diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint.go b/cmd/helm/lint.go
index 50790b016..c52b23c78 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (l *lintCmd) run() error {
 	var total int
 	var failures int
 	for _, path := range l.paths {
-		linter, err := lintChart(path, rvals, l.namespace)
+		linter, err := lintChart(path, rvals, l.namespace, l.strict)
 		if err != nil {
 			failures = failures + 1
 			fmt.Println("==> Skipping", path)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (l *lintCmd) run() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func lintChart(path string, vals []byte, namespace string) (support.Linter, error) {
+func lintChart(path string, vals []byte, namespace string, strict bool) (support.Linter, error) {
 	var chartPath string
 	linter := support.Linter{}
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func lintChart(path string, vals []byte, namespace string) (support.Linter, erro
 		return linter, fmt.Errorf("unable to check Chart.yaml file in chart: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return lint.All(chartPath, vals, namespace), nil
+	return lint.All(chartPath, vals, namespace, strict), nil
 }
 
 // vals merges values from files specified via -f/--values and
diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
index 097365bb6..7f68ad99f 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ func TestLintChart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	values := []byte{}
 	namespace := "testNamespace"
+	strict := false
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := lintChart(tt.chartPath, values, namespace)
+			_, err := lintChart(tt.chartPath, values, namespace, strict)
 			switch {
 			case err != nil && !tt.err:
 				t.Errorf("%s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index d1a3b1c70..aa8df5814 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // All runs all of the available linters on the given base directory.
-func All(basedir string, values []byte, namespace string) support.Linter {
+func All(basedir string, values []byte, namespace string, strict bool) support.Linter {
 	// Using abs path to get directory context
 	chartDir, _ := filepath.Abs(basedir)
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: chartDir}
 	rules.Chartfile(&linter)
 	rules.Values(&linter)
-	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace)
+	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
 	return linter
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
index 33edc976d..2c050fa21 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var values = []byte{}
 
 const (
 	namespace        = "testNamespace"
+	strict           = false
 	badChartDir      = "rules/testdata/badchartfile"
 	badValuesFileDir = "rules/testdata/badvaluesfile"
 	badYamlFileDir   = "rules/testdata/albatross"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace).Messages
+	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
 	if len(m) != 6 {
 		t.Errorf("Number of errors %v", len(m))
 		t.Errorf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInvalidYaml(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badYamlFileDir, values, namespace).Messages
+	m := All(badYamlFileDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
 	if len(m) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestInvalidYaml(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBadValues(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(badValuesFileDir, values, namespace).Messages
+	m := All(badValuesFileDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
 	if len(m) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func TestBadValues(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGoodChart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := All(goodChartDir, values, namespace).Messages
+	m := All(goodChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
 	if len(m) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("All failed but shouldn't have: %#v", m)
 	}
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func TestHelmCreateChart(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	m := All(createdChart, values, namespace).Messages
+	m := All(createdChart, values, namespace, strict).Messages
 	if ll := len(m); ll != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("All should have had exactly 1 error. Got %d", ll)
 	} else if msg := m[0].Err.Error(); !strings.Contains(msg, "icon is recommended") {
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
index ab3f154ef..f494540df 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/template.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Templates lints the templates in the Linter.
-func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values []byte, namespace string) {
+func Templates(linter *support.Linter, values []byte, namespace string, strict bool) {
 	path := "templates/"
 	templatesPath := filepath.Join(linter.ChartDir, path)
 
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go b/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
index 23a7fc4ae..5e2913138 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/template_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var values = []byte("nameOverride: ''\nhttpPort: 80")
 
 func TestTemplateParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: templateTestBasedir}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 1 {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestTemplateIntegrationHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Rename(ignoredTemplatePath, wrongTemplatePath)
 
 	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: templateTestBasedir}
-	Templates(&linter, values, namespace)
+	Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
 	res := linter.Messages
 
 	if len(res) != 0 {
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ data:
   myval1: {{default "val" .Values.mymap.key1 }}
   myval2: {{default "val" .Values.mymap.key2 }}
 `
+	var ingoredStrict = true
 	ch := chart.Chart{
 		Metadata: &chart.Metadata{
 			Name:       "regression.6705",
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ data:
 	linter := &support.Linter{
 		ChartDir: filepath.Join(dir, ch.Metadata.Name),
 	}
-	Templates(linter, vals, namespace)
+	Templates(linter, vals, namespace, ingoredStrict)
 	if len(linter.Messages) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("expected zero messages, got %d", len(linter.Messages))
 		for i, msg := range linter.Messages {