diff --git a/examples/data-values/expected.txt b/examples/data-values/expected.txt
index 45b4df99..fa175227 100644
--- a/examples/data-values/expected.txt
+++ b/examples/data-values/expected.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,14 @@ string: str
 bool: true
 int: 124
 float: 0
+***
+nothing: something
+string: |-
+  Value that comes from a file.
+
+  Typically, useful for files that contain values
+  that should just be passed through to system
+  configuration, wholesale (e.g. certs).
+bool: false
+int: 0
+float: 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/data-values/file-as-value.txt b/examples/data-values/file-as-value.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40cade73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data-values/file-as-value.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Value that comes from a file.
+
+Typically, useful for files that contain values
+that should just be passed through to system
+configuration, wholesale (e.g. certs).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/data-values/run.sh b/examples/data-values/run.sh
index a88adaf2..fa1fcdbe 100755
--- a/examples/data-values/run.sh
+++ b/examples/data-values/run.sh
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ echo '***'
 
 ./ytt -f examples/data-values/config.yml -f examples/data-values/values.yml \
   --data-values-file examples/data-values/values-file.yml
+
+echo '***'
+
+./ytt -f examples/data-values/config.yml -f examples/data-values/values.yml \
+  --data-value-file string=examples/data-values/file-as-value.txt
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template/data_values_flags.go b/pkg/cmd/template/data_values_flags.go
index 68074945..169811b1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template/data_values_flags.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template/data_values_flags.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *DataValuesFlags) Set(cmdFlags CmdFlags) {
 
 	cmdFlags.StringArrayVarP(&s.KVsFromStrings, "data-value", "v", nil, "Set specific data value to given value, as string (format: all.key1.subkey=123) (can be specified multiple times)")
 	cmdFlags.StringArrayVar(&s.KVsFromYAML, "data-value-yaml", nil, "Set specific data value to given value, parsed as YAML (format: all.key1.subkey=true) (can be specified multiple times)")
-	cmdFlags.StringArrayVar(&s.FromFiles, "data-value-file", nil, "Set specific data value to contents of a file (format: [@lib1:]all.key1.subkey={file path, HTTP URL, or '-' (i.e. stdin)}) (can be specified multiple times)")
+	cmdFlags.StringArrayVar(&s.KVsFromFiles, "data-value-file", nil, "Set specific data value to contents of a file (format: [@lib1:]all.key1.subkey={file path, HTTP URL, or '-' (i.e. stdin)}) (can be specified multiple times)")
 	cmdFlags.StringArrayVar(&s.FromFiles, "data-values-file", nil, "Set multiple data values via plain YAML files (format: [@lib1:]{file path, HTTP URL, or '-' (i.e. stdin)}) (can be specified multiple times)")
 
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&s.Inspect, "data-values-inspect", false, "Determine the final data values (applying any overlays) and display that result")
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 991f0064..3be73059 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,26 @@ float: 123.123
 
 			require.Equal(t, string(expectedOutput), actualOutput)
 		})
+		t.Run("--data-value-file flag", func(t *testing.T) {
+			flags := yttFlags{
+				{"--data-value-file": "string=../../examples/data-values/file-as-value.txt"},
+			}
+			actualOutput := runYtt(t, testInputFiles{"../../examples/data-values/config.yml", "../../examples/data-values/values.yml"}, "", flags, nil)
+			expectedOutput := `nothing: something
+string: |-
+  Value that comes from a file.
+
+  Typically, useful for files that contain values
+  that should just be passed through to system
+  configuration, wholesale (e.g. certs).
+bool: false
+int: 0
+float: 0
+`
+
+			require.Equal(t, expectedOutput, actualOutput)
+		})
+
 	})
 	t.Run("can be 'required'", func(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedFileOutput, err := ioutil.ReadFile("../../examples/data-values-required/expected.txt")