diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/ViewerCommands.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/ViewerCommands.js
index 9d7a383a9..154108daa 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/ViewerCommands.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/ViewerCommands.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { UpdateFieldValidationHandler } from './cmd/UpdateFieldValidationHandler';
+import { UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler } from './cmd/UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler';
 
 export class ViewerCommands {
   constructor(commandStack, eventBus) {
@@ -18,9 +19,13 @@ export class ViewerCommands {
   getHandlers() {
     return {
       'formField.validation.update': UpdateFieldValidationHandler,
+      'formFieldInstance.validation.update': UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler,
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   updateFieldValidation(field, value, indexes) {
     const context = {
       field,
@@ -30,6 +35,15 @@ export class ViewerCommands {
 
     this._commandStack.execute('formField.validation.update', context);
   }
+
+  updateFieldInstanceValidation(fieldInstance, value) {
+    const context = {
+      fieldInstance,
+      value,
+    };
+
+    this._commandStack.execute('formFieldInstance.validation.update', context);
+  }
 }
 
 ViewerCommands.$inject = ['commandStack', 'eventBus'];
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f763e007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { set } from 'min-dash';
+import { clone } from '../../../util';
+
+export class UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler {
+  constructor(form, validator) {
+    this._form = form;
+    this._validator = validator;
+  }
+
+  execute(context) {
+    const { fieldInstance, value } = context;
+    const { id, indexes } = fieldInstance;
+    const { errors } = this._form._getState();
+
+    context.oldErrors = clone(errors);
+
+    const fieldErrors = this._validator.validateFieldInstance(fieldInstance, value);
+    const updatedErrors = set(
+      errors,
+      [id, ...Object.values(indexes || {})],
+      fieldErrors.length ? fieldErrors : undefined,
+    );
+    this._form._setState({ errors: updatedErrors });
+  }
+
+  revert(context) {
+    this._form._setState({ errors: context.oldErrors });
+  }
+}
+
+UpdateFieldInstanceValidationHandler.$inject = ['form', 'validator'];
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldValidationHandler.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldValidationHandler.js
index 66b393c6d..650010635 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldValidationHandler.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/features/viewerCommands/cmd/UpdateFieldValidationHandler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { set } from 'min-dash';
 import { clone } from '../../../util';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ */
 export class UpdateFieldValidationHandler {
   constructor(form, validator) {
     this._form = form;
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
index 03c522ac0..ca9c6be94 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/render/components/FormField.js
@@ -98,20 +98,20 @@ export function FormField(props) {
 
     if (initialValidationTrigger && hasInitialValue) {
       setInitialValidationTrigger(false);
-      viewerCommands.updateFieldValidation(field, initialValue, indexes);
+      viewerCommands.updateFieldInstanceValidation(fieldInstance, initialValue);
     }
-  }, [viewerCommands, field, initialValue, initialValidationTrigger, indexes]);
+  }, [fieldInstance, initialValidationTrigger, initialValue, viewerCommands]);
 
   const onBlur = useCallback(() => {
     const value = get(data, valuePath);
 
     if (initialValidationTrigger) {
       setInitialValidationTrigger(false);
-      viewerCommands.updateFieldValidation(field, value, indexes);
+      viewerCommands.updateFieldInstanceValidation(fieldInstance, value);
     }
 
     eventBus.fire('formField.blur', { formField: field });
-  }, [eventBus, field, indexes, viewerCommands, initialValidationTrigger, data, valuePath]);
+  }, [data, eventBus, field, fieldInstance, initialValidationTrigger, valuePath, viewerCommands]);
 
   const onFocus = useCallback(() => {
     eventBus.fire('formField.focus', { formField: field });
@@ -119,14 +119,10 @@ export function FormField(props) {
 
   const onChange = useCallback(
     (update) => {
-      if (!fieldConfig.keyed) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       setInitialValidationTrigger(false);
-      _onChange({ ...update, field, indexes, fieldInstance });
+      _onChange({ field, indexes, fieldInstance, ...update });
     },
-    [_onChange, field, fieldConfig.keyed, fieldInstance, indexes],
+    [_onChange, field, fieldInstance, indexes],
   );
 
   if (hidden) {
@@ -147,6 +143,7 @@ export function FormField(props) {
       onFocus={disabled || readonly ? noop : onFocus}
       readonly={readonly}
       value={value}
+      fieldInstance={fieldInstance}
     />
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/expressions.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/expressions.js
index b15916760..81640b281 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/expressions.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/src/util/expressions.js
@@ -1,38 +1,34 @@
-import { wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores } from './simple';
-
-
-/**
- * Transform a LocalExpressionContext object into a usable FEEL context.
- *
- * @param {Object} context - The LocalExpressionContext object.
- * @returns {Object} The usable FEEL context.
- */
-
-export function buildExpressionContext(context) {
-  const {
-    data,
-    ...specialContextKeys
-  } = context;
-
-  return {
-    ...specialContextKeys,
-    ...data,
-    ...wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores(specialContextKeys)
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Evaluate a string based on the expressionLanguage and context information.
- * If the string is not an expression, it is returned as is.
- *
- * @param {any} expressionLanguage - The expression language to use.
- * @param {string} value - The string to evaluate.
- * @param {Object} expressionContextInfo - The context information to use.
- * @returns {any} - Evaluated value or the original value if not an expression.
- */
-export function runExpressionEvaluation(expressionLanguage, value, expressionContextInfo) {
-  if (expressionLanguage && expressionLanguage.isExpression(value)) {
-    return expressionLanguage.evaluate(value, buildExpressionContext(expressionContextInfo));
-  }
-  return value;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+import { wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores } from './simple';
+
+/**
+ * Transform a LocalExpressionContext object into a usable FEEL context.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} context - The LocalExpressionContext object.
+ * @returns {Object} The usable FEEL context.
+ */
+
+export function buildExpressionContext(context) {
+  const { data, ...specialContextKeys } = context;
+
+  return {
+    ...specialContextKeys,
+    ...data,
+    ...wrapObjectKeysWithUnderscores(specialContextKeys),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluate a string based on the expressionLanguage and context information.
+ * If the string is not an expression, it is returned as is.
+ *
+ * @param {any} expressionLanguage - The expression language to use.
+ * @param {string} value - The string to evaluate.
+ * @param {Object} expressionContextInfo - The context information to use.
+ * @returns {any} - Evaluated value or the original value if not an expression.
+ */
+export function runExpressionEvaluation(expressionLanguage, value, expressionContextInfo) {
+  if (expressionLanguage && expressionLanguage.isExpression(value)) {
+    return expressionLanguage.evaluate(value, buildExpressionContext(expressionContextInfo));
+  }
+  return value;
+}
diff --git a/packages/form-js-viewer/test/spec/render/components/helper/mocks/index.js b/packages/form-js-viewer/test/spec/render/components/helper/mocks/index.js
index 0d26457f0..ed7daad26 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-viewer/test/spec/render/components/helper/mocks/index.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-viewer/test/spec/render/components/helper/mocks/index.js
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@ export class ExpressionLanguageMock {
 
 export class ViewerCommandsMock {
   updateFieldValidation() {}
+  updateFieldInstanceValidation() {}
 }