diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint.go b/cmd/helm/lint.go
index a7aac172a..5a27ccb89 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func newLintCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Strict, "strict", false, "fail on lint warnings")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.WithSubcharts, "with-subcharts", false, "lint dependent charts")
+	f.StringArrayVarP(&client.APIVersions, "api-versions", "a", []string{}, "Kubernetes api versions used for Capabilities.APIVersions")
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
index 3501ccf87..5f5dc8afe 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func TestLintCmdWithSubchartsFlag(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("lint --with-subcharts %s", testChart),
 		golden:    "output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts-with-subcharts.txt",
 		wantError: true,
+	}, {
+		name:      "lint good chart using --api-versions flag",
+		cmd:       "lint --api-versions networking.k8s.io/v1 testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions",
+		golden:    "output/lint-chart-with-api-versions.txt",
+		wantError: false,
 	}}
 	runTestCmd(t, tests)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-api-versions.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-api-versions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a9a78fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-api-versions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+==> Linting testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions
+[INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
+[INFO] values.yaml: file does not exist
+
+1 chart(s) linted, 0 chart(s) failed
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/Chart.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..395d24f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+description: Empty testing chart
+home: https://k8s.io/helm
+name: empty
+sources:
+- https://github.com/kubernetes/helm
+version: 0.1.0
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/templates/check-capabilities.tpl b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/templates/check-capabilities.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d157aea2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-api-versions/templates/check-capabilities.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{- if not (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "networking.k8s.io/v1") }}
+  {{ fail "ERROR: APIVersion networking.k8s.io/v1 not found" }}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/action/lint.go b/pkg/action/lint.go
index bdb93dcc2..e5ed53eb3 100644
--- a/pkg/action/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/action/lint.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Lint struct {
 	Strict        bool
 	Namespace     string
 	WithSubcharts bool
+	APIVersions   []string
 }
 
 // LintResult is the result of Lint
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ 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.APIVersions)
 		if err != nil {
 			result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
 			continue
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (l *Lint) Run(paths []string, vals map[string]interface{}) *LintResult {
 	return result
 }
 
-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, apiVersions []string) (support.Linter, error) {
 	var chartPath string
 	linter := support.Linter{}
 
@@ -114,5 +115,5 @@ 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, apiVersions), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/lint_test.go b/pkg/action/lint_test.go
index 1828461f3..151f84808 100644
--- a/pkg/action/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/lint_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 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, nil)
 			switch {
 			case err != nil && !tt.err:
 				t.Errorf("%s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index 67e76bd3d..dfb1730f6 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, apiVersions []string) 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, apiVersions)
 	rules.Dependencies(&linter)
 	return linter
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
index 61425f92e..af272492b 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, apiVersions []string) {
 	fpath := "templates/"
 	templatesPath := filepath.Join(linter.ChartDir, fpath)
 
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}, namespace
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, cvals, options, nil)
+
+	caps := chartutil.DefaultCapabilities
+	caps.APIVersions = chartutil.VersionSet(apiVersions)
+	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chart, cvals, options, caps)
 	if err != nil {
 		linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, fpath, err)
 		return