diff --git a/doc/user_manual.md b/doc/user_manual.md
index bc730243..6b851985 100644
--- a/doc/user_manual.md
+++ b/doc/user_manual.md
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@ Other (optional) customization variables include:
  - `DEBIAN_PROVIDES` - declare a virtual package to satisfy dependencies
  - `DEBIAN_REPLACES` - to replace a package with another
 
+Added provision to generate copyright file in debian packages, this would be helpful for downstream project's OSS clearing.
+
 ### Prebuilt .deb packages from somewhere
 
 In some cases you might find yourself having a `.deb` that someone else built,
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/example-raw_0.3.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/example-raw_0.3.bb
index ffa14340..35f4b3d9 100644
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/example-raw_0.3.bb
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/example-raw_0.3.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ DEBIAN_DEPENDS = "adduser, apt (>= 0.4.2)"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://README \
 	   file://postinst \
-	   file://rules"
+	   file://rules \
+	   file://default-copyright"
 
 inherit dpkg-raw
 
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/files/default-copyright b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/files/default-copyright
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3511cb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-raw/files/default-copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2017-2024, Siemens
+Copyright (c) 2024 ilbers GmbH
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/meta/classes/debianize.bbclass b/meta/classes/debianize.bbclass
index f256333d..0febcbe2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/debianize.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/debianize.bbclass
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ deb_debianize() {
 	else
 		deb_create_rules
 	fi
+	# Add the copyright if unpacked sources does not contain copyright file
+	if [ ! -f ${S}/debian/copyright ] && [ -f ${WORKDIR}/default-copyright ]; then
+		install -v -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/default-copyright ${S}/debian/copyright
+	fi
 	# prepend a changelog-entry unless an existing changelog file already
 	# contains an entry with CHANGELOG_V
 	deb_add_changelog