diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 794fef52c..73bceb0f5 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ func addInstallFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, f *pflag.FlagSet, client *action.Instal
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Atomic, "atomic", false, "if set, the installation process deletes the installation on failure. 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.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipSchemaValidation, "skip-schema-validation", false, "if set, disables JSON schema validation")
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint.go b/cmd/helm/lint.go
index 73a37b6fe..454bc432f 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func newLintCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Strict, "strict", false, "fail on lint warnings")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.WithSubcharts, "with-subcharts", false, "lint dependent charts")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Quiet, "quiet", false, "print only warnings and errors")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipSchemaValidation, "skip-schema-validation", false, "if set, disables JSON schema validation")
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 33db703c4..5e397f3f5 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
 	f.StringVar(&client.Description, "description", "", "add a custom description")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", false, "update dependencies if they are missing before installing the chart")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipSchemaValidation, "skip-schema-validation", false, "if set, disables JSON schema validation")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmt)
diff --git a/pkg/action/__debug_bin b/pkg/action/__debug_bin
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cc7701187
Binary files /dev/null and b/pkg/action/__debug_bin differ
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index fa5508234..321c7f72d 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type Install struct {
 	OutputDir                string
 	Atomic                   bool
 	SkipCRDs                 bool
+	SkipSchemaValidation     bool
 	SubNotes                 bool
 	DisableOpenAPIValidation bool
 	IncludeCRDs              bool
@@ -248,9 +249,18 @@ func (i *Install) RunWithContext(ctx context.Context, chrt *chart.Chart, vals ma
 		IsInstall: !isUpgrade,
 		IsUpgrade: isUpgrade,
 	}
-	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chrt, vals, options, caps)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+
+	var valuesToRender chartutil.Values
+	if i.SkipSchemaValidation {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValuesSkipSchemaValidation(chrt, vals, options, caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValues(chrt, vals, options, caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	rel := i.createRelease(chrt, vals)
@@ -456,10 +466,10 @@ func (i *Install) failRelease(rel *release.Release, err error) (*release.Release
 //
 // Roughly, this will return an error if name is
 //
-//	- empty
-//	- too long
-//	- already in use, and not deleted
-//	- used by a deleted release, and i.Replace is false
+//   - empty
+//   - too long
+//   - already in use, and not deleted
+//   - used by a deleted release, and i.Replace is false
 func (i *Install) availableName() error {
 	start := i.ReleaseName
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/lint.go b/pkg/action/lint.go
index 5b566e9d3..f91cf2007 100644
--- a/pkg/action/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/action/lint.go
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ import (
 //
 // It provides the implementation of 'helm lint'.
 type Lint struct {
-	Strict        bool
-	Namespace     string
-	WithSubcharts bool
-	Quiet         bool
+	SkipSchemaValidation bool
+	Strict               bool
+	Namespace            string
+	WithSubcharts        bool
+	Quiet                bool
 }
 
 // LintResult is the result of Lint
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func (l *Lint) Run(paths []string, vals map[string]interface{}) *LintResult {
 	}
 	result := &LintResult{}
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		linter, err := lintChart(path, vals, l.Namespace, l.Strict)
+		linter, err := lintChart(path, vals, l.Namespace, l.Strict, l.SkipSchemaValidation)
 		if err != nil {
 			result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
 			continue
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func HasWarningsOrErrors(result *LintResult) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func lintChart(path string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool) (support.Linter, error) {
+func lintChart(path string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool, skipSchemaValidation bool) (support.Linter, error) {
 	var chartPath string
 	linter := support.Linter{}
 
@@ -125,5 +126,5 @@ func lintChart(path string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, stric
 		return linter, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to check Chart.yaml file in chart")
 	}
 
-	return lint.All(chartPath, vals, namespace, strict), nil
+	return lint.All(chartPath, vals, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/lint_test.go b/pkg/action/lint_test.go
index 1828461f3..46da4e103 100644
--- a/pkg/action/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/lint_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	values                  = make(map[string]interface{})
 	namespace               = "testNamespace"
+	skipSchemaValidation    = false
 	strict                  = false
 	chart1MultipleChartLint = "testdata/charts/multiplecharts-lint-chart-1"
 	chart2MultipleChartLint = "testdata/charts/multiplecharts-lint-chart-2"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func TestLintChart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := lintChart(tt.chartPath, map[string]interface{}{}, namespace, strict)
+			_, err := lintChart(tt.chartPath, map[string]interface{}{}, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 			switch {
 			case err != nil && !tt.err:
 				t.Errorf("%s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 690397d4a..742aa2a4f 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	DisableOpenAPIValidation bool
 	// Get missing dependencies
 	DependencyUpdate bool
+	// Skip JSON schema validation
+	SkipSchemaValidation bool
 	// Lock to control raceconditions when the process receives a SIGTERM
 	Lock sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -226,9 +228,18 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chart.Chart, vals map[strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, vals, options, caps)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+
+	var valuesToRender chartutil.Values
+	if u.SkipSchemaValidation {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValuesSkipSchemaValidation(chart, vals, options, caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, vals, options, caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", "", u.SubNotes, false, false, u.PostRenderer, u.DryRun)
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values.go b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
index 97bf44217..38b36b160 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ type ReleaseOptions struct {
 //
 // This takes both ReleaseOptions and Capabilities to merge into the render values.
 func ToRenderValues(chrt *chart.Chart, chrtVals map[string]interface{}, options ReleaseOptions, caps *Capabilities) (Values, error) {
+	return toRenderValues(chrt, chrtVals, options, caps, true)
+}
+
+// ToRenderValuesSkipSchemaValidation composes the struct from the data coming from the Releases, Charts and Values files but skips schema validation
+//
+// This takes both ReleaseOptions and Capabilities to merge into the render values.
+func ToRenderValuesSkipSchemaValidation(chrt *chart.Chart, chrtVals map[string]interface{}, options ReleaseOptions, caps *Capabilities) (Values, error) {
+	return toRenderValues(chrt, chrtVals, options, caps, false)
+}
+
+func toRenderValues(chrt *chart.Chart, chrtVals map[string]interface{}, options ReleaseOptions, caps *Capabilities, schemaValidation bool) (Values, error) {
 	if caps == nil {
 		caps = DefaultCapabilities
 	}
@@ -156,9 +167,11 @@ func ToRenderValues(chrt *chart.Chart, chrtVals map[string]interface{}, options
 		return top, err
 	}
 
