diff --git a/src/display/data-schema/data.d.ts b/src/display/data-schema/data.d.ts
index 0e52a719..a5c50826 100644
--- a/src/display/data-schema/data.d.ts
+++ b/src/display/data-schema/data.d.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export interface Grid {
   id?: string; // Default: uid
   label?: string;
   show?: boolean; // Default: true
-  cells: (0 | 1)[][];
+  cells: (0 | 1 | string)[][];
   gap?: Gap;
   item: {
     components?: Component[];
diff --git a/src/display/data-schema/element-schema.js b/src/display/data-schema/element-schema.js
index 30aa3c6c..16d7dd1b 100644
--- a/src/display/data-schema/element-schema.js
+++ b/src/display/data-schema/element-schema.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const groupSchema = Base.extend({
  */
 export const gridSchema = Base.extend({
   type: z.literal('grid'),
-  cells: z.array(z.array(z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1)]))),
+  cells: z.array(z.array(z.union([z.literal(0), z.literal(1), z.string()]))),
   gap: Gap,
   item: z.object({
     components: componentArraySchema.default([]),
diff --git a/src/display/mixins/Base.js b/src/display/mixins/Base.js
index 738fcadf..8d5573ae 100644
--- a/src/display/mixins/Base.js
+++ b/src/display/mixins/Base.js
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ export const Base = (superClass) => {
         ? Object.keys(nextProps)
         : Object.keys(actualChanges);
 
-      const { id, label, attrs } = validatedChanges;
-      if (id || label || attrs) {
+      if (
+        ['id', 'label', 'attrs'].some((key) =>
+          Object.hasOwn(validatedChanges, key),
+        )
+      ) {
+        const { id, label, attrs } = validatedChanges;
         this._applyRaw({ id, label, ...attrs }, mergeStrategy);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/display/mixins/Cellsable.js b/src/display/mixins/Cellsable.js
index ad627c5e..d5e6524a 100644
--- a/src/display/mixins/Cellsable.js
+++ b/src/display/mixins/Cellsable.js
@@ -9,27 +9,31 @@ export const Cellsable = (superClass) => {
       const { cells } = relevantChanges;
 
       const { gap, item: itemProps } = this.props;
-      const currentItemIds = new Set(this.children.map((child) => child.id));
+
       const requiredItemIds = new Set();
+      const childrenMap = new Map(
+        this.children.map((child) => [child.id, child]),
+      );
 
       cells.forEach((row, rowIndex) => {
         row.forEach((col, colIndex) => {
+          if (!col) return;
           const id = `${this.id}.${rowIndex}.${colIndex}`;
-          if (col === 1) {
-            requiredItemIds.add(id);
-            if (!currentItemIds.has(id)) {
-              const item = newElement('item', this.context);
-              item.apply({
-                type: 'item',
-                id,
-                ...itemProps,
-                attrs: {
-                  x: colIndex * (itemProps.size.width + gap.x),
-                  y: rowIndex * (itemProps.size.height + gap.y),
-                },
-              });
-              this.addChild(item);
-            }
+          requiredItemIds.add(id);
+
+          const label = typeof col === 'string' ? col : '';
+          const existingItem = childrenMap.get(id);
+          if (!existingItem) {
+            const attrs = {
+              gridIndex: { row: rowIndex, col: colIndex },
+              x: colIndex * (itemProps.size.width + gap.x),
+              y: rowIndex * (itemProps.size.height + gap.y),
+            };
+            const item = newElement('item', this.context);
+            item.apply({ type: 'item', id, ...itemProps, label, attrs });
+            this.addChild(item);
+          } else {
+            existingItem.apply({ label });
           }
         });
       });