diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02ab3e3622..9499b525c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## HEAD (Unreleased)
 
+- Add skipAwait option to helm.v3 SDKs. (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/1603)
+
 ## 3.3.1 (June 8, 2021)
 
 - [sdk/python] Fix YAML regression by pinning pulumi dependency to <3.4.0. (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/1605)
diff --git a/provider/pkg/gen/nodejs-templates/helm/v3/helm.ts b/provider/pkg/gen/nodejs-templates/helm/v3/helm.ts
index 63489425d3..d5fb5865c6 100644
--- a/provider/pkg/gen/nodejs-templates/helm/v3/helm.ts
+++ b/provider/pkg/gen/nodejs-templates/helm/v3/helm.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@ export class Chart extends yaml.CollectionComponentResource {
 
         const jsonOpts = JSON.stringify(blob)
 
+        const transformations: ((o: any, opts: pulumi.CustomResourceOptions) => void)[] = config.transformations ?? [];
+        if (config.skipAwait) {
+            transformations.push((o: any, opts: pulumi.ComponentResourceOptions) => {
+                if (o.metadata.annotations === undefined) {
+                    o.metadata.annotations = {"pulumi.com/skipAwait": "true"};
+                } else {
+                    o.metadata.annotations["pulumi.com/skipAwait"] = "true";
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         // Rather than using the default provider for the following invoke call, use the version specified
         // in package.json.
         let invokeOpts: pulumi.InvokeOptions = { async: true, version: getVersion() };
@@ -228,7 +239,7 @@ export class Chart extends yaml.CollectionComponentResource {
             {
                 resourcePrefix: config.resourcePrefix,
                 objs: p.result,
-                transformations: config.transformations || [],
+                transformations,
             },
             { parent: this }
         ));
@@ -267,6 +278,11 @@ interface BaseChartOpts {
      * Example: A resource created with resourcePrefix="foo" would produce a resource named "foo-resourceName".
      */
     resourcePrefix?: string
+    /**
+     * Skip await logic for all resources in this Chart. Resources will be marked ready as soon as they are created.
+     * Warning: This option should not be used if you have resources depending on Outputs from the Chart.
+     */
+    skipAwait?: pulumi.Input<boolean>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sdk/nodejs/helm/v3/helm.ts b/sdk/nodejs/helm/v3/helm.ts
index 63489425d3..d5fb5865c6 100644
--- a/sdk/nodejs/helm/v3/helm.ts
+++ b/sdk/nodejs/helm/v3/helm.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@ export class Chart extends yaml.CollectionComponentResource {
 
         const jsonOpts = JSON.stringify(blob)
 
+        const transformations: ((o: any, opts: pulumi.CustomResourceOptions) => void)[] = config.transformations ?? [];
+        if (config.skipAwait) {
+            transformations.push((o: any, opts: pulumi.ComponentResourceOptions) => {
+                if (o.metadata.annotations === undefined) {
+                    o.metadata.annotations = {"pulumi.com/skipAwait": "true"};
+                } else {
+                    o.metadata.annotations["pulumi.com/skipAwait"] = "true";
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         // Rather than using the default provider for the following invoke call, use the version specified
         // in package.json.
         let invokeOpts: pulumi.InvokeOptions = { async: true, version: getVersion() };
@@ -228,7 +239,7 @@ export class Chart extends yaml.CollectionComponentResource {
             {
                 resourcePrefix: config.resourcePrefix,
                 objs: p.result,
-                transformations: config.transformations || [],
+                transformations,
             },
             { parent: this }
         ));
@@ -267,6 +278,11 @@ interface BaseChartOpts {
      * Example: A resource created with resourcePrefix="foo" would produce a resource named "foo-resourceName".
      */
     resourcePrefix?: string
+    /**
+     * Skip await logic for all resources in this Chart. Resources will be marked ready as soon as they are created.
+     * Warning: This option should not be used if you have resources depending on Outputs from the Chart.
+     */
+    skipAwait?: pulumi.Input<boolean>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/examples_test.go b/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/examples_test.go
index 7236ae8af7..71f0731dd5 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/examples_test.go
+++ b/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/examples_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/provider/v3/pkg/openapi"
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func TestAccHelm(t *testing.T) {
 			ExtraRuntimeValidation: func(t *testing.T, stackInfo integration.RuntimeValidationStackInfo) {
 				// Ensure that all `Services` have `status` marked as a `Secret`
 				for _, res := range stackInfo.Deployment.Resources {
-					if res.Type == tokens.Type("kubernetes:core/v1:Service") {
+					if res.Type == "kubernetes:core/v1:Service" {
 						spec, has := res.Outputs["status"]
 						assert.True(t, has)
 						specMap, is := spec.(map[string]interface{})
@@ -195,6 +196,18 @@ func TestAccHelmAllowCRDRendering(t *testing.T) {
 			ExtraRuntimeValidation: func(t *testing.T, stackInfo integration.RuntimeValidationStackInfo) {
 				assert.NotNil(t, stackInfo.Deployment)
 				assert.Equal(t, 8, len(stackInfo.Deployment.Resources))
+
+				for _, res := range stackInfo.Deployment.Resources {
+					if res.Type == "kubernetes:core/v1:Pod" {
+						annotations, ok := openapi.Pluck(res.Inputs, "metadata", "annotations")
+						if strings.Contains(res.ID.String(), "skip-crd") {
+							assert.False(t, ok)
+						} else {
+							assert.True(t, ok)
+							assert.Contains(t, annotations, "pulumi.com/skipAwait")
+						}
+					}
+				}
 			},
 		})
 	integration.ProgramTest(t, &test)
diff --git a/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/helm-skip-crd-rendering/step1/index.ts b/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/helm-skip-crd-rendering/step1/index.ts
index 6d5b3a9a24..6d389658dd 100644
--- a/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/helm-skip-crd-rendering/step1/index.ts
+++ b/tests/sdk/nodejs/examples/helm-skip-crd-rendering/step1/index.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ const namespace = new k8s.core.v1.Namespace("test");
 
 new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("skip-crd-rendering", {
   skipCRDRendering: true,
+  skipAwait: false,
   namespace: namespace.metadata.name,
   path: "helm-skip-crd-rendering",
 });
 
 new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("allow-crd-rendering", {
   skipCRDRendering: false,
+  skipAwait: true,
   namespace: namespace.metadata.name,
   path: "helm-allow-crd-rendering",
 });