diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff0531c..7a46bc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ Usage:
 | -version                  | Print helmify version.                                                                                                                                                                                      | `helmify -version`                  |
 | -crd-dir                  | Place crds in their own folder per Helm 3 [docs](https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/custom_resource_definitions/#method-1-let-helm-do-it-for-you). Caveat: CRDs templating is not supported by Helm. | `helmify -crd-dir`                  |
 | -image-pull-secrets       | Allows the user to use existing secrets as imagePullSecrets                                                                                                                                                 | `helmify -image-pull-secrets`       |
+| -original-name            | Use the object's original name instead of adding the chart's release name as the common prefix.                                                                                                             | `helmify -original-name`            |
 | -cert-manager-as-subchart | Allows the user to install cert-manager as a subchart                                                                                                                                                       | `helmify -cert-manager-as-subchart` |
-| -cert-manager-version | Allows the user to specify cert-manager subchart version. Only useful with cert-manager-as-subchart. (default "v1.12.2")                                                                                                                                                       | `helmify -cert-manager-as-subchart` |
+| -cert-manager-version     | Allows the user to specify cert-manager subchart version. Only useful with cert-manager-as-subchart. (default "v1.12.2")                                                                                    | `helmify -cert-manager-as-subchart` |
 ## Status
 Supported k8s resources:
 - Deployment, DaemonSet, StatefulSet
diff --git a/cmd/helmify/flags.go b/cmd/helmify/flags.go
index 4b410d2..79b4c68 100644
--- a/cmd/helmify/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/helmify/flags.go
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ func ReadFlags() config.Config {
 	flag.BoolVar(&result.VeryVerbose, "vv", false, "Enable very verbose output. Same as verbose but with DEBUG. Example: helmify -vv")
 	flag.BoolVar(&crd, "crd-dir", false, "Enable crd install into 'crds' directory.\nWarning: CRDs placed in 'crds' directory will not be templated by Helm.\nSee https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/custom_resource_definitions/#some-caveats-and-explanations\nExample: helmify -crd-dir")
 	flag.BoolVar(&result.ImagePullSecrets, "image-pull-secrets", false, "Allows the user to use existing secrets as imagePullSecrets in values.yaml")
-	flag.BoolVar(&result.GenerateDefaults, "generate-defaults", false, "Allows the user to add empty placeholders for tipical customization options in values.yaml. Currently covers: topology constraints, node selectors, tolerances")
+	flag.BoolVar(&result.GenerateDefaults, "generate-defaults", false, "Allows the user to add empty placeholders for typical customization options in values.yaml. Currently covers: topology constraints, node selectors, tolerances")
 	flag.BoolVar(&result.CertManagerAsSubchart, "cert-manager-as-subchart", false, "Allows the user to add cert-manager as a subchart")
 	flag.StringVar(&result.CertManagerVersion, "cert-manager-version", "v1.12.2", "Allows the user to specify cert-manager subchart version. Only useful with cert-manager-as-subchart.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&result.FilesRecursively, "r", false, "Scan dirs from -f option recursively")
+	flag.BoolVar(&result.OriginalName, "original-name", false, "Use the object's original name instead of adding the chart's release name as the common prefix.")
 	flag.Var(&files, "f", "File or directory containing k8s manifests")
 
 	flag.Parse()
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 6de6cb7..cd6c3fc 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Files []string
 	// FilesRecursively read Files recursively
 	FilesRecursively bool
+	// OriginalName retains Kubernetes resource's original name
+	OriginalName bool
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Validate() error {
diff --git a/pkg/metadata/metadata.go b/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
index 2237043..6039d95 100644
--- a/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ func (a *Service) ChartName() string {
 // TemplatedName - converts object name to its Helm templated representation.
 // Adds chart fullname prefix from _helpers.tpl
 func (a *Service) TemplatedName(name string) string {
+	if a.conf.OriginalName {
+		return name
+	}
 	_, contains := a.names[name]
 	if !contains {
 		// template only app objects