diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/loader/archive.go b/internal/chart/v3/loader/archive.go
index a9d4faf8f..d723e2731 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/loader/archive.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/loader/archive.go
@@ -27,16 +27,34 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
 )
 
-// FileLoader loads a chart from a file
-type FileLoader string
+// FileLoader loads a chart from a file with embedded options
+type FileLoader struct {
+	path string
+	opts archive.Options
+}
 
 // Load loads a chart
 func (l FileLoader) Load() (*chart.Chart, error) {
-	return LoadFile(string(l))
+	return LoadFile(l.path)
+}
+
+// NewFileLoader creates a file loader with custom options
+func NewFileLoader(path string, opts archive.Options) FileLoader {
+	return FileLoader{path: path, opts: opts}
+}
+
+// NewDefaultFileLoader creates a file loader with default options
+func NewDefaultFileLoader(path string) FileLoader {
+	return FileLoader{path: path, opts: archive.DefaultOptions}
 }
 
-// LoadFile loads from an archive file.
+// LoadFile loads from an archive file with default options
 func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(name, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadFile loads from an archive file with the provided options
+func LoadFileWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 	if fi, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if fi.IsDir() {
@@ -54,7 +72,7 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	c, err := LoadArchive(raw)
+	c, err := LoadArchiveWithOptions(raw, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, gzip.ErrHeader) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file '%s' does not appear to be a valid chart file (details: %s)", name, err)
@@ -65,7 +83,12 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 
 // LoadArchive loads from a reader containing a compressed tar archive.
 func LoadArchive(in io.Reader) (*chart.Chart, error) {
-	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFiles(in)
+	return LoadArchiveWithOptions(in, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadArchive loads from a reader containing a compressed tar archive with the provided options.
+func LoadArchiveWithOptions(in io.Reader, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(in, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go b/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
index dfe3af3b2..413e7b34d 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/chart/v3"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/sympath"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
@@ -32,17 +34,39 @@ import (
 var utf8bom = []byte{0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF}
 
 // DirLoader loads a chart from a directory
-type DirLoader string
+type DirLoader struct {
+	path string
+	opts archive.Options
+}
+
+// NewDirLoader creates a new directory loader with default options
+func NewDefaultDirLoader(path string) DirLoader {
+	return DirLoader{path: path, opts: archive.DefaultOptions}
+}
+
+// NewDirLoader creates a new directory loader with custom options
+func NewDirLoader(path string, opts archive.Options) DirLoader {
+	return DirLoader{path: path, opts: opts}
+}
 
-// Load loads the chart
+// Load loads the chart using default behavior for directories.
 func (l DirLoader) Load() (*chart.Chart, error) {
-	return LoadDir(string(l))
+	return LoadDir(l.path)
+}
+
+func (l DirLoader) LoadWithOptions() (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	return LoadDirWithOptions(l.path, l.opts)
+}
+
+// LoadDir loads from a directory with default options
+func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	return LoadDirWithOptions(dir, archive.DefaultOptions)
 }
 
 // LoadDir loads from a directory.
 //
 // This loads charts only from directories.
-func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+func LoadDirWithOptions(dir string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 	topdir, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -100,8 +124,9 @@ func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot load irregular file %s as it has file mode type bits set", name)
 		}
 
-		if fi.Size() > archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", fi.Name(), archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize)
+		if fi.Size() > opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
+			maxSize := resource.NewQuantity(opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize, resource.BinarySI)
+			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %s", fi.Name(), maxSize.String())
 		}
 
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(name)
diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/loader/load.go b/internal/chart/v3/loader/load.go
index 373c4659f..1fd7b09fa 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/loader/load.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/loader/load.go
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ type ChartLoader interface {
 	Load() (*chart.Chart, error)
 }
 
+// LoadWithOptions takes a string name, resolves it to a file or directory, and loads it with custom options.
+func LoadWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		return LoadDirWithOptions(name, opts)
+	}
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(name, opts)
+}
+
 // Loader returns a new ChartLoader appropriate for the given chart name
 func Loader(name string) (ChartLoader, error) {
 	fi, err := os.Stat(name)
@@ -48,9 +60,9 @@ func Loader(name string) (ChartLoader, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		return DirLoader(name), nil
+		return NewDefaultDirLoader(name), nil
 	}
-	return FileLoader(name), nil
+	return NewDefaultFileLoader(name), nil
 }
 
 // Load takes a string name, tries to resolve it to a file or directory, and then loads it.
diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/util/expand.go b/internal/chart/v3/util/expand.go
index 1a10fce3c..e1a99a0d8 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/util/expand.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/util/expand.go
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
 )
 
