diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
index cc255017f..8c77931c7 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/repeatRender/RepeatRenderManager.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { get } from 'min-dash';
+import { useContext, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../../render/context/LocalExpressionContext';
 
 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';
+import { wrapExpressionContext } from '../../util';
 
 export default class RepeatRenderManager {
 
@@ -61,16 +64,27 @@ export default class RepeatRenderManager {
       });
     };
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+    const parentExpressionContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
+
     return (
       <>
-        {displayValues.map((_, index) => {
+        {displayValues.map((value, index) => {
           const elementProps = {
             ...restProps,
-            indexes: { ...(indexes || {}), [ repeaterField.id ]: index }
+            indexes: { ...(indexes || {}), [ repeaterField.id ]: index },
           };
 
+          const localExpressionContext = useMemo(() => ({
+            this: value,
+            parent: wrapExpressionContext(parentExpressionContext.this, parentExpressionContext),
+            i: [ ...parentExpressionContext.i , index + 1 ]
+          }), [ index, value ]);
+
           return <div class="fjs-repeat-row-container">
-            <RowsRenderer { ...elementProps } />
+            <LocalExpressionContext.Provider value={ localExpressionContext }>
+              <RowsRenderer { ...elementProps } />
+            </LocalExpressionContext.Provider>
             <div class="fjs-repeat-row-delete-container">
               <button class="fjs-repeat-row-delete" onClick={ () => onDeleteItem(index) }>
                 <XMarkSvg />
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormComponent.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormComponent.js
index 57cdda8b3..8d846bd82 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormComponent.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormComponent.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import FormField from './FormField';
-
 import PoweredBy from './PoweredBy';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../context/LocalExpressionContext';
 
-import useService from '../hooks/useService';
+import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useFilteredFormData, useService } from '../hooks';
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ export default function FormComponent(props) {
     onReset();
   };
 
+  const filteredFormData = useFilteredFormData();
+
+  const localExpressionContext = useMemo(() => ({
+    parent: null,
+    this: filteredFormData,
+    i: []
+  }), [ filteredFormData ]);
+
   return (
     <form
       class="fjs-form"
@@ -39,11 +48,12 @@ export default function FormComponent(props) {
       aria-label={ ariaLabel }
       noValidate
     >
-      <FormField
-        field={ schema }
-        onChange={ onChange }
-      />
-
+      <LocalExpressionContext.Provider value={ localExpressionContext }>
+        <FormField
+          field={ schema }
+          onChange={ onChange }
+        />
+      </LocalExpressionContext.Provider>
       <PoweredBy />
     </form>
   );
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/context/LocalExpressionContext.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/context/LocalExpressionContext.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e8358a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/context/LocalExpressionContext.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { createContext } from 'preact';
+
+const LocalExpressionContext = createContext({
+  this: null,
+  parent: null,
+  i: null
+});
+
+export default LocalExpressionContext;
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diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useCondition.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useCondition.js
index 3e2c0f7c1..6b8d1b2f1 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useCondition.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useCondition.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import useService from './useService.js';
 import useFilteredFormData from './useFilteredFormData.js';
-import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useContext, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../context/LocalExpressionContext.js';
+import { wrapExpressionContext } from '../../util';
 
 /**
  * Evaluate if condition is met reactively based on the conditionChecker and form data.
@@ -13,7 +15,19 @@ export default function useCondition(condition) {
   const conditionChecker = useService('conditionChecker', false);
   const filteredData = useFilteredFormData();
 
+  const localContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
+
+  const expressionContext = useMemo(() => {
+
+    if (localContext) {
+      return wrapExpressionContext(filteredData, localContext);
+    }
+
+    return filteredData;
+
+  }, [ filteredData, localContext ]);
+
   return useMemo(() => {
-    return conditionChecker ? conditionChecker.check(condition, filteredData) : null;
-  }, [ conditionChecker, condition, filteredData ]);
+    return conditionChecker ? conditionChecker.check(condition, expressionContext) : null;
+  }, [ conditionChecker, condition, expressionContext ]);
 }
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useExpressionEvaluation.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useExpressionEvaluation.js
index 2116aece7..57c2dd003 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useExpressionEvaluation.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useExpressionEvaluation.js
@@ -1,26 +1,34 @@
 import useService from './useService';
 import useFilteredFormData from './useFilteredFormData';
-import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../context/LocalExpressionContext';
+import { useContext, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { wrapExpressionContext } from '../../util';
 
