diff --git a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 40437a215..d0380f0c5 100644
--- a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) Config(
 	if h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.Command == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("must specify --helm-command")
 	}
+
+	// CLI args takes precedence
+	if h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.KubeVersion != "" {
+		p.HelmChart.KubeVersion = h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.KubeVersion
+	}
+	if len(h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.ApiVersions) != 0 {
+		p.HelmChart.ApiVersions = h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.ApiVersions
+	}
+
 	p.h = h
 	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(config, p); err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/api/types/pluginconfig.go b/api/types/pluginconfig.go
index 741e5debc..aa511ae79 100644
--- a/api/types/pluginconfig.go
+++ b/api/types/pluginconfig.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 package types
 
 type HelmConfig struct {
-	Enabled bool
-	Command string
+	Enabled     bool
+	Command     string
+	ApiVersions []string
+	KubeVersion string
 }
 
 // PluginConfig holds plugin configuration.
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/build/build.go b/kustomize/commands/build/build.go
index 3e884a612..5914f8959 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/build/build.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/build/build.go
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ var theFlags struct {
 		managedByLabel bool
 		helm           bool
 	}
-	helmCommand    string
-	loadRestrictor string
-	reorderOutput  string
-	fnOptions      types.FnPluginLoadingOptions
+	helmCommand     string
+	helmApiVersions []string
+	helmKubeVersion string
+	loadRestrictor  string
+	reorderOutput   string
+	fnOptions       types.FnPluginLoadingOptions
 }
 
 type Help struct {
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ func HonorKustomizeFlags(kOpts *krusty.Options, flags *flag.FlagSet) *krusty.Opt
 		kOpts.PluginConfig.HelmConfig.Enabled = theFlags.enable.helm
 	}
 	kOpts.PluginConfig.HelmConfig.Command = theFlags.helmCommand
+	kOpts.PluginConfig.HelmConfig.ApiVersions = theFlags.helmApiVersions
+	kOpts.PluginConfig.HelmConfig.KubeVersion = theFlags.helmKubeVersion
 	kOpts.AddManagedbyLabel = isManagedByLabelEnabled()
 	return kOpts
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/build/flagenablehelm.go b/kustomize/commands/build/flagenablehelm.go
index 1a328ce67..a379d180a 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/build/flagenablehelm.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/build/flagenablehelm.go
@@ -21,4 +21,14 @@ func AddFlagEnableHelm(set *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"helm-command",
 		"helm", // default
 		"helm command (path to executable)")
+	set.StringArrayVar(
+		&theFlags.helmApiVersions,
+		"helm-api-versions",
+		[]string{}, // default
+		"Kubernetes api versions used by Helm for Capabilities.APIVersions")
+	set.StringVar(
+		&theFlags.helmKubeVersion,
+		"helm-kube-version",
+		"", // default
+		"Kubernetes version used by Helm for Capabilities.KubeVersion")
 }
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 01adb29f5..f72047c41 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ func (p *plugin) Config(
 	if h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.Command == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("must specify --helm-command")
 	}
+
+	// CLI args takes precedence
+	if h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.KubeVersion != "" {
+		p.HelmChart.KubeVersion = h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.KubeVersion
+	}
+	if len(h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.ApiVersions) != 0 {
+		p.HelmChart.ApiVersions = h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.ApiVersions
+	}
+
 	p.h = h
 	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(config, p); err != nil {
 		return