diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/contributor_license_agreement.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/contributor_license_agreement.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0a0f11736c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/contributor_license_agreement.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.. _contributor_license_agreement:
+
+******************************
+Contributors License Agreement
+******************************
+
+By contributing you agree that these contributions are your own (or approved by your employer) and you grant a full, complete, irrevocable copyright license to all users and developers of the project, present and future, pursuant to the license of the project.
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/index.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/index.rst
index cb90b97fcde..47de8cce147 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/community/index.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/index.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ To get started, please read and understand the :ref:`code_of_conduct`, and then
    reporting_bugs_and_features
    communication
    development_process
+   contributor_license_agreement
    triage_process
    other_tools_and_programs
    ../dev_guide/style_guide/index
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_checklist.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_checklist.rst
index dc58f28ec88..f37eeefd0ac 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_checklist.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_checklist.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ To contribute a module to Ansible, you must:
 * use proper :ref:`Python 3 syntax <developing_python_3>`
 * follow `PEP 8 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_ Python style conventions - see :ref:`testing_pep8` for more information
 * license your module under the GPL license (GPLv3 or later)
+* understand the :ref:`license agreement <contributor_license_agreement>`, which applies to all contributions
 * conform to Ansible's :ref:`formatting and documentation <developing_modules_documenting>` standards
 * include comprehensive :ref:`tests <developing_testing>` for your module
 * minimize module dependencies
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/index.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/index.rst
index d3201347782..c9e006242fd 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/index.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ Find the task that best describes what you want to do:
    * I want to :ref:`connect Ansible to a new source of inventory <developing_inventory>`.
    * I want to :ref:`deprecate an outdated module <deprecating_modules>`.
 
-* I want to :ref:`contribute my module or plugin to Ansible Core <developing_modules_checklist>`.
+* I want to contribute back to the Ansible project:
+
+  * I want to :ref:`contribute my module or plugin <developing_modules_checklist>`.
+  * I want to :ref:`understand the license agreement <contributor_license_agreement>` for contributions to Ansible.
 
 If you prefer to read the entire guide, here's a list of the pages in order.