diff --git a/help/file.txt b/help/file.txt
index 6eb92a456b..4604b36cf4 100644
--- a/help/file.txt
+++ b/help/file.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ looking for files in following order:
   packages.config
   paket.dependencies
   composer.lock
+  Podfile
+  Podfile.lock
 
 If more than one file exists it will use the first order-wise. If you wish to specify manually, you can
   point the --file parameter to force using what you specify, for example:
diff --git a/help/help.txt b/help/help.txt
index b483129d09..5948fbc9f0 100644
--- a/help/help.txt
+++ b/help/help.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ Yarn options:
   --strict-out-of-sync=<true|false>
                        Prevent testing out of sync lockfiles. Defaults to true.
 
+CocoaPods options:
+  --strict-out-of-sync=<true|false>
+                       Prevent testing out of sync lockfiles. Defaults to false.
+
 Python options:
   --command=<string>   Python interpreter to use. Default: "python", set to
                        "python2" or "python3" to use a specific version.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9324d79d4..04800991b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@snyk/cli-interface": "2.2.0",
     "@snyk/dep-graph": "1.13.1",
     "@snyk/gemfile": "1.2.0",
-    "@snyk/snyk-cocoapods-plugin": "1.0.3",
+    "@snyk/snyk-cocoapods-plugin": "2.0.1",
     "@types/agent-base": "^4.2.0",
     "@types/restify": "^4.3.6",
     "abbrev": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/src/lib/detect.ts b/src/lib/detect.ts
index c9558bfa20..a1478f6b1b 100644
--- a/src/lib/detect.ts
+++ b/src/lib/detect.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const DETECTABLE_FILES: string[] = [
   'packages.config',
   'paket.dependencies',
   'composer.lock',
+  'Podfile',
+  'Podfile.lock',
 ];
 
 // when file is specified with --file, we look it up here
diff --git a/test/acceptance/cli.acceptance.test.ts b/test/acceptance/cli.acceptance.test.ts
index 5f4d8acce8..6d765f9872 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/cli.acceptance.test.ts
+++ b/test/acceptance/cli.acceptance.test.ts
@@ -3843,27 +3843,74 @@ test('`monitor golang-app --file=vendor/vendor.json`', async (t) => {
   );
 });
 
-test('`monitor cocoapods-app`', async (t) => {
+test('`test cocoapods-app (autodetect)`', async (t) => {
   chdirWorkspaces();
-  try {
-    await cli.test('cocoapods-app');
-    t.fail('should have failed');
-  } catch (err) {
-    t.pass('throws err');
-    t.match(
-      err.message,
-      'Could not detect supported target files in cocoapods-app.' +
-        '\nPlease see our documentation for supported' +
-        ' languages and target files: ' +
-        'https://support.snyk.io/hc/en-us/articles/360000911957-Language-support' +
-        ' and make sure you' +
-        ' are in the right directory.',
-    );
-  }
+
+  await cli.test('cocoapods-app');
+
+  const req = server.popRequest();
+  t.equal(req.method, 'POST', 'makes POST request');
+  t.equal(
+    req.headers['x-snyk-cli-version'],
+    versionNumber,
+    'sends version number',
+  );
+  t.match(req.url, '/test-dep-graph', 'posts to correct url');
+
+  const depGraph = req.body.depGraph;
+  t.equal(depGraph.pkgManager.name, 'cocoapods');
+  t.same(
+    depGraph.pkgs.map((p) => p.id).sort(),
+    ['cocoapods-app@0.0.0', 'Reachability@3.1.0'].sort(),
+    'depGraph looks fine',
+  );
+});
+
+test('`monitor cocoapods-app (autodetect)`', async (t) => {
+  chdirWorkspaces('cocoapods-app');
+  const plugin = {
+    async inspect() {
+      return {
+        plugin: {
+          targetFile: 'Podfile',
+          name: 'snyk-cocoapods-plugin',
+          runtime: 'cocoapods',
+        },
+        package: {},
+      };
+    },
+  };
+  const spyPlugin = sinon.spy(plugin, 'inspect');
+
+  const loadPlugin = sinon.stub(plugins, 'loadPlugin');
+  t.teardown(loadPlugin.restore);
+  loadPlugin.withArgs('cocoapods').returns(plugin);
+
+  await cli.monitor('./');
+  const req = server.popRequest();
+  t.equal(req.method, 'PUT', 'makes PUT request');
+  t.equal(
+    req.headers['x-snyk-cli-version'],
+    versionNumber,
+    'sends version number',
+  );
+  t.match(req.url, '/monitor/cocoapods', 'puts at correct url');
+  t.equal(req.body.targetFile, 'Podfile', 'sends the targetFile');
+  t.same(
+    spyPlugin.getCall(0).args,
+    [
+      './',
+      'Podfile',
+      {
+        args: null,
+      },
+    ],
+    'calls CocoaPods plugin',
+  );
 });
 
