diff --git a/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile b/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
index f892d4b2e5..7578b60a81 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # You Podfile should look similar to this file. React Native currently does not support use_frameworks!
 source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
+# add more sources using environment key ios.pods.sources
+# ADDITIONAL_POD_SOURCES
 
 platform :ios, '10.3'
 
diff --git a/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile b/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
index 49475d7693..7568ae8283 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # You Podfile should look similar to this file. React Native currently does not support use_frameworks!
 source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
+# add more sources using environment key ios.pods.sources
+# ADDITIONAL_POD_SOURCES
 
 platform :ios, '10.3'
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ target 'FLAGSHIP' do
 
   # Add new pods below this line
   pod 'RNDeviceInfo', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-device-info'
-  
+
   # When you have pods that also depend on React (like any custom module),
   # React can end up getting included multiple times. Remove React as a
   # dependency from pods.
diff --git a/packages/flagship/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/flagship/src/commands/init.ts
index 9748d78262..7f9e4755c2 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/flagship/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ function initIOS(
   ios.usageDescription(configuration); // Add usage descriptions
   ios.sentryProperties(configuration);
   ios.setEnvSwitcherInitialEnv(configuration, environmentIdentifier);
+  if (configuration.ios) {
+    if (configuration.ios.pods) {
+      cocoapods.sources(configuration.ios.pods.sources);
+    }
+  }
 
   if (!configuration.disableDevFeature) {
     ios.addDevMenuFlag(configuration);
diff --git a/packages/flagship/src/lib/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts b/packages/flagship/src/lib/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
index 0ef4a639dc..766a520a4e 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/src/lib/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
+++ b/packages/flagship/src/lib/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
@@ -69,3 +69,12 @@ test(`add pod to podfile`, () => {
   expect(Podfile).toMatch('PODTEST2');
 });
 
+test('add pod sources to podfile', () => {
+  cocoapods.sources(['POD_SOURCE_1', 'POD_SOURCE_2']);
+  const Podfile = fs
+    .readFileSync(nodePath.join(tempRootDir, `ios/Podfile`))
+    .toString();
+  expect(Podfile).toMatch('POD_SOURCE_1');
+  expect(Podfile).toMatch('POD_SOURCE_2');
+});
+
diff --git a/packages/flagship/src/lib/cocoapods.ts b/packages/flagship/src/lib/cocoapods.ts
index 7f279684ce..1be33c1cae 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/src/lib/cocoapods.ts
+++ b/packages/flagship/src/lib/cocoapods.ts
@@ -55,3 +55,17 @@ export function add(path: string, pods: string[]): void {
 
   helpers.logInfo(`Podfile updated: ${pods.join(', ')}`);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add additional sources to the Podfile
+ * @param {string[]} sources - list of sources to add
+ */
+export function sources(sources: string[]): void {
+  if (sources && sources.length > 0) {
+    helpers.logInfo('adding additional pod sources: ' + sources.join(', '));
+    let podfileContents = fs.readFileSync(path.ios.podfilePath(), 'utf8');
+    podfileContents = podfileContents.replace('# ADDITIONAL_POD_SOURCES',
+      sources.map(s => `source '${s}'`).join('\n'));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.ios.podfilePath(), podfileContents);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/flagship/src/types.ts b/packages/flagship/src/types.ts
index 80adf80e9b..28dab4827c 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/flagship/src/types.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ export interface Config {
   webTitle?: string;
   webScriptInjectHeader?: string;
   webScriptInjectFooter?: string;
+  ios: IOSConfig;
+}
+
+export interface IOSConfig {
+  pods: PodsConfig;
+}
+
+export interface PodsConfig {
+  sources: string[];
 }
 
 export interface NPMPackageConfig {