diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8db53d880fa..a0de18ebaca 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ Documentation
     contrib jars configured for dynamic downloaded. (Note: when running
     behind firewall, a firewall prompt might pop up) (Doron Cohen)
 
+ 4. LUCENE-740: Added SNOWBALL-LICENSE.txt to the snowball package and a
+    remark about the license to NOTICE.TXT. (Steven Parkes via Michael Busch)
+
 Build
 
  1. LUCENE-802: Added LICENSE.TXT and NOTICE.TXT to Lucene jars.
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 4ab955c39fd..3331b4400f5 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation
 This product includes software developed by
 The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
 
+The snowball stemmers in
+  contrib/snowball/src/java/net/sf/snowball
+were developed by Martin Porter and Richard Boulton.
+The full snowball package is available from
+  http://snowball.tartarus.org/
+
diff --git a/contrib/snowball/SNOWBALL-LICENSE.txt b/contrib/snowball/SNOWBALL-LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb487c886a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/snowball/SNOWBALL-LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Copyright (c) 2001, Dr Martin Porter
+Copyright (c) 2002, Richard Boulton
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+    * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+    * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+    * Neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its contributors
+    * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+    * without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.