diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8bd31c04e..a1d7dfa49 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 
 defaults: &defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/node:8
+    - image: circleci/ruby:2.4-node
   working_directory: ~/react-native-cli
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d1cb7ac7..fe4ddc887 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
     "build": "node ./scripts/build.js",
     "build-clean": "rm -rf ./packages/*/build",
     "watch": "node ./scripts/watch.js",
-    "test": "jest",
+    "test": "jest && yarn test:cocoapods-native-modules",
     "test:ci:unit": "jest packages --ci --coverage",
     "test:ci:e2e": "jest e2e --ci -i",
+    "test:cocoapods-native-modules": "ruby packages/platform-ios/native_modules.rb",
     "lint": "eslint . --cache --report-unused-disable-directives",
     "flow-check": "flow check",
     "postinstall": "yarn build",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
index 02aeb3db5..7c5496b7f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Object {
       "sourceDir": "./abc",
     },
   },
+  "root": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ Object {
       "sourceDir": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-foo/customLocation",
     },
   },
+  "root": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-foo",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -130,13 +132,14 @@ Object {
       "pbxprojPath": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test/customLocation/customProject.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj",
       "plist": Array [],
       "podfile": null,
-      "podspec": null,
+      "podspec": "ReactNativeTest",
       "projectName": "customProject.xcodeproj",
       "projectPath": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test/customLocation/customProject.xcodeproj",
       "sharedLibraries": Array [],
       "sourceDir": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test/customLocation",
     },
   },
+  "root": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ Object {
       "android": null,
       "ios": null,
     },
+    "root": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native",
   },
   "react-native-test": Object {
     "assets": Array [],
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ Object {
         "sourceDir": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test/ios",
       },
     },
+    "root": "<<REPLACED>>/node_modules/react-native-test",
   },
 }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
index 8a58dd9b7..117cb393a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ test('should return dependencies from package.json', () => {
 test('should read a config of a dependency and use it to load other settings', () => {
   writeFiles(DIR, {
     'node_modules/react-native/package.json': '{}',
+    'node_modules/react-native-test/ReactNativeTest.podspec': '',
     'node_modules/react-native-test/package.json': `{
       "react-native": {
         "dependency": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
index 640d4d13b..5acc1775e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function loadConfig(projectRoot: string = process.cwd()): ConfigT {
       }
 
       /**
-       * This workaround is neccessary for development only before
+       * This workaround is necessary for development only before
        * first 0.60.0-rc.0 gets released and we can switch to it
        * while testing.
        */
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function loadConfig(projectRoot: string = process.cwd()): ConfigT {
           get [dependencyName]() {
             return merge(
               {
+                root,
                 name: dependencyName,
                 platforms: Object.keys(finalConfig.platforms).reduce(
                   (dependency, platform) => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
index 121937e2b..6223eab3f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const loadProjectCommands = (
 };
 
 /**
- * Reads a legacy configuaration from a `package.json` "rnpm" key.
+ * Reads a legacy configuration from a `package.json` "rnpm" key.
  */
 export function readLegacyDependencyConfigFromDisk(
   rootFolder: string,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/types.flow.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/types.flow.js
index ec59790c5..7f8d82a5c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/types.flow.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/types.flow.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export type ConfigT = {|
   dependencies: {
     [key: string]: {
       name: string,
+      root: string,
       platforms: {
         android?: DependencyConfigAndroidT | null,
         ios?: DependencyConfigIOST | null,
diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/native_modules.rb b/packages/platform-ios/native_modules.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..287468f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/native_modules.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+def use_native_modules!(packages = nil)
+  if (!packages)
+    cli_bin = Pod::Executable.execute_command("node", ["-e", "console.log(require.resolve('@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js'))"], true).strip
+    output = Pod::Executable.execute_command("node", [cli_bin, "config"], true)
+    json = []
+    output.each_line do |line|
+      case line
+      when /^warn\s(.+)/
+        Pod::UI.warn($1)
+      when /^(success|info|error|debug)\s(.+)/
+        Pod::UI.message($1)
+      else
+        json << line
+      end
+    end
+    config = JSON.parse(json.join("\n"))
+    packages = config["dependencies"]
+  end
+
+  found_pods = []
+
+  packages.each do |package_name, package|
+    next unless package_config = package["platforms"]["ios"]
+
+    podspec_path = File.join(package["root"], "#{package_config["podspec"]}.podspec")
+    spec = Pod::Specification.from_file(podspec_path)
+
+    # We want to do a look up inside the current CocoaPods target
+    # to see if it's already included, this:
+    #   1. Gives you the chance to define it beforehand
+    #   2. Ensures CocoaPods won't explode if it's included twice
+    #
+    this_target = current_target_definition
+    existing_deps = current_target_definition.dependencies
+
+    # Skip dependencies that the user already activated themselves.
+    next if existing_deps.find do |existing_dep|
+      existing_dep.name.split('/').first == spec.name
+    end
+
+    pod spec.name, :path => package["root"]
+
+    if package_config["scriptPhases"]
+      # Can be either an object, or an array of objects
+      Array(package_config["scriptPhases"]).each do |phase|
+        # see https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/cocoapods-core/Pod/Podfile/DSL#script_phase-instance_method
+        # for the full object keys
+
+        # Support passing in a path relative to the root of the package
+        if phase["path"]
+          phase["script"] = File.read(File.expand_path(phase["path"], package["root"]))
+          phase.delete("path")
+        end
+
+        # Support converting the execution position into a symbol
+        if phase["execution_position"]
+          phase["execution_position"] = phase["execution_position"].to_sym
+        end
+
+        script_phase phase
+      end
+    end
+
+    found_pods.push spec
+  end
+
+  if found_pods.size > 0
+    pods = found_pods.map { |p| p.name }.sort.to_sentence
+    Pod::UI.puts "Detected React Native module #{"pod".pluralize(found_pods.size)} for #{pods}"
+  end
+end
+
+# You can run the tests for this file by running:
+# $ ruby use_native_modules.rb
+if $0 == __FILE__
+  require "minitest/spec"
+  require "minitest/autorun"
+
+  # Define this here, because we’re not actually loading this code.
