diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/FormFieldInstanceRegistry.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/FormFieldInstanceRegistry.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b809f311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/FormFieldInstanceRegistry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+export class FormFieldInstanceRegistry {
+  constructor(eventBus, formFieldRegistry, formFields) {
+    this._eventBus = eventBus;
+    this._formFieldRegistry = formFieldRegistry;
+    this._formFields = formFields;
+
+    this._formFieldInstances = {};
+
+    eventBus.on('form.clear', () => this.clear());
+  }
+
+  add(instance) {
+
+    const {
+      id,
+      expressionContextInfo,
+      valuePath,
+      indexes
+    } = instance;
+
+    const instanceId = [ id, ...Object.values(indexes || {}) ].join('_');
+
+    if (this._formFieldInstances[ instanceId ]) {
+      throw new Error('this form field instance is already registered');
+    }
+
+    this._formFieldInstances[ instanceId ] = {
+      id,
+      instanceId,
+      expressionContextInfo,
+      valuePath,
+      indexes
+    };
+
+    return instanceId;
+  }
+
+  remove(instanceId) {
+
+    if (!this._formFieldInstances[ instanceId ]) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    delete this._formFieldInstances[ instanceId ];
+  }
+
+  getAll() {
+    return Object.values(this._formFieldInstances);
+  }
+
+  getAllKeyed() {
+    return this.getAll().filter(({ id }) => {
+      const { type } = this._formFieldRegistry.get(id);
+      const { config } = this._formFields.get(type);
+
+      return config.keyed;
+    });
+  }
+
+  clear() {
+    this._formFieldInstances = {};
+  }
+
+}
+
+FormFieldInstanceRegistry.$inject = [ 'eventBus', 'formFieldRegistry', 'formFields' ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/index.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/index.js
index 04fb4cfce..4dd2a0511 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/index.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/core/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { FieldFactory } from './FieldFactory';
 import { PathRegistry } from './PathRegistry';
 import { FormLayouter } from './FormLayouter';
 import { FormFieldRegistry } from './FormFieldRegistry';
+import { FormFieldInstanceRegistry } from './FormFieldInstanceRegistry';
 
 import { RenderModule } from '../render';
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export const CoreModule = {
   importer: [ 'type', Importer ],
   fieldFactory: [ 'type', FieldFactory ],
   formFieldRegistry: [ 'type', FormFieldRegistry ],
+  formFieldInstanceRegistry: [ 'type', FormFieldInstanceRegistry ],
   pathRegistry: [ 'type', PathRegistry ],
   formLayouter: [ 'type', FormLayouter ],
   validator: [ 'type', Validator ]
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
index 7033d1b90..4714168ee 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
 
 import { get } from 'min-dash';
 
-import { FormContext, FormRenderContext } from '../context';
+import { FormContext, FormRenderContext, LocalExpressionContext } from '../context';
 
 import {
   useCondition,
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export function FormField(props) {
 
   const formFields = useService('formFields'),
         viewerCommands = useService('viewerCommands', false),
+        formFieldInstanceRegistry = useService('formFieldInstanceRegistry', false),
         pathRegistry = useService('pathRegistry'),
         eventBus = useService('eventBus'),
         form = useService('form');
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export function FormField(props) {
 
   const fieldConfig = FormFieldComponent.config;
 
+  const localExpressionContext = useContext(LocalExpressionContext);
   const valuePath = useMemo(() => pathRegistry.getValuePath(field, { indexes }), [ field, indexes, pathRegistry ]);
 
   const initialValue = useMemo(() => get(initialData, valuePath), [ initialData, valuePath ]);
@@ -69,6 +71,22 @@ export function FormField(props) {
     properties.disabled || field.disabled || false
   );
 
+  // register form field instance
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (formFieldInstanceRegistry) {
+      const instanceId = formFieldInstanceRegistry.add({
+        id: field.id,
+        expressionContextInfo: localExpressionContext,
+        valuePath,
+        indexes
+      });
+
+      return () => {
+        formFieldInstanceRegistry.remove(instanceId);
+      };
+    }
+  }, [ formFieldInstanceRegistry, field.id, localExpressionContext, valuePath, indexes ]);
+
   // ensures the initial validation behavior can be re-triggered upon form reset
   useEffect(() => {