diff --git a/tensorflow/BUILD b/tensorflow/BUILD
index 2eed0b63141..97427af477b 100644
--- a/tensorflow/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/BUILD
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ config_setting(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+config_setting(
+    name = "ios",
+    values = {
+        "crosstool_top": "//tools/osx/crosstool:crosstool",
+    },
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 package_group(
     name = "internal",
     packages = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
index e0a396fb9a5..cfacf0b829e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2.0
 load(
     "//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl",
     "if_android",
+    "if_ios",
     "tf_copts",
     "tf_cc_test",
     "tf_cc_tests",
@@ -649,6 +650,27 @@ cc_library(
     alwayslink = 1,
 )
 
+# Native library support for iOS applications.
+#
+# bazel  build --config=ios_x86_64 \
+# //third_party/tensorflow/core:ios_tensorflow_lib
+cc_library(
+    name = "ios_tensorflow_lib",
+    srcs = if_ios([
+        ":android_op_registrations_and_gradients",
+        "//tensorflow/core:android_srcs",
+        "//tensorflow/core/kernels:android_core_ops",
+        "//tensorflow/core/kernels:android_extended_ops",
+    ]),
+    copts = tf_copts() + ["-Os"] + ["-std=c++11"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        ":protos_cc",
+        "//third_party/eigen3",
+    ],
+    alwayslink = 1,
+)
+
 # Full TensorFlow library with operator support. Use this unless reducing
 # binary size (by packaging a reduced operator set) is a concern.
 cc_library(
diff --git a/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl b/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
index 194309b134b..acbe96ad50e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def if_android(a):
       "//conditions:default": [],
   })
 
+def if_ios(a):
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:ios": a,
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })
+
 def tf_copts():
   return (["-fno-exceptions", "-DEIGEN_AVOID_STL_ARRAY"] +
           if_cuda(["-DGOOGLE_CUDA=1"]) +
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ def tf_copts():
                     "-O2",
                   ],
                   "//tensorflow:darwin": [],
+                  "//tensorflow:ios": ["-std=c++11",],
                   "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"]}))
 
 def tf_opts_nortti_if_android():