diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 7aa78284d..72668ef48 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const (
 	ChartfileName = "Chart.yaml"
 	// ValuesfileName is the default values file name.
 	ValuesfileName = "values.yaml"
+	// SchemafileName is the default values schema file name.
+	SchemafileName = "values.schema.json"
 	// TemplatesDir is the relative directory name for templates.
 	TemplatesDir = "templates"
 	// ChartsDir is the relative directory name for charts dependencies.
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/save.go b/pkg/chartutil/save.go
index 1d90142c1..cf2aad000 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/save.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/save.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package chartutil
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ func SaveDir(c *chart.Chart, dest string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Save values.schema.json if it exists
+	if c.Schema != nil {
+		filename := filepath.Join(outdir, SchemafileName)
+		if err := writeFile(filename, c.Schema); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Save templates and files
 	for _, o := range [][]*chart.File{c.Templates, c.Files} {
 		for _, f := range o {
@@ -149,6 +158,16 @@ func writeTarContents(out *tar.Writer, c *chart.Chart, prefix string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Save values.schema.json if it exists
+	if c.Schema != nil {
+		if !json.Valid(c.Schema) {
+			return errors.New("Invalid JSON in " + SchemafileName)
+		}
+		if err := writeToTar(out, filepath.Join(base, SchemafileName), c.Schema); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Save templates
 	for _, f := range c.Templates {
 		n := filepath.Join(base, f.Name)