diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index 26fbc082d..33cd6b53a 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (i *Install) Run(chrt *chart.Chart) (*release.Release, error) {
 
 	options := chartutil.ReleaseOptions{
 		Name:      i.ReleaseName,
+		Namespace: i.Namespace,
 		IsInstall: true,
 	}
 	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chrt, i.rawValues, options, caps)
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index f535c0d6c..eddacc6ea 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chart.Chart) (*release.Rele
 
 	options := chartutil.ReleaseOptions{
 		Name:      name,
+		Namespace: currentRelease.Namespace,
 		IsUpgrade: true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values.go b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
index 9d4a4fc15..c8a02382e 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ func CoalesceTables(dst, src map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 // for the composition of the final values struct
 type ReleaseOptions struct {
 	Name      string
+	Namespace string
 	IsUpgrade bool
 	IsInstall bool
 }
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ func ToRenderValues(chrt *chart.Chart, chrtVals map[string]interface{}, options
 		"Capabilities": caps,
 		"Release": map[string]interface{}{
 			"Name":      options.Name,
+			"Namespace": options.Namespace,
 			"IsUpgrade": options.IsUpgrade,
 			"IsInstall": options.IsInstall,
 			"Service":   "Helm",
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
index ae7a75ca7..5f1b2036e 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values map[string]interface{}, namespace
 		return
 	}
 
-	options := chartutil.ReleaseOptions{Name: "testRelease"}
+	options := chartutil.ReleaseOptions{
+		Name:      "testRelease",
+		Namespace: namespace,
+	}
 
 	cvals, err := chartutil.CoalesceValues(chart, values)
 	if err != nil {