diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go b/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
index 3f5895c4d..26ea5cf5b 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Config) error {
 					}
 				case string:
 					nm := make(map[string]string)
-					nm["child"] = riv.(string)
+					nm["child"] = "exports." + riv.(string)
 					nm["parent"] = "."
 					outiv = append(outiv, nm)
 					s := r.Name + "." + nm["child"]
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
index 21268df9d..59c4ecc11 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ func TestProcessRequirementsImportValues(t *testing.T) {
 	e["imported-from-chartA-via-chart1.limits.memory"] = "300Mi"
 	e["imported-from-chartA-via-chart1.limits.volume"] = "11"
 	e["imported-from-chartA-via-chart1.requests.truthiness"] = "0.01"
+	// single list items (looks for exports. parent key)
+	e["imported-from-chartB-via-chart1.databint"] = "1"
+	e["imported-from-chartB-via-chart1.databstr"] = "x.y.z"
+	e["parent1c3"] = "true"
+	// checks that a chartb value was merged in with charta values
+	e["imported-from-chartA-via-chart1.resources.limits.shares"] = "100"
 
 	verifyRequirementsImportValues(t, c, v, e)
 }
@@ -254,6 +260,12 @@ func verifyRequirementsImportValues(t *testing.T, c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Confi
 				t.Errorf("Failed to match imported float value %v with expected %v", s, vv)
 				return
 			}
+		case bool:
+			b := strconv.FormatBool(pv.(bool))
+			if b != vv {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to match imported bool value %v with expected %v", b, vv)
+				return
+			}
 		default:
 			if pv.(string) != vv {
 				t.Errorf("Failed to match imported string value %v with expected %v", pv, vv)
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/charts/subchartB/values.yaml b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/charts/subchartB/values.yaml
index 5e5b21065..5f473ef61 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/charts/subchartB/values.yaml
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/charts/subchartB/values.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ resources:
   requests:
     cpu: 100m
     memory: 128Mi
-
+exports:
+  convention1:
+    data:
+      databint: 1
+      databstr: x.y.z
+  convention2:
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        shares: 100
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/requirements.yaml b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/requirements.yaml
index 5adf2f10a..cb62b9f36 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/requirements.yaml
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/requirements.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ dependencies:
         repository: http://localhost:10191
         version: 0.1.0
         condition: subchartb.enabled
+        import-values:
+          - convention1
+          - convention2
         tags:
           - front-end
           - subchartb
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/values.yaml b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/values.yaml
index 4c5085d82..15ba88485 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/values.yaml
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/charts/subchart1/values.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ resources:
     cpu: 250m
     memory: 250Mi
     truthiness: 200
+exports:
+  convention3:
+    parent1c3: true
 
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/requirements.yaml b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/requirements.yaml
index 19d320889..e299d057b 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/requirements.yaml
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/subpop/requirements.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ dependencies:
             parent: imported-from-chart1
           - child: imported-from-chartA
             parent: imported-from-chartA-via-chart1
+          - convention3
+          # this merges chartb "shares" into charta "limits"
+          - child: resources.limits
+            parent: imported-from-chartA-via-chart1.resources.limits
+          - child: data
+            parent: imported-from-chartB-via-chart1
       - name: subchart2
         repository: http://localhost:10191
         version: 0.1.0