diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/flows/dashboard-forms.json b/cypress/fixtures/flows/dashboard-forms.json
index f937aa1e4..7a36059d9 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/flows/dashboard-forms.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/flows/dashboard-forms.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {
         "id": "node-red-tab-forms",
         "type": "tab",
-        "label": "UI Buttons",
+        "label": "UI Forms",
         "disabled": false,
         "info": "",
         "env": []
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     {
         "id": "test-helper",
         "type": "function",
-        "z": "node-red-tab-button-groups",
+        "z": "node-red-tab-forms",
         "name": "Store Latest Msg",
         "func": "global.set('msg', msg)\nreturn msg;",
         "outputs": 1,
@@ -126,5 +126,144 @@
         "wires": [
             []
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "dashboard-ui-form-dynamic",
+        "type": "ui-form",
+        "z": "node-red-tab-forms",
+        "name": "Dynamic Form",
+        "group": "bab1dddbce88e07a",
+        "label": "Dynamic Form",
+        "order": 2,
+        "width": 0,
+        "height": 0,
+        "options": [
+            {
+                "label": "Name",
+                "key": "name0",
+                "type": "text",
+                "required": true,
+                "rows": null
+            }
+        ],
+        "formValue": {
+            "name": ""
+        },
+        "payload": "",
+        "submit": "submit",
+        "cancel": "clear",
+        "resetOnSubmit": false,
+        "topic": "new-topic",
+        "topicType": "str",
+        "splitLayout": "",
+        "className": "",
+        "x": 520,
+        "y": 160,
+        "wires": [
+            []
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "dashboard-ui-button-set-dynamic-options",
+        "type": "ui-button",
+        "z": "node-red-tab-forms",
+        "group": "bab1dddbce88e07a",
+        "name": "",
+        "label": "Override Form Options",
+        "order": 1,
+        "width": 0,
+        "height": 0,
+        "emulateClick": false,
+        "tooltip": "",
+        "color": "",
+        "bgcolor": "",
+        "className": "",
+        "icon": "",
+        "iconPosition": "left",
+        "payload": "",
+        "payloadType": "str",
+        "topic": "topic",
+        "topicType": "msg",
+        "x": 160,
+        "y": 160,
+        "wires": [
+            [
+                "6d940deccaa355f6"
+            ]
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "dashboard-ui-button-set-defaults",
+        "type": "ui-button",
+        "z": "node-red-tab-forms",
+        "group": "bab1dddbce88e07a",
+        "name": "",
+        "label": "Set Defaults",
+        "order": 1,
+        "width": 0,
+        "height": 0,
+        "emulateClick": false,
+        "tooltip": "",
+        "color": "",
+        "bgcolor": "",
+        "className": "",
+        "icon": "",
+        "iconPosition": "left",
+        "payload": "{\"name0\": \"Overridden Default Name\"}",
+        "payloadType": "json",
+        "topic": "topic",
+        "topicType": "msg",
+        "x": 160,
+        "y": 200,
+        "wires": [
+            [
+                "dashboard-ui-form-dynamic"
+            ]
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "6d940deccaa355f6",
+        "type": "change",
+        "z": "node-red-tab-forms",
+        "name": "Set Options",
+        "rules": [
+            {
+                "t": "delete",
+                "p": "payload",
+                "pt": "msg"
+            },
+            {
+                "t": "set",
+                "p": "ui_update.options",
+                "pt": "msg",
+                "to": "[{\"type\":\"text\",\"label\":\"Name\",\"key\":\"name\",\"required\":true},{\"type\":\"multiline\",\"label\":\"Name\",\"key\":\"multiline\",\"required\":true,\"rows\":4},{\"type\":\"password\",\"label\":\"Password\",\"key\":\"password\",\"required\":true},{\"type\":\"email\",\"label\":\"E-Mail Address\",\"key\":\"email\",\"required\":true},{\"type\":\"number\",\"label\":\"Age\",\"key\":\"age\",\"required\":true},{\"type\":\"checkbox\",\"label\":\"Subscribe to Newsletter\",\"key\":\"newsletter\"},{\"type\":\"switch\",\"label\":\"Enable Notifications\",\"key\":\"notifications\"},{\"type\":\"date\",\"label\":\"Date of Birth\",\"key\":\"dob\",\"required\":true},{\"type\":\"time\",\"label\":\"Time of Birth\",\"key\":\"tob\",\"required\":true}]",
+                "tot": "json"
+            }
+        ],
+        "action": "",
+        "property": "",
+        "from": "",
+        "to": "",
+        "reg": false,
+        "x": 350,
+        "y": 160,
+        "wires": [
+            [
+                "dashboard-ui-form-dynamic"
+            ]
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "bab1dddbce88e07a",
+        "type": "ui-group",
+        "name": "Dynamic Property Tests",
+        "page": "dashboard-ui-page-1",
+        "width": "6",
+        "height": "1",
+        "order": 1,
+        "showTitle": true,
+        "className": "",
+        "visible": "true",
+        "disabled": "false"
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/tests/widgets/form.spec.js b/cypress/tests/widgets/form.spec.js
index 8c076dec2..c153f261d 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/widgets/form.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/tests/widgets/form.spec.js
