diff --git a/doc/CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md b/doc/CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md
index e4d4ee689e323..f15e4b5f4de55 100644
--- a/doc/CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md
+++ b/doc/CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ open source.  Chromium licensing is described by the generic category [`:oss`](h
 | `:gratis`        | `:closed`        | free-to-use, closed source                                         | <none>
 | `:commercial`    | `:closed`        | not free to use                                                    | <none>
 | `:freemium`      | `:closed`        | free-to-use, payment required for full or additional functionality | <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium>
+| `:abandoned`     | `:closed`        | formerly commercial; vendor no longer accepts payment              | <none>
 | `:affero`        | `:oss`           | Affero General Public License                                      | <https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html>
 | `:apache`        | `:oss`           | Apache Public License                                              | <http://www.apache.org/licenses/>
 | `:arphic`        | `:oss`           | Arphic Public License                                              | <http://www.arphic.com/tw/download/public_license.rar>
diff --git a/lib/cask/dsl/license.rb b/lib/cask/dsl/license.rb
index 418eb12de0e61..4f121ca5df0e4 100644
--- a/lib/cask/dsl/license.rb
+++ b/lib/cask/dsl/license.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Cask::DSL::License
                     :closed        => :closed,
                     :commercial    => :closed,
                     :gratis        => :closed,
-                    :abandoned     => :closed,  # undocumented, should not be used yet
+                    :abandoned     => :closed,
                     :freemium      => :closed,
                     :trial         => :closed,  # undocumented, should not be used yet