diff --git a/cmd/apply.go b/cmd/apply.go
index 6b5a23f4..84209400 100644
--- a/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/apply.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func NewApplyCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&applyOptions.SkipSchemaValidation, "skip-schema-validation", false, `pass --skip-schema-validation to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.Cascade, "cascade", "", "pass cascade to helm exec, default: background")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&applyOptions.SuppressOutputLineRegex, "suppress-output-line-regex", nil, "a list of regex patterns to suppress output lines from the diff output")
+	f.StringVar(&applyOptions.TemplateArgs, "template-args", "--dry-run=server", `pass extra args to helm template during chartify pre-render (default: --dry-run=server)`)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index 3bd80e6f..d9336826 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func NewSyncCmd(globalCfg *config.GlobalImpl) *cobra.Command {
 	f.StringArrayVar(&syncOptions.PostRendererArgs, "post-renderer-args", nil, `pass --post-renderer-args to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.BoolVar(&syncOptions.SkipSchemaValidation, "skip-schema-validation", false, `pass --skip-schema-validation to "helm template" or "helm upgrade --install"`)
 	f.StringVar(&syncOptions.Cascade, "cascade", "", "pass cascade to helm exec, default: background")
+	f.StringVar(&syncOptions.TemplateArgs, "template-args", "--dry-run=server", `pass extra args to helm template during chartify pre-render (default: --dry-run=server)`)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index b7b99a1a..0aea82e9 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -371,8 +371,7 @@ func (a *App) Sync(c SyncConfigProvider) error {
 			IncludeTransitiveNeeds: c.IncludeNeeds(),
 			Validate:               c.Validate(),
 			Concurrency:            c.Concurrency(),
-			// Ensure lookup during chartify pre-render connects to cluster
-			TemplateArgs: "--dry-run=server",
+			TemplateArgs:           c.TemplateArgs(),
 		}, func() {
 			ok, errs = a.sync(run, c)
 		})
@@ -409,8 +408,8 @@ func (a *App) Apply(c ApplyConfigProvider) error {
 			Validate:               c.Validate(),
 			Concurrency:            c.Concurrency(),
 			IncludeTransitiveNeeds: c.IncludeNeeds(),
-			// Ensure lookup during chartify pre-render connects to cluster
-			TemplateArgs: "--dry-run=server",
+			// Use user-provided template args; default is set via flag ("--dry-run=server")
+			TemplateArgs: c.TemplateArgs(),
 		}, func() {
 			matched, updated, es := a.apply(run, c)
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index a3d76d7e..8caea3c8 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ type SyncConfigProvider interface {
 	IncludeTransitiveNeeds() bool
 
 	SyncReleaseLabels() bool
+	TemplateArgs() string
 
 	DAGConfig
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/apply.go b/pkg/config/apply.go
index 3f22d59b..a4a760d2 100644
--- a/pkg/config/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/config/apply.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ type ApplyOptions struct {
 	TakeOwnership bool
 
 	SyncReleaseLabels bool
+	// TemplateArgs for chartify pre-render (default provided by CLI flag)
+	TemplateArgs string
 }
 
 // NewApply creates a new Apply
@@ -253,9 +255,9 @@ func (a *ApplyImpl) SuppressOutputLineRegex() []string {
 	return a.ApplyOptions.SuppressOutputLineRegex
 }
 
-// TemplateArgs returns extra args for helm template; not applicable to apply, return empty.
+// TemplateArgs returns extra args for helm template
 func (a *ApplyImpl) TemplateArgs() string {
-	return ""
+	return a.ApplyOptions.TemplateArgs
 }
 
 // SyncArgs returns the SyncArgs.
diff --git a/pkg/config/sync.go b/pkg/config/sync.go
index 8d68aba8..ddb7fcd0 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sync.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ type SyncOptions struct {
 	TakeOwnership bool
 	// SyncReleaseLabels is the sync release labels flag
 	SyncReleaseLabels bool
+	// TemplateArgs are extra args appended to helm template during chartify pre-render for sync
+	// Defaults to "--dry-run=server" via flag.
+	TemplateArgs string
 }
 
 // NewSyncOptions creates a new Apply
@@ -180,3 +183,7 @@ func (t *SyncImpl) TakeOwnership() bool {
 func (t *SyncImpl) SyncReleaseLabels() bool {
 	return t.SyncOptions.SyncReleaseLabels
 }
+
+func (t *SyncImpl) TemplateArgs() string {
+	return t.SyncOptions.TemplateArgs
+}