diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index 5df0bec562..1b3b3d877b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void EntityItem::initFromEntityItemID(const EntityItemID& entityItemID) {
     _collisionsWillMove = ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_COLLISIONS_WILL_MOVE;
     _locked = ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_LOCKED;
     _userData = ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_USER_DATA;
+    _attribution = ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTION;
 }
 
 EntityItem::EntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID) {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItem::getEntityProperties(EncodeBitstreamParams& param
     requestedProperties += PROP_COLLISIONS_WILL_MOVE;
     requestedProperties += PROP_LOCKED;
     requestedProperties += PROP_USER_DATA;
+    requestedProperties += PROP_ATTRIBUTION;
     
     return requestedProperties;
 }
@@ -245,6 +247,8 @@ OctreeElement::AppendState EntityItem::appendEntityData(OctreePacketData* packet
                                 propertiesDidntFit,
                                 propertyCount,
                                 appendState);
+        
+        APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, appendValue, getAttribution());
     }
 
     if (propertyCount > 0) {
@@ -550,9 +554,11 @@ int EntityItem::readEntityDataFromBuffer(const unsigned char* data, int bytesLef
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_SETTER(PROP_IGNORE_FOR_COLLISIONS, bool, updateIgnoreForCollisions);
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_SETTER(PROP_COLLISIONS_WILL_MOVE, bool, updateCollisionsWillMove);
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LOCKED, bool, _locked);
-        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_STRING(PROP_USER_DATA,setUserData);
+        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_STRING(PROP_USER_DATA, setUserData);
 
         bytesRead += readEntitySubclassDataFromBuffer(dataAt, (bytesLeftToRead - bytesRead), args, propertyFlags, overwriteLocalData);
+        
+        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_STRING(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, setAttribution);
 
         if (overwriteLocalData && (getDirtyFlags() & (EntityItem::DIRTY_POSITION | EntityItem::DIRTY_VELOCITY))) {
             // NOTE: This code is attempting to "repair" the old data we just got from the server to make it more
@@ -820,6 +826,7 @@ EntityItemProperties EntityItem::getProperties() const {
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(collisionsWillMove, getCollisionsWillMove);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(locked, getLocked);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(userData, getUserData);
+    COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(attribution, getAttribution);
 
     properties._defaultSettings = false;
     
@@ -848,6 +855,7 @@ bool EntityItem::setProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(collisionsWillMove, updateCollisionsWillMove);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(locked, setLocked);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(userData, setUserData);
+    SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(attribution, setAttribution);
 
     if (somethingChanged) {
         somethingChangedNotification(); // notify derived classes that something has changed
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 03e6868cc8..88287f8965 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ public:
     const QString& getUserData() const { return _userData; }
     void setUserData(const QString& value) { _userData = value; }
     
+    const QString& getAttribution() const { return _attribution; }
+    void setAttribution(const QString& value) { _attribution = value; }
+    
     // TODO: get rid of users of getRadius()... 
     float getRadius() const;
     
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ protected:
     bool _collisionsWillMove;
     bool _locked;
     QString _userData;
+    QString _attribution;
 
     // NOTE: Damping is applied like this:  v *= pow(1 - damping, dt)
     //
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index dbb3cfa338..32352f557d 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ EntityItemProperties::EntityItemProperties() :
     CONSTRUCT_PROPERTY(emitStrength, ParticleEffectEntityItem::DEFAULT_EMIT_STRENGTH),
     CONSTRUCT_PROPERTY(localGravity, ParticleEffectEntityItem::DEFAULT_LOCAL_GRAVITY),
     CONSTRUCT_PROPERTY(particleRadius, ParticleEffectEntityItem::DEFAULT_PARTICLE_RADIUS),
+    CONSTRUCT_PROPERTY(attribution, ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTION),
 
     _id(UNKNOWN_ENTITY_ID),
     _idSet(false),
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItemProperties::getChangedProperties() const {
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_EMIT_STRENGTH, emitStrength);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_LOCAL_GRAVITY, localGravity);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS, particleRadius);
+    CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, attribution);
 
     return changedProperties;
 }
@@ -321,6 +323,7 @@ QScriptValue EntityItemProperties::copyToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine) cons
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(emitStrength);
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(localGravity);
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(particleRadius);
+    COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(attribution);
 
