diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be7b48072..66af1a6b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 * Fix documentation refers to qs with prefix infra- however there are only inf- quickstarters  ([#1060](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-jenkins-shared-library/issues/1060))
 * Fix Tailor deployment drifts for D, Q envs ([#1055](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-jenkins-shared-library/pull/1055))
+* Fix Globally injected variables do not work in subcharts/dependencies ([#1066](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-jenkins-shared-library/issues/1066))
 * Update api version in ocp templates for image, buildconfig, route and deploymentconfig ([#1072](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-jenkins-shared-library/issues/1072))
 
 ## [4.3.4] - 2024-02-20
diff --git a/src/org/ods/component/HelmDeploymentStrategy.groovy b/src/org/ods/component/HelmDeploymentStrategy.groovy
index 15780f8ab..7811150ba 100644
--- a/src/org/ods/component/HelmDeploymentStrategy.groovy
+++ b/src/org/ods/component/HelmDeploymentStrategy.groovy
@@ -126,9 +126,21 @@ class HelmDeploymentStrategy extends AbstractDeploymentStrategy {
                 // we persist the original ones set from outside - here we just add ours
                 Map mergedHelmValues = [:]
                 mergedHelmValues << options.helmValues
+
+                // we add the global ones - this allows usage in subcharts
+                // TODO: is this really needed? - we could use *just* the global ones
+                // TODO: how do we know we are not overriding something the user defined?
+                options.helmValues.each { key, value ->
+                    mergedHelmValues["global.${key}"] = value
+                }
+
                 mergedHelmValues['imageNamespace'] = targetProject
                 mergedHelmValues['imageTag'] = options.imageTag
 
+                // we also add the predefined ones as these are in use by the library
+                mergedHelmValues['global.imageNamespace'] = targetProject
+                mergedHelmValues['global.imageTag'] = options.imageTag
+
                 // deal with dynamic value files - which are env dependent
                 def mergedHelmValuesFiles = []
                 mergedHelmValuesFiles.addAll(options.helmValuesFiles)
diff --git a/src/org/ods/orchestration/phases/DeployOdsComponent.groovy b/src/org/ods/orchestration/phases/DeployOdsComponent.groovy
index bbbd38cfa..2244026c1 100644
--- a/src/org/ods/orchestration/phases/DeployOdsComponent.groovy
+++ b/src/org/ods/orchestration/phases/DeployOdsComponent.groovy
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ class DeployOdsComponent {
                     Map<String, String> helmMergedValues = [
                         "imageTag": project.targetTag,
                         "imageNamespace": project.targetProject,
-                        "componentId": deploymentMean.repoId
+                        "componentId": deploymentMean.repoId,
+                        "global.imageTag": project.targetTag,
+                        "global.imageNamespace": project.targetProject,
+                        "global.componentId": deploymentMean.repoId
                     ]
                     // take the persisted ones.
                     helmMergedValues << deploymentMean.helmValues
diff --git a/test/groovy/vars/OdsComponentStageRolloutOpenShiftDeploymentSpec.groovy b/test/groovy/vars/OdsComponentStageRolloutOpenShiftDeploymentSpec.groovy
index b444b9170..9bffdc955 100644
--- a/test/groovy/vars/OdsComponentStageRolloutOpenShiftDeploymentSpec.groovy
+++ b/test/groovy/vars/OdsComponentStageRolloutOpenShiftDeploymentSpec.groovy
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class OdsComponentStageRolloutOpenShiftDeploymentSpec extends PipelineSpockTestB
     buildArtifacts.size() > 0
     buildArtifacts.deployments['bar-deploymentMean']['type'] == 'helm'
 
-    1 * openShiftService.helmUpgrade('foo-dev', 'bar', ['values.yaml'], ['registry':null, 'componentId':'bar', 'imageNamespace':'foo-dev', 'imageTag':'cd3e9082'], ['--install', '--atomic'], [], true)
+    1 * openShiftService.helmUpgrade('foo-dev', 'bar', ['values.yaml'], ['registry':null, 'componentId':'bar', 'global.registry':null, 'global.componentId':'bar', 'imageNamespace':'foo-dev', 'imageTag':'cd3e9082', 'global.imageNamespace':'foo-dev', 'global.imageTag':'cd3e9082'], ['--install', '--atomic'], [], true)
   }
 
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