diff --git a/cmd/tk/workflow.go b/cmd/tk/workflow.go
index 8e46d8b5d..e1db49385 100644
--- a/cmd/tk/workflow.go
+++ b/cmd/tk/workflow.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ func applyCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	vars := workflowFlags(cmd.Flags())
+	force := cmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, "force applying (kubectl apply --force)")
+	autoApprove := cmd.Flags().Bool("dangerous-auto-approve", false, "skip interactive approval. Only for automation!")
 	cmd.Run = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		raw, err := evalDict(args[0])
 		if err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +50,10 @@ func applyCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			log.Println("Warning: There are no differences. Your apply may not do anything at all.")
 		}
 
-		if err := kube.Apply(desired); err != nil {
+		if err := kube.Apply(desired, kubernetes.ApplyOpts{
+			Force:       *force,
+			AutoApprove: *autoApprove,
+		}); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln("Applying:", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubernetes/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubernetes/kubectl.go
index a02643e4f..16c690e8f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetes/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetes/kubectl.go
@@ -127,32 +127,44 @@ func (k Kubectl) Get(namespace, kind, name string) (map[string]interface{}, erro
 	return obj, nil
 }
 
+// ApplyOpts allow to specify additional parameter for apply operations
+type ApplyOpts struct {
+	Force       bool
+	AutoApprove bool
+}
+
 // Apply applies the given yaml to the cluster
-func (k Kubectl) Apply(yaml, namespace string) error {
+func (k Kubectl) Apply(yaml, namespace string, opts ApplyOpts) error {
 	if err := k.setupContext(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	fmt.Printf(`Applying to namespace '%s' of cluster '%s' at '%s' using context '%s'.
+	if !opts.AutoApprove {
+		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+		fmt.Printf(`Applying to namespace '%s' of cluster '%s' at '%s' using context '%s'.
 Please type 'yes' to perform: `,
-		alert(namespace),
-		alert(k.cluster.Get("name").MustStr()),
-		alert(k.cluster.Get("cluster.server").MustStr()),
-		alert(k.context.Get("name").MustStr()),
-	)
-	approve, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if approve != "yes\n" {
-		return errors.New("aborted by user")
+			alert(namespace),
+			alert(k.cluster.Get("name").MustStr()),
+			alert(k.cluster.Get("cluster.server").MustStr()),
+			alert(k.context.Get("name").MustStr()),
+		)
+		approve, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if approve != "yes\n" {
+			return errors.New("aborted by user")
+		}
 	}
 
 	argv := []string{"apply",
 		"--context", k.context.Get("name").MustStr(),
 		"-f", "-",
 	}
+	if !opts.Force {
+		argv = append(argv, "--force")
+	}
+
 	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", argv...)
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
diff --git a/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 0854a8e4b..9da96b303 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Fmt(state []Manifest) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Apply receives a state object generated using `Reconcile()` and may apply it to the target system
-func (k *Kubernetes) Apply(state []Manifest) error {
+func (k *Kubernetes) Apply(state []Manifest, opts ApplyOpts) error {
 	yaml, err := k.Fmt(state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return k.client.Apply(yaml, k.Spec.Namespace)
+	return k.client.Apply(yaml, k.Spec.Namespace, opts)
 }
 
 // Diff takes the desired state and returns the differences from the cluster