@@ -33,3 +33,41 @@ describe('Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 - Forms', () => {
         cy.get('[data-action="form-submit"]').should('not.be.disabled')
     })
 })
+
+describe('Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 - Forms', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.deployFixture('dashboard-forms')
+        cy.visit('/dashboard/page1')
+    })
+
+    it('permits users to set default values via msg.payload', () => {
+        // check that the form is empty
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-name0"]').find('input[type="text"]').should('have.value', '')
+        cy.clickAndWait(cy.get('button').contains('Set Defaults'))
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-name0"]').find('input[type="text"]').should('have.value', 'Overridden Default Name')
+    })
+
+    it('can have their content defined by msg.ui_update.options', () => {
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-name"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-multiline"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-password"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-email"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-age"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-newsletter"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-notifications"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-dob"]').should('not.exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-tob"]').should('not.exist')
+
+        cy.clickAndWait(cy.get('button').contains('Override Form Options'))
+
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-name"]').find('input[type="text"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-multiline"]').find('textarea').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-password"]').find('input[type="password"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-email"]').find('input[type="email"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-age"]').find('input[type="number"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-newsletter"]').find('input[type="checkbox"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-notifications"]').find('input[type="checkbox"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-dob"]').find('input[type="date"]').should('exist')
+        cy.get('#nrdb-ui-widget-dashboard-ui-form-dynamic').find('[data-form="form-row-tob"]').find('input[type="time"]').should('exist')
+    })
+})
diff --git a/docs/nodes/widgets/ui-form.md b/docs/nodes/widgets/ui-form.md
index 1a46ba33f..a1125f742 100644
--- a/docs/nodes/widgets/ui-form.md
+++ b/docs/nodes/widgets/ui-form.md
@@ -3,19 +3,29 @@ description: Gather user input efficiently with ui-form in Node-RED Dashboard 2.
 props:
     Group: Defines which group of the UI Dashboard this widget will render in.
     Size: Controls the width of the button with respect to the parent group. Maximum value is the width of the group.
-    Label: A label shown before the form rows.
-    Form Elements: >
-        A list of the rows presented in the form. Each row has the following properties:
-        <ul>
-            <li>Label: A label shown in the form row.</li>
-            <li>Name: The name of the form element, which will be used as the key in the <code>msg.payload</code> object.</li>
-            <li>Type: The type of input to display. Options - <code>text | multiline | password | email | number | checkbox | switch | date | time</code></li>
-            <li>Required: Whether the form element is required to be filled in before the form can be submitted.</li>
+    Label:
+        description: A label shown before the form rows.
+        dynamic: true
+    Options:
+        description: >
+            A list of the rows presented in the form. Each row has the following properties:
+            <ul>
+                <li>Label: A label shown in the form row.</li>
+                <li>Name: The name of the form element, which will be used as the key in the <code>msg.payload</code> object.</li>
+                <li>Type: The type of input to display. Options - <code>text | multiline | password | email | number | checkbox | switch | date | time</code></li>
+                <li>Required: Whether the form element is required to be filled in before the form can be submitted.</li>
+        dynamic: true
     Buttons: The text shown on each of the form's buttons. If "cancel" text is left empty, then no cancel button will be shown.
     Two Columns: Will render the form as a two-column layout.
     Reset on Submit: If checked, the form will be reset to an empty state after the form is submitted.
     Topic: Defines how to compute the topic, included in the `msg` object, when the form is submitted.
 dynamic:
+    Label:
+        payload: msg.ui_update.label
+        structure: ["String"]
+    Options:
+        payload: msg.ui_update.options
+        structure: ["Array<Object>"]
     Class:
         payload: msg.class
         structure: ["String"]
@@ -36,7 +46,122 @@ Adds a form to user interface which helps to collect multiple value from the use
 
 <DynamicPropsTable/>
 
+### Populating Form Data
+
+If you want to set defaults, or pre-fill values in your form, you can do so by passing a `msg.payload` value. This value should be an object, where each key represents the `key` of a form element, and the value represents the default value for that element.
