diff --git a/pkg/engine/engine.go b/pkg/engine/engine.go
index a0ca17f08..5536d393c 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/engine.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func includeFun(t *template.Template, includedNames map[string]int) func(string,
 		}
 		err := t.ExecuteTemplate(&buf, name, data)
 		includedNames[name]--
-		return buf.String(), err
+		return strings.ReplaceAll(buf.String(), "<no value>", ""), err
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/engine/engine_test.go b/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
index 7ac892cec..6519156dc 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -1429,3 +1429,42 @@ func TestRenderCustomTemplateFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", expected, rendered)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRenderNilValue(t *testing.T) {
+	chart := &chart.Chart{
+		Metadata: &chart.Metadata{
+			Name:    "moby",
+			Version: "1.2.3",
+		},
+		Templates: []*chart.File{
+			{Name: "templates/_helpers.tpl", Data: []byte(`` +
+				`{{- define "noval" -}}{{ and nil }}{{- end -}}` +
+				`{{- define "noval_str" -}}<no value>{{- end -}}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_include.yaml", Data: []byte(`{{ eq (include "noval" .) "" }}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_tpl.yaml", Data: []byte(`{{ eq (tpl "{{ and nil }}" .) "" }}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_render.yaml", Data: []byte(`{{ and nil }}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_include_str.yaml", Data: []byte(`{{ eq (include "noval_str" .) "<no value>" }}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_tpl_str.yaml", Data: []byte(`{{ eq (tpl "<no value>" .) "<no value>" }}`)},
+			{Name: "templates/test_render_str.yaml", Data: []byte(`<no value>`)},
+		},
+	}
+
+	out, err := Render(chart, chartutil.Values{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to render templates: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	expect := map[string]string{
+		"moby/templates/test_include.yaml":     "true",
+		"moby/templates/test_tpl.yaml":         "true",
+		"moby/templates/test_render.yaml":      "",
+		"moby/templates/test_include_str.yaml": "true",
+		"moby/templates/test_tpl_str.yaml":     "true",
+		"moby/templates/test_render_str.yaml":  "<no value>",
+	}
+	for name, data := range expect {
+		if out[name] != data {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected %q, got %q (%q)", data, out[name], name)
+		}
+	}
+}