diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
index 3819161d2..9605b3152 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
@@ -306,6 +307,76 @@ icon: https://example.com/64x64.png
 	}
 }
 
+// Test the order of file loading. The Chart.yaml file needs to come first for
+// later comparison checks. See https://github.com/helm/helm/pull/8948
+func TestLoadFilesOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	goodFiles := []*BufferedFile{
+		{
+			Name: "requirements.yaml",
+			Data: []byte("dependencies:"),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "values.yaml",
+			Data: []byte("var: some values"),
+		},
+
+		{
+			Name: "templates/deployment.yaml",
+			Data: []byte("some deployment"),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "templates/service.yaml",
+			Data: []byte("some service"),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "Chart.yaml",
+			Data: []byte(`apiVersion: v1
+name: frobnitz
+description: This is a frobnitz.
+version: "1.2.3"
+keywords:
+  - frobnitz
+  - sprocket
+  - dodad
+maintainers:
+  - name: The Helm Team
+    email: helm@example.com
+  - name: Someone Else
+    email: nobody@example.com
+sources:
+  - https://example.com/foo/bar
+home: http://example.com
+icon: https://example.com/64x64.png
+`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Capture stderr to make sure message about Chart.yaml handle dependencies
+	// is not present
+	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create pipe: %s", err)
+	}
+	stderr := log.Writer()
+	log.SetOutput(w)
+	defer func() {
+		log.SetOutput(stderr)
+	}()
+
+	_, err = LoadFiles(goodFiles)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected good files to be loaded, got %v", err)
+	}
+	w.Close()
+
+	var text bytes.Buffer
+	io.Copy(&text, r)
+	if text.String() != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no message to Stderr, got %s", text.String())
+	}
+
+}
+
 // Packaging the chart on a Windows machine will produce an
 // archive that has \\ as delimiters. Test that we support these archives
 func TestLoadFileBackslash(t *testing.T) {