diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cf345e57..7e68df5c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
 
 ## Install
 
+
 Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found on [the Releases page](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/latest).
 
 Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go!
diff --git a/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto b/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
index e00c50caf..286d22e8b 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ message UpdateReleaseRequest {
 	bool force = 11;
 	// Description, if set, will set the description for the updated release
 	string description = 12;
+        // Render subchart notes if enabled
+	bool subNotes = 13;
 }
 
 // UpdateReleaseResponse is the response to an update request.
@@ -281,6 +283,9 @@ message InstallReleaseRequest {
 
 	// Description, if set, will set the description for the installed release
 	string description = 11;
+  
+        bool subNotes = 12;
+
 }
 
 // InstallReleaseResponse is the response from a release installation.
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 05321f1f7..f33747ac4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ type installCmd struct {
 	password       string
 	devel          bool
 	depUp          bool
+	subNotes       bool
 	description    string
 
 	certFile string
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&inst.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
 	f.BoolVar(&inst.devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.")
 	f.BoolVar(&inst.depUp, "dep-up", false, "run helm dependency update before installing the chart")
+	f.BoolVar(&inst.subNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "render subchart notes along with the parent")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.description, "description", "", "specify a description for the release")
 
 	// set defaults from environment
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ func (i *installCmd) run() error {
 		helm.InstallReuseName(i.replace),
 		helm.InstallDisableHooks(i.disableHooks),
 		helm.InstallDisableCRDHook(i.disableCRDHook),
+		helm.InstallSubNotes(i.subNotes),
 		helm.InstallTimeout(i.timeout),
 		helm.InstallWait(i.wait),
 		helm.InstallDescription(i.description))
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index d05987b8a..d6c915c3a 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ type upgradeCmd struct {
 	username     string
 	password     string
 	devel        bool
+	subNotes     bool
 	description  string
 
 	certFile string
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.keyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.")
+	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.subNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "render subchart notes along with parent")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.description, "description", "", "specify the description to use for the upgrade, rather than the default")
 
 	f.MarkDeprecated("disable-hooks", "use --no-hooks instead")
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ func (u *upgradeCmd) run() error {
 		helm.UpgradeTimeout(u.timeout),
 		helm.ResetValues(u.resetValues),
 		helm.ReuseValues(u.reuseValues),
+		helm.UpgradeSubNotes(u.subNotes),
 		helm.UpgradeWait(u.wait),
 		helm.UpgradeDescription(u.description))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_install.md b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
index 05cdf1e4a..5406126fa 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_install.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ helm install [CHART] [flags]
       --no-crd-hook              prevent CRD hooks from running, but run other hooks
       --no-hooks                 prevent hooks from running during install
       --password string          chart repository password where to locate the requested chart
+      --render-subchart-notes    render subchart notes along with the parent
       --replace                  re-use the given name, even if that name is already used. This is unsafe in production
       --repo string              chart repository url where to locate the requested chart
       --set stringArray          set values on the command line (can specify multiple or separate values with commas: key1=val1,key2=val2)
@@ -128,4 +129,4 @@ helm install [CHART] [flags]
 
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 10-Aug-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 1-Nov-2018
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
index f18bcf6a7..df5bfe6ca 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART] [flags]
       --no-hooks                 disable pre/post upgrade hooks
       --password string          chart repository password where to locate the requested chart
       --recreate-pods            performs pods restart for the resource if applicable
+      --render-subchart-notes    render subchart notes along with parent
       --repo string              chart repository url where to locate the requested chart
       --reset-values             when upgrading, reset the values to the ones built into the chart
       --reuse-values             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.
@@ -115,4 +116,4 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART] [flags]
 
