diff --git a/cmd/helm/package.go b/cmd/helm/package.go
index b96110ee8..444f98246 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/package.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/package.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ If '--keyring' is not specified, Helm usually defaults to the public keyring
 unless your environment is otherwise configured.
 `
 
-func newPackageCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func newPackageCmd(_ *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	client := action.NewPackage()
 	valueOpts := &values.Options{}
 
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ func newPackageCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CAFile,
+				client.InsecureSkipTLSverify, client.PlainHTTP, client.Username, client.Password)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("missing registry client: %w", err)
+			}
+
 			for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
 				path, err := filepath.Abs(args[i])
 				if err != nil {
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ func newPackageCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 						Keyring:          client.Keyring,
 						Getters:          p,
 						Debug:            settings.Debug,
-						RegistryClient:   cfg.RegistryClient,
+						RegistryClient:   registryClient,
 						RepositoryConfig: settings.RepositoryConfig,
 						RepositoryCache:  settings.RepositoryCache,
 					}
@@ -119,6 +125,13 @@ func newPackageCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&client.AppVersion, "app-version", "", "set the appVersion on the chart to this version")
 	f.StringVarP(&client.Destination, "destination", "d", ".", "location to write the chart.")
 	f.BoolVarP(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", "u", false, `update dependencies from "Chart.yaml" to dir "charts/" before packaging`)
+	f.StringVar(&client.Username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&client.Password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&client.CertFile, "cert-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file")
+	f.StringVar(&client.KeyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.InsecureSkipTLSverify, "insecure-skip-tls-verify", false, "skip tls certificate checks for the chart download")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.PlainHTTP, "plain-http", false, "use insecure HTTP connections for the chart download")
+	f.StringVar(&client.CAFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/package.go b/pkg/action/package.go
index 013b32f55..a425dc433 100644
--- a/pkg/action/package.go
+++ b/pkg/action/package.go
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ type Package struct {
 	Destination      string
 	DependencyUpdate bool
 
-	RepositoryConfig string
-	RepositoryCache  string
+	RepositoryConfig      string
+	RepositoryCache       string
+	PlainHTTP             bool
+	Username              string
+	Password              string
+	CertFile              string
+	KeyFile               string
+	CAFile                string
+	InsecureSkipTLSverify bool
 }
 
 // NewPackage creates a new Package object with the given configuration.