-// Expand uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory.
+// Expand uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory using default options.
 func Expand(dir string, r io.Reader) error {
-	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFiles(r)
+	return ExpandWithOptions(dir, r, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// ExpandWithOptions uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory using the provided options.
+func ExpandWithOptions(dir string, r io.Reader, opts archive.Options) error {
+	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(r, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,12 +88,17 @@ func Expand(dir string, r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ExpandFile expands the src file into the dest directory.
+// ExpandFile expands the src file into the dest directory using default options.
 func ExpandFile(dest, src string) error {
+	return ExpandFileWithOptions(dest, src, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// ExpandFileWithOptions expands the src file into the dest directory using the provided options.
+func ExpandFileWithOptions(dest, src string, opts archive.Options) error {
 	h, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer h.Close()
-	return Expand(dest, h)
+	return ExpandWithOptions(dest, h, opts)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index ecf3ea340..a81d3c109 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ type Install struct {
 	// Lock to control raceconditions when the process receives a SIGTERM
 	Lock           sync.Mutex
 	goroutineCount atomic.Int32
+	// MaxChartSize is the maximum size of a decompressed chart in bytes
+	MaxChartSize int64
+	// MaxChartFileSize is the maximum size of a single file in a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartFileSize int64
 }
 
 // ChartPathOptions captures common options used for controlling chart paths
diff --git a/pkg/action/pull.go b/pkg/action/pull.go
index dd051167b..b2f56f4f6 100644
--- a/pkg/action/pull.go
+++ b/pkg/action/pull.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
 	chartutil "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2/util"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/downloader"
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ type Pull struct {
 	UntarDir    string
 	DestDir     string
 	cfg         *Configuration
+	// MaxChartSize is the maximum decompressed size of a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartSize int64
+	// MaxChartFileSize is the maximum size of a single file in a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartFileSize int64
 }
 
 type PullOpt func(*Pull)
@@ -169,7 +174,14 @@ func (p *Pull) Run(chartRef string) (string, error) {
 			return out.String(), fmt.Errorf("failed to untar: a file or directory with the name %s already exists", udCheck)
 		}
 
-		return out.String(), chartutil.ExpandFile(ud, saved)
+		opts := archive.DefaultOptions
+		if p.MaxChartSize > 0 {
+			opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize = p.MaxChartSize
+		}
+		if p.MaxChartFileSize > 0 {
+			opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize = p.MaxChartFileSize
+		}
+		return out.String(), chartutil.ExpandFileWithOptions(ud, saved, opts)
 	}
 	return out.String(), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 13d28fd4d..1c1bcd227 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	EnableDNS bool
 	// TakeOwnership will skip the check for helm annotations and adopt all existing resources.
 	TakeOwnership bool
+	// MaxChartSize is the maximum decompressed size of a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartSize int64
+	// MaxChartFileSize is the maximum size of a single file in a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartFileSize int64
 }
 
 type resultMessage struct {
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go b/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
index e98f5c333..8c224c8b7 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
@@ -30,16 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-)
-
-// MaxDecompressedChartSize is the maximum size of a chart archive that will be
-// decompressed. This is the decompressed size of all the files.
-// The default value is 100 MiB.
-var MaxDecompressedChartSize int64 = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // Default 100 MiB
 
-// MaxDecompressedFileSize is the size of the largest file that Helm will attempt to load.
-// The size of the file is the decompressed version of it when it is stored in an archive.
-var MaxDecompressedFileSize int64 = 5 * 1024 * 1024 // Default 5 MiB
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+)
 
 var drivePathPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z]:/`)
 
@@ -52,10 +45,33 @@ type BufferedFile struct {
 	Data    []byte
 }
 
+// Options controls archive loading limits.
+type Options struct {
+	// MaxDecompressedChartSize is the maximum size of a chart archive that will be
+	// decompressed. This is the decompressed size of all the files.
+	MaxDecompressedChartSize int64
+	// MaxDecompressedFileSize is the size of the largest file that Helm will attempt to load.
+	// The size of the file is the decompressed version of it when it is stored in an archive.
+	MaxDecompressedFileSize int64
+}
+
+// DefaultOptions provides the default size limits used when loading archives.
+var DefaultOptions = Options{
+	MaxDecompressedChartSize: 100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 MiB
+	MaxDecompressedFileSize:  5 * 1024 * 1024,   // 5 MiB
+}
+
 // LoadArchiveFiles reads in files out of an archive into memory. This function
 // performs important path security checks and should always be used before
-// expanding a tarball
+// expanding a tarball. It use default options.
 func LoadArchiveFiles(in io.Reader) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
+	return LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(in, DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadArchiveFiles reads in files out of an archive into memory. This function
+// performs important path security checks and should always be used before
+// expanding a tarball. It uses the provided options.
+func LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(in io.Reader, opts Options) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
 	unzipped, err := gzip.NewReader(in)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -64,7 +80,7 @@ func LoadArchiveFiles(in io.Reader) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
 
 	files := []*BufferedFile{}
 	tr := tar.NewReader(unzipped)
-	remainingSize := MaxDecompressedChartSize
+	remainingSize := opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize
 	for {
 		b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 		hd, err := tr.Next()
@@ -125,11 +141,13 @@ func LoadArchiveFiles(in io.Reader) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
 		}
 
 		if hd.Size > remainingSize {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size %d", MaxDecompressedChartSize)
+			maxSize := resource.NewQuantity(opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize, resource.BinarySI)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size %s", maxSize.String())
 		}
 
-		if hd.Size > MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", hd.Name, MaxDecompressedFileSize)
+		if hd.Size > opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
+			maxSize := resource.NewQuantity(opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize, resource.BinarySI)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %s", hd.Name, maxSize.String())
 		}
 
