diff --git a/cmd/helm/install_test.go b/cmd/helm/install_test.go
index 36de648f9..67a6eb64d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "install chart with only crds",
 			cmd:  "install crd-test testdata/testcharts/chart-with-only-crds --namespace default",
 		},
+		// Install, base case with map and subcharts
+		{
+			name:   "basic install with a map and subcharts",
+			cmd:    "install aeneas testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map --namespace default",
+			golden: "output/install.txt",
+		},
 	}
 
 	runTestActionCmd(t, tests)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/Chart.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5820feeac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+description: Chart with map and subcharts
+name: chart-with-map
+version: 0.0.1
+dependencies:
+  - name: subchart
+    version: 0.0.1
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/Chart.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c31040f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+description: subchart
+name: subchart
+version: 0.0.1
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/map.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/map.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f2db07df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/map.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+derived: {{ printf "%s-%s" .Values.default "a" }}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/templates/test1.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/templates/test1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d32b25a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/templates/test1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+    name: "aaa"
+    labels:
+        derived: {{ .Values.derived }}
+        default: {{ .Values.default }}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/values.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..110b50eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/charts/subchart/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default: "subchart-default"
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/map.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/map.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e4f06510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/map.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+derived: {{ printf "%s-%s" .Values.public1 "a" }}
+
+subchart:
+  default: "aa"
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/templates/test1.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/templates/test1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f228cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/templates/test1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+    name: "aaa"
+    labels:
+        derived: {{ .Values.derived }}
+        public1: {{ .Values.public1 }}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/values.yaml b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a116e287d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-map/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+public1: a
diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart.go b/pkg/chart/chart.go
index bd75375a4..2ff3ea520 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type Chart struct {
 	Templates []*File `json:"templates"`
 	// Values are default config for this chart.
 	Values map[string]interface{} `json:"values"`
+	// Map are default derivations of values of this chart.
+	Map *File `json:"map"`
 	// Schema is an optional JSON schema for imposing structure on Values
 	Schema []byte `json:"schema"`
 	// Files are miscellaneous files in a chart archive,
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
index dd4fd2dff..402e3c9d4 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ func LoadFiles(files []*BufferedFile) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 			if err := yaml.Unmarshal(f.Data, &c.Values); err != nil {
 				return c, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot load values.yaml")
 			}
+		case f.Name == "map.yaml":
+			c.Map = &chart.File{Name: f.Name, Data: f.Data}
 		case f.Name == "values.schema.json":
 			c.Schema = f.Data
 
diff --git a/pkg/engine/engine.go b/pkg/engine/engine.go
index 5aa0ed8ec..598240840 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/engine.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
@@ -351,6 +352,33 @@ func recAllTpls(c *chart.Chart, templates map[string]renderable, vals chartutil.
 		next["Values"] = vs
 	}
 
+	// apply the map's transformation and coalesce it with `next`
+	if c.Map != nil {
+		// render the map's template
+		mapTemplate := make(map[string]renderable)
+		mapTemplate["map"] = renderable{
+			tpl:      string(c.Map.Data),
+			vals:     next,
+			basePath: c.ChartFullPath(),
+		}
+		// todo: pass conf to Engine here
+		val, err := Engine{}.render(mapTemplate)
+		if err != nil {
+			// todo
+			fmt.Println("ERRRRORRR:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		// construct the map values from the resulting yaml
+		mapped := map[string]interface{}{}
+		if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(val["map"]), &mapped); err != nil {
+			// todo
+			fmt.Println("ERRRRORRR:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		// coalesce with preference to `mapped`
+		next["Values"] = chartutil.CoalesceTables(mapped, next["Values"].(chartutil.Values).AsMap())
+	}
+
 	for _, child := range c.Dependencies() {
 		recAllTpls(child, templates, next)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/engine_test.go b/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
index 87e84c48b..d2cb91595 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -738,3 +738,50 @@ func TestRenderRecursionLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestRenderMap(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &chart.Chart{
+		Metadata: &chart.Metadata{
+			Name:    "moby",
+			Version: "1.2.3",
+		},
+		Templates: []*chart.File{
+			{Name: "templates/test1", Data: []byte("{{.Values.outer | title }} {{.Values.inner | title}}")},
+			{Name: "templates/test2", Data: []byte("{{toJson .Values}}")},
+		},
+		// maps "outer"
+		Map: &chart.File{
+			Name: "map",
+			Data: []byte("outer: {{.Values.inner}}-a"),
+		},
+		Values: map[string]interface{}{"inner": "DEFAULT"},
+	}
+
+	// no "outer"
+	vals := map[string]interface{}{
+		"Values": chartutil.Values{
+			"inner": "inn",
+		},
+	}
+
+	v, err := chartutil.CoalesceValues(c, vals)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to coalesce values: %s", err)
+	}
+	out, err := Render(c, v)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to render templates: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// "outer" was mapped
+	expect := map[string]string{
+		"moby/templates/test1": "Inn-A Inn",
+		"moby/templates/test2": `{"inner":"inn","outer":"inn-a"}`,
+	}
+
+	for name, data := range expect {
+		if out[name] != data {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", data, out[name])
+		}
+	}
+}