diff --git a/provider/helm/approvals.go b/provider/helm/approvals.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b15da915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/helm/approvals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package helm
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rusenask/keel/cache"
+	"github.com/rusenask/keel/types"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// namespace/release name/version
+func getIdentifier(namespace, name, version string) string {
+	return namespace + "/" + name + ":" + version
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) checkForApprovals(event *types.Event, plans []*UpdatePlan) (approvedPlans []*UpdatePlan) {
+	approvedPlans = []*UpdatePlan{}
+	for _, plan := range plans {
+		approved, err := p.isApproved(event, plan)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+				"error":        err,
+				"release_name": plan.Name,
+				"namespace":    plan.Namespace,
+			}).Error("provider.helm: failed to check approval status for deployment")
+			continue
+		}
+		if approved {
+			approvedPlans = append(approvedPlans, plan)
+		}
+	}
+	return approvedPlans
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) isApproved(event *types.Event, plan *UpdatePlan) (bool, error) {
+	if plan.Config.Approvals == 0 {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	identifier := getIdentifier(plan.Namespace, plan.Name, plan.NewVersion)
+
+	// checking for existing approval
+	existing, err := p.approvalManager.Get(identifier)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == cache.ErrNotFound {
+
+			// creating new one
+			approval := &types.Approval{
+				Provider:       types.ProviderTypeKubernetes,
+				Identifier:     identifier,
+				Event:          event,
+				CurrentVersion: plan.CurrentVersion,
+				NewVersion:     plan.NewVersion,
+				VotesRequired:  plan.Config.Approvals,
+				VotesReceived:  0,
+				Rejected:       false,
+				Deadline:       time.Now().Add(time.Duration(plan.Config.ApprovalDeadline) * time.Hour),
+			}
+
+			approval.Message = fmt.Sprintf("New image is available for deployment %s/%s (%s).",
+				plan.Namespace,
+				plan.Name,
+				approval.Delta(),
+			)
+
+			fmt.Println("requesting approval, ns: ", plan.Namespace)
+
+			return false, p.approvalManager.Create(approval)
+		}
+
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return existing.Status() == types.ApprovalStatusApproved, nil
+}