diff --git a/template/template.go b/template/template.go
index 60fa6464d..bb6e3970f 100644
--- a/template/template.go
+++ b/template/template.go
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ var (
 	ErrMissingReaderFunction = errors.New("template: missing a reader function")
 )
 
+var (
+	sprigFuncMap template.FuncMap
+)
+
+func init() {
+	sprigFuncMap = make(template.FuncMap, len(sprig.HermeticTxtFuncMap()))
+	// Add the Sprig functions to the funcmap
+	for k, v := range sprig.HermeticTxtFuncMap() {
+		target := "sprig_" + k
+		sprigFuncMap[target] = v
+	}
+}
+
 // Template is the internal representation of an individual template to process.
 // The template retains the relationship between its contents and is
 // responsible for it's own execution.
@@ -436,10 +449,9 @@ func funcMap(i *funcMapInput) template.FuncMap {
 		"spew_sprintf": spewSprintf,
 	}
 
-	// Add the Sprig functions to the funcmap
-	for k, v := range sprig.TxtFuncMap() {
-		target := "sprig_" + k
-		r[target] = v
+	// Add the pre-computed Sprig functions to the funcmap
+	for k, v := range sprigFuncMap {
+		r[k] = v
 	}
 
 	// Add external functions
diff --git a/template/template_test.go b/template/template_test.go
index a9def4d7a..f6e19c092 100644
--- a/template/template_test.go
+++ b/template/template_test.go
@@ -2745,3 +2745,54 @@ func TestTemplate_ExtFuncMap(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestTemplate_HermeticSprigFunctions tests that hermetic Sprig functions
+// are available, but non-hermetic ones are not.
+func TestTemplate_HermeticSprigFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		contents string
+		expected string
+		wantErr  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"hermetic function",
+			`{{ sprig_upper "hello" }}`,
+			"HELLO",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"generic function not available",
+			`{{ sprig_repeat "hello" 3 }}`,
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d_%s", i, tc.name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			tpl, err := NewTemplate(&NewTemplateInput{
+				Contents: tc.contents,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			result, err := tpl.Execute(nil)
+			if tc.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error for %s, but got nil", tc.name)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			if !bytes.Equal(result.Output, []byte(tc.expected)) {
+				t.Errorf("\nexpected: %q\nactual:   %q", tc.expected, result.Output)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}