559ac3d4212f731ed5ad8fae07a5..8ef724afb4d8d8f3153fad0e11f31d5cb2fbe316 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/de.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/de.json
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@
           "placeholder": "Click here to add an institution",
           "title": "Institutions"
         },
+        "license": {
+          "navigateLinkPlaceholder": "See License details",
+          "placeholder": "Click here to add a license",
+          "title": "License"
+        },
         "link": {
           "seeArchives": "See archives",
           "seeDeposits": "See deposits"
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 6754ec2200df559ac3d4212f731ed5ad8fae07a5..8ef724afb4d8d8f3153fad0e11f31d5cb2fbe316 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@
           "placeholder": "Click here to add an institution",
           "title": "Institutions"
         },
+        "license": {
+          "navigateLinkPlaceholder": "See License details",
+          "placeholder": "Click here to add a license",
+          "title": "License"
+        },
         "link": {
           "seeArchives": "See archives",
           "seeDeposits": "See deposits"
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/fr.json b/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
index 1aafc27fa050371a4c992625ca400f208aa63650..af5c6615a27efc286555edffe3fac02b045d3c71 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@
           "placeholder": "Cliquer ici pour ajouter des institutions",
           "title": "Institutions"
         },
+        "license": {
+          "navigateLinkPlaceholder": "Voir le détail de la licence",
+          "placeholder": "Cliquer ici pour ajouter une licence",
+          "title": "Licence"
+        },
         "link": {
           "seeArchives": "Voir les archives",
           "seeDeposits": "Voir les dépôts"