diff --git a/utils/line-directive b/utils/line-directive
index 0f62f85fe7176..7f147f815063d 100755
--- a/utils/line-directive
+++ b/utils/line-directive
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-#convert line numbers in error messages according to "line directive" comments
+# line-directive.py - Transform line numbers in error messages -*- python -*-
+#
+# This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014 - 2015 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors
+# Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception
+#
+# See http://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information
+# See http://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Converts line numbers in error messages according to "line directive"
+# comments.
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 import sys
 import re
 import bisect
diff --git a/validation-test/Python/line-directive.swift b/validation-test/Python/line-directive.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9f2cc8cfa5374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation-test/Python/line-directive.swift
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// RUN: %{python} %S/../../utils/line-directive