diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5f467395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Helm Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLintCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	chart := "testdata/testcharts/chart-with-schema-negative"
+	tests := []cmdTestCase{
+		{
+			name:      "check fails without value option flags",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("lint %s", chart),
+			wantError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "check passes with value option flags",
+			cmd:  fmt.Sprintf("lint %s --set age=25,employmentInfo.salary=100000", chart),
+		},
+	}
+	runTestCmd(t, tests)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index d47951671..d6d59f3ce 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func All(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: chartDir}
 	rules.Chartfile(&linter)
-	rules.Values(&linter)
+	rules.Values(&linter, values)
 	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
 	return linter
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/values.go b/pkg/lint/rules/values.go
index 0f202f475..80940a43d 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/values.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/values.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Values lints a chart's values.yaml file.
-func Values(linter *support.Linter) {
+func Values(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}) {
 	file := "values.yaml"
 	vf := filepath.Join(linter.ChartDir, file)
 	fileExists := linter.RunLinterRule(support.InfoSev, file, validateValuesFileExistence(vf))
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Values(linter *support.Linter) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, file, validateValuesFile(vf))
+	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, file, validateValues(vf, values))
 }
 
 func validateValuesFileExistence(valuesPath string) error {
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func validateValuesFileExistence(valuesPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateValuesFile(valuesPath string) error {
-	values, err := chartutil.ReadValuesFile(valuesPath)
+func validateValues(valuesPath string, values map[string]interface{}) error {
+	fv, err := chartutil.ReadValuesFile(valuesPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to parse YAML")
 	}
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ func validateValuesFile(valuesPath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return chartutil.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(values, schema)
+	return chartutil.ValidateAgainstSingleSchema(chartutil.CoalesceTables(values, fv), schema)
 }