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(tr, remainingSize)
@@ -145,7 +163,8 @@ func LoadArchiveFiles(in io.Reader) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
 		// is the one that goes over the limit. It assumes the Size stored in the tar header
 		// is correct, something many applications do.
 		if bytesWritten < hd.Size || remainingSize <= 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size %d", MaxDecompressedChartSize)
+			maxSize := resource.NewQuantity(opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize, resource.BinarySI)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size %s", maxSize.String())
 		}
 
 		data := bytes.TrimPrefix(b.Bytes(), utf8bom)
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
index 3fd381825..8e2b685a0 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 // ChartLoader loads a chart.
 type ChartLoader interface {
 	Load() (chart.Charter, error)
+	LoadWithOptions() (chart.Charter, error)
 }
 
 // Loader returns a new ChartLoader appropriate for the given chart name
@@ -46,9 +47,31 @@ func Loader(name string) (ChartLoader, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		return DirLoader(name), nil
+		return NewDefaultDirLoader(name), nil
 	}
-	return FileLoader(name), nil
+	return NewDefaultFileLoader(name), nil
+}
+
+// WithOptions returns a new ChartLoader appropriate for the given chart name
+// with the provided options.
+func WithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (ChartLoader, error) {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		return NewDirLoader(name, opts), nil
+	}
+	return NewFileLoader(name, opts), nil
+}
+
+// LoadWithOptions takes a string name, resolves it to a file or directory, and loads it with custom options.
+func LoadWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (chart.Charter, error) {
+	l, err := WithOptions(name, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return l.LoadWithOptions()
 }
 
 // Load takes a string name, tries to resolve it to a file or directory, and then loads it.
@@ -67,14 +90,36 @@ func Load(name string) (chart.Charter, error) {
 }
 
 // DirLoader loads a chart from a directory
-type DirLoader string
+type DirLoader struct {
+	path string
+	opts archive.Options
+}
+
+// NewDefaultDirLoader creates a new directory loader with default options
+func NewDefaultDirLoader(path string) DirLoader {
+	return DirLoader{path: path, opts: archive.DefaultOptions}
+}
+
+// NewDirLoader creates a new directory loader with custom options
+func NewDirLoader(path string, opts archive.Options) DirLoader {
+	return DirLoader{path: path, opts: opts}
+}
 
 // Load loads the chart
 func (l DirLoader) Load() (chart.Charter, error) {
-	return LoadDir(string(l))
+	return LoadDir(l.path)
+}
+
+// LoadWithOptions loads the chart with custom options
+func (l DirLoader) LoadWithOptions() (chart.Charter, error) {
+	return LoadDirWithOptions(l.path, l.opts)
 }
 
 func LoadDir(dir string) (chart.Charter, error) {
+	return LoadDirWithOptions(dir, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+func LoadDirWithOptions(dir string, opts archive.Options) (chart.Charter, error) {
 	topdir, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -94,24 +139,46 @@ func LoadDir(dir string) (chart.Charter, error) {
 
 	switch c.APIVersion {
 	case c2.APIVersionV1, c2.APIVersionV2, "":
-		return c2load.Load(dir)
+		return c2load.LoadWithOptions(dir, opts)
 	case c3.APIVersionV3:
-		return c3load.Load(dir)
+		return c3load.LoadWithOptions(dir, opts)
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("unsupported chart version")
 	}
 
 }
 
-// FileLoader loads a chart from a file
-type FileLoader string
+// FileLoader with embedded options
+type FileLoader struct {
+	path string
+	opts archive.Options
+}
+
+// NewFileLoader creates a file loader with custom options
+func NewFileLoader(path string, opts archive.Options) FileLoader {
+	return FileLoader{path: path, opts: opts}
+}
+
+// NewDefaultFileLoader creates a file loader with default options
+func NewDefaultFileLoader(path string) FileLoader {
+	return FileLoader{path: path, opts: archive.DefaultOptions}
+}
 
-// Load loads a chart
+// Load loads a chart with default options
 func (l FileLoader) Load() (chart.Charter, error) {
-	return LoadFile(string(l))
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(l.path, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadWithOptions loads a chart with custom options
+func (l FileLoader) LoadWithOptions() (chart.Charter, error) {
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(l.path, l.opts)
 }
 
 func LoadFile(name string) (chart.Charter, error) {
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(name, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+func LoadFileWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (chart.Charter, error) {
 	if fi, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if fi.IsDir() {
@@ -129,12 +196,12 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (chart.Charter, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFiles(raw)
+	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(raw, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, gzip.ErrHeader) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file '%s' does not appear to be a valid chart file (details: %w)", name, err)
 		}
-		return nil, errors.New("unable to load chart archive")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load chart archive: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range files {
@@ -145,9 +212,9 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (chart.Charter, error) {
 			}
 			switch c.APIVersion {
 			case c2.APIVersionV1, c2.APIVersionV2, "":
-				return c2load.Load(name)
+				return c2load.LoadWithOptions(name, opts)
 			case c3.APIVersionV3:
-				return c3load.Load(name)
+				return c3load.LoadWithOptions(name, opts)
 			default:
 				return nil, errors.New("unsupported chart version")
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/archive.go b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/archive.go
index c6885e125..0cff87caf 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/archive.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func (l FileLoader) Load() (*chart.Chart, error) {
 
 // LoadFile loads from an archive file.
 func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(name, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadFileWithOptions loads from an archive file using the provided options.
+func LoadFileWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 	if fi, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if fi.IsDir() {
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	c, err := LoadArchive(raw)
+	c, err := LoadArchiveWithOptions(raw, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, gzip.ErrHeader) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("file '%s' does not appear to be a valid chart file (details: %w)", name, err)
@@ -65,10 +70,14 @@ func LoadFile(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 
 // LoadArchive loads from a reader containing a compressed tar archive.
 func LoadArchive(in io.Reader) (*chart.Chart, error) {
-	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFiles(in)
+	return LoadArchiveWithOptions(in, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadArchiveWithOptions loads from a reader containing a compressed tar archive using the provided options.
+func LoadArchiveWithOptions(in io.Reader, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(in, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return LoadFiles(files)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
index 82578d924..468ad5a6d 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/sympath"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2"
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ func (l DirLoader) Load() (*chart.Chart, error) {
 //
 // This loads charts only from directories.
 func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	return LoadDirWithOptions(dir, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadDirWithOptions loads from a directory using the provided options.
+func LoadDirWithOptions(dir string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 	topdir, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -100,8 +107,9 @@ func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot load irregular file %s as it has file mode type bits set", name)
 		}
 
-		if fi.Size() > archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", fi.Name(), archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize)
+		if fi.Size() > opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
+			maxSize := resource.NewQuantity(opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize, resource.BinarySI)
+			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %s", fi.Name(), maxSize.String())
 		}
 
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(name)
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/load.go b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/load.go
index d466e247c..e89452f25 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/load.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/load.go
@@ -61,11 +61,19 @@ func Loader(name string) (ChartLoader, error) {
 // If a .helmignore file is present, the directory loader will skip loading any files
 // matching it. But .helmignore is not evaluated when reading out of an archive.
 func Load(name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
-	l, err := Loader(name)
+	return LoadWithOptions(name, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// LoadWithOptions takes a string name, resolves it to a file or directory, and loads it with custom options.
+func LoadWithOptions(name string, opts archive.Options) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return l.Load()
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		return LoadDirWithOptions(name, opts)
+	}
+	return LoadFileWithOptions(name, opts)
 }
 
 // LoadFiles loads from in-memory files.
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/util/expand.go b/pkg/chart/v2/util/expand.go
index 077dfbf38..a6308a0a9 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/util/expand.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/util/expand.go
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ import (
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2"
 )
 
-// Expand uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory.
+// Expand uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory using default options.
 func Expand(dir string, r io.Reader) error {
-	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFiles(r)
+	return ExpandWithOptions(dir, r, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// ExpandWithOptions uncompresses and extracts a chart into the specified directory using the provided options.
+func ExpandWithOptions(dir string, r io.Reader, opts archive.Options) error {
+	files, err := archive.LoadArchiveFilesWithOptions(r, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,12 +88,17 @@ func Expand(dir string, r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ExpandFile expands the src file into the dest directory.
+// ExpandFile expands the src file into the dest directory using default options.
 func ExpandFile(dest, src string) error {
+	return ExpandFileWithOptions(dest, src, archive.DefaultOptions)
+}
+
+// ExpandFileWithOptions expands the src file into the dest directory using the provided options.
+func ExpandFileWithOptions(dest, src string, opts archive.Options) error {
 	h, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer h.Close()
-	return Expand(dest, h)
+	return ExpandWithOptions(dest, h, opts)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/environment.go b/pkg/cli/environment.go
index 106d24336..2d30770a1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/environment.go
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
@@ -93,6 +95,10 @@ type EnvSettings struct {
 	ColorMode string
 	// ContentCache is the location where cached charts are stored
 	ContentCache string
+	// MaxChartSize is the maximum size of a decompressed chart in bytes
+	MaxChartSize int64
+	// MaxChartFileSize is the maximum size of a single file in a chart in bytes
+	MaxChartFileSize int64
 }
 
 func New() *EnvSettings {
@@ -115,6 +121,8 @@ func New() *EnvSettings {
 		BurstLimit:                envIntOr("HELM_BURST_LIMIT", defaultBurstLimit),
 		QPS:                       envFloat32Or("HELM_QPS", defaultQPS),
 		ColorMode:                 envColorMode(),
+		MaxChartSize:              envInt64OrQuantityBytes("HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE", 100*1024*1024), // 100 MiB
+		MaxChartFileSize:          envInt64OrQuantityBytes("HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE", 5*1024*1024),    // 5 MiB
 	}
 	env.Debug, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("HELM_DEBUG"))
 
@@ -214,6 +222,92 @@ func envFloat32Or(name string, def float32) float32 {
 	return float32(ret)
 }
 
+// parseByteSizeOrInt64 parses a string as either a Kubernetes Quantity or plain int64,
+// specifically for byte sizes. Returns the parsed value in bytes
+func parseByteSizeOrInt64(s string) (int64, error) {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+
+	// Try parsing as Kubernetes Quantity first
+	if q, err := resource.ParseQuantity(s); err == nil {
+		if v, ok := q.AsInt64(); ok {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+		f := q.AsApproximateFloat64()
+		// Reject quantities that evaluate to less than 1 byte (e.g. "1m" -> 0.001)
+		// because file sizes must be whole bytes. Treat those as parsing errors.
+		if f < 1 {
+			// Provide a helpful message if the user tried to use "m" (milli) suffix
+			if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(s), "m") && !strings.HasSuffix(s, "M") {
+				return 0, fmt.Errorf("quantity %q uses 'm' (milli) suffix which represents 0.001; please use IEC values like Ki, Mi, Gi", s)
+			}
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("quantity %q is too small (less than 1 byte)", s)
+		}
+		if f >= float64(^uint64(0)>>1) {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("quantity %q is too large to fit in int64", s)
+		}
+		return int64(f), nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback to plain int64
+	v, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid value %q (expected int or k8s Quantity like 512Mi)", s)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
+
+// Tries to parse as a k8s Quantity first, falls back to plain int64 parsing.
+func envInt64OrQuantityBytes(name string, def int64) int64 {
+	if name == "" {
+		return def
+	}
+	envVal := os.Getenv(name)
+	if envVal == "" {
+		return def
+	}
+
+	v, err := parseByteSizeOrInt64(envVal)
+	if err != nil {
+		defQuantity := resource.NewQuantity(def, resource.BinarySI)
+		slog.Warn(err.Error() + fmt.Sprintf(": using default %s", defQuantity.String()))
+		return def
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+// QuantityBytesValue is a custom flag type that accepts both plain int64 and k8s Quantity formats
+type QuantityBytesValue struct {
+	value *int64
+}
+
+// NewQuantityBytesValue creates a new QuantityBytesValue flag with a pointer to an int64
+func NewQuantityBytesValue(p *int64) *QuantityBytesValue {
+	return &QuantityBytesValue{value: p}
+}
+
+// Set parses the input string as either a Kubernetes Quantity or plain int64
+func (q *QuantityBytesValue) Set(s string) error {
+	v, err := parseByteSizeOrInt64(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*q.value = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+// String returns the string representation of the value
+func (q *QuantityBytesValue) String() string {
+	if q.value == nil {
+		return "0"
+	}
+	return strconv.FormatInt(*q.value, 10)
+}
+
+// Type returns the type name for help messages
+func (q *QuantityBytesValue) Type() string {
+	return "quantity"
+}
+
 func envCSV(name string) (ls []string) {
 	trimmed := strings.Trim(os.Getenv(name), ", ")
 	if trimmed != "" {
@@ -255,6 +349,8 @@ func (s *EnvSettings) EnvVars() map[string]string {
 		"HELM_MAX_HISTORY":       strconv.Itoa(s.MaxHistory),
 		"HELM_BURST_LIMIT":       strconv.Itoa(s.BurstLimit),
 		"HELM_QPS":               strconv.FormatFloat(float64(s.QPS), 'f', 2, 32),
+		"HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE":    strconv.FormatInt(s.MaxChartSize, 10),
+		"HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE":     strconv.FormatInt(s.MaxChartFileSize, 10),
 
 		// broken, these are populated from helm flags and not kubeconfig.
 		"HELM_KUBECONTEXT":                  s.KubeContext,
diff --git a/pkg/cli/environment_test.go b/pkg/cli/environment_test.go
index 52326eeff..02604333a 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/environment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/environment_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,142 @@ func TestEnvOrBool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEnvInt64OrQuantityBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	envName := "TEST_ENV_INT64"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		env      string
+		val      string
+		def      int64
+		expected int64
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty env name uses default",
+			env:      "",
+			val:      "999",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "env set with valid int64",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "12345",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 12345,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "env fails parsing with default",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "NOT_A_NUMBER",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "env empty string with default",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "",
+			def:      200,
+			expected: 200,
+		},
+
+		// Quantity cases (bytes)
+		{
+			name:     "quantity Mi",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "512Mi",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 512 * 1024 * 1024,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "quantity Gi",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "2Gi",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "quantity Ki",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "4096Ki",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 4096 * 1024,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "decimal SI 1G (base10)",
+			env:  envName,
+			val:  "1G",
+			def:  100,
+			// 1G in decimal SI is 1,000,000,000 bytes
+			expected: 1_000_000_000,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "decimal SI 500M (base10)",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "500M",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 500_000_000,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "lowercase suffix returns default with error message",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "1gi",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100, // Returns default but prints error about uppercase requirement
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "suffix Mb rejected",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "1000Mb",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100, // Returns default but prints error about 'Mb' being invalid
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "suffix mo rejected",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "1000mo",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100, // Returns default but prints error about 'mo' being invalid
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "suffix m rejected (milli)",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      "10m",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 100, // Returns default but prints error about 'm' being invalid
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "whitespace trimmed",
+			env:      envName,
+			val:      " 256Mi ",
+			def:      100,
+			expected: 256 * 1024 * 1024,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "too large to fit in int64 returns default",
+			env:  envName,
+			// ~9.22e18 is max int64; use larger than that to trigger overflow handling.
+			val:      "10000000000Gi", // 10,000,000,000 * 1024^3 bytes ≈ 1.07e22
+			def:      1234,
+			expected: 1234,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Clear previous value to avoid bleed between tests
+			t.Setenv(envName, "")
+			if tt.env != "" {
+				t.Setenv(tt.env, tt.val)
+			}
+			actual := envInt64OrQuantityBytes(tt.env, tt.def)
+			if actual != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected result %d, got %d (env=%q val=%q def=%d)", tt.expected, actual, tt.env, tt.val, tt.def)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUserAgentHeaderInK8sRESTClientConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	defer resetEnv()()
 
