diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 0c21050b1..df9fbe655 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/proto/hapi/release"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/repo"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/strvals"
+	"net/url"
 )
 
 const installDesc = `
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
-	f.VarP(&inst.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple)")
+	f.VarP(&inst.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)")
 	f.StringVarP(&inst.name, "name", "n", "", "release name. If unspecified, it will autogenerate one for you")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.namespace, "namespace", "", "namespace to install the release into. Defaults to the current kube config namespace.")
 	f.BoolVar(&inst.dryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate an install")
@@ -316,8 +317,9 @@ func vals(valueFiles valueFiles, values []string) ([]byte, error) {
 		if strings.TrimSpace(filePath) == "-" {
 			bytes, err = ioutil.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
 		} else {
-			bytes, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+			bytes, err = readFile(filePath)
 		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, err
 		}
@@ -469,3 +471,23 @@ func checkDependencies(ch *chart.Chart, reqs *chartutil.Requirements) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+//readFile load a file from the local directory or a remote file with a url.
+func readFile(filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
+	u, _ := url.Parse(filePath)
+	p := getter.All(settings)
+
+	// FIXME: maybe someone handle other protocols like ftp.
+	getterConstructor, err := p.ByScheme(u.Scheme)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	} else {
+		getter, err := getterConstructor(filePath, "", "", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			return []byte{}, err
+		}
+		data, err := getter.Get(filePath)
+		return data.Bytes(), err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 4b852198a..419d74cbc 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
-	f.VarP(&upgrade.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple)")
+	f.VarP(&upgrade.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.dryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate an upgrade")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.recreate, "recreate-pods", false, "performs pods restart for the resource if applicable")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.force, "force", false, "force resource update through delete/recreate if needed")
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_install.md b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
index a8f00e434..5fdc7927a 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_install.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_install.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ helm install [CHART]
       --tls-cert string        path to TLS certificate file (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
       --tls-key string         path to TLS key file (default "$HELM_HOME/key.pem")
       --tls-verify             enable TLS for request and verify remote
-  -f, --values valueFiles      specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple) (default [])
+  -f, --values valueFiles      specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple) (default [])
       --verify                 verify the package before installing it
       --version string         specify the exact chart version to install. If this is not specified, the latest version is installed
       --wait                   if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
index fdf95854f..eb320156d 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART]
       --tls-cert string      path to TLS certificate file (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
       --tls-key string       path to TLS key file (default "$HELM_HOME/key.pem")
       --tls-verify           enable TLS for request and verify remote
-  -f, --values valueFiles    specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple) (default [])
+  -f, --values valueFiles    specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple) (default [])
       --verify               verify the provenance of the chart before upgrading
       --version string       specify the exact chart version to use. If this is not specified, the latest version is used
       --wait                 if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/helm_install.1 b/docs/man/man1/helm_install.1
index 98995d47a..a19b3adf4 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/helm_install.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/helm_install.1
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ charts in a repository, use 'helm search'.
 
 .PP
 \fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-values\fP=[]
-    specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple)
+    specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)
 
 .PP
 \fB\-\-verify\fP[=false]
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/helm_upgrade.1 b/docs/man/man1/helm_upgrade.1
index 5d5e919f6..24bba7c85 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/helm_upgrade.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/helm_upgrade.1
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $ helm upgrade \-\-set foo=bar \-\-set foo=newbar redis ./redis
 
 .PP
 \fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-values\fP=[]
-    specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple)
+    specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)
 
 .PP
 \fB\-\-verify\fP[=false]