diff --git a/src/plugin/fieldViews/FieldView.ts b/src/plugin/fieldViews/FieldView.ts
index 99cd53b9..bfde6327 100644
--- a/src/plugin/fieldViews/FieldView.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/fieldViews/FieldView.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export enum FieldContentType {
 /**
  * Represents a prosemirror-element view of a Prosemirror Node.
  */
-export abstract class FieldView<NodeValue> {
+export abstract class FieldView<FieldValue> {
   public static fieldType: string;
   public static fieldContentType: FieldContentType;
   // The HTML element this fieldView renders content into.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export abstract class FieldView<NodeValue> {
   /**
    * Programmatically update this fieldView with the given value.
    */
-  public abstract update(value: NodeValue): void;
+  public abstract update(value: FieldValue): void;
 
   /**
    * Destroy this fieldView, cleaning up any resources it has instantiated.
diff --git a/src/plugin/fieldViews/RepeaterFieldView.ts b/src/plugin/fieldViews/RepeaterFieldView.ts
index adb1df6e..87c779eb 100644
--- a/src/plugin/fieldViews/RepeaterFieldView.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/fieldViews/RepeaterFieldView.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export interface RepeaterFieldDescription<
 /**
  * A FieldView representing a node that contains user-defined child nodes.
  */
-export class RepeaterFieldView extends FieldView<unknown> {
+export class RepeaterFieldView<ChildValue> extends FieldView<ChildValue> {
   public static fieldType = repeaterFieldType;
   public static fieldContentType = FieldContentType.REPEATER;
   public static defaultValue = [];
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export class RepeaterFieldView extends FieldView<unknown> {
     // The outer editor instance. Updated from within this class when nodes are added or removed.
     private outerView: EditorView,
     private fieldName: string,
-    public minChildren: number
+    public minChildren: number,
+    private getChildNodeFromData: (data: ChildValue) => Node
   ) {
     super();
   }
@@ -93,9 +94,10 @@ export class RepeaterFieldView extends FieldView<unknown> {
 
   /**
    * Add a new child from this repeater at the given index.
+   * You can pre-populate this with
    * If list is empty, you will need to pass -1.
    */
-  public addChildAfter(index: number) {
+  public addChildAfter(index: number, childValue?: ChildValue) {
     if (index < -1 || index > this.node.childCount - 1) {
       console.error(
         `Cannot add at index ${index}: index out of range. Minimum -1, Maximum ${
@@ -108,9 +110,14 @@ export class RepeaterFieldView extends FieldView<unknown> {
     const repeaterChildNodeName = getRepeaterChildNameFromParent(
       this.node.type.name
     );
+    const maybeNode = childValue
+      ? this.getChildNodeFromData(childValue)
+      : undefined;
+
     const newNode = this.node.type.schema.nodes[
       repeaterChildNodeName
-    ].createAndFill({ [RepeaterFieldMapIDKey]: getRepeaterID() });
+    ].createAndFill({ [RepeaterFieldMapIDKey]: getRepeaterID() }, maybeNode);
+
     if (!newNode) {
       console.warn(
         `[prosemirror-elements]: Could not create new repeater node of type ${this.fieldName}: createAndFill did not return a node`
@@ -137,8 +144,8 @@ export class RepeaterFieldView extends FieldView<unknown> {
     this.outerView.dispatch(tr);
   }
 
-  public addChildAtEnd() {
-    this.addChildAfter(this.node.childCount - 1);
+  public addChildAtEnd(childValue?: ChildValue) {
+    this.addChildAfter(this.node.childCount - 1, childValue);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/plugin/helpers/fieldView.ts b/src/plugin/helpers/fieldView.ts
index 1e2a9bf3..9b13820d 100644
--- a/src/plugin/helpers/fieldView.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/helpers/fieldView.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { TextFieldView } from "../fieldViews/TextFieldView";
 import type { FieldDescription, FieldDescriptions } from "../types/Element";
 import type { ExternalElementData } from "./element";
 import type { KeysWithValsOfType, Optional } from "./types";
+import { createNodesForFieldValues } from "../nodeSpec";
 
 export const fieldTypeToViewMap = {
   [TextFieldView.fieldType]: TextFieldView,
@@ -97,12 +98,12 @@ type Options = {
 
 export const getElementFieldViewFromType = (
   fieldName: string,
-  field: FieldDescription,
+  fieldDescription: FieldDescription,
   { node, view, getPos, offset, innerDecos }: Options
 ) => {
-  switch (field.type) {
+  switch (fieldDescription.type) {
     case "text":
-      return new TextFieldView(node, view, getPos, offset, innerDecos, field);
+      return new TextFieldView(node, view, getPos, offset, innerDecos, fieldDescription);
     case "nestedElement":
       return new NestedElementFieldView(
         node,
@@ -110,8 +111,8 @@ export const getElementFieldViewFromType = (
         getPos,
         offset,
         innerDecos,
-        field,
-        field.allowedPlugins
+        fieldDescription,
+        fieldDescription.allowedPlugins
       );
     case "richText":
       return new RichTextFieldView(
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export const getElementFieldViewFromType = (
         getPos,
         offset,
         innerDecos,
-        field
+        fieldDescription
       );
     case "checkbox":
       return new CheckboxFieldView(
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export const getElementFieldViewFromType = (
         view,
         getPos,
         offset,
-        field.defaultValue ?? CheckboxFieldView.defaultValue
+        fieldDescription.defaultValue ?? CheckboxFieldView.defaultValue
       );
     case "custom":
       return new CustomFieldView(node, view, getPos, offset);
@@ -138,17 +139,25 @@ export const getElementFieldViewFromType = (
         view,
         getPos,
         offset,
-        field.defaultValue ?? DropdownFieldView.defaultValue,
-        field.options
+        fieldDescription.defaultValue ?? DropdownFieldView.defaultValue,
+        fieldDescription.options
       );
     case "repeater":
+      const a = (childValue: unknown) => createNodesForFieldValues(
+        node.type.schema, // got
+        fieldDescription, // need (parent has)
+        childValue, // got
+        nodeName, // ? not sure what 'node' means here
+        getNodeFromElementData, // will need (parent doesn't appear to have)
+      );
       return new RepeaterFieldView(
         node,
         offset,
         getPos,
         view,
         fieldName,
-        field.minChildren
+        fieldDescription.minChildren,
+        a
       );
   }
 };