diff --git a/cmd/helm3.go b/cmd/helm3.go
index d65afb61..7db77744 100644
--- a/cmd/helm3.go
+++ b/cmd/helm3.go
@@ -120,7 +120,26 @@ func (d *diffCmd) template(isUpgrade bool) ([]byte, error) {
 		flags = append(flags, "--set-string", stringValue)
 	}
 	for _, valueFile := range d.valueFiles {
-		flags = append(flags, "--values", valueFile)
+		if strings.TrimSpace(valueFile) == "-" {
+			var bytes []byte
+			var err error
+
+			bytes, err = ioutil.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+
+			tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "stdin-values")
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+
+			if _, err := tmpfile.Write(bytes); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			flags = append(flags, "--values", tmpfile.Name())
+		} else {
+			flags = append(flags, "--values", valueFile)
+		}
 	}
 	for _, fileValue := range d.fileValues {
 		flags = append(flags, "--set-file", fileValue)