diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 23ff29d95..48cd314b8 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ func addInstallFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, f *pflag.FlagSet, client *action.Instal
 	f.StringToStringVarP(&client.Labels, "labels", "l", nil, "Labels that would be added to release metadata. Should be divided by comma.")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.EnableDNS, "enable-dns", false, "enable DNS lookups when rendering templates")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.HideNotes, "hide-notes", false, "if set, do not show notes in install output. Does not affect presence in chart metadata")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.TakeOwnership, "take-ownership", false, "take ownership will ignore the check for helm annotations and take ownership of the resources")
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 108550cbf..e38f3c7ee 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 						fmt.Fprintf(out, "Release %q does not exist. Installing it now.\n", args[0])
 					}
 					instClient := action.NewInstall(cfg)
+					instClient.TakeOwnership = client.TakeOwnership
 					instClient.CreateNamespace = createNamespace
 					instClient.ChartPathOptions = client.ChartPathOptions
 					instClient.Force = client.Force
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	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.EnableDNS, "enable-dns", false, "enable DNS lookups when rendering templates")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.TakeOwnership, "take-ownership", false, "take ownership will ignore the check for helm annotations and take ownership of the resources")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmt)