diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
index 7638acb84..9079935d4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestLintCmdWithSubchartsFlag(t *testing.T) {
 		name:      "lint good chart with bad subcharts",
 		cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("lint %s", testChart),
 		golden:    "output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts.txt",
-		wantError: false,
+		wantError: true,
 	}, {
 		name:      "lint good chart with bad subcharts using --with-subcharts flag",
 		cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("lint --with-subcharts %s", testChart),
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts-with-subcharts.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts-with-subcharts.txt
index cda011b57..e77aa387f 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts-with-subcharts.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts-with-subcharts.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ==> Linting testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts
 [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
 [WARNING] templates/: directory not found
+[ERROR] : unable to load chart
+	error unpacking bad-subchart in chart-with-bad-subcharts: validation: chart.metadata.name is required
 
 ==> Linting testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/bad-subchart
 [ERROR] Chart.yaml: name is required
@@ -8,9 +10,11 @@
 [ERROR] Chart.yaml: version is required
 [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
 [WARNING] templates/: directory not found
+[ERROR] : unable to load chart
+	validation: chart.metadata.name is required
 
 ==> Linting testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/good-subchart
 [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
 [WARNING] templates/: directory not found
 
-Error: 3 chart(s) linted, 1 chart(s) failed
+Error: 3 chart(s) linted, 2 chart(s) failed
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts.txt
index 51f3f3718..265e555f7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/lint-chart-with-bad-subcharts.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ==> Linting testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts
 [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
 [WARNING] templates/: directory not found
+[ERROR] : unable to load chart
+	error unpacking bad-subchart in chart-with-bad-subcharts: validation: chart.metadata.name is required
 
-1 chart(s) linted, 0 chart(s) failed
+Error: 1 chart(s) linted, 1 chart(s) failed
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/bad-subchart/Chart.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/bad-subchart/Chart.yaml
index 0daa5c188..a6754b24f 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/bad-subchart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-bad-subcharts/charts/bad-subchart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-description: Bad subchart
\ No newline at end of file
+description: Bad subchart
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index d47951671..ce53f4da9 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint.go
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ func All(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, strict
 	rules.Chartfile(&linter)
 	rules.Values(&linter)
 	rules.Templates(&linter, values, namespace, strict)
+	rules.Dependencies(&linter)
 	return linter
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
index 2c110009d..44bf5f980 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint_test.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ const goodChartDir = "rules/testdata/goodone"
 
