diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index e930b6589..0f4f3d4c8 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ func runInstall(args []string, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values.Options
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if client.ChartPathOptions.RepoURL != "" {
+		chartRequested.Metadata.RepoURL = client.ChartPathOptions.RepoURL
+	}
+
 	if err := checkIfInstallable(chartRequested); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 6fc6eb9a1..2e9a496f4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			if client.ChartPathOptions.RepoURL != "" && ch.Metadata.RepoURL == "" {
+				ch.Metadata.RepoURL = client.ChartPathOptions.RepoURL
+			}
 			if req := ch.Metadata.Dependencies; req != nil {
 				if err := action.CheckDependencies(ch, req); err != nil {
 					if client.DependencyUpdate {
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index b84a57271..215b43f10 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ func (c *ChartPathOptions) LocateChart(name string, settings *cli.EnvSettings) (
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	filename, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(name, version, settings.RepositoryCache)
+	filename, rURL, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(name, version, settings.RepositoryCache)
+	c.RepoURL = rURL
 	if err == nil {
 		lname, err := filepath.Abs(filename)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/action/pull.go b/pkg/action/pull.go
index 2f5127ea9..ee7f756b4 100644
--- a/pkg/action/pull.go
+++ b/pkg/action/pull.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (p *Pull) Run(chartRef string) (string, error) {
 		chartRef = chartURL
 	}
 
-	saved, v, err := c.DownloadTo(chartRef, p.Version, dest)
+	saved, _, v, err := c.DownloadTo(chartRef, p.Version, dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return out.String(), err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/chart/metadata.go b/pkg/chart/metadata.go
index 1925e45ac..7ff26ee9c 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/metadata.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	Dependencies []*Dependency `json:"dependencies,omitempty"`
 	// Specifies the chart type: application or library
 	Type string `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	// Specifies the chart URL that was used to initially install a chart.
+	RepoURL string `json:"repoURL,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Validate checks the metadata for known issues and sanitizes string
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func (md *Metadata) Validate() error {
 	md.Tags = sanitizeString(md.Tags)
 	md.AppVersion = sanitizeString(md.AppVersion)
 	md.KubeVersion = sanitizeString(md.KubeVersion)
+	md.RepoURL = sanitizeString(md.RepoURL)
 	for i := range md.Sources {
 		md.Sources[i] = sanitizeString(md.Sources[i])
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
index 93afb1461..56bd90afc 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type ChartDownloader struct {
 	RegistryClient   *registry.Client
 	RepositoryConfig string
 	RepositoryCache  string
+	RepositoryURL    string
 }
 
 // DownloadTo retrieves a chart. Depending on the settings, it may also download a provenance file.
@@ -83,22 +84,22 @@ type ChartDownloader struct {
 //
 // For VerifyNever and VerifyIfPossible, the Verification may be empty.
 //
-// Returns a string path to the location where the file was downloaded and a verification
-// (if provenance was verified), or an error if something bad happened.
-func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, *provenance.Verification, error) {
+// Returns two strings, the first of which is a path to the location where the file was downloaded, the second being the repository URL.
+// Also returned is a verification (if provenance was verified), or an error if something bad happened.
+func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, string, *provenance.Verification, error) {
 	u, err := c.ResolveChartVersion(ref, version)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return "", "", nil, err
 	}
 
 	g, err := c.Getters.ByScheme(u.Scheme)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return "", "", nil, err
 	}
 
 	data, err := g.Get(u.String(), c.Options...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return "", "", nil, err
 	}
 
 	name := filepath.Base(u.Path)
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, *proven
 
 	destfile := filepath.Join(dest, name)
 	if err := fileutil.AtomicWriteFile(destfile, data, 0644); err != nil {
-		return destfile, nil, err
+		return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, nil, err
 	}
 
 	// If provenance is requested, verify it.
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, *proven
 		body, err := g.Get(u.String() + ".prov")
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.Verify == VerifyAlways {
-				return destfile, ver, errors.Errorf("failed to fetch provenance %q", u.String()+".prov")
+				return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, ver, errors.Errorf("failed to fetch provenance %q", u.String()+".prov")
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(c.Out, "WARNING: Verification not found for %s: %s\n", ref, err)
-			return destfile, ver, nil
+			return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, ver, nil
 		}
 		provfile := destfile + ".prov"
 		if err := fileutil.AtomicWriteFile(provfile, body, 0644); err != nil {
-			return destfile, nil, err
+			return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, nil, err
 		}
 
 		if c.Verify != VerifyLater {
@@ -132,11 +133,11 @@ func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, *proven
 			if err != nil {
 				// Fail always in this case, since it means the verification step
 				// failed.
-				return destfile, ver, err
+				return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, ver, err
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return destfile, ver, nil
+	return destfile, c.RepositoryURL, ver, nil
 }
 
 // ResolveChartVersion resolves a chart reference to a URL.
@@ -226,6 +227,9 @@ func (c *ChartDownloader) ResolveChartVersion(ref, version string) (*url.URL, er
 	}
 
 	if r != nil && r.Config != nil {
+		if r.Config.URL != "" && c.RepositoryURL == "" {
+			c.RepositoryURL = r.Config.URL
+		}
 		if r.Config.CertFile != "" || r.Config.KeyFile != "" || r.Config.CAFile != "" {
 			c.Options = append(c.Options, getter.WithTLSClientConfig(r.Config.CertFile, r.Config.KeyFile, r.Config.CAFile))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
index f70a56422..fe8a64e6b 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestDownloadTo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cname := "/signtest-0.1.0.tgz"
 	dest := srv.Root()
-	where, v, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
+	where, _, v, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestDownloadTo_TLS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cname := "test/signtest"
 	dest := srv.Root()
-	where, v, err := c.DownloadTo(cname, "", dest)
+	where, _, v, err := c.DownloadTo(cname, "", dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestDownloadTo_VerifyLater(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	cname := "/signtest-0.1.0.tgz"
-	where, _, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
+	where, _, _, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index 52f1a1312..4a59889b8 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chart.Dependency) error {
 				getter.WithTagName(version))
 		}
 
-		if _, _, err = dl.DownloadTo(churl, version, tmpPath); err != nil {
+		if _, _, _, err = dl.DownloadTo(churl, version, tmpPath); err != nil {
 			saveError = errors.Wrapf(err, "could not download %s", churl)
 			break
 		}