diff --git a/cmd/helm/show.go b/cmd/helm/show.go
index a82ad277722..ac38ed5af23 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/show.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/show.go
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  require.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowAll
-			cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(args[0], settings)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			output, err := client.Run(cp)
+			output, err := runShow(args, client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -97,11 +93,7 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  require.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowValues
-			cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(args[0], settings)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			output, err := client.Run(cp)
+			output, err := runShow(args, client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -117,11 +109,7 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  require.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowChart
-			cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(args[0], settings)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			output, err := client.Run(cp)
+			output, err := runShow(args, client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -137,11 +125,7 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  require.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowReadme
-			cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(args[0], settings)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			output, err := client.Run(cp)
+			output, err := runShow(args, client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -152,8 +136,7 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmds := []*cobra.Command{all, readmeSubCmd, valuesSubCmd, chartSubCmd}
 	for _, subCmd := range cmds {
-		addChartPathOptionsFlags(subCmd.Flags(), &client.ChartPathOptions)
-		showCommand.AddCommand(subCmd)
+		addShowFlags(showCommand, subCmd, client)
 
 		// Register the completion function for each subcommand
 		completion.RegisterValidArgsFunc(subCmd, validArgsFunc)
@@ -161,3 +144,25 @@ func newShowCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	return showCommand
 }
+
+func addShowFlags(showCmd *cobra.Command, subCmd *cobra.Command, client *action.Show) {
+	f := subCmd.Flags()
+
+	f.BoolVar(&client.Devel, "devel", false, "use development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If --version is set, this is ignored")
+	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
+	showCmd.AddCommand(subCmd)
+}
+
+func runShow(args []string, client *action.Show) (string, error) {
+	debug("Original chart version: %q", client.Version)
+	if client.Version == "" && client.Devel {
+		debug("setting version to >0.0.0-0")
+		client.Version = ">0.0.0-0"
+	}
+
+	cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(args[0], settings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return client.Run(cp)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4e3bcf9a195..bfd557ff0fe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.13
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.0.3
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.0.2
 	github.com/Masterminds/vcs v1.13.1
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.1.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200128174031-69ecbb4d6d5d
-	honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.17.3
+	k8s.io/helm v2.16.3+incompatible
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/kubectl v0.17.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 39b57b4f254..7495b226352 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v0.0.0-20170808103936-bb23615498cd h1:sjQovDkwrZp
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v0.0.0-20170808103936-bb23615498cd/go.mod h1:64YHyfSL2R96J44Nlwm39UHepQbyR5q10x7iYa1ks2E=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.0 h1:zukEsf/1JZwCMgHiK3GZftabmxiCw4apj3a28RPBiVg=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8cTjp+g8YejhMuvIA5y2vz3BpJxksy863GQaJW2MFNU=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 h1:H65muMkzWKEuNDnfl9d70GUjFniHKHRbFPGBuZ3QEww=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.0.3 h1:znjIyLfpXEDQjOIEWh+ehwpTU14UzUPub3c3sm36u14=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:VPu/7SZ7ePZ3QOrcuXROw5FAcLl4a0cBrbBpGY/8hQs=
 github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.0.2 h1:wz22D0CiSctrliXiI9ZO3HoNApweeRGftyDN+BQa3B8=
@@ -332,8 +334,6 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.4 h1:bnP0vzxcAdeI1zdubAl5PjU6zsERjGZb7raWodagDYs
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.4/go.mod h1:M+lRXTBqGeGNdLjl/ufCoiOlB5xdOkqRJdNxMWT7Zi4=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.2 h1:UnlwIPBGaTZfPQ6T1IGzPI0EkYAQmT9fAEJ/poFC63o=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.2/go.mod h1:LwmH8dsx7+W8Uxz3IHJYH5QSwggIsqBzpuz5H//U1FU=
-github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.9 h1:eaB5JspOwiKKcHdqcjbfe5lA9cNn/4NRRtddXJCimqk=
-github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.9/go.mod h1:EZzvwXDESEeg03EKmM+RmDnNOPKG4lLtQsUlTZDWQ8Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.10 h1:Y7Xqm8piKOO3v10Thp7Z36h4FYFjt5xB//6XvOrs2Gw=
 github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.10/go.mod h1:EZzvwXDESEeg03EKmM+RmDnNOPKG4lLtQsUlTZDWQ8Y=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 h1:4hp9jkHxhMHkqkrB3Ix0jegS5sx/RkqARlsWZ6pIwiU=
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ k8s.io/component-base v0.17.3 h1:hQzTSshY14aLSR6WGIYvmw+w+u6V4d+iDR2iDGMrlUg=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.17.3/go.mod h1:GeQf4BrgelWm64PXkIXiPh/XS0hnO42d9gx9BtbZRp8=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190128074634-0689ccc1d7d6/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190822140433-26a664648505/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
+k8s.io/helm v2.16.3+incompatible h1:MGUcXcG1uAXWZmxu4vzzgRjZOnfFUsSJbHgqM+kyqzM=
+k8s.io/helm v2.16.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:LZzlS4LQBHfciFOurYBFkCMTaZ0D1l+p0teMg7TSULI=
 k8s.io/klog v0.0.0-20181102134211-b9b56d5dfc92/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
 k8s.io/klog v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
 k8s.io/klog v1.0.0 h1:Pt+yjF5aB1xDSVbau4VsWe+dQNzA0qv1LlXdC2dF6Q8=
diff --git a/pkg/action/show.go b/pkg/action/show.go
index 14b59a5ea83..cc85477cd28 100644
--- a/pkg/action/show.go
+++ b/pkg/action/show.go
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ func (o ShowOutputFormat) String() string {
 //
 // It provides the implementation of 'helm show' and its respective subcommands.
 type Show struct {
-	OutputFormat ShowOutputFormat
 	ChartPathOptions
+	Devel        bool
+	OutputFormat ShowOutputFormat
 }
 
 // NewShow creates a new Show object with the given configuration.