diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 7b7c24e20..6f0b38c05 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const (
 	ChartfileName = "Chart.yaml"
 	// ValuesfileName is the default values file name.
 	ValuesfileName = "values.yaml"
+	// SchemafileName is the default values schema file name.
+	SchemafileName = "values.schema.json"
 	// TemplatesDir is the relative directory name for templates.
 	TemplatesDir = "templates"
 	// ChartsDir is the relative directory name for charts dependencies.
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/save.go b/pkg/chartutil/save.go
index 1d90142c1..ca6eeaa19 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/save.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/save.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package chartutil
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ func SaveDir(c *chart.Chart, dest string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Save values.schema.json if it exists
+	if c.Schema != nil {
+		filename := filepath.Join(outdir, SchemafileName)
+		if err := writeFile(filename, c.Schema); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Save templates and files
 	for _, o := range [][]*chart.File{c.Templates, c.Files} {
 		for _, f := range o {
@@ -124,6 +133,7 @@ func Save(c *chart.Chart, outDir string) (string, error) {
 
 	if err := writeTarContents(twriter, c, ""); err != nil {
 		rollback = true
+		return filename, err
 	}
 	return filename, err
 }
@@ -149,6 +159,16 @@ func writeTarContents(out *tar.Writer, c *chart.Chart, prefix string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Save values.schema.json if it exists
+	if c.Schema != nil {
+		if !json.Valid(c.Schema) {
+			return errors.New("Invalid JSON in " + SchemafileName)
+		}
+		if err := writeToTar(out, filepath.Join(base, SchemafileName), c.Schema); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Save templates
 	for _, f := range c.Templates {
 		n := filepath.Join(base, f.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/save_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/save_test.go
index 377e89dcb..8941d0368 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/save_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/save_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package chartutil
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -46,7 +48,9 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 				Files: []*chart.File{
 					{Name: "scheherazade/shahryar.txt", Data: []byte("1,001 Nights")},
 				},
+				Schema: []byte("{\n  \"title\": \"Values\"\n}"),
 			}
+			chartWithInvalidJSON := withSchema(*c, []byte("{"))
 
 			where, err := Save(c, dest)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -69,10 +73,32 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(c2.Files) != 1 || c2.Files[0].Name != "scheherazade/shahryar.txt" {
 				t.Fatal("Files data did not match")
 			}
+
+			if !bytes.Equal(c.Schema, c2.Schema) {
+				indentation := 4
+				formattedExpected := Indent(indentation, string(c.Schema))
+				formattedActual := Indent(indentation, string(c2.Schema))
+				t.Fatalf("Schema data did not match.\nExpected:\n%s\nActual:\n%s", formattedExpected, formattedActual)
+			}
+			if _, err := Save(&chartWithInvalidJSON, dest); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Invalid JSON was not caught while saving chart")
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+// Creates a copy with a different schema; does not modify anything.
+func withSchema(chart chart.Chart, schema []byte) chart.Chart {
+	chart.Schema = schema
+	return chart
+}
+
+func Indent(n int, text string) string {
+	startOfLine := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^`)
+	indentation := strings.Repeat(" ", n)
+	return startOfLine.ReplaceAllLiteralString(text, indentation)
+}
+
 func TestSaveDir(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "helm-")
 	if err != nil {