diff --git a/cmd/helm-docs/command_line.go b/cmd/helm-docs/command_line.go
index 087c615..b262e60 100644
--- a/cmd/helm-docs/command_line.go
+++ b/cmd/helm-docs/command_line.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func newHelmDocsCommand(run func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)) (*cobra.Com
 	command.PersistentFlags().StringP("badge-style", "b", "flat-square", "badge style to use for charts")
 	command.PersistentFlags().StringP("values-file", "f", "values.yaml", "Path to values file")
 	command.PersistentFlags().BoolP("document-dependency-values", "u", false, "For charts with dependencies, include the dependency values in the chart values documentation")
+	command.PersistentFlags().BoolP("dependency-values-as-sections", "a", true, "Put dependency values into separate sections")
 
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("HELM_DOCS")
diff --git a/pkg/document/model.go b/pkg/document/model.go
index 763dd8b..1d7494b 100644
--- a/pkg/document/model.go
+++ b/pkg/document/model.go
@@ -26,10 +26,17 @@ type valueRow struct {
 	IsGlobal        bool
 }
 
+type chartValuesSubsection struct {
+	Title      string
+	TitleLevel string
+	Values     []valueRow
+}
+
 type chartTemplateData struct {
 	helm.ChartDocumentationInfo
-	HelmDocsVersion string
-	Values          []valueRow
+	HelmDocsVersion   string
+	Values            []valueRow
+	ValuesSubsections []chartValuesSubsection
 }
 
 func sortValueRows(valueRows []valueRow) {
@@ -92,6 +99,8 @@ func getUnsortedValueRows(document *yaml.Node, descriptions map[string]helm.Char
 }
 
 func getChartTemplateData(info helm.ChartDocumentationInfo, helmDocsVersion string, dependencyValues []DependencyValues) (chartTemplateData, error) {
+	dependencySectionsEnabled := viper.GetBool("dependency-values-as-sections")
+	var valuesSubsections []chartValuesSubsection
 	valuesTableRows, err := getUnsortedValueRows(info.ChartValues, info.ChartValuesDescriptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return chartTemplateData{}, err
@@ -112,9 +121,11 @@ func getChartTemplateData(info helm.ChartDocumentationInfo, helmDocsVersion stri
 				return chartTemplateData{}, err
 			}
 
-			for _, row := range depValuesTableRows {
+			for i := len(depValuesTableRows) -1; i >= 0; i-- {
+				var row = &depValuesTableRows[i]
 				if row.Key == "global" || strings.HasPrefix(row.Key, "global.") {
 					if seenGlobalKeys[row.Key] {
+						depValuesTableRows = append(depValuesTableRows[:i], depValuesTableRows[i+1:]...)
 						continue
 					}
 					row.IsGlobal = true
@@ -124,16 +135,34 @@ func getChartTemplateData(info helm.ChartDocumentationInfo, helmDocsVersion stri
 				}
 
 				row.Dependency = dep.Prefix
-				valuesTableRows = append(valuesTableRows, row)
 			}
+			if dependencySectionsEnabled && len(depValuesTableRows) > 0 {
+				valuesSubsections = append(valuesSubsections, chartValuesSubsection{
+					Title: dep.Prefix,
+					TitleLevel : "###",
+					Values: depValuesTableRows,
+				})
+			} else {
+				valuesTableRows = append(valuesTableRows, depValuesTableRows...)
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 
 	sortValueRows(valuesTableRows)
+	if dependencySectionsEnabled && len(valuesTableRows) > 0 {
+		var section = chartValuesSubsection{
+			Title: "",
+			TitleLevel: "",
+			Values: valuesTableRows,
+		}
+		valuesSubsections = append( []chartValuesSubsection{section}, valuesSubsections...)
+	}
 
 	return chartTemplateData{
 		ChartDocumentationInfo: info,
 		HelmDocsVersion:        helmDocsVersion,
 		Values:                 valuesTableRows,
+		ValuesSubsections:      valuesSubsections,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/document/template.go b/pkg/document/template.go
index ee0dbd9..ac18e04 100644
--- a/pkg/document/template.go
+++ b/pkg/document/template.go
@@ -216,7 +216,17 @@ func getValuesTableTemplates() string {
 	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString("{{ end }}")
 
 	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString(`{{ define "chart.valuesSection" }}`)
-	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString("{{ if .Values }}")
+	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString(`
+{{- if .ValuesSubsections }}
+{{ template "chart.valuesHeader" . }}
+
+{{ range $val := .ValuesSubsections }}
+{{ $val.TitleLevel }} {{ $val.Title }}
+
+{{ template "chart.valuesTable" $val }}
+{{ end }}
+`)
+	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString("{{ else if .Values }}")
 	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString(`{{ template "chart.valuesHeader" . }}`)
 	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString("\n\n")
 	valuesSectionBuilder.WriteString(`{{ template "chart.valuesTable" . }}`)