     // Sitting properties support
     QScriptValue sittingPoints = engine->newObject();
@@ -402,6 +405,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::copyFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object) {
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE_FLOAT(emitStrength, setEmitStrength);
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE_FLOAT(localGravity, setLocalGravity);
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE_FLOAT(particleRadius, setParticleRadius);
+    COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE_STRING(attribution, setAttribution);
 
     _lastEdited = usecTimestampNow();
 }
@@ -586,6 +590,8 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::encodeEntityEditPacket(PacketType command, EntityItem
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LOCAL_GRAVITY, appendValue, properties.getLocalGravity());
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS, appendValue, properties.getParticleRadius());
             }
+            
+            APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, appendValue, properties.getAttribution());
         }
         if (propertyCount > 0) {
             int endOfEntityItemData = packetData->getUncompressedByteOffset();
@@ -816,6 +822,8 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::decodeEntityEditPacket(const unsigned char* data, int
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS, float, setParticleRadius);
     }
     
+    READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_STRING_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, setAttribution);
+    
     return valid;
 }
 
@@ -896,6 +904,8 @@ void EntityItemProperties::markAllChanged() {
     _emitStrengthChanged = true;
     _localGravityChanged = true;
     _particleRadiusChanged = true;
+    
+    _attributionChanged = true;
 }
 
 /// The maximum bounding cube for the entity, independent of it's rotation.
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 308a2d23bb..469b6067a8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -93,16 +93,18 @@ enum EntityPropertyList {
     PROP_LOCAL_GRAVITY,
     PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS,
     
+    PROP_COLLISION_MODEL_URL,
+    PROP_ATTRIBUTION,
+    
     // NOTE: add new properties ABOVE this line and then modify PROP_LAST_ITEM below
-    PROP_LAST_ITEM = PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS,
+    PROP_LAST_ITEM = PROP_ATTRIBUTION,
 
     // These properties of TextEntity piggy back off of properties of ModelEntities, the type doesn't matter
     // since the derived class knows how to interpret it's own properties and knows the types it expects
     PROP_TEXT_COLOR = PROP_COLOR,
     PROP_TEXT = PROP_MODEL_URL,
     PROP_LINE_HEIGHT = PROP_ANIMATION_URL,
-    PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR = PROP_ANIMATION_FPS,
-    PROP_COLLISION_MODEL_URL,
+    PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR = PROP_ANIMATION_FPS
 };
 
 typedef PropertyFlags<EntityPropertyList> EntityPropertyFlags;
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ public:
     DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_EMIT_STRENGTH, EmitStrength, emitStrength, float);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_LOCAL_GRAVITY, LocalGravity, localGravity, float);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_PARTICLE_RADIUS, ParticleRadius, particleRadius, float);
+    DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_ATTRIBUTION, Attribution, attribution, QString);
 
 public:
     float getMaxDimension() const { return glm::max(_dimensions.x, _dimensions.y, _dimensions.z); }
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ inline QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     DEBUG_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(debug, properties, EmitStrength, emitStrength, "");
     DEBUG_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(debug, properties, LocalGravity, localGravity, "");
     DEBUG_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(debug, properties, ParticleRadius, particleRadius, "");
+    DEBUG_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(debug, properties, Attribution, attribution, "");
 
     debug << "  last edited:" << properties.getLastEdited() << "\n";
     debug << "  edited ago:" << properties.getEditedAgo() << "\n";
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
index b184d510b3..e57aea3d85 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const glm::vec3 ENTITY_ITEM_ZERO_VEC3(0.0f);
 
 const bool ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_LOCKED = false;
 const QString ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_USER_DATA = QString("");
+const QString ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTION = QString("");
 
 const float ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_LOCAL_RENDER_ALPHA = 1.0f;
 const float ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_GLOW_LEVEL = 0.0f;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
index a14191bf09..abac09d238 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType type) {
             return 1;
         case PacketTypeEntityAddOrEdit:
         case PacketTypeEntityData:
-            return VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_COLLISION_MODEL;
+            return VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_ATTRIBUTION;
         case PacketTypeEntityErase:
             return 2;
         case PacketTypeAudioStreamStats:
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
index f930fd9632..81195d13d4 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_LIGHT_HAS_INTENSITY_AND_COLOR_PROPERTIES =
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_PARTICLES = 10;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_USE_METERS_AND_RADIANS = 11;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_COLLISION_MODEL = 12;
+const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_ATTRIBUTION = 13;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_OCTREE_HAS_FILE_BREAKS = 1;
 
 #endif // hifi_PacketHeaders_h