+  module Pod
+    class Specification
+    end
+
+    module UI
+    end
+  end
+
+  # CocoaPods loads ActiveSupport, but we’re not doing that here just for the test.
+  class Array
+    def to_sentence
+      size == 1 ? self[0] : "#{self[0..-2].join(", ")}, and #{self[-1]}"
+    end
+  end
+  class String
+    def pluralize(count)
+      count == 1 ? self : "#{self}s"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "use_native_modules!" do
+    before do
+      @script_phase = {
+        "script" => "123",
+        "name" => "My Name",
+        "execution_position" => "before_compile",
+        "input" => "string"
+      }
+
+      @ios_package = ios_package = {
+        "root" => "/Users/grabbou/Repositories/WebViewDemoApp/node_modules/react",
+        "platforms" => {
+          "ios" => {
+            "podspec" => "React",
+          },
+          "android" => nil,
+        },
+      }
+      @android_package = {
+        "root" => "/Users/grabbou/Repositories/WebViewDemoApp/node_modules/react-native-google-play-game-services",
+        "platforms" => {
+          "ios" => nil,
+          "android" => {
+            # This is where normally more config would be
+          },
+        }
+      }
+      @config = { "ios-dep" => @ios_package, "android-dep" => @android_package }
+
+      @activated_pods = activated_pods = []
+      @current_target_definition_dependencies = current_target_definition_dependencies = []
+      @printed_messages = printed_messages = []
+      @added_scripts = added_scripts = []
+      @target_definition = target_definition = Object.new
+      @podfile = podfile = Object.new
+      @spec = spec = Object.new
+
+      spec.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :name) { "ios-dep" }
+
+      podfile.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :use_native_modules) do |config|
+        use_native_modules!(config)
+      end
+
+      Pod::Specification.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :from_file) do |podspec_path|
+        podspec_path.must_equal File.join(ios_package["root"], "#{ios_package["platforms"]["ios"]["podspec"]}.podspec")
+        spec
+      end
+
+      Pod::UI.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :puts) do |message|
+        printed_messages << message
+      end
+
+      podfile.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :pod) do |name, options|
+        activated_pods << { name: name, options: options }
+      end
+
+      podfile.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :script_phase) do |options|
+        added_scripts << options
+      end
+
+      target_definition.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :dependencies) do
+        current_target_definition_dependencies
+      end
+
+      podfile.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :current_target_definition) do
+        target_definition
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "activates iOS pods" do
+      @podfile.use_native_modules(@config)
+      @activated_pods.must_equal [{
+        name: "ios-dep",
+        options: { path: @ios_package["root"] }
+      }]
+    end
+
+    it "does not activate pods that were already activated previously (by the user in their Podfile)" do
+      activated_pod = Object.new
+      activated_pod.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :name) { "ios-dep" }
+      @current_target_definition_dependencies << activated_pod
+      @podfile.use_native_modules(@config)
+      @activated_pods.must_equal []
+    end
+
+    it "does not activate pods whose root spec were already activated previously (by the user in their Podfile)" do
+      activated_pod = Object.new
+      activated_pod.singleton_class.send(:define_method, :name) { "ios-dep/foo/bar" }
+      @current_target_definition_dependencies << activated_pod
+      @podfile.use_native_modules(@config)
+      @activated_pods.must_equal []
+    end
+
+    it "prints out the native module pods that were found" do
+      @podfile.use_native_modules({})
+      @podfile.use_native_modules({ "pkg-1" => @ios_package })
+      @podfile.use_native_modules({ "pkg-1" => @ios_package, "pkg-2" => @ios_package })
+      @printed_messages.must_equal [
+        "Detected native module pod for ios-dep",
+        "Detected native module pods for ios-dep, and ios-dep"
+      ]
+    end
+
+    describe "concerning script_phases" do
+      it "uses the options directly" do
+        @config["ios-dep"]["platforms"]["ios"]["scriptPhases"] = [@script_phase]
+        @podfile.use_native_modules(@config)
+        @added_scripts.must_equal [{
+          "script" => "123",
+          "name" => "My Name",
+          "execution_position" => :before_compile,
+          "input" => "string"
+        }]
+      end
+
+      it "reads a script file relative to the package root" do
+        @script_phase.delete("script")
+        @script_phase["path"] = "./some_shell_script.sh"
+        @config["ios-dep"]["platforms"]["ios"]["scriptPhases"] = [@script_phase]
+
+        file_read_mock = MiniTest::Mock.new
+        file_read_mock.expect(:call, "contents from file", [File.join(@ios_package["root"], "some_shell_script.sh")])
+
+        File.stub(:read, file_read_mock) do
+          @podfile.use_native_modules(@config)
+        end
+
+        @added_scripts.must_equal [{
+          "script" => "contents from file",
+          "name" => "My Name",
+          "execution_position" => :before_compile,
+          "input" => "string"
+        }]
+        file_read_mock.verify
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end