diff --git a/cmd/apply.go b/cmd/apply.go
index 1f5b73b8..e5cbbca0 100644
--- a/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/apply.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func NewApplyCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.Output, "output", "", "output format for diff plugin")
 	f.BoolVar(&applyOptions.DetailedExitcode, "detailed-exitcode", false, "return a non-zero exit code 2 instead of 0 when there were changes detected AND the changes are synced successfully")
 	f.BoolVar(&applyOptions.StripTrailingCR, "strip-trailing-cr", false, "strip trailing carriage return on input")
+	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.DiffArgs, "diff-args", "", `pass args to helm helm-diff`)
 	f.StringVar(&globalCfg.GlobalOptions.Args, "args", "", "pass args to helm exec")
 	if !runtime.V1Mode {
 		// TODO: Remove this function once Helmfile v0.x
diff --git a/cmd/diff.go b/cmd/diff.go
index c269d94b..d6efab94 100644
--- a/cmd/diff.go
+++ b/cmd/diff.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func NewDiffCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	f.StringVar(&diffOptions.DiffArgs, "diff-args", "", `pass args to helm helm-diff`)
 	f.StringVar(&globalCfg.GlobalOptions.Args, "args", "", "pass args to helm diff")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&diffOptions.Set, "set", nil, "additional values to be merged into the helm command --set flag")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&diffOptions.Values, "values", nil, "additional value files to be merged into the helm command --values flag")
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 93e28926..c529926c 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -1369,11 +1369,17 @@ func (a *App) apply(r *Run, c ApplyConfigProvider) (bool, bool, []error) {
 		PostRenderer:      c.PostRenderer(),
 	}
 
+	// join --args and --diff-args together to one string.
+	args := strings.Join([]string{c.Args(), c.DiffArgs()}, " ")
+	helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(args, r.state)...)
+
 	infoMsg, releasesToBeUpdated, releasesToBeDeleted, errs := r.diff(false, detailedExitCode, c, diffOpts)
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		return false, false, errs
 	}
 
+	helm.SetExtraArgs()
+
 	var toDelete []state.ReleaseSpec
 	for _, r := range releasesToBeDeleted {
 		toDelete = append(toDelete, r)
@@ -1586,7 +1592,8 @@ func (a *App) diff(r *Run, c DiffConfigProvider) (*string, bool, bool, []error)
 	ok, errs := a.withNeeds(r, c, true, func(st *state.HelmState) []error {
 		helm := r.helm
 
-		helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(c.Args(), r.state)...)
+		args := strings.Join([]string{c.Args(), c.DiffArgs()}, " ")
+		helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(args, r.state)...)
 
 		var errs []error
 
@@ -1610,6 +1617,7 @@ func (a *App) diff(r *Run, c DiffConfigProvider) (*string, bool, bool, []error)
 		}
 		infoMsg, updated, deleted, errs = filtered.diff(true, c.DetailedExitcode(), c, opts)
 
+		helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(c.Args(), r.state)...)
 		return errs
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/app_test.go b/pkg/app/app_test.go
index d0e02481..d0e5746c 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app_test.go
@@ -2215,6 +2215,7 @@ type applyConfig struct {
 	stripTrailingCR        bool
 	interactive            bool
 	skipDiffOnInstall      bool
+	diffArgs               string
 	logger                 *zap.SugaredLogger
 	wait                   bool
 	waitForJobs            bool
@@ -2348,6 +2349,10 @@ func (a applyConfig) SkipDiffOnInstall() bool {
 	return a.skipDiffOnInstall
 }
 
+func (a applyConfig) DiffArgs() string {
+	return a.diffArgs
+}
+
 // helmfile-template-only flags
 
 func (a applyConfig) IncludeCRDs() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index 5205275e..712ab130 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ type ApplyConfigProvider interface {
 	SkipCleanup() bool
 	SkipDiffOnInstall() bool
 
+	DiffArgs() string
+
 	DAGConfig
 
 	concurrencyConfig
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ type DiffConfigProvider interface {
 	NoHooks() bool
 	SuppressDiff() bool
 	SkipDiffOnInstall() bool
+	DiffArgs() string
 
 	DAGConfig
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/diff_test.go b/pkg/app/diff_test.go
index b2b5d739..11d7a766 100644
--- a/pkg/app/diff_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/diff_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 type diffConfig struct {
 	args                   string
+	diffArgs               string
 	values                 []string
 	retainValuesFiles      bool
 	set                    []string
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ func (a diffConfig) Args() string {
 	return a.args
 }
 
+func (a diffConfig) DiffArgs() string {
+	return a.diffArgs
+}
+
 func (a diffConfig) Values() []string {
 	return a.values
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/apply.go b/pkg/config/apply.go
index 8b2d93b4..f4dcabf3 100644
--- a/pkg/config/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/config/apply.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type ApplyOptions struct {
 	IncludeTransitiveNeeds bool
 	// SkipDiffOnInstall is true if the diff should be skipped on install
 	SkipDiffOnInstall bool
+	// DiffArgs is the list of arguments to pass to the helm-diff.
+	DiffArgs string
 	// IncludeTests is true if the tests should be included
 	IncludeTests bool
 	// Suppress is true if the output should be suppressed
@@ -155,6 +157,11 @@ func (a *ApplyImpl) SkipDiffOnInstall() bool {
 	return a.ApplyOptions.SkipDiffOnInstall
 }
 
+// DiffArgs is the list of arguments to pass to helm-diff.
+func (a *ApplyImpl) DiffArgs() string {
+	return a.ApplyOptions.DiffArgs
+}
+
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs.
 func (a *ApplyImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
 	if !a.IncludeNeeds() {
diff --git a/pkg/config/diff.go b/pkg/config/diff.go
index 4c118798..5212c8a9 100644
--- a/pkg/config/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/config/diff.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type DiffOptions struct {
 	ResetValues bool
 	// Propagate '--post-renderer' to helmv3 template and helm install
 	PostRenderer string
+	// DiffArgs is the list of arguments to pass to helm-diff.
+	DiffArgs string
 }
 
 // NewDiffOptions creates a new Apply
@@ -147,6 +149,11 @@ func (t *DiffImpl) SkipDiffOnInstall() bool {
 	return t.DiffOptions.SkipDiffOnInstall
 }
 
+// DiffArgs returns the list of arguments to pass to helm-diff.
+func (t *DiffImpl) DiffArgs() string {
+	return t.DiffOptions.DiffArgs
+}
+
 // Suppress returns the suppress
 func (t *DiffImpl) Suppress() []string {
 	return t.DiffOptions.Suppress
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 7a6368d6..13344b08 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -1910,6 +1910,7 @@ type DiffOpts struct {
 	Set               []string
 	SkipCleanup       bool
 	SkipDiffOnInstall bool
+	DiffArgs          string
 	ReuseValues       bool
 	ResetValues       bool
 	PostRenderer      string