diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce.go b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce.go
index 68bc9aa6f..a1cfb8ef0 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce.go
@@ -153,6 +153,25 @@ func copyMap(src map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	return m
 }
 
+// stringCollectionsDeepCopy makes deep copy for string maps and lists.
+// For other types performs shallow copy.
+func stringCollectionsDeepCopy(src any) any {
+	switch t := src.(type) {
+	case map[string]any:
+		r := make(map[string]interface{}, len(t))
+		for k, v := range t {
+			r[k] = stringCollectionsDeepCopy(v)
+		}
+		return r
+	case []string:
+		r := make([]string, len(t))
+		copy(r, t)
+		return r
+	default:
+		return t
+	}
+}
+
 // coalesceValues builds up a values map for a particular chart.
 //
 // Values in v will override the values in the chart.
@@ -212,7 +231,7 @@ func coalesceTablesFullKey(printf printFn, dst, src map[string]interface{}, pref
 		if dv, ok := dst[key]; ok && dv == nil {
 			delete(dst, key)
 		} else if !ok {
-			dst[key] = val
+			dst[key] = stringCollectionsDeepCopy(val)
 		} else if istable(val) {
 			if istable(dv) {
 				coalesceTablesFullKey(printf, dv.(map[string]interface{}), val.(map[string]interface{}), fullkey)
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
index 3fe93f5ff..b1d634a5a 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/coalesce_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package chartutil
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
@@ -63,6 +64,16 @@ func withDeps(c *chart.Chart, deps ...*chart.Chart) *chart.Chart {
 	return c
 }
 
+func assertIsEqualToJSON(t *testing.T, name string, val any, expectedJson []byte) {
+	j, err := json.Marshal(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JSON marshal failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(j, expectedJson) {
+		t.Errorf("%s contents changed, got: %v", name, string(j))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCoalesceValues(t *testing.T) {
 	is := assert.New(t)
 
@@ -233,12 +244,21 @@ func TestCoalesceTables(t *testing.T) {
 			"state":   "MA",
 			"street":  "234 Spouter Inn Ct.",
 			"country": "US",
+			"weather": map[string]interface{}{
+				"clouds": true,
+			},
 		},
 		"details": "empty",
 		"boat": map[string]interface{}{
 			"mast": true,
 		},
-		"hole": "black",
+		"hole":  "black",
+		"grass": []string{"green", "yellow"},
+	}
+
+	srcJson, err := json.Marshal(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JSON marshal failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// What we expect is that anything in dst overrides anything in src, but that
@@ -287,6 +307,11 @@ func TestCoalesceTables(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("The hole still exists.")
 	}
 
+	// change in dst shouldn't make a change in src
+	dst["grass"].([]string)[1] = "blue"
+	dst["address"].(map[string]interface{})["weather"].(map[string]interface{})["clouds"] = "no"
+	assertIsEqualToJSON(t, "src", src, srcJson)
+
 	dst2 := map[string]interface{}{
 		"name": "Ishmael",
 		"address": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -407,3 +432,34 @@ func TestConcatPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "b", concatPrefix("", "b"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "a.b", concatPrefix("a", "b"))
 }
+
+func TestTwoFollowingCoalesceTables(t *testing.T) {
+	update := map[string]interface{}{
+		"mango": map[string]interface{}{
+			"fruit": "cool",
+		},
+	}
+	main := map[string]interface{}{
+		"mango": map[string]interface{}{
+			"fruit": "super",
+			"color": "orange",
+			"taste": "ok",
+		},
+	}
+
+	updateJson, err := json.Marshal(update)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JSON marshal failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	mainJson, err := json.Marshal(main)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JSON marshal failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	vals := CoalesceTables(make(map[string]interface{}, len(update)), update)
+	vals = CoalesceTables(vals, main)
+	_ = vals
+
+	assertIsEqualToJSON(t, "update", update, updateJson)
+	assertIsEqualToJSON(t, "main", main, mainJson)
+}