diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 044d1f2b5..281679e5c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 func addInstallFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, f *pflag.FlagSet, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values.Options) {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.CreateNamespace, "create-namespace", false, "create the release namespace if not present")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate an install")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.Force, "force", false, "force resource updates through a replacement strategy")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DisableHooks, "no-hooks", false, "prevent hooks from running during install")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Replace, "replace", false, "re-use the given name, only if that name is a deleted release which remains in the history. This is unsafe in production")
 	f.DurationVar(&client.Timeout, "timeout", 300*time.Second, "time to wait for any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 2ceb31a81..02f4cf2a9 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 					instClient := action.NewInstall(cfg)
 					instClient.CreateNamespace = createNamespace
 					instClient.ChartPathOptions = client.ChartPathOptions
+					instClient.Force = client.Force
 					instClient.DryRun = client.DryRun
 					instClient.DisableHooks = client.DisableHooks
 					instClient.SkipCRDs = client.SkipCRDs
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index fa5508234..425b66f69 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Install struct {
 	ChartPathOptions
 
 	ClientOnly               bool
+	Force                    bool
 	CreateNamespace          bool
 	DryRun                   bool
 	DisableHooks             bool
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ func (i *Install) performInstall(c chan<- resultMessage, rel *release.Release, t
 			return
 		}
 	} else if len(resources) > 0 {
-		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Update(toBeAdopted, resources, false); err != nil {
+		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Update(toBeAdopted, resources, i.Force); err != nil {
 			i.reportToRun(c, rel, err)
 			return
 		}