diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
index 06dd38e3e47..a35a9a29dec 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
@@ -831,6 +831,22 @@ class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testWarningOfDefaultLinkingType() {
+        with(project) {
+            build("tasks") {
+                assertSuccessful()
+                assertContains("Cocoapods Gradle plugin uses default STATIC linking type for frameworks.")
+            }
+            gradleBuildScript().appendToCocoapodsBlock("framework { isStatic = true }")
+            build("tasks") {
+                assertSuccessful()
+                assertNotContains("Cocoapods Gradle plugin uses default STATIC linking type for frameworks.")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     fun testSyncFramework() {
         with(project) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
index cac1caee8ca..616d5a97306 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
@@ -293,10 +293,24 @@ class Framework(
      */
     fun embedBitcode(mode: String) = embedBitcode(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.BitcodeEmbeddingMode.valueOf(mode.toUpperCase()))
 
+    internal var isStaticWasReassigned = false
+
+    //Hack: Cocoapods plugin overrides default value, but we want to track user-side reassigning
+    internal fun setIsStaticSilently(value: Boolean) {
+        val wasReassigned = isStaticWasReassigned
+        isStatic = value
+        isStaticWasReassigned = wasReassigned
+    }
+
     /**
      * Specifies if the framework is linked as a static library (false by default).
+     * Note: Cocoapods plugin links frameworks as a static library by default!
      */
     var isStatic = false
+        set(value) {
+            isStaticWasReassigned = true
+            field = value
+        }
 
     object BitcodeEmbeddingMode {
         val DISABLE = org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.BitcodeEmbeddingMode.DISABLE
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
index f744b5e331a..dc4608b41d3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.XCFrameworkTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.whenEvaluated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.tasks.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.SingleWarningPerBuild
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.asValidTaskName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.lowerCamelCaseName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.Family
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
         kotlinExtension.supportedTargets().all { target ->
             target.binaries.framework(POD_FRAMEWORK_PREFIX) {
                 baseName = cocoapodsExtension.frameworkNameInternal
-                isStatic = true
+                setIsStaticSilently(true)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             "The project must have a target for at least one of the following platforms: " +
                     "${requestedPlatforms.joinToString { it.visibleName }}."
         }
-        fatTargets.forEach { platform, targets ->
+        fatTargets.forEach { (platform, targets) ->
             check(targets.size <= 1) {
                 "The project has more than one target for the requested platform: `${platform.visibleName}`"
             }
@@ -230,7 +231,33 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
         check(targets.size == 1) { "The project has more than one target for the requested platform: `${requestedPlatform.visibleName}`" }
 
         val frameworkLinkTask = targets.single().binaries.getFramework(POD_FRAMEWORK_PREFIX, requestedBuildType).linkTaskProvider
-        project.createSyncFrameworkTask(frameworkLinkTask.flatMap { it.destinationDirectory.map { it.asFile }}, frameworkLinkTask)
+        project.createSyncFrameworkTask(frameworkLinkTask.flatMap { it.destinationDirectory.map { it.asFile } }, frameworkLinkTask)
+    }
+
+    private fun checkFrameworkLinkingType(
+        project: Project,
+        kotlinExtension: KotlinMultiplatformExtension
+    ) = project.whenEvaluated {
+        val anyPodTarget = kotlinExtension.supportedTargets().firstOrNull() ?: return@whenEvaluated
+        val anyPodFramework = anyPodTarget.binaries.firstOrNull { binary ->
+            binary is Framework && binary.name.startsWith(POD_FRAMEWORK_PREFIX)
+        } as? Framework ?: return@whenEvaluated
+
+        val hasDefaultLinkingType = !anyPodFramework.isStaticWasReassigned
+        if (hasDefaultLinkingType) SingleWarningPerBuild.show(
+            project,
+            """
+                |Cocoapods Gradle plugin uses default STATIC linking type for frameworks.
+                |Set it up explicitly because the default behavior will be changed to DYNAMIC linking in the 1.8 version.
+                |kotlin {
+                |  cocoapods {
+                |    framework {
+                |      isStatic = true //or false
+                |    }
+                |  }
+                |}
+                |""".trimMargin()
+        )
     }
 
     private fun createSyncTask(
@@ -431,10 +458,12 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                     it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
                     it.podSource = project.provider<Git> { podSource }
                 }
+
                 is Url -> project.tasks.register(pod.toPodDownloadTaskName, PodDownloadUrlTask::class.java) {
                     it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
                     it.podSource = project.provider<Url> { podSource }
                 }
+
                 else -> return@all
             }
 
@@ -702,6 +731,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             createDefaultFrameworks(kotlinExtension, cocoapodsExtension)
             registerDummyFrameworkTask(project, cocoapodsExtension)
             createSyncTask(project, kotlinExtension, cocoapodsExtension)
+            checkFrameworkLinkingType(project, kotlinExtension)
             registerPodspecTask(project, cocoapodsExtension)
 
             registerPodDownloadTask(project, cocoapodsExtension)