 test('`monitor cocoapods-app --file=Podfile`', async (t) => {
-  chdirWorkspaces();
+  chdirWorkspaces('cocoapods-app');
   const plugin = {
     async inspect() {
       return {
@@ -3882,7 +3929,7 @@ test('`monitor cocoapods-app --file=Podfile`', async (t) => {
   t.teardown(loadPlugin.restore);
   loadPlugin.withArgs('cocoapods').returns(plugin);
 
-  await cli.monitor('cocoapods-app', {
+  await cli.monitor('./', {
     file: 'Podfile',
   });
   const req = server.popRequest();
@@ -3893,11 +3940,11 @@ test('`monitor cocoapods-app --file=Podfile`', async (t) => {
     'sends version number',
   );
   t.match(req.url, '/monitor/cocoapods', 'puts at correct url');
-  t.equal(req.body.targetFile, 'Podfile', 'sends the targetFile');
+  t.equal(req.body.targetFile, 'Podfile', 'sends the targetFile (Podfile)');
   t.same(
     spyPlugin.getCall(0).args,
     [
-      'cocoapods-app',
+      './',
       'Podfile',
       {
         args: null,
@@ -3908,6 +3955,52 @@ test('`monitor cocoapods-app --file=Podfile`', async (t) => {
   );
 });
 
+test('`monitor cocoapods-app --file=Podfile.lock`', async (t) => {
+  chdirWorkspaces('cocoapods-app');
+  const plugin = {
+    async inspect() {
+      return {
+        plugin: {
+          targetFile: 'Podfile',
+          name: 'snyk-cocoapods-plugin',
+          runtime: 'cocoapods',
+        },
+        package: {},
+      };
+    },
+  };
+  const spyPlugin = sinon.spy(plugin, 'inspect');
+
+  const loadPlugin = sinon.stub(plugins, 'loadPlugin');
+  t.teardown(loadPlugin.restore);
+  loadPlugin.withArgs('cocoapods').returns(plugin);
+
+  await cli.monitor('./', {
+    file: 'Podfile.lock',
+  });
+  const req = server.popRequest();
+  t.equal(req.method, 'PUT', 'makes PUT request');
+  t.equal(
+    req.headers['x-snyk-cli-version'],
+    versionNumber,
+    'sends version number',
+  );
+  t.match(req.url, '/monitor/cocoapods', 'puts at correct url');
+  t.equal(req.body.targetFile, 'Podfile', 'sends the targetFile (Podfile)');
+  t.same(
+    spyPlugin.getCall(0).args,
+    [
+      './',
+      'Podfile.lock',
+      {
+        args: null,
+        file: 'Podfile.lock',
+      },
+    ],
+    'calls CocoaPods plugin',
+  );
+});
+
 test('`monitor composer-app ruby-app` works on multiple params', async (t) => {
   chdirWorkspaces();
   let results = await cli.monitor('composer-app', 'ruby-app', { json: true });
@@ -4413,7 +4506,7 @@ after('teardown', async (t) => {
   }
 });
 
-function chdirWorkspaces(subdir: string = '') {
+function chdirWorkspaces(subdir = '') {
   process.chdir(__dirname + '/workspaces' + (subdir ? '/' + subdir : ''));
 }