diff --git a/recipes/chromium.py b/recipes/chromium.py
index 212b5a8eb..a42dc51ac 100644
--- a/recipes/chromium.py
+++ b/recipes/chromium.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class Chromium(recipe_util.Recipe):
       spec['submodule_git_svn_spec'] = props['submodule_git_svn_spec']
     if props.get('target_os'):
       spec['target_os'] = props['target_os'].split(',')
+    if props.get('target_os_only'):
+      spec['target_os_only'] = props['target_os_only']
     checkout_type = 'gclient_git_svn'
     if props.get('nosvn'):
       checkout_type = 'gclient_git'
diff --git a/recipes/ios.py b/recipes/ios.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7ee08b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/ios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import sys
+
+import recipe_util  # pylint: disable=F0401
+
+
+# This class doesn't need an __init__ method, so we disable the warning
+# pylint: disable=W0232
+class IOS(recipe_util.Recipe):
+  """Basic Recipe alias for iOS -> Chromium."""
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def fetch_spec(props):
+    return {
+      'alias': {
+        'recipe': 'chromium',
+        'props': ['--target_os=ios', '--target_os_only=True'],
+      },
+    }
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+  return IOS().handle_args(argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  sys.exit(main(sys.argv))