diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/build.js
index 3c8bd278b..a72038756 100644
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -61,24 +61,6 @@ function createProjectObject (projectPath, projectName) {
     return projectFile.parse(locations);
 }
 
-/**
- * Gets the resolved bundle identifier from a project.
- * Resolves the variable set in INFO.plist, if any (simple case)
- *
- * @param {*} projectObject
- */
-function getBundleIdentifier (projectObject) {
-    const packageName = projectObject.getPackageName();
-    let bundleIdentifier = packageName;
-
-    const variables = packageName.match(/\$\((\w+)\)/); // match $(VARIABLE), if any
-    if (variables && variables.length >= 2) {
-        bundleIdentifier = projectObject.xcode.getBuildProperty(variables[1]);
-    }
-
-    return bundleIdentifier;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns a promise that resolves to the default simulator target; the logic here
  * matches what `cordova emulate ios` does.
@@ -233,7 +215,7 @@ module.exports.run = buildOpts => {
             }
 
             const project = createProjectObject(projectPath, projectName);
-            const bundleIdentifier = getBundleIdentifier(project);
+            const bundleIdentifier = project.getPackageName();
             const exportOptions = { compileBitcode: false, method: 'development' };
 
             if (buildOpts.packageType) {
diff --git a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/projectFile.js b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/projectFile.js
index b836e966d..3e1e83048 100644
--- a/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/projectFile.js
+++ b/bin/templates/scripts/cordova/lib/projectFile.js
@@ -77,7 +77,15 @@ function parseProjectFile (locations) {
             fs.writeFileSync(frameworks_file, JSON.stringify(this.frameworks, null, 4));
         },
         getPackageName: function () {
-            return plist.parse(fs.readFileSync(plist_file, 'utf8')).CFBundleIdentifier;
+            const packageName = plist.parse(fs.readFileSync(plist_file, 'utf8')).CFBundleIdentifier;
+            let bundleIdentifier = packageName;
+
+            const variables = packageName.match(/\$\((\w+)\)/); // match $(VARIABLE), if any
+            if (variables && variables.length >= 2) {
+                bundleIdentifier = xcodeproj.getBuildProperty(variables[1]);
+            }
+
+            return bundleIdentifier.replace(/^"/, '').replace(/"$/, '');
         },
         getInstaller: function (name) {
             return pluginHandlers.getInstaller(name);
diff --git a/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/ios-config-xml/SampleApp/SampleApp-Info.plist b/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/ios-config-xml/SampleApp/SampleApp-Info.plist
index 612eeaa77..35624fa76 100644
--- a/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/ios-config-xml/SampleApp/SampleApp-Info.plist
+++ b/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/ios-config-xml/SampleApp/SampleApp-Info.plist
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <key>CFBundleIcons~ipad</key>
     <dict/>
     <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-    <string>com.example.friendstring</string>
+    <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string>
     <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
     <string>6.0</string>
     <key>CFBundleName</key>
diff --git a/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/org.test.plugins.dummyplugin/plugin.xml b/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/org.test.plugins.dummyplugin/plugin.xml
index 308f856f0..58ad1e526 100644
--- a/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/org.test.plugins.dummyplugin/plugin.xml
+++ b/tests/spec/unit/fixtures/org.test.plugins.dummyplugin/plugin.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
         <access origin="s3.amazonaws.com" />
     </config-file>
 
+
+    <preference name="NAME_SPACE" default="" />
+
     <!-- ios -->
     <platform name="ios">
         <!-- CDV 2.5+ -->
@@ -48,6 +51,11 @@
                 value="DummyPluginCommand"/>
         </config-file>
 
+        <config-file parent="/*" target="config.xml">
+            <preference name="PluginNameSpace" value="$NAME_SPACE" />
+            <preference name="PluginPackageName" value="$PACKAGE_NAME" />
+        </config-file>
+
         <resource-file src="src/ios/DummyPlugin.bundle" />
 
         <header-file src="src/ios/DummyPluginCommand.h" />
diff --git a/tests/spec/unit/pluginAdd.spec.js b/tests/spec/unit/pluginAdd.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d4d69441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/unit/pluginAdd.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information
+ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+ */
+
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const ConfigParser = require('cordova-common').ConfigParser;
+const PluginInfo = require('cordova-common').PluginInfo;
+const Api = require('../../../bin/templates/scripts/cordova/Api');
+
+const FIXTURES = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
+const DUMMY_PLUGIN = 'org.test.plugins.dummyplugin';
+
+const iosProjectFixture = path.join(FIXTURES, 'ios-config-xml');
+const iosProject = path.join(FIXTURES, 'dummyProj');
+const iosPlatform = path.join(iosProject, 'platforms/ios');
+const dummyPlugin = path.join(FIXTURES, DUMMY_PLUGIN);
+
+describe('plugin add', () => {
+    let api;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        fs.ensureDirSync(iosPlatform);
+        fs.copySync(iosProjectFixture, iosPlatform);
+        api = new Api('ios', iosPlatform, new EventEmitter());
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        fs.removeSync(iosPlatform);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle plugin preference default values', () => {
+        return api.addPlugin(new PluginInfo(dummyPlugin))
+            .then(() => {
+                const cfg = new ConfigParser(api.locations.configXml);
+                expect(cfg.getPreference('PluginPackageName', 'ios')).toEqual('com.example.friendstring');
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle plugin preference provided values', () => {
+        return api.addPlugin(new PluginInfo(dummyPlugin), { variables: { NAME_SPACE: 'com.mycompany.myapp' } })
+            .then(() => {
+                const cfg = new ConfigParser(api.locations.configXml);
+                expect(cfg.getPreference('PluginNameSpace', 'ios')).toEqual('com.mycompany.myapp');
+            });
+    });
+});