diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/assets/form-js-base.css b/packages/form-js-viewer/assets/form-js-base.css
index 06e11eb41..d7045a7c1 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/assets/form-js-base.css
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/assets/form-js-base.css
@@ -934,6 +934,41 @@
   margin: 4px 0;
 }
 
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container:focus-within .fjs-repeat-row-delete,
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container:hover .fjs-repeat-row-delete-container .fjs-repeat-row-delete,
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container .fjs-repeat-row-delete-container:hover .fjs-repeat-row-delete {
+	display: flex;
+}
+
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container .fjs-repeat-row-delete-container {
+  display: flex;
+	position: absolute;
+  height: 100px;
+  width: 100px;
+  top: calc(50% - 45px);
+	right: -75px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.fjs-container .fjs-repeat-row-container .fjs-repeat-row-delete {
+  display: none;
+	font-family: inherit;
+	font-size: inherit;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	color: var(--color-accent);
+	background: white;
+	border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
+  height: 24px;
+  width: 24px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
 .fjs-container .fjs-repeat-render-footer {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/Form.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/Form.js
index a9270e7ab..ea92ce941 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/Form.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/Form.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default class Form {
           warnings
         } = this.get('importer').importSchema(schema);
 
-        const initializedData = this._initializeFieldData(clone(data));
+        const initializedData = this._getInitializedFieldData(clone(data));
 
         this._setState({
           data: initializedData,
@@ -477,11 +477,16 @@ export default class Form {
   /**
    * @internal
    */
-  _initializeFieldData(data) {
+  _getInitializedFieldData(data, options = {}) {
     const formFieldRegistry = this.get('formFieldRegistry');
     const formFields = this.get('formFields');
     const pathRegistry = this.get('pathRegistry');
 
+    const {
+      customRoot,
+      customIndexes
+    } = options;
+
     function initializeFieldDataRecursively(initializedData, formField, indexes) {
       const { defaultValue, type, isRepeating } = formField;
       const { config: fieldConfig } = formFields.get(type);
@@ -518,7 +523,16 @@ export default class Form {
           // (c) Initialize field value in output data
           set(initializedData, valuePath, valueData);
 
-          // (d) Recurse repeatable parents both across the indexes of repetition and the children
+          // (d) If indexed ahead of time, recurse repeatable simply across the children
+          if (!isUndefined(indexes[formField.id])) {
+            formField.components.forEach(
+              (component) => initializeFieldDataRecursively(initializedData, component, { ...indexes })
+            );
+
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // (e) Recurse repeatable parents both across the indexes of repetition and the children
           valueData.forEach((_, index) => {
             formField.components.forEach(
               (component) => initializeFieldDataRecursively(initializedData, component, { ...indexes, [formField.id]: index })
@@ -533,9 +547,17 @@ export default class Form {
       }
     }
 
+    // allows definition of a specific subfield to generate the data for
+    const root = customRoot || formFieldRegistry.getForm();
+    const indexes = customIndexes || {};
+    const basePath = pathRegistry.getValuePath(root, { indexes }) || [];
+
+    // if indexing ahead of time, we must add this index to the data path at the end
+    const path = !isUndefined(indexes[root.id]) ? [ ...basePath, indexes[root.id] ] : basePath;
+
     const workingData = clone(data);
-    initializeFieldDataRecursively(workingData, formFieldRegistry.getForm(), {});
-    return workingData;
+    initializeFieldDataRecursively(workingData, root, indexes);
+    return get(workingData, path, {});
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
index d9c5d1ac1..cc255017f 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { get } from 'min-dash';
 
 import ExpandSvg from '../../render/components/form-fields/icons/Expand.svg';
 import CollapseSvg from '../../render/components/form-fields/icons/Collapse.svg';
+import XMarkSvg from '../../render/components/form-fields/icons/XMark.svg';
 
 export default class RepeatRenderManager {
 
@@ -48,15 +49,34 @@ export default class RepeatRenderManager {
 
     const displayValues = isCollapsed ? values.slice(0, nonCollapsedItems) : values;
 
+    const onDeleteItem = (index) => {
+
+      const updatedValues = values.slice();
+      updatedValues.splice(index, 1);
+
+      props.onChange({
+        field: repeaterField,
+        value: updatedValues,
+        indexes
+      });
+    };
+
     return (
       <>
         {displayValues.map((_, index) => {
           const elementProps = {
             ...restProps,
-            indexes: { ...(indexes || {}), [ repeaterField.id ]: index },
+            indexes: { ...(indexes || {}), [ repeaterField.id ]: index }
           };
 
-          return <RowsRenderer { ...elementProps } />;
+          return <div class="fjs-repeat-row-container">
+            <RowsRenderer { ...elementProps } />
+            <div class="fjs-repeat-row-delete-container">
+              <button class="fjs-repeat-row-delete" onClick={ () => onDeleteItem(index) }>
+                <XMarkSvg />
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>;
         })}
       </>
     );
@@ -81,17 +101,32 @@ export default class RepeatRenderManager {
       setSharedRepeatState(state => ({ ...state, isCollapsed: !isCollapsed }));
     };
 
-    return togglingEnabled
-      ? <div className="fjs-repeat-render-footer">
-        <button onClick={ toggle }>
-          {
-            isCollapsed
-              ? <><ExpandSvg /> { `Expand all (${values.length})` }</>
-              : <><CollapseSvg /> { 'Collapse' }</>
-          }
-        </button>
-      </div>
-      : null;
+    const onAddItem = () => {
+      const updatedValues = values.slice();
+      const newItem = this._form._getInitializedFieldData(this._form._state.data, {
+        customRoot : repeaterField,
+        customIndexes : { ...indexes, [ repeaterField.id ]: updatedValues.length }
+      });
+
+      updatedValues.push(newItem);
+
+      props.onChange({
+        field: repeaterField,
+        value: updatedValues,
+        indexes
+      });
+    };
+
+    return <div className="fjs-repeat-render-footer">
+      <button onClick={ onAddItem }>add</button>
+      { togglingEnabled ? <button onClick={ toggle }>
+        {
+          isCollapsed
+            ? <><ExpandSvg /> { `Expand all (${values.length})` }</>
+            : <><CollapseSvg /> { 'Collapse' }</>
+        }
+      </button> : null }
+    </div>;
   }
 
   _getNonCollapsedItems(field) {