-	if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err != nil {
-		errFmt := "values don't meet the specifications of the schema(s) in the following chart(s):\n%s"
-		return top, fmt.Errorf(errFmt, err.Error())
+	if schemaValidation {
+		if err := ValidateAgainstSchema(chrt, vals); err != nil {
+			errFmt := "values don't meet the specifications of the schema(s) in the following chart(s):\n%s"
+			return top, fmt.Errorf(errFmt, err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	top["Values"] = vals
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index 67e76bd3d..bdfc185d5 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint.go
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 // All runs all of the available linters on the given base directory.
-func All(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool) support.Linter {
+func All(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool, skipSchemaValidation bool) support.Linter {
 	// Using abs path to get directory context
 	chartDir, _ := filepath.Abs(basedir)
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: chartDir}
 	rules.Chartfile(&linter)
 	rules.ValuesWithOverrides(&linter, values)
-	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	rules.Dependencies(&linter)
 	return linter
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
index 0e5d42391..5b08f85a5 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 var values map[string]interface{}
 
 const namespace = "testNamespace"
+const skipSchemaValidation = false
 const strict = false
 
 const badChartDir = "rules/testdata/badchartfile"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const goodChartDir = "rules/testdata/goodone"
 const subChartValuesDir = "rules/testdata/withsubchart"
 
 func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
+	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if len(m) != 8 {
 		t.Errorf("Number of errors %v", len(m))
 		t.Errorf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInvalidYaml(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badYamlFileDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
+	m := All(badYamlFileDir, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if len(m) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func TestInvalidYaml(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBadValues(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badValuesFileDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
+	m := All(badValuesFileDir, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if len(m) < 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func TestBadValues(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGoodChart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(goodChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
+	m := All(goodChartDir, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if len(m) != 0 {
 		t.Error("All returned linter messages when it shouldn't have")
 		for i, msg := range m {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func TestHelmCreateChart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Note: we test with strict=true here, even though others have
 	// strict = false.
-	m := All(createdChart, values, namespace, true).Messages
+	m := All(createdChart, values, namespace, true, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if ll := len(m); ll != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("All should have had exactly 1 error. Got %d", ll)
 		for i, msg := range m {
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func TestHelmCreateChart(t *testing.T) {
 // lint ignores import-values
 // See https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/9658
 func TestSubChartValuesChart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(subChartValuesDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
+	m := All(subChartValuesDir, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation).Messages
 	if len(m) != 0 {
 		t.Error("All returned linter messages when it shouldn't have")
 		for i, msg := range m {
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
index 61425f92e..b33cbc31c 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Templates lints the templates in the Linter.
-func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool) {
+func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict bool, skipSchemaValidation bool) {
 	fpath := "templates/"
 	templatesPath := filepath.Join(linter.ChartDir, fpath)
 
@@ -80,11 +80,22 @@ func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}, namespace
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, cvals, options, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, fpath, err)
-		return
+
+	var valuesToRender chartutil.Values
+	if skipSchemaValidation {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValuesSkipSchemaValidation(chart, cvals, options, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, fpath, err)
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		valuesToRender, err = chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, cvals, options, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, fpath, err)
+			return
+		}
 	}
+
 	var e engine.Engine
 	e.LintMode = true
 	renderedContentMap, err := e.Render(chart, valuesToRender)
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
index f3aa641f2..bb7d156ca 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ func TestValidateAllowedExtension(t *testing.T) {
 var values = map[string]interface{}{"nameOverride": "", "httpPort": 80}
 
 const namespace = "testNamespace"
+const skipSchemaValidation = false
 const strict = false
 
 func TestTemplateParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: templateTestBasedir}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 1 {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func TestTemplateIntegrationHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Rename(ignoredTemplatePath, wrongTemplatePath)
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: templateTestBasedir}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 0 {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestTemplateIntegrationHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestV3Fail(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: "./testdata/v3-fail"}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 3 {
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TestV3Fail(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMultiTemplateFail(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: "./testdata/multi-template-fail"}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 1 {
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func TestDeprecatedAPIFails(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: filepath.Join(tmpdir, mychart.Name())}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	if l := len(linter.Messages); l != 1 {
 		for i, msg := range linter.Messages {
 			t.Logf("Message %d: %s", i, msg)
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ func TestStrictTemplateParsingMapError(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := &support.Linter{
 		ChartDir: filepath.Join(dir, ch.Metadata.Name),
 	}
-	Templates(linter, ch.Values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(linter, ch.Values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	if len(linter.Messages) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("expected zero messages, got %d", len(linter.Messages))
 		for i, msg := range linter.Messages {
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func TestEmptyWithCommentsManifests(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: filepath.Join(tmpdir, mychart.Name())}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict, skipSchemaValidation)
 	if l := len(linter.Messages); l > 0 {
 		for i, msg := range linter.Messages {
 			t.Logf("Message %d: %s", i, msg)