diff --git a/cmd/helm/template.go b/cmd/helm/template.go
index 1838bb758..17b6ec9b3 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template.go
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ type templateCmd struct {
 	renderFiles      []string
 	kubeVersion      string
 	outputDir        string
+
+	verify   bool
+	keyring  string
+	version  string
+	repoURL  string
+	username string
+	password string
+	devel    bool
+
+	certFile string
+	keyFile  string
+	caFile   string
 }
 
 func newTemplateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -104,6 +116,16 @@ func newTemplateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&t.nameTemplate, "name-template", "", "specify template used to name the release")
 	f.StringVar(&t.kubeVersion, "kube-version", defaultKubeVersion, "kubernetes version used as Capabilities.KubeVersion.Major/Minor")
 	f.StringVar(&t.outputDir, "output-dir", "", "writes the executed templates to files in output-dir instead of stdout")
+	f.StringVar(&t.version, "version", "", "version of the chart. By default, the newest chart is selected")
+	f.BoolVar(&t.verify, "verify", false, "verify the provenance data for this chart")
+	f.StringVar(&t.keyring, "keyring", defaultKeyring(), "location of public keys used for verification")
+	f.StringVar(&t.repoURL, "repo", "", "chart repository url where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&t.username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&t.password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.BoolVar(&t.devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.")
+	f.StringVar(&t.certFile, "cert-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file")
+	f.StringVar(&t.keyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
+	f.StringVar(&t.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -112,12 +134,8 @@ func (t *templateCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("chart is required")
 	}
-	// verify chart path exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(args[0]); err == nil {
-		if t.chartPath, err = filepath.Abs(args[0]); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
+
+	if err := t.prepareChart(args[0]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -253,6 +271,30 @@ func (t *templateCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *templateCmd) prepareChart(chart string) error {
+	// verify chart path exists or can be fetched from remote repo
+	if _, err := os.Stat(chart); err == nil {
+		if t.chartPath, err = filepath.Abs(chart); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	debug("Original chart version: %q", t.version)
+	if t.version == "" && t.devel {
+		debug("setting version to >0.0.0-0")
+		t.version = ">0.0.0-0"
+	}
+
+	cp, err := locateChartPath(t.repoURL, t.username, t.password, chart, t.version, false, t.keyring,
+		t.certFile, t.keyFile, t.caFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	t.chartPath = cp
+	return nil
+}
+
 // write the <data> to <output-dir>/<name>
 func writeToFile(outputDir string, name string, data string) error {
 	outfileName := strings.Join([]string{outputDir, name}, string(filepath.Separator))
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_template.md b/docs/helm/helm_template.md
index 805556096..4ac0607a4 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_template.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_template.md
@@ -24,19 +24,29 @@ helm template [flags] CHART
 ### Options
 
 ```
+      --ca-file string           verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle
+      --cert-file string         identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file
+      --devel                    use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored.
   -x, --execute stringArray      only execute the given templates
   -h, --help                     help for template
       --is-upgrade               set .Release.IsUpgrade instead of .Release.IsInstall
+      --key-file string          identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file
+      --keyring string           location of public keys used for verification (default "~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg")
       --kube-version string      kubernetes version used as Capabilities.KubeVersion.Major/Minor (default "1.9")
   -n, --name string              release name (default "release-name")
       --name-template string     specify template used to name the release
       --namespace string         namespace to install the release into
       --notes                    show the computed NOTES.txt file as well
       --output-dir string        writes the executed templates to files in output-dir instead of stdout
+      --password string          chart repository password where to locate the requested chart
+      --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)
       --set-file stringArray     set values from respective files specified via the command line (can specify multiple or separate values with commas: key1=path1,key2=path2)
       --set-string stringArray   set STRING values on the command line (can specify multiple or separate values with commas: key1=val1,key2=val2)
+      --username string          chart repository username where to locate the requested chart
   -f, --values valueFiles        specify values in a YAML file (can specify multiple) (default [])
+      --verify                   verify the provenance data for this chart
+      --version string           version of the chart. By default, the newest chart is selected
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
@@ -55,4 +65,4 @@ helm template [flags] CHART
 
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 1-Aug-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 28-May-2019