@@ -257,6 +393,60 @@ func TestUserAgentHeaderInK8sRESTClientConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestQuantityBytesValue(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test only verifies that the pflag.Value wrapper correctly propagates
+	// values and errors. Comprehensive parsing logic is tested in TestEnvInt64OrQuantityBytes.
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		input       string
+		expected    int64
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "valid quantity sets value",
+			input:    "256Mi",
+			expected: 256 * 1024 * 1024,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "invalid value propagates error",
+			input:       "not-a-number",
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Mb suffix rejected",
+			input:       "1Mb",
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "m suffix rejected",
+			input:       "1m",
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var val int64
+			qv := NewQuantityBytesValue(&val)
+
+			err := qv.Set(tt.input)
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error but got none")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				if val != tt.expected {
+					t.Errorf("expected %d, got %d", tt.expected, val)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func resetEnv() func() {
 	origEnv := os.Environ()
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/install.go b/pkg/cmd/install.go
index d36cd9e34..ff46baa8b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/install.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/install.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/action"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli/output"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli/values"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cmd/require"
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ charts in a repository, use 'helm search'.
 
 func newInstallCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	client := action.NewInstall(cfg)
+	client.MaxChartSize = settings.MaxChartSize
+	client.MaxChartFileSize = settings.MaxChartFileSize
 	valueOpts := &values.Options{}
 	var outfmt output.Format
 
@@ -179,6 +183,8 @@ func newInstallCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	addDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmt)
 	bindPostRenderFlag(cmd, &client.PostRenderer, settings)
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartSize), "max-chart-size", "maximum size for a decompressed chart (e.g., 500Ki, 5Mi)")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartFileSize), "max-file-size", "maximum size for a single file in a chart (e.g., 5Mi, 10Mi)")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -256,8 +262,16 @@ func runInstall(args []string, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values.Options
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	opts := archive.DefaultOptions
+	if client.MaxChartSize > 0 {
+		opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize = client.MaxChartSize
+	}
+	if client.MaxChartFileSize > 0 {
+		opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize = client.MaxChartFileSize
+	}
+
 	// Check chart dependencies to make sure all are present in /charts
-	chartRequested, err := loader.Load(cp)
+	chartRequested, err := loader.LoadWithOptions(cp, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/install_test.go b/pkg/cmd/install_test.go
index f0f12e4f7..0ade6ce86 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/install_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/repo/v1/repotest"
 )
 
@@ -274,11 +275,67 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 			wantError: true,
 			golden:    "output/install-hide-secret.txt",
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "install with restricted max size",
+			cmd:       "install too-big testdata/testcharts/compressedchart-0.1.0.tgz --max-chart-size=42",
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/install-with-restricted-chart-size.txt",
+		},
 	}
 
 	runTestCmd(t, tests)
 }
 
+func TestInstallWithEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		cmd       string
+		envVars   map[string]string
+		wantError bool
+		golden    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "install with HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE env var with bytes",
+			cmd:  "install too-big testdata/testcharts/compressedchart-0.1.0.tgz",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE": "42",
+			},
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/install-with-restricted-chart-size.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "install with HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE env var with Quantity suffix",
+			cmd:  "install test-max-file testdata/testcharts/bigchart-0.1.0.tgz",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE": "1Ki",
+			},
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/install-with-restricted-file-size.txt",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer resetEnv()()
+
+			for k, v := range tt.envVars {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+			// Reset settings to pick up env vars
+			settings = cli.New()
+
+			test := cmdTestCase{
+				name:      tt.name,
+				cmd:       tt.cmd,
+				golden:    tt.golden,
+				wantError: tt.wantError,
+			}
+
+			runTestCmd(t, []cmdTestCase{test})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestInstallOutputCompletion(t *testing.T) {
 	outputFlagCompletionTest(t, "install")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pull.go b/pkg/cmd/pull.go
index bb7a8d1c0..0a82877d5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pull.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pull.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/action"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cmd/require"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ result in an error, and the chart will not be saved locally.
 