+
+Foe example, if you want to pre-fill a form with a "text" field, with a name, "first_name", you can pass the following `msg`:
+
+```js
+msg.payload = {
+    "first_name": "John"
+}
+```
+
+### Defining Form Elements (Options)
+
+If you want to override the configuration for your `ui-form`, and provide details of your elements after your Node-RED flow has been deployed, you can do so by passing a `msg.ui_update.options` value. This value should be an array of objects, where each object represents a form element. Each object should have the following properties:
+
+#### Element: Text
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "text",
+    "label": "Name",
+    "key": "name",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Multiline
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "multiline",
+    "label": "Name",
+    "key": "name",
+    "required": true,
+    "rows": 4
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Password
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "password",
+    "label": "Password",
+    "key": "password",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Email
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "email",
+    "label": "E-Mail Address",
+    "key": "email",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Number
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "number",
+    "label": "Age",
+    "key": "age",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Checkbox
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "checkbox",
+    "label": "Subscribe to Newsletter",
+    "key": "newsletter"
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Switch
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "switch",
+    "label": "Enable Notifications",
+    "key": "notifications"
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Date
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "date",
+    "label": "Date of Birth",
+    "key": "dob",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+#### Element: Time
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "time",
+    "label": "Time of Birth",
+    "key": "tob",
+    "required": true
+}
+```
+
+
 ## Example
 
-![Example of a Form](/images/node-examples/ui-form.png "Example of tewo-column Form"){data-zoomable}
+![Example of a Form](/images/node-examples/ui-form.png "Example of two-column Form"){data-zoomable}
 *Example of a rendered form in a Dashboard.*
diff --git a/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_dropdown.html b/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_dropdown.html
index f22c1b663..4d085707c 100644
--- a/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_dropdown.html
+++ b/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_dropdown.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ <h3>Selecting Options via <code>msg.</code></h3>
         To clear any selection for a dropdown, pass an empty array <code>[]</code> as <code>msg.payload</code>.
     </p>
     <h3>Dynamic Properties (Inputs)</h3>
-    <p>Any of the following can be appended to a <code>msg.</code> in order to override or set properties on this node at runtime.</p>
+    <p>Any of the following can be appended to a <code>msg.ui_update</code> in order to override or set properties on this node at runtime.</p>
     <dl class="message-properties">
         <dt class="optional">label <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
         <dd>The label displayed to explain the purpose of the dropdown.</dd>
diff --git a/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_form.html b/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_form.html
index fc968111b..afe97fde6 100644
--- a/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_form.html
+++ b/nodes/widgets/locales/en-US/ui_form.html
@@ -14,9 +14,54 @@
     <p>Optionally the <b>Topic</b> field can be used to set the <code>msg.topic</code> property.</p>
     <p>The Cancel button can be hidden by setting it's value to be blank "".</p>
     <h3>Dynamic Properties (Inputs)</h3>
-    <p>Any of the following can be appended to a <code>msg.</code> in order to override or set properties on this node at runtime.</p>
+    <p>Any of the following can be appended to a <code>msg.ui_update</code> in order to override or set properties on this node at runtime.</p>
+    <dl class="message-properties">
+        <dt class="optional">label <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
+        <dd>The label shown to describe the form.</dd>
+    </dl>
+    <dl class="message-properties">
+        <dt class="optional">options <span class="property-type">array</span></dt>
+        <dd>Re-define the form's elements by passing an array of objects that define the elements you want to see in your form. </dd>
+    </dl>
     <dl class="message-properties">
         <dt class="optional">class <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
         <dd>Add a CSS class, or more, to the form at runtime.</dd>
     </dl>
+    <h4>Defining Form Elements (Options)</h4>
+    <p>
+        If you want to override the configuration for your `ui-form`, and provide
+        details of your elements after your Node-RED flow has been deployed, you
+        can do so by passing a `msg.ui_update.options` value. This value should
+        be an array of objects, where each object represents a form element. Each
+        object should have the following properties:
+    </p>
+    <h5>Element: Text</h5>
+    <pre><code>{
