diff --git a/libretro-build-ios9.sh b/libretro-build-ios9.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..95ad1d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretro-build-ios9.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+# vim: set ts=3 sw=3 noet ft=sh : bash
+
+SCRIPT="${0#./}"
+BASE_DIR="${SCRIPT%/*}"
+WORKDIR="$PWD"
+
+if [ "$BASE_DIR" = "$SCRIPT" ]; then
+	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR"
+else
+	if [[ "$0" != /* ]]; then
+		# Make the path absolute
+		BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	fi
+fi
+
+platform=ios9 ${BASE_DIR}/libretro-build.sh $@
diff --git a/libretro-build.sh b/libretro-build.sh
index bea35899..2558fcf3 100755
--- a/libretro-build.sh
+++ b/libretro-build.sh
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ fi
 FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET_ALT=$FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET
 
 
-if [ "$FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET" = "ios" ]; then
-	echo "iOS path: ${IOSSDK}"
-	echo "iOS version: ${IOSVER}"
-fi
 echo "CC = $CC"
 echo "CXX = $CXX"
 echo "CXX11 = $CXX11"
@@ -262,7 +258,7 @@ build_default_cores() {
 				libretro_build_core pcsx_rearmed
 			fi
 
-			if [ $platform != "ios" ]; then
+			if [ $platform != "ios" ] || [ $platform != "ios9" ]; then
 				# Would need ffmpeg libraries baked in
 				libretro_build_core ffmpeg
 				libretro_build_core ppsspp
diff --git a/libretro-config.sh b/libretro-config.sh
index 7975541d..132e4da1 100755
--- a/libretro-config.sh
+++ b/libretro-config.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ case "$platform" in
 		CXX11="clang++ -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ -arch armv7 -marm -miphoneos-version-min=5.0 -isysroot $IOSSDK"
 		;;
 
+	ios9)
+		# NOTE: This config requires a Mac with an Xcode installation.  These
+		#       scripts will work at least as far as 10.5 that we're sure of, but
+		#       we build with clang targeting iOS >= 5.  We'll accept patches for
+		#       older versions of iOS.
+
+		DIST_DIR="ios9"
+		FORMAT_EXT=dylib
+		IOS=1
+		ARCH=armv7
+		FORMAT=_ios9
+		FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET=ios9
+		FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET_ALT=ios9
+		export IOSSDK=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk iphoneos Path)
+		MIN_IOS5="-miphoneos-version-min=5.0"
+		MIN_IOS7="-miphoneos-version-min=7.0"
+
+		# Use generic names rather than gcc/clang to better support both
+		CC="cc -arch armv7 -marm -miphoneos-version-min=8.0 -isysroot $IOSSDK"
+		CXX="c++ -arch armv7 -marm -miphoneos-version-min=8.0 -isysroot $IOSSDK"
+		CXX11="clang++ -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ -arch armv7 -marm -miphoneos-version-min=8.0 -isysroot $IOSSDK"
+		;;
+
    android-x86_64)
 		FORMAT_ABI="x86_64"
 		DIST_DIR="android/${FORMAT_ABI}"