 func newPullCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	client := action.NewPull(action.WithConfig(cfg))
+	// Initialize from environment settings so they serve as defaults for the flags
+	client.MaxChartSize = settings.MaxChartSize
+	client.MaxChartFileSize = settings.MaxChartFileSize
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "pull [chart URL | repo/chartname] [...]",
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ func newPullCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.VerifyLater, "prov", false, "fetch the provenance file, but don't perform verification")
 	f.StringVar(&client.UntarDir, "untardir", ".", "if untar is specified, this flag specifies the name of the directory into which the chart is expanded")
 	f.StringVarP(&client.DestDir, "destination", "d", ".", "location to write the chart. If this and untardir are specified, untardir is appended to this")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartSize), "max-chart-size", "maximum size for a decompressed chart (e.g., 100Mi, 1Gi; default is 100Mi)")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartFileSize), "max-file-size", "maximum size for a single file in a chart (e.g., 5Mi, 10Mi; default is 5Mi)")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 
 	err := cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("version", func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pull_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pull_test.go
index 96631fe05..6d34d9f80 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pull_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pull_test.go
@@ -207,8 +207,15 @@ func TestPullCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:         "Fail fetching OCI chart with version mismatch",
 			args:         fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s/u/ocitestuser/oci-dependent-chart:0.2.0 --version 0.1.0", ociSrv.RegistryURL),
+			wantError:    true,
 			wantErrorMsg: "chart reference and version mismatch: 0.1.0 is not 0.2.0",
+			failExpect:   "chart reference and version mismatch",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "Fail because of small max chart size",
+			args:         "test/bigchart --untar --max-chart-size=3Ki",
 			wantError:    true,
+			wantErrorMsg: "decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size 3Ki",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root.go
index 04ba91c1f..bbbd23878 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Environment variables:
 | $HELM_QPS                          | set the Queries Per Second in cases where a high number of calls exceed the option for higher burst values |
 | $HELM_COLOR                        | set color output mode. Allowed values: never, always, auto (default: never)                                |
 | $NO_COLOR                          | set to any non-empty value to disable all colored output (overrides $HELM_COLOR)                           |
+| $HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE               | set the maximum size in bytes for a decompressed chart (default: 100MiB, 0 means use default limit)        |
+| $HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE                | set the maximum size in bytes for a single file in a chart (default: 5MiB, 0 means use default limit)      |
 
 Helm stores cache, configuration, and data based on the following configuration order:
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template.go b/pkg/cmd/template.go
index cf68c6c46..e66d8cf04 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/action"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/common"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli/values"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cmd/require"
 	releaseutil "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1/util"
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	addInstallFlags(cmd, f, client, valueOpts)
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartSize), "max-chart-size", "maximum size for a decompressed chart (e.g., 500Ki, 5Mi)")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartFileSize), "max-file-size", "maximum size for a single file in a chart (e.g., 5Mi, 10Mi)")
 	f.StringArrayVarP(&showFiles, "show-only", "s", []string{}, "only show manifests rendered from the given templates")
 	f.StringVar(&client.OutputDir, "output-dir", "", "writes the executed templates to files in output-dir instead of stdout")
 	f.BoolVar(&validate, "validate", false, "deprecated")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template_test.go b/pkg/cmd/template_test.go
index 5bcccf5d0..1c00b74ac 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template_test.go
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ func TestTemplateCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' -f %s/extra_values.yaml", chartPath, chartPath),
 			golden: "output/template-subchart-cm-set-file.txt",
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "template with restricted max size (with IEC size)",
+			cmd:       "template too-big testdata/testcharts/oci-dependent-chart-0.1.0.tgz --max-chart-size=1Ki",
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/template-with-restricted-chart-size.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "template with restricted max file size",
+			cmd:       "template too-big testdata/testcharts/compressedchart-0.1.0.tgz --max-file-size=10",
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/template-with-restricted-file-size.txt",
+		},
 	}
 	runTestCmd(t, tests)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/env-comp.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/env-comp.txt
index 9d38ee464..6f560ef58 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/env-comp.txt
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/env-comp.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ HELM_KUBECONTEXT
 HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY
 HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME
 HELM_KUBETOKEN
+HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE
+HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE
 HELM_MAX_HISTORY
 HELM_NAMESPACE
 HELM_PLUGINS
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-chart-size.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-chart-size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..565547228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-chart-size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size 42
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-file-size.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-file-size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5792e6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/install-with-restricted-file-size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart file "bigchart/Chart.yaml" is larger than the maximum file size 1Ki
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-chart-size.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-chart-size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94acd948d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-chart-size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size 1Ki
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-file-size.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-file-size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d08344f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-with-restricted-file-size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart file "compressedchart/Chart.yaml" is larger than the maximum file size 10
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-failed-max-chart-size.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-failed-max-chart-size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bf16467a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-failed-max-chart-size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size 52
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-chart-size-env.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-chart-size-env.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f11530e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-chart-size-env.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size 10
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-file-size-env.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-file-size-env.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f85050f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/upgrade-with-restricted-file-size-env.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: unable to load chart archive: decompressed chart file "bigchart/values.yaml" is larger than the maximum file size 2Ki
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart-0.1.0.tgz b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart-0.1.0.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00a831e9
Binary files /dev/null and b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart-0.1.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/Chart.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cffbf2773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: bigchart
+description: A test chart for size limit testing
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "1.0.0"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d06150caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{/*
+Simple helper for testing - returns the chart name
+*/}}
+{{- define "bigchart.name" -}}
+{{- .Chart.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Simple helper for testing - returns the release name
+*/}}
+{{- define "bigchart.fullname" -}}
+{{- .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/values.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3349d7ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/bigchart/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Test values for bigchart - used for testing HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE and HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE
+
+replicaCount: 1
+
+image:
+  repository: nginx
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  tag: "1.21.0"
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 80
+
+# Large data section to make this chart exceed 3KB when compressed
+# This is used for testing size limit environment variables
+testData:
+  # Each item below is approximately 132 characters
+  item001: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item002: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item003: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item004: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item005: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item006: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item007: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item008: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item009: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item010: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item011: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item012: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item013: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item014: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item015: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item016: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item017: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item018: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item019: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
+  item020: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/upgrade.go b/pkg/cmd/upgrade.go
index 918d6f5b8..119f4a347 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/action"
 	ci "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/loader/archive"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli/output"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli/values"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cmd/require"
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ which can contain sensitive values. To hide Kubernetes Secrets use the
 