 func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 	m := All(badChartDir, values, namespace, strict).Messages
-	if len(m) != 7 {
+	if len(m) != 8 {
 		t.Errorf("Number of errors %v", len(m))
 		t.Errorf("All didn't fail with expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
-	// There should be one INFO, 2 WARNINGs and one ERROR messages, check for them
-	var i, w, e, e2, e3, e4, e5 bool
+	// There should be one INFO, 2 WARNINGs and 2 ERROR messages, check for them
+	var i, w, e, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6 bool
 	for _, msg := range m {
 		if msg.Severity == support.InfoSev {
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "icon is recommended") {
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ func TestBadChart(t *testing.T) {
 			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "dependencies are not valid in the Chart file with apiVersion") {
 				e5 = true
 			}
+			// This comes from the dependency check, which loads dependency info from the Chart.yaml
+			if strings.Contains(msg.Err.Error(), "unable to load chart") {
+				e6 = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	if !e || !e2 || !e3 || !e4 || !e5 || !w || !i {
+	if !e || !e2 || !e3 || !e4 || !e5 || !w || !i || !e6 {
 		t.Errorf("Didn't find all the expected errors, got %#v", m)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies.go b/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abecd1feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+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 rules // import "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/lint/rules"
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/lint/support"
+)
+
+// Dependencies runs lints against a chart's dependencies
+//
+// See https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/7910
+func Dependencies(linter *support.Linter) {
+	c, err := loader.LoadDir(linter.ChartDir)
+	if !linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, "", validateChartFormat(err)) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	linter.RunLinterRule(support.ErrorSev, linter.ChartDir, validateDependencyInMetadata(c))
+	linter.RunLinterRule(support.WarningSev, linter.ChartDir, validateDependencyInChartsDir(c))
+}
+
+func validateChartFormat(chartError error) error {
+	if chartError != nil {
+		return errors.Errorf("unable to load chart\n\t%s", chartError)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateDependencyInChartsDir(c *chart.Chart) (err error) {
+	dependencies := map[string]struct{}{}
+	missing := []string{}
+	for _, dep := range c.Dependencies() {
+		dependencies[dep.Metadata.Name] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, dep := range c.Metadata.Dependencies {
+		if _, ok := dependencies[dep.Name]; !ok {
+			missing = append(missing, dep.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(missing) > 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("chart directory is missing these dependencies: %s", strings.Join(missing, ","))
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func validateDependencyInMetadata(c *chart.Chart) (err error) {
+	dependencies := map[string]struct{}{}
+	missing := []string{}
+	for _, dep := range c.Metadata.Dependencies {
+		dependencies[dep.Name] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, dep := range c.Dependencies() {
+		if _, ok := dependencies[dep.Metadata.Name]; !ok {
+			missing = append(missing, dep.Metadata.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(missing) > 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("chart metadata is missing these dependencies: %s", strings.Join(missing, ","))
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies_test.go b/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fac80385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/dependencies_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+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 rules
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/lint/support"
+)
+
+const (
+	badChartDepsDir = "testdata/lint-deps"
+)
+
+func TestValidateDependencyInChartsDir(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := loader.Load(badChartDepsDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err = validateDependencyInChartsDir(c); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("chart %q should have been flagged for missing deps in chart directory", badChartDepsDir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateDependencyInMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := loader.Load(badChartDepsDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err = validateDependencyInMetadata(c); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("chart %q should have been flagged for missing deps in chart metadata", badChartDepsDir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDependencies(t *testing.T) {
+	linter := support.Linter{ChartDir: badChartDepsDir}
+	Dependencies(&linter)
+	if l := len(linter.Messages); l != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 linter errors for bad chart dependencies. Got %d.", l)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/.helmignore b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8a0eb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/Chart.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ab9a8d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: lint-deps
+description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+
+# A chart can be either an 'application' or a 'library' chart.
+#
+# Application charts are a collection of templates that can be packaged into versioned archives
+# to be deployed.
+#
+# Library charts provide useful utilities or functions for the chart developer. They're included as
+# a dependency of application charts to inject those utilities and functions into the rendering
+# pipeline. Library charts do not define any templates and therefore cannot be deployed.
+type: application
+
+# This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
+# to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
+# Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+version: 0.1.0
+
+# This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
+# incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
+# follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
+appVersion: 1.16.0
+dependencies:
+  - name: dep1
+    version: 0.1.0
+  - name: dep2
+    version: 999.888.777
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/.helmignore b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8a0eb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/Chart.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbdd3e7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: dep1
+description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+
+# A chart can be either an 'application' or a 'library' chart.
+#
+# Application charts are a collection of templates that can be packaged into versioned archives
+# to be deployed.
+#
+# Library charts provide useful utilities or functions for the chart developer. They're included as
+# a dependency of application charts to inject those utilities and functions into the rendering
+# pipeline. Library charts do not define any templates and therefore cannot be deployed.
+type: application
+
+# This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
+# to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
+# Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+version: 0.1.0
+
+# This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
+# incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
+# follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
+appVersion: 1.16.0
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/templates/_helpers.tpl b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ced2c3809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "foobar.chart" . }}
+{{ include "foobar.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "foobar.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "foobar.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "foobar.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/values.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77695e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep1/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Default values for foobar.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+replicaCount: 1
+
+image:
+  repository: nginx
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart version.
+  tag: ""
+
+imagePullSecrets: []
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: true
+  # Annotations to add to the service account
+  annotations: {}
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+  name: ""
+
+podAnnotations: {}
+
+podSecurityContext: {}
+  # fsGroup: 2000
+
+securityContext: {}
+  # capabilities:
+  #   drop:
+  #   - ALL
+  # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  # runAsNonRoot: true
+  # runAsUser: 1000
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 80
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - chart-example.local
+
+resources: {}
+  # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
+  # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
+  # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
+  # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+  # limits:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+  # requests:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+
+autoscaling:
+  enabled: false
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 100
+  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
+  # targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+
+tolerations: []
+
+affinity: {}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/.helmignore b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8a0eb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/Chart.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6d5ee4be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: dep3
+description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+
+# A chart can be either an 'application' or a 'library' chart.
+#
+# Application charts are a collection of templates that can be packaged into versioned archives
+# to be deployed.
+#
+# Library charts provide useful utilities or functions for the chart developer. They're included as
+# a dependency of application charts to inject those utilities and functions into the rendering
+# pipeline. Library charts do not define any templates and therefore cannot be deployed.
+type: application
+
+# This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
+# to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
+# Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+version: 0.1.0
+
+# This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
+# incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
+# follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
+appVersion: 1.16.0
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/templates/_helpers.tpl b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72cb35dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "dep3.chart" . }}
+{{ include "dep3.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "dep3.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "dep3.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "dep3.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/values.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe63f8500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/charts/dep3/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Default values for dep3.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+replicaCount: 1
+
+image:
+  repository: nginx
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart version.
+  tag: ""
+
+imagePullSecrets: []
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: true
+  # Annotations to add to the service account
+  annotations: {}
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+  name: ""
+
+podAnnotations: {}
+
+podSecurityContext: {}
+  # fsGroup: 2000
+
+securityContext: {}
+  # capabilities:
+  #   drop:
+  #   - ALL
+  # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  # runAsNonRoot: true
+  # runAsUser: 1000
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 80
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - chart-example.local
+
+resources: {}
+  # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
+  # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
+  # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
+  # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+  # limits:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+  # requests:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+
+autoscaling:
+  enabled: false
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 100
+  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
+  # targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+
+tolerations: []
+
+affinity: {}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/templates/_helpers.tpl b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ae2d0a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "issue7910.chart" . }}
+{{ include "issue7910.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "issue7910.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "issue7910.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "issue7910.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/values.yaml b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebf6be86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/testdata/lint-deps/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+replicaCount: 1