diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
index 01e924d92..8c77931c7 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class RepeatRenderManager {
           const localExpressionContext = useMemo(() => ({
             this: value,
             parent: wrapExpressionContext(parentExpressionContext.this, parentExpressionContext),
-            i: [ ...parentExpressionContext.i , index ]
+            i: [ ...parentExpressionContext.i , index + 1 ]
           }), [ index, value ]);
 
           return <div class="fjs-repeat-row-container">