diff --git a/molecule/default/roles/helm/files/test-chart/Chart.yaml b/molecule/default/roles/helm/files/test-chart/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d09a08c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/default/roles/helm/files/test-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: test-chart
+description: A chart used in molecule tests
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "default"
diff --git a/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart/from_local_path.yml b/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart/from_local_path.yml
index 8b874718..4de4f8c0 100644
--- a/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart/from_local_path.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/roles/helm/tasks/tests_chart/from_local_path.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,40 @@
     chart_source: "/tmp/helm_test_repo/stable/{{ chart_test }}/"
     chart_source_upgrade: "/tmp/helm_test_repo_upgrade/stable/{{ chart_test }}/"
 
+- name: Test appVersion idempotence
+  vars:
+    chart_test: "test-chart"
+    chart_test_version: "0.1.0"
+    chart_test_version_upgrade: "0.1.0"
+    chart_test_app_version: "v1"
+    chart_test_upgrade_app_version: "v2"
+  block:
+    - name: Copy test chart
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ chart_test }}"
+        dest: "/tmp/helm_test_appversion/"
+
+    - name: Create test archives
+      block:
+        - name: "Package chart into archive with appVersion {{ item }}"
+          command: "{{ helm_binary }} package --app-version {{ item }} /tmp/helm_test_appversion/{{ chart_test }}"
+
+        - name: "Move appVersion {{ item }} chart archive"
+          copy:
+            remote_src: true
+            src: "test-chart-{{ chart_test_version }}.tgz"
+            dest: "/tmp/helm_test_appversion/{{ chart_test }}-{{ item }}-{{ chart_test_version }}.tgz"
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ chart_test_app_version }}"
+        - "{{ chart_test_upgrade_app_version }}"
+
+    - name: Install Chart from local path
+      include_tasks: "../tests_chart.yml"
+      vars:
+        source: local_path
+        chart_source: "/tmp/helm_test_appversion/{{ chart_test }}-{{ chart_test_app_version }}-{{ chart_test_version }}.tgz"
+        chart_source_upgrade: "/tmp/helm_test_appversion/{{ chart_test }}-{{ chart_test_upgrade_app_version }}-{{ chart_test_version }}.tgz"
+
 - name: Remove clone repos
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
@@ -25,3 +59,4 @@
   with_items:
     - /tmp/helm_test_repo
     - /tmp/helm_test_repo_upgrade
+    - /tmp/helm_test_repo_upgrade
diff --git a/plugins/modules/helm.py b/plugins/modules/helm.py
index ea62bb3f..54c14fad 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/helm.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/helm.py
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ def main():
             changed = True
 
         elif force or release_values != release_status['values'] \
-                or (chart_info['name'] + '-' + chart_info['version']) != release_status["chart"]:
+                or (chart_info['name'] + '-' + chart_info['version']) != release_status["chart"] \
+                or chart_info['appVersion'] != release_status["app_version"]:
             helm_cmd = deploy(helm_cmd, release_name, release_values, chart_ref, wait, wait_timeout,
                               disable_hook, force, atomic=atomic, create_namespace=create_namespace,
                               replace=replace)