diff --git a/cloud/main.js b/cloud/main.js
index fd8457aa57..cd8080a534 100644
--- a/cloud/main.js
+++ b/cloud/main.js
@@ -40,3 +40,30 @@ Parse.Cloud.define('pushChannelTest', function(request, response) {
 
   response.success('success');
 });
+
+Parse.Cloud.define("iosPushTest", function(request, response) {
+
+  // request has 2 parameters: params passed by the client and the authorized user                                                                                                                               
+  var params = request.params;
+  var user = request.user;
+
+  // Our "Message" class has a "text" key with the body of the message itself                                                                                                                                    
+  var messageText = params.text;
+
+  var pushQuery = new Parse.Query(Parse.Installation);
+  pushQuery.equalTo('deviceType', 'ios'); // targeting iOS devices only                                                                                                                                          
+
+  Parse.Push.send({
+    where: pushQuery, // Set our Installation query                                                                                                                                                              
+    data: {
+      alert: "Message: " + messageText
+    }
+  }, { success: function() {
+      console.log("#### PUSH OK");
+  }, error: function(error) {
+      console.log("#### PUSH ERROR" + error.message);
+  }, useMasterKey: true});
+
+  response.success('success');
+});
+