diff --git a/examples/integration-tests/envs/dev/env-data.ytt.yaml b/examples/integration-tests/envs/dev/env-data.ytt.yaml
index 3234a9da..df486aef 100644
--- a/examples/integration-tests/envs/dev/env-data.ytt.yaml
+++ b/examples/integration-tests/envs/dev/env-data.ytt.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ environment:
     - proto: ytt-render-test
       name: ytt-installation
     - proto: static-test
+    - proto: helm-myks-context
diff --git a/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/helm/test-chart-name.yaml b/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/helm/test-chart-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdaeb5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/helm/test-chart-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#@ load("@ytt:data", "data")
+---
+outputYaml:
+  myksContext: #@ data.values.myks.context
diff --git a/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/vendir/base.ytt.yaml b/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/vendir/base.ytt.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e61dcc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/integration-tests/prototypes/helm-myks-context/vendir/base.ytt.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#@ load("@ytt:data", "data")
+
+#@ app = data.values.application
+---
+apiVersion: vendir.k14s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Config
+directories:
+  - path: charts/test-chart-name
+    contents:
+      - path: .
+        directory:
+          path: ../_lib/charts/render-test-chart
diff --git a/examples/integration-tests/rendered/argocd/mykso-dev/app-helm-myks-context.yaml b/examples/integration-tests/rendered/argocd/mykso-dev/app-helm-myks-context.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f57c3441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/integration-tests/rendered/argocd/mykso-dev/app-helm-myks-context.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  finalizers:
+    - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+  name: app-mykso-dev-helm-myks-context
+  namespace: system-argocd
+spec:
+  destination:
+    name: mykso-dev
+    namespace: helm-myks-context
+  project: env-mykso-dev
+  source:
+    path: examples/integration-tests/rendered/envs/mykso-dev/helm-myks-context
+    plugin:
+      name: argocd-vault-plugin-v1.0.0
+    repoURL: git@github.com:mykso/myks.git
+    targetRevision: main
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+      - ServerSideApply=true
diff --git a/examples/integration-tests/rendered/envs/mykso-dev/helm-myks-context/rendering-helm-test-chart-name.yaml b/examples/integration-tests/rendered/envs/mykso-dev/helm-myks-context/rendering-helm-test-chart-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf45bc47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/integration-tests/rendered/envs/mykso-dev/helm-myks-context/rendering-helm-test-chart-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+kind: rendering
+metadata:
+  name: helm-test-chart-name
+outputYaml:
+  fromChartDefaultValues: true
+  myksContext:
+    app: helm-myks-context
+    helm:
+      chart: test-chart-name
+    prototype: prototypes/helm-myks-context
+    step: render
diff --git a/internal/myks/assets/data-schema.ytt.yaml b/internal/myks/assets/data-schema.ytt.yaml
index e5d673fd..1f592e91 100644
--- a/internal/myks/assets/data-schema.ytt.yaml
+++ b/internal/myks/assets/data-schema.ytt.yaml
@@ -146,3 +146,7 @@ myks:
     prototype: ''
     #! rendering step: init, argocd, global_ytt, helm, ytt-pkg, ytt
     step: ''
+    #! information related to the helm step
+    helm:
+      #! name of the helm chart currently being processed
+      chart: ''
diff --git a/internal/myks/render.go b/internal/myks/render.go
index e7c70e81..4cf88f3b 100644
--- a/internal/myks/render.go
+++ b/internal/myks/render.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ func genRenderedResourceFileName(resource map[string]any, includeNamespace bool)
 // from the `helm` or `ytt` directories of the prototype and the application.
 func (a *Application) prepareValuesFile(dirName string, resourceName string) (string, error) {
 	valuesFileName := filepath.Join(dirName, resourceName+".yaml")
+	yttArgs := []string{"-v", "myks.context.helm.chart=" + resourceName}
 
 	var valuesFiles []string
 
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ func (a *Application) prepareValuesFile(dirName string, resourceName string) (st
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	resourceValuesYaml, err := a.ytt(renderStepName, "collect data values file", concatenate(a.yttDataFiles, valuesFiles))
+	// render zero or more yaml documents - values files
+	resourceValuesYaml, err := a.ytt(renderStepName, "collect data values file", concatenate(a.yttDataFiles, valuesFiles), yttArgs...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -201,6 +203,8 @@ func (a *Application) prepareValuesFile(dirName string, resourceName string) (st
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// merge previously rendered yaml documents into one,
+	// in the way Helm would do that with all values files
 	resourceValues, err := a.mergeValuesYaml(renderStepName, a.expandServicePath(valuesFileName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err