diff --git a/pkg/action/action.go b/pkg/action/action.go
index 1aa9f9d19..449b69577 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func splitAndDeannotate(postrendered string) (map[string]string, error) {
 // TODO: As part of the refactor the duplicate code in cmd/helm/template.go should be removed
 //
 //	This code has to do with writing files to disk.
-func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values common.Values, releaseName, outputDir string, subNotes, useReleaseName, includeCrds bool, pr postrenderer.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, enableDNS, hideSecret bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
+func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values common.Values, releaseName, outputDir string, subNotes, useReleaseName, includeCrds bool, pr postrenderer.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, enableDNS, hideSecret bool, lintMode bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
 	var hs []*release.Hook
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values common.Values,
 		e.EnableDNS = enableDNS
 		e.CustomTemplateFuncs = cfg.CustomTemplateFuncs
 
+		e.LintMode = lintMode
 		files, err2 = e.Render(ch, values)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index c6d4f723c..8a213635b 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ type Install struct {
 	// Lock to control raceconditions when the process receives a SIGTERM
 	Lock           sync.Mutex
 	goroutineCount atomic.Int32
+	// In LintMode, some 'required' template values may be missing, so don't fail
+	LintMode bool
 }
 
 // ChartPathOptions captures common options used for controlling chart paths
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ func (i *Install) RunWithContext(ctx context.Context, ch ci.Charter, vals map[st
 	rel := i.createRelease(chrt, vals, i.Labels)
 
 	var manifestDoc *bytes.Buffer
-	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.ReleaseName, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes, i.UseReleaseName, i.IncludeCRDs, i.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, i.EnableDNS, i.HideSecret)
+	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.ReleaseName, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes, i.UseReleaseName, i.IncludeCRDs, i.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, i.EnableDNS, i.HideSecret, i.LintMode)
 	// Even for errors, attach this if available
 	if manifestDoc != nil {
 		rel.Manifest = manifestDoc.String()
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 3c84570b2..da5c0628c 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chartv2.Chart, vals map[str
 		interactWithRemote = true
 	}
 
-	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", "", u.SubNotes, false, false, u.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, u.EnableDNS, u.HideSecret)
+	hooks, manifestDoc, notesTxt, err := u.cfg.renderResources(chart, valuesToRender, "", "", u.SubNotes, false, false, u.PostRenderer, interactWithRemote, u.EnableDNS, u.HideSecret, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, false, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template.go b/pkg/cmd/template.go
index 81c112d51..6a7ac2c1e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template.go
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&kubeVersion, "kube-version", "", "Kubernetes version used for Capabilities.KubeVersion")
 	f.StringSliceVarP(&extraAPIs, "api-versions", "a", []string{}, "Kubernetes api versions used for Capabilities.APIVersions (multiple can be specified)")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.UseReleaseName, "release-name", false, "use release name in the output-dir path.")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.LintMode, "lint-mode", false, "ignore missing 'required' template values.")
 	bindPostRenderFlag(cmd, &client.PostRenderer, settings)
 
 	return cmd