diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 4c36766ea..0962f36c6 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ func addInstallFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment, StatefulSet, or ReplicaSet are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
 	f.BoolVarP(&client.GenerateName, "generate-name", "g", false, "generate the name (and omit the NAME parameter)")
 	f.StringVar(&client.NameTemplate, "name-template", "", "specify template used to name the release")
-	f.BoolVar(&client.Devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.Devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", false, "run helm dependency update before installing the chart")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, installation process purges chart on fail. The --wait flag will be set automatically if --atomic is used")
-	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipCRDs, "skip-crds", false, "if set, no CRDs will be installed. By default, CRDs are installed if not already present.")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipCRDs, "skip-crds", false, "if set, no CRDs will be installed. By default, CRDs are installed if not already present")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index d9cd997de..29b463c5b 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	f.BoolVarP(&client.Install, "install", "i", false, "if a release by this name doesn't already exist, run an install")
-	f.BoolVar(&client.Devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.Devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate an upgrade")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Recreate, "recreate-pods", false, "performs pods restart for the resource if applicable")
 	f.MarkDeprecated("recreate-pods", "functionality will no longer be updated. Consult the documentation for other methods to recreate pods")
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DisableHooks, "no-hooks", false, "disable pre/post upgrade hooks")
 	f.DurationVar(&client.Timeout, "timeout", 300*time.Second, "time to wait for any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.ResetValues, "reset-values", false, "when upgrading, reset the values to the ones built into the chart")
-	f.BoolVar(&client.ReuseValues, "reuse-values", false, "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values and merge in any overrides from the command line via --set and -f. If '--reset-values' is specified, this is ignored.")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.ReuseValues, "reuse-values", false, "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values and merge in any overrides from the command line via --set and -f. If '--reset-values' is specified, this is ignored")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment, StatefulSet, or ReplicaSet are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, upgrade process rolls back changes made in case of failed upgrade. The --wait flag will be set automatically if --atomic is used")
-	f.IntVar(&client.MaxHistory, "history-max", 10, "limit the maximum number of revisions saved per release. Use 0 for no limit.")
+	f.IntVar(&client.MaxHistory, "history-max", 10, "limit the maximum number of revisions saved per release. Use 0 for no limit")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.CleanupOnFail, "cleanup-on-fail", false, "allow deletion of new resources created in this upgrade when upgrade fails")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &client.OutputFormat)
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index 8d2ea939d..c2dce1817 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type Install struct {
 	Atomic           bool
 	SkipCRDs         bool
 	OutputFormat     string
+	SubNotes         bool
 }
 
 // ChartPathOptions captures common options used for controlling chart paths
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func (i *Install) Run(chrt *chart.Chart, vals map[string]interface{}) (*release.
 	rel := i.createRelease(chrt, vals)
 
 	var manifestDoc *bytes.Buffer
-	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.OutputDir)
+	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes)
 	// Even for errors, attach this if available
 	if manifestDoc != nil {
 		rel.Manifest = manifestDoc.String()
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ func (i *Install) replaceRelease(rel *release.Release) error {
 }
 
 // renderResources renders the templates in a chart
-func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, outputDir string) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
+func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, outputDir string, subNotes bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
 	hs := []*release.Hook{}
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
@@ -415,17 +416,20 @@ func (c *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values
 	// text file. We have to spin through this map because the file contains path information, so we
 	// look for terminating NOTES.txt. We also remove it from the files so that we don't have to skip
 	// it in the sortHooks.
-	notes := ""
+	var notesBuffer bytes.Buffer
 	for k, v := range files {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(k, notesFileSuffix) {
-			// Only apply the notes if it belongs to the parent chart
-			// Note: Do not use filePath.Join since it creates a path with \ which is not expected
-			if k == path.Join(ch.Name(), "templates", notesFileSuffix) {
-				notes = v
+			if subNotes || (k == path.Join(ch.Name(), "templates", notesFileSuffix)) {
+				// If buffer contains data, add newline before adding more
+				if notesBuffer.Len() > 0 {
+					notesBuffer.WriteString("\n")
+				}
+				notesBuffer.WriteString(v)
 			}
 			delete(files, k)
 		}
 	}
+	notes := notesBuffer.String()
 
 	// Sort hooks, manifests, and partials. Only hooks and manifests are returned,
 	// as partials are not used after renderer.Render. Empty manifests are also
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index 6ae891b42..48551d962 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func TestInstallRelease_WithNotesRendered(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal(rel.Info.Description, "Install complete")
 }
 
-func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyNotes(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyParentNotes(t *testing.T) {
 	// Regression: Make sure that the child's notes don't override the parent's
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	instAction := installAction(t)
@@ -185,6 +186,28 @@ func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyNotes(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal(rel.Info.Description, "Install complete")
 }
 
+func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyAllNotes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Regression: Make sure that the child's notes don't override the parent's
+	is := assert.New(t)
+	instAction := installAction(t)
+	instAction.ReleaseName = "with-notes"
+	instAction.SubNotes = true
+	vals := map[string]interface{}{}
+	res, err := instAction.Run(buildChart(withNotes("parent"), withDependency(withNotes("child"))), vals)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed install: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	rel, err := instAction.cfg.Releases.Get(res.Name, res.Version)
+	is.Equal("with-notes", rel.Name)
+	is.NoError(err)
+	// test run can return as either 'parent\nchild' or 'child\nparent'
+	if !strings.Contains(rel.Info.Notes, "parent") && !strings.Contains(rel.Info.Notes, "child") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 'parent\nchild' or 'child\nparent', got '%s'", rel.Info.Notes)
+	}
+	is.Equal(rel.Info.Description, "Install complete")
+}
+
 func TestInstallRelease_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	instAction := installAction(t)
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 265e8df86..6046026dd 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	Atomic        bool
 	CleanupOnFail bool
 	OutputFormat  string
+	SubNotes      bool
 }
 
 // NewUpgrade creates a new Upgrade object with the given configuration.
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chart.Chart, vals map[strin
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "")
+	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", u.SubNotes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}