diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3f7014a4e..8fcde45ac8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ To install release candidates run `[sudo] gem install cocoapods --pre`
 
 ##### Enhancements
 
+* Schemes of development pods will now be shared.  
+  [Boris Bügling](https://github.com/neonichu)
+  [#3600](https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/3600)
+
 * Allow opting out of pod source locking, meaning `pod try` yields editable
   projects.  
   [Samuel Giddins](https://github.com/segiddins)
diff --git a/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb b/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb
index d064cd90e4..ab7a8f466e 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def generate_pods_project
         set_target_dependencies
         run_podfile_post_install_hooks
         write_pod_project
+        share_development_pod_schemes
         write_lockfiles
       end
     end
@@ -604,6 +605,20 @@ def write_pod_project
       end
     end
 
+    # Shares schemes of development Pods.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    #
+    def share_development_pod_schemes
+      development_pod_targets = sandbox.development_pods.keys.map do |pod|
+        pods_project.targets.select { |target| target.name =~ /^Pods-.*-#{pod}$/ }
+      end.flatten
+
+      development_pod_targets.each do |pod_target|
+        Xcodeproj::XCScheme.share_scheme(pods_project.path, pod_target.name)
+      end
+    end
+
     # Writes the Podfile and the lock files.
     #
     # @todo   Pass the checkout options to the Lockfile.
diff --git a/spec/unit/installer_spec.rb b/spec/unit/installer_spec.rb
index 9e32cd5ef0..49ebf695ad 100644
--- a/spec/unit/installer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/installer_spec.rb
@@ -590,6 +590,21 @@ def test_extension_target(symbol_type)
           @installer.send(:write_pod_project)
         end
 
+        it 'shares schemes of development pods' do
+          spec = fixture_spec('banana-lib/BananaLib.podspec')
+          target_definition = Podfile::TargetDefinition.new(:default, @installer.podfile)
+          pod_target = PodTarget.new([spec], target_definition, config.sandbox)
+
+          @installer.pods_project.stubs(:targets).returns([pod_target])
+          @installer.sandbox.stubs(:development_pods).returns('BananaLib' => nil)
+
+          Xcodeproj::XCScheme.expects(:share_scheme).with(
+            @installer.pods_project.path,
+            'Pods-default-BananaLib')
+
+          @installer.send(:share_development_pod_schemes)
+        end
+
         it "uses the user project's object version for the pods project" do
           tmp_directory = Pathname(Dir.tmpdir) + 'CocoaPods'
           FileUtils.mkdir_p(tmp_directory)