+    "type": "text",
+    "label": "Name",
+    "key": "name",
+    "required": true
+}</code></pre>
+    <h5>Element: Multiline</h5>
+    <pre><code>{
+    "type": "multiline",
+    "label": "Name",
+    "key": "name",
+    "required": true,
+    "rows": 4
+}</code></pre>
+    <h5>Element: Password</h5>
+    <pre><code>{
+    "type": "password",
+    "label": "Password",
+    "key": "password",
+    "required": true
+}</code></pre>
+    <h5>Element: Email</h5>
+    <pre><code>{
+    "type": "email",
+    "label": "E-Mail Address",
+    "key": "email",
+    "required": true
+}</code></pre>
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nodes/widgets/ui_form.html b/nodes/widgets/ui_form.html
index 0dabd66c6..b969e90c1 100644
--- a/nodes/widgets/ui_form.html
+++ b/nodes/widgets/ui_form.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                 splitLayout: { value: '' },
                 className: { value: '' }
             },
-            inputs: 0,
+            inputs: 1,
             outputs: 1,
             icon: 'font-awesome/fa-list-alt',
             paletteLabel: 'form',
diff --git a/nodes/widgets/ui_form.js b/nodes/widgets/ui_form.js
index 2d2829095..4987def60 100644
--- a/nodes/widgets/ui_form.js
+++ b/nodes/widgets/ui_form.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const statestore = require('../store/state.js')
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
     function FormNode (config) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this, config)
@@ -8,7 +10,23 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
         if (!group) { return }
 
         const evts = {
-            onAction: true
+            onAction: true,
+            beforeSend: function (msg) {
+                if (msg.ui_update) {
+                    const update = msg.ui_update
+                    if (typeof update.label !== 'undefined') {
+                        // dynamically set "label" property
+                        statestore.set(group.getBase(), node, msg, 'label', update.label)
+                    }
+                    if (typeof update.options !== 'undefined') {
+                        // todo: sanity check options is valid format?
+
+                        // dynamically set "options" property
+                        statestore.set(group.getBase(), node, msg, 'options', update.options)
+                    }
+                }
+                return msg
+            }
         }
 
         // inform the dashboard UI that we are adding this node
diff --git a/ui/src/widgets/ui-form/UIForm.vue b/ui/src/widgets/ui-form/UIForm.vue
index 797d73167..fdf841e75 100644
--- a/ui/src/widgets/ui-form/UIForm.vue
+++ b/ui/src/widgets/ui-form/UIForm.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
-    <label v-if="props.label" class="nrdb-ui-form-label">{{ props.label }}</label>
+    <label v-if="label" class="nrdb-ui-form-label">{{ label }}</label>
     <v-form ref="form" v-model="isValid" validate-on="blur" @submit.prevent="onSubmit">
         <div class="nrdb-ui-form-rows" :class="{'nrdb-ui-form-rows--split': props.splitLayout}">
-            <div v-for="row in props.options" :key="row.key" class="nrdb-ui-form-row" :data-form="`form-row-${row.key}`">
+            <div v-for="row in options" :key="row.key" class="nrdb-ui-form-row" :data-form="`form-row-${row.key}`">
                 <v-checkbox v-if="row.type === 'checkbox'" v-model="input[row.key]" :label="row.label" hide-details="auto" />
                 <v-switch v-else-if="row.type === 'switch'" v-model="input[row.key]" class="nrdb-ui-widget" :label="row.label" :class="{'active': state}" hide-details="auto" color="primary" />
                 <v-textarea
@@ -38,17 +38,28 @@ export default {
         id: { type: String, required: true },
         props: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) }
     },
-    setup (props) {
-        useDataTracker(props.id)
-    },
     data () {
         return {
             input: {},
-            isValid: null
+            isValid: null,
+            dynamic: {
+                label: null,
+                options: null
+            }
         }
     },
     computed: {
-        ...mapState('data', ['messages'])
+        ...mapState('data', ['messages']),
+        label: function () {
+            return this.dynamic.label !== null ? this.dynamic.label : this.props.label
+        },
+        options: function () {
+            return this.dynamic.options !== null ? this.dynamic.options : this.props.options
+        }
+    },
+    created () {
+        // can't do this in setup as we are using custom onInput function that needs access to 'this'
+        useDataTracker(this.id, this.onInput, null, this.onDynamicProperties)
     },
     mounted () {
         this.reset()
@@ -78,6 +89,23 @@ export default {
                 // no rules
                 return []
             }
+        },
+        onInput (msg) {
+            if (msg.payload) {
+                const payload = msg.payload
+                for (const key in payload) {
+                    this.input[key] = payload[key]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        onDynamicProperties (msg) {
+            const updates = msg.ui_update
+            if (typeof updates?.label !== 'undefined') {
+                this.dynamic.label = updates.label
+            }
+            if (typeof updates?.options !== 'undefined') {
+                this.dynamic.options = updates.options
+            }
         }
     }
 }