 func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	client := action.NewUpgrade(cfg)
+	// Initialize from environment settings so they serve as defaults for the flags
+	client.MaxChartSize = settings.MaxChartSize
+	client.MaxChartFileSize = settings.MaxChartFileSize
 	valueOpts := &values.Options{}
 	var outfmt output.Format
 	var createNamespace bool
@@ -192,8 +197,16 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			opts := archive.DefaultOptions
+			if client.MaxChartSize > 0 {
+				opts.MaxDecompressedChartSize = client.MaxChartSize
+			}
+			if client.MaxChartFileSize > 0 {
+				opts.MaxDecompressedFileSize = client.MaxChartFileSize
+			}
+
 			// Check chart dependencies to make sure all are present in /charts
-			ch, err := loader.Load(chartPath)
+			ch, err := loader.LoadWithOptions(chartPath, opts)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -221,7 +234,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 							return err
 						}
 						// Reload the chart with the updated Chart.lock file.
-						if ch, err = loader.Load(chartPath); err != nil {
+						if ch, err = loader.LoadWithOptions(chartPath, opts); err != nil {
 							return fmt.Errorf("failed reloading chart after repo update: %w", err)
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -299,6 +312,8 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", false, "update dependencies if they are missing before installing the chart")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.EnableDNS, "enable-dns", false, "enable DNS lookups when rendering templates")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.TakeOwnership, "take-ownership", false, "if set, upgrade will ignore the check for helm annotations and take ownership of the existing resources")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartSize), "max-chart-size", "maximum size for a decompressed chart (e.g., 100Mi, 1Gi; default is 100Mi)")
+	f.Var(cli.NewQuantityBytesValue(&client.MaxChartFileSize), "max-file-size", "maximum size for a single file in a chart (e.g., 5Mi, 10Mi; default is 5Mi)")
 	addDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
 	addValueOptionsFlags(f, valueOpts)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/upgrade_test.go b/pkg/cmd/upgrade_test.go
index 0ae1e3561..7a49d1ae5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/upgrade_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	chart "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2/loader"
 	chartutil "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/v2/util"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 	rcommon "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/common"
 	release "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1"
 )
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func TestUpgradeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	missingDepsPath := "testdata/testcharts/chart-missing-deps"
 	badDepsPath := "testdata/testcharts/chart-bad-requirements"
 	presentDepsPath := "testdata/testcharts/chart-with-subchart-update"
+	compressedPath := "testdata/testcharts/compressedchart-0.1.0.tgz"
 
 	relWithStatusMock := func(n string, v int, ch *chart.Chart, status rcommon.Status) *release.Release {
 		return release.Mock(&release.MockReleaseOptions{Name: n, Version: v, Chart: ch, Status: status})
@@ -190,10 +192,66 @@ func TestUpgradeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			golden: "output/upgrade-uninstalled-with-keep-history.txt",
 			rels:   []*release.Release{relWithStatusMock("funny-bunny", 2, ch, rcommon.StatusUninstalled)},
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "upgrade with restricted max size",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("upgrade too-big '%s' --max-chart-size=52", compressedPath),
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/upgrade-failed-max-chart-size.txt",
+		},
 	}
 	runTestCmd(t, tests)
 }
 
+func TestUpgradeWithEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		cmd       string
+		envVars   map[string]string
+		wantError bool
+		golden    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "upgrade with HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE env var with bytes",
+			cmd:  "upgrade too-big testdata/testcharts/compressedchart-0.1.0.tgz",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"HELM_MAX_CHART_SIZE": "10",
+			},
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/upgrade-with-restricted-chart-size-env.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "upgrade with HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE env var with Quantity suffix",
+			cmd:  "upgrade test-max-file testdata/testcharts/bigchart-0.1.0.tgz",
+			envVars: map[string]string{
+				"HELM_MAX_FILE_SIZE": "2Ki",
+			},
+			wantError: true,
+			golden:    "output/upgrade-with-restricted-file-size-env.txt",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer resetEnv()()
+
+			for k, v := range tt.envVars {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+			// Reset settings to pick up env vars
+			settings = cli.New()
+
+			test := cmdTestCase{
+				name:      tt.name,
+				cmd:       tt.cmd,
+				golden:    tt.golden,
+				wantError: tt.wantError,
+			}
+
+			runTestCmd(t, []cmdTestCase{test})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUpgradeWithValue(t *testing.T) {
 	releaseName := "funny-bunny-v2"
 	relMock, ch, chartPath := prepareMockRelease(t, releaseName)