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 24-Aug-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 1-Nov-2018
diff --git a/pkg/helm/option.go b/pkg/helm/option.go
index f41d9c6ae..121f71c83 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/option.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/option.go
@@ -346,6 +346,20 @@ func InstallReuseName(reuse bool) InstallOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// InstallSubNotes will (if true) instruct Tiller to render SubChart Notes
+func InstallSubNotes(enable bool) InstallOption {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.instReq.SubNotes = enable
+	}
+}
+
+// UpgradeSubNotes will (if true) instruct Tiller to render SubChart Notes
+func UpgradeSubNotes(enable bool) UpdateOption {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.updateReq.SubNotes = enable
+	}
+}
+
 // RollbackDisableHooks will disable hooks for a rollback operation
 func RollbackDisableHooks(disable bool) RollbackOption {
 	return func(opts *options) {
diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
index f57ad8582..8708d0a18 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ type UpdateReleaseRequest struct {
 	Force bool `protobuf:"varint,11,opt,name=force" json:"force,omitempty"`
 	// Description, if set, will set the description for the updated release
 	Description string `protobuf:"bytes,12,opt,name=description" json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// Render subchart notes if enabled
+	SubNotes bool `protobuf:"varint,13,opt,name=subNotes" json:"subNotes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *UpdateReleaseRequest) Reset()                    { *m = UpdateReleaseRequest{} }
@@ -465,6 +467,13 @@ func (m *UpdateReleaseRequest) GetForce() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (m *UpdateReleaseRequest) GetSubNotes() bool {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.SubNotes
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (m *UpdateReleaseRequest) GetDescription() string {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.Description
@@ -624,6 +633,7 @@ type InstallReleaseRequest struct {
 	DisableCrdHook bool `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=disable_crd_hook,json=disableCrdHook" json:"disable_crd_hook,omitempty"`
 	// Description, if set, will set the description for the installed release
 	Description string `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=description" json:"description,omitempty"`
+	SubNotes    bool   `protobuf:"varint,12,opt,name=subNotes" json:"subNotes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *InstallReleaseRequest) Reset()                    { *m = InstallReleaseRequest{} }
@@ -701,6 +711,13 @@ func (m *InstallReleaseRequest) GetDisableCrdHook() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (m *InstallReleaseRequest) GetSubNotes() bool {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.SubNotes
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (m *InstallReleaseRequest) GetDescription() string {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.Description
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_install.go b/pkg/tiller/release_install.go
index 973da3581..3cfbcf30e 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_install.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_install.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) prepareRelease(req *services.InstallReleaseRequest) (*re
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := s.renderResources(req.Chart, valuesToRender, caps.APIVersions)
+	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := s.renderResources(req.Chart, valuesToRender, req.SubNotes, caps.APIVersions)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Return a release with partial data so that client can show debugging
 		// information.
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_install_test.go b/pkg/tiller/release_install_test.go
index f5e84d870..78d00ce66 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_install_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestInstallRelease_WrongTillerVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyNotes(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyParentNotes(t *testing.T) {
 	c := helm.NewContext()
 	rs := rsFixture()
 
@@ -300,6 +300,39 @@ func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyNotes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInstallRelease_WithChartAndDependencyAllNotes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := helm.NewContext()
+	rs := rsFixture()
+
+	req := installRequest(withSubNotes(),
+		withChart(
+			withNotes(notesText),
+			withDependency(withNotes(notesText+" child")),
+		))
+	res, err := rs.InstallRelease(c, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed install: %s", err)
+	}
+	if res.Release.Name == "" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected release name.")
+	}
+
+	rel, err := rs.env.Releases.Get(res.Release.Name, res.Release.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected release for %s (%v).", res.Release.Name, rs.env.Releases)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("rel: %v", rel)
+
+	if !strings.Contains(rel.Info.Status.Notes, notesText) || !strings.Contains(rel.Info.Status.Notes, notesText+" child") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected '%s', got '%s'", notesText+"\n"+notesText+" child", rel.Info.Status.Notes)
+	}
+
+	if rel.Info.Description != "Install complete" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected description: %s", rel.Info.Description)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestInstallRelease_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 	c := helm.NewContext()
 	rs := rsFixture()
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
index cf7748f44..680c39dac 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func GetVersionSet(client discovery.ServerGroupsInterface) (chartutil.VersionSet
 	return chartutil.NewVersionSet(versions...), nil
 }
 
-func (s *ReleaseServer) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, vs chartutil.VersionSet) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
+func (s *ReleaseServer) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, subNotes bool, vs chartutil.VersionSet) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
 	// Guard to make sure Tiller is at the right version to handle this chart.
 	sver := version.GetVersion()
 	if ch.Metadata.TillerVersion != "" &&
@@ -307,18 +307,23 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) 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.Metadata.Name, "templates", notesFileSuffix) {
-				notes = v
+			if subNotes || (k == path.Join(ch.Metadata.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
 	// removed here.
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go b/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
index d94ea2eeb..a1502e8a2 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ func withChart(chartOpts ...chartOption) installOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func withSubNotes() installOption {
+	return func(opts *installOptions) {
+		opts.SubNotes = true
+	}
+}
+
 func installRequest(opts ...installOption) *services.InstallReleaseRequest {
 	reqOpts := &installOptions{
 		&services.InstallReleaseRequest{
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_update.go b/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
index 8f3cc4e8e..2f5dc24b4 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_update.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) prepareUpdate(req *services.UpdateReleaseRequest) (*rele
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := s.renderResources(req.Chart, valuesToRender, caps.APIVersions)
+	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := s.renderResources(req.Chart, valuesToRender, req.SubNotes, caps.APIVersions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}