diff --git a/docs/manifest-format.txt b/docs/manifest-format.txt
index 211344ee..2e1c8c35 100644
--- a/docs/manifest-format.txt
+++ b/docs/manifest-format.txt
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ A manifest XML file (e.g. 'default.xml') roughly conforms to the
 following DTD:
 
   <!DOCTYPE manifest [
-    <!ELEMENT manifest (remote*,
+    <!ELEMENT manifest (notice?,
+                        remote*,
                         default?,
                         manifest-server?,
                         remove-project*,
                         project*)>
   
+    <!ELEMENT notice (#PCDATA)>
+  
     <!ELEMENT remote (EMPTY)>
     <!ATTLIST remote name         ID    #REQUIRED>
     <!ATTLIST remote fetch        CDATA #REQUIRED>
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index d0c9debe..9d68f09f 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
     root = doc.createElement('manifest')
     doc.appendChild(root)
 
+    # Save out the notice.  There's a little bit of work here to give it the
+    # right whitespace, which assumes that the notice is automatically indented
+    # by 4 by minidom.
+    if self.notice:
+      notice_element = root.appendChild(doc.createElement('notice'))
+      notice_lines = self.notice.splitlines()
+      indented_notice = ('\n'.join(" "*4 + line for line in notice_lines))[4:]
+      notice_element.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(indented_notice))
+
     d = self.default
     sort_remotes = list(self.remotes.keys())
     sort_remotes.sort()
@@ -179,6 +188,11 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
     self._Load()
     return self._default
 
+  @property
+  def notice(self):
+    self._Load()
+    return self._notice
+
   @property
   def manifest_server(self):
     self._Load()
@@ -193,6 +207,7 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
     self._projects = {}
     self._remotes = {}
     self._default = None
+    self._notice = None
     self.branch = None
     self._manifest_server = None
 
@@ -263,6 +278,14 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
     if self._default is None:
       self._default = _Default()
 
+    for node in config.childNodes:
+      if node.nodeName == 'notice':
+        if self._notice is not None:
+          raise ManifestParseError, \
+                'duplicate notice in %s' % \
+                (self.manifestFile)
+        self._notice = self._ParseNotice(node)
+
     for node in config.childNodes:
       if node.nodeName == 'manifest-server':
         url = self._reqatt(node, 'url')
@@ -338,6 +361,45 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
       d.revisionExpr = None
     return d
 
+  def _ParseNotice(self, node):
+    """
+    reads a <notice> element from the manifest file
+
+    The <notice> element is distinct from other tags in the XML in that the
+    data is conveyed between the start and end tag (it's not an empty-element
+    tag).
+
+    The white space (carriage returns, indentation) for the notice element is
+    relevant and is parsed in a way that is based on how python docstrings work.
+    In fact, the code is remarkably similar to here:
+      http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/
+    """
+    # Get the data out of the node...
+    notice = node.childNodes[0].data
+
+    # Figure out minimum indentation, skipping the first line (the same line
+    # as the <notice> tag)...
+    minIndent = sys.maxint
+    lines = notice.splitlines()
+    for line in lines[1:]:
+      lstrippedLine = line.lstrip()
+      if lstrippedLine:
+        indent = len(line) - len(lstrippedLine)
+        minIndent = min(indent, minIndent)
+
+    # Strip leading / trailing blank lines and also indentation.
+    cleanLines = [lines[0].strip()]
+    for line in lines[1:]:
+      cleanLines.append(line[minIndent:].rstrip())
+
+    # Clear completely blank lines from front and back...
+    while cleanLines and not cleanLines[0]:
+      del cleanLines[0]
+    while cleanLines and not cleanLines[-1]:
+      del cleanLines[-1]
+
+    return '\n'.join(cleanLines)
+
   def _ParseProject(self, node):
     """
     reads a <project> element from the manifest file
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index ca78467b..d6ea442a 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ uncommitted changes are present' % project.relpath
     if not syncbuf.Finish():
       sys.exit(1)
 
+    # If there's a notice that's supposed to print at the end of the sync, print
+    # it now...
+    if self.manifest.notice:
+      print self.manifest.notice
+
 def _PostRepoUpgrade(manifest):
   for project in manifest.projects.values():
     if project.Exists: