diff --git a/pkg/state/helmx.go b/pkg/state/helmx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a73e2ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/state/helmx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package state
+
+type Dependency struct {
+	Chart   string `yaml:"chart"`
+	Version string `yaml:"version"`
+	Alias   string `yaml:"alias"`
+}
+
+func (st *HelmState) appendHelmXFlags(flags []string, release *ReleaseSpec) ([]string, error) {
+	for _, d := range release.Dependencies {
+		var dep string
+		if d.Alias != "" {
+			dep += d.Alias + "="
+		}
+		dep += d.Chart
+		if d.Version != "" {
+			dep += ":" + d.Version
+		}
+		flags = append(flags, "--dependency", dep)
+	}
+
+	jsonPatches := release.JSONPatches
+	if len(jsonPatches) > 0 {
+		generatedFiles, err := st.generateTemporaryValuesFiles(jsonPatches, release.MissingFileHandler)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, f := range generatedFiles {
+			flags = append(flags, "--json-patch", f)
+		}
+
+		release.generatedValues = append(release.generatedValues, generatedFiles...)
+	}
+
+	strategicMergePatches := release.StrategicMergePatches
+	if len(strategicMergePatches) > 0 {
+		generatedFiles, err := st.generateTemporaryValuesFiles(strategicMergePatches, release.MissingFileHandler)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, f := range generatedFiles {
+			flags = append(flags, "--strategic-merge-patch", f)
+		}
+
+		release.generatedValues = append(release.generatedValues, generatedFiles...)
+	}
+
+	return flags, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index a13040243..3bf450faa 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ type ReleaseSpec struct {
 	TLSKey    string `yaml:"tlsKey"`
 	TLSCert   string `yaml:"tlsCert"`
 
+	// These settings requires helm-x integration to work
+	Dependencies          []Dependency  `yaml:"dependencies"`
+	JSONPatches           []interface{} `yaml:"jsonPatches"`
+	StrategicMergePatches []interface{} `yaml:"strategicMergePatches"`
+
 	// generatedValues are values that need cleaned up on exit
 	generatedValues []string
 	//version of the chart that has really been installed cause desired version may be fuzzy (~2.0.0)
@@ -1198,6 +1203,12 @@ func (st *HelmState) flagsForUpgrade(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseSp
 
 	flags = st.appendTillerFlags(flags, release)
 
+	var err error
+	flags, err = st.appendHelmXFlags(flags, release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	common, err := st.namespaceAndValuesFlags(helm, release, workerIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1209,6 +1220,13 @@ func (st *HelmState) flagsForTemplate(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseS
 	flags := []string{
 		"--name", release.Name,
 	}
+
+	var err error
+	flags, err = st.appendHelmXFlags(flags, release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	common, err := st.namespaceAndValuesFlags(helm, release, workerIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1228,6 +1246,12 @@ func (st *HelmState) flagsForDiff(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseSpec,
 
 	flags = st.appendTillerFlags(flags, release)
 
+	var err error
+	flags, err = st.appendHelmXFlags(flags, release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	common, err := st.namespaceAndValuesFlags(helm, release, workerIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1245,7 +1269,17 @@ func (st *HelmState) isDevelopment(release *ReleaseSpec) bool {
 }
 
 func (st *HelmState) flagsForLint(helm helmexec.Interface, release *ReleaseSpec, workerIndex int) ([]string, error) {
-	return st.namespaceAndValuesFlags(helm, release, workerIndex)
+	flags, err := st.namespaceAndValuesFlags(helm, release, workerIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	flags, err = st.appendHelmXFlags(flags, release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return flags, nil
 }
 
 func (st *HelmState) RenderValuesFileToBytes(path string) ([]byte, error) {