 /**
  * Evaluate a string reactively based on the expressionLanguage and form data.
  * If the string is not an expression, it is returned as is.
- * Memoised to minimize re-renders.
- *
- * @param {string} value
+ * The function is memoized to minimize re-renders.
  *
+ * @param {string} value - The string to evaluate.
+ * @returns {any} - Evaluated value or the original value if not an expression.
  */
 export default function useExpressionEvaluation(value) {
-  const formData = useFilteredFormData();
+
+  const filteredData = useFilteredFormData();
+  const localExpressionContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
   const expressionLanguage = useService('expressionLanguage');
 
-  return useMemo(() => {
+  const expressionContext = useMemo(() => {
+    if (localExpressionContext) {
+      wrapExpressionContext(filteredData, localExpressionContext);
+    }
+    return filteredData;
+  }, [ filteredData, localExpressionContext ]);
 
+  return useMemo(() => {
     if (expressionLanguage && expressionLanguage.isExpression(value)) {
-      return expressionLanguage.evaluate(value, formData);
+      return expressionLanguage.evaluate(value, expressionContext);
     }
-
     return value;
-
-  }, [ expressionLanguage, formData, value ]);
+  }, [ expressionLanguage, expressionContext, value ]);
 }
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useReadonly.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useReadonly.js
index 6bcdb833f..c48b0c445 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useReadonly.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useReadonly.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import useService from './useService.js';
 import useFilteredFormData from './useFilteredFormData.js';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../context/LocalExpressionContext.js';
+import { wrapExpressionContext } from '../../util';
+import { useContext, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
 
 /**
  * Retrieve readonly value of a form field, given it can be an
@@ -16,6 +19,17 @@ export default function useReadonly(formField, properties = {}) {
   const expressionLanguage = useService('expressionLanguage');
   const conditionChecker = useService('conditionChecker', false);
   const filteredData = useFilteredFormData();
+  const localContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
+
+  const expressionContext = useMemo(() => {
+
+    if (localContext) {
+      return wrapExpressionContext(filteredData, localContext);
+    }
+
+    return filteredData;
+
+  }, [ filteredData, localContext ]);
 
   const { readonly } = formField;
 
@@ -24,7 +38,7 @@ export default function useReadonly(formField, properties = {}) {
   }
 
   if (expressionLanguage && expressionLanguage.isExpression(readonly)) {
-    return conditionChecker ? conditionChecker.check(readonly, filteredData) : false;
+    return conditionChecker ? conditionChecker.check(readonly, expressionContext) : false;
   }
 
   return readonly || false;
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useTemplateEvaluation.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useTemplateEvaluation.js
index 7e19aeb4b..23a8a392e 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useTemplateEvaluation.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/hooks/useTemplateEvaluation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import useService from './useService';
 import useFilteredFormData from './useFilteredFormData';
-import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useContext, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import LocalExpressionContext from '../context/LocalExpressionContext';
+import { wrapExpressionContext } from '../../util';
 
 /**
  * Template a string reactively based on form data. If the string is not a template, it is returned as is.
@@ -13,17 +15,24 @@ import { useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
  * @param {Function} [options.buildDebugString]
  *
  */
-export default function useTemplateEvaluation(value, options) {
+export default function useTemplateEvaluation(value, options = {}) {
   const filteredData = useFilteredFormData();
   const templating = useService('templating');
 
-  return useMemo(() => {
+  const variableContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
 
-    if (templating && templating.isTemplate(value)) {
-      return templating.evaluate(value, filteredData, options);
+  const fullData = useMemo(() => {
+    if (variableContext) {
+      return wrapExpressionContext(filteredData, variableContext);
     }
+    return filteredData;
+  }, [ filteredData, variableContext ]);
 
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (templating && templating.isTemplate(value)) {
+      return templating.evaluate(value, fullData, options);
+    }
     return value;
-
-  }, [ filteredData, templating, value, options ]);
+  }, [ fullData, templating, value, options ]);
 }
+
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/index.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/index.js
index b504b0d5b..387abafcd 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/index.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/index.js
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ export function clone(data, replacer) {
   return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data, replacer));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wrap an expression context with additional local context.
+ * A version of the local context with underscore-wrapped keys is also injected as fallback.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} baseContext - The context to wrap.
+ * @param {Object} localContext - The local context object.
+ * @returns {Object} The merged context object.
+ */
+export function wrapExpressionContext(baseContext, localContext) {
+  return {
+    ...localContext,
+    ...baseContext,
+    ..._wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores(localContext)
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse the schema for input variables a form might make use of
  *
@@ -192,4 +208,14 @@ export function runRecursively(formField, fn) {
   });
 
   fn(formField);
+}
+
+// helpers //////////////////////
+
+function _wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores(obj) {
+  const newObj = {};
+  for (const [ key, value ] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+    newObj[`_${key}_`] = value;
+  }
+  return newObj;
 }
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