diff --git a/docs/dependencies.md b/docs/dependencies.md
index aed576ad7..0bf7e69d5 100644
--- a/docs/dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/dependencies.md
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ Custom path to `.xcodeproj`.
 
 Custom path to `.podspec` file to use when auto-linking. Example: `node_modules/react-native-module/ios/module.podspec`.
 
+#### platforms.ios.podfile
+
+Custom path to `Podfile` file to use when auto-linking. Example: `ios/Podfile`.
+
 #### platforms.ios.sharedLibraries
 
 An array of shared iOS libraries to link with the dependency. E.g. `libc++`. This is mostly a requirement of the native code that a dependency ships with.
diff --git a/packages/cli-types/src/ios.ts b/packages/cli-types/src/ios.ts
index 3cb3183ac..71fb6281d 100644
--- a/packages/cli-types/src/ios.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-types/src/ios.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface IOSProjectParams {
    * @todo Log a warning when this is used.
    */
   podspecPath?: string;
+  podfile?: string;
   sharedLibraries?: string[];
   libraryFolder?: string;
   plist: Array<any>;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/schema.ts
index 185a5ba5b..f6b1fb783 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/schema.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export const projectConfig = t
         ios: t
           .object({
             project: t.string(),
+            podfile: t.string(),
             sharedLibraries: t.array().items(t.string()),
             libraryFolder: t.string(),
           })
diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/config/index.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/config/index.ts
index 965f397be..4bc786bd9 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/config/index.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function projectConfig(folder: string, userConfig: IOSProjectParams) {
     sourceDir,
     folder,
     pbxprojPath: path.join(projectPath, 'project.pbxproj'),
-    podfile: findPodfilePath(projectPath),
+    podfile: userConfig.podfile || findPodfilePath(sourceDir),
     podspecPath:
       userConfig.podspecPath ||
       // podspecs are usually placed in the root dir of the library or in the