diff --git a/modules/xcode/_preload.lua b/modules/xcode/_preload.lua
index d6b1faf4..fb8fd8c1 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/_preload.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/_preload.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@
 		kind = "list",
 	}
 
+	p.api.register {
+		name = "xcodecodesigningidentity",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string",
+	}
+
+	p.api.register {
+		name = "iosfamily",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string",
+		allowed = {
+			"iPhone/iPod touch",
+			"iPad",
+			"Universal",
+		}
+	}
 
 --
 -- Register the Xcode exporters.
@@ -35,7 +51,6 @@
 
 		-- Xcode always uses Mac OS X path and naming conventions
 
-		targetos = "macosx",
 		toolset  = "clang",
 
 		-- The capabilities of this action
diff --git a/modules/xcode/tests/test_header_footer.lua b/modules/xcode/tests/test_header_footer.lua
index 9635f10b..73dcbda6 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/tests/test_header_footer.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/tests/test_header_footer.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	local wks
 
 	function suite.setup()
+		_TARGET_OS = "macosx"
 		p.action.set('xcode4')
 		wks = test.createWorkspace()
 	end
diff --git a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_project.lua b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_project.lua
index 1d6350bc..6b2fcff0 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_project.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_project.lua
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	end
 
 	function suite.setup()
+		_TARGET_OS = "macosx"
 		p.action.set('xcode4')
 		io.eol = "\n"
 		xcode.used_ids = { } -- reset the list of generated IDs
diff --git a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_workspace.lua b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_workspace.lua
index cd937253..77336c10 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_workspace.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode4_workspace.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	local wks, prj
 
 	function suite.setup()
+		_TARGET_OS = "macosx"
 		p.action.set('xcode4')
 		wks = test.createWorkspace()
 	end
diff --git a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_dependencies.lua b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_dependencies.lua
index 6046fc16..d4204c32 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_dependencies.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_dependencies.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	end
 
 	function suite.setup()
+		_TARGET_OS = "macosx"
 		p.action.set('xcode4')
 		xcode.used_ids = { } -- reset the list of generated IDs
 
diff --git a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_project.lua b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_project.lua
index d153df80..f643310b 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_project.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/tests/test_xcode_project.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	end
 
 	function suite.setup()
+		_TARGET_OS = "macosx"
 		p.action.set('xcode4')
 		p.eol("\n")
 		xcode.used_ids = { } -- reset the list of generated IDs
@@ -1095,6 +1096,123 @@
 		]]
 	end
 
+	function suite.XCBuildConfigurationTarget_OnIOS()
+		_TARGET_OS = "ios"
+		prepare()
+		xcode.XCBuildConfiguration_Target(tr, tr.products.children[1], tr.configs[1])
+		test.capture [[
+		[MyProject:Debug] /* Debug */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
+				CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = bin/Debug;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
+				INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/bin;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = MyProject;
+				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.XCBuildConfigurationTarget_OnIOSMinVersion()
+		_TARGET_OS = "ios"
+		systemversion "8.3"
+		prepare()
+		xcode.XCBuildConfiguration_Target(tr, tr.products.children[1], tr.configs[1])
+		test.capture [[
+		[MyProject:Debug] /* Debug */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
+				CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = bin/Debug;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
+				INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/bin;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.3;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = MyProject;
+				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.XCBuildConfigurationTarget_OnIOSMinMaxVersion()
+		_TARGET_OS = "ios"
+		systemversion "8.3:9.1"
+		prepare()
+		xcode.XCBuildConfiguration_Target(tr, tr.products.children[1], tr.configs[1])
+		test.capture [[
+		[MyProject:Debug] /* Debug */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
+				CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = bin/Debug;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
+				INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/bin;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.3;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = MyProject;
+				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.XCBuildConfigurationTarget_OnIOSCodeSigningIdentity()
+		_TARGET_OS = "ios"
+		xcodecodesigningidentity "Premake Developers"
+		prepare()
+		xcode.XCBuildConfiguration_Target(tr, tr.products.children[1], tr.configs[1])
+		test.capture [[
+		[MyProject:Debug] /* Debug */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "Premake Developers";
+				CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = bin/Debug;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
+				INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/bin;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = MyProject;
+				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.XCBuildConfigurationTarget_OnIOSFamily()
+		_TARGET_OS = "ios"
+		iosfamily "Universal"
+		prepare()
+		xcode.XCBuildConfiguration_Target(tr, tr.products.children[1], tr.configs[1])
+		test.capture [[
+		[MyProject:Debug] /* Debug */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
+				CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR = bin/Debug;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
+				INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/bin;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = MyProject;
+				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
+				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		]]
+	end
+
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- XCBuildConfiguration_Project tests
diff --git a/modules/xcode/xcode_common.lua b/modules/xcode/xcode_common.lua
index a95b3177..b677d7e3 100644
--- a/modules/xcode/xcode_common.lua
+++ b/modules/xcode/xcode_common.lua
@@ -943,6 +943,27 @@
 			settings['EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES'] = fileNameList
 		end
 		settings['PRODUCT_NAME'] = cfg.buildtarget.basename
+		
+		if os.istarget(p.IOS) then
+			settings['SDKROOT'] = 'iphoneos'
+
+			settings['CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]'] = cfg.xcodecodesigningidentity or 'iPhone Developer'
+
+			local minOSVersion = project.systemversion(cfg)
+			if minOSVersion ~= nil then
+				settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = minOSVersion
+			end
+
+			local families = {
+				['iPhone/iPod touch'] = '1',
+				['iPad'] = '2',
+				['Universal'] = '1,2',
+			}
+			local family = families[cfg.iosfamily]
+			if family then
+				settings['TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY'] = family
+			end
+		end
 
 		--ms not by default ...add it manually if you need it
 		--settings['COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES'] = 'YES'
diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index ec7492d2..fe0ede97 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@
 			"aix",
 			"bsd",
 			"haiku",
+			"ios",
 			"linux",
 			"macosx",
 			"solaris",
diff --git a/src/base/_foundation.lua b/src/base/_foundation.lua
index 2c8019bc..10d370b3 100644
--- a/src/base/_foundation.lua
+++ b/src/base/_foundation.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	premake.CSHARP      = "C#"
 	premake.GCC         = "gcc"
 	premake.HAIKU       = "haiku"
+	premake.IOS         = "ios"
 	premake.LINUX       = "linux"
 	premake.MACOSX      = "macosx"
 	premake.MAKEFILE    = "Makefile"