diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fc1dca3..8b7d81c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1185,6 +1185,18 @@ version = "0.4.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd25036021b0de88a0aff6b850051563c6516d0bf53f8638938edbb9de732736"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "json_dotpath"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3e907e6c22a540a809d003178eae3172a6c54b94338058b9d72d051e53187be7"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "kernel32-sys"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -2567,6 +2579,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "include_dir",
  "itertools",
+ "json_dotpath",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
  "parking_lot",
diff --git a/yopa-web/Cargo.toml b/yopa-web/Cargo.toml
index 86fee3c..ba2099f 100644
--- a/yopa-web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yopa-web/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ actix-web-static-files = "3.0"
 once_cell = "1.5.2"
 rand = "0.8.3"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
+json_dotpath = "1.0.3"
 
 tokio = { version="0.2.6", features=["full"] }
 
diff --git a/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/index.html.tera b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/index.html.tera
index 1c97278..92254bd 100644
--- a/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/index.html.tera
+++ b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/index.html.tera
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Objects
 
 <ul>
 {% for object in table.objects %}
-	<li><a href="/object/detail/{{object.id}}">{{object.name}}</a>
+	<li><a href="/object/detail/{{object.id}}">{{object.name}}</a> (<a href="/object/update/{{object.id}}">Edit</a>)
 {% endfor %}
 </ul>
 
diff --git a/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_create.html.tera b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_create.html.tera
index a403399..8e86fd1 100644
--- a/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_create.html.tera
+++ b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_create.html.tera
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Create {{model.name}}
 
 <script>
   onLoad(() => {
-  	// TODO populate dynamically from the database
     window.app = Yopa.newObjectForm({{ form_data | json_encode | safe }})
   });
 </script>
diff --git a/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_update.html.tera b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_update.html.tera
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..014ee41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yopa-web/resources/templates/objects/object_update.html.tera
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{% extends "_layout" %}
+
+{% block title -%}
+Edit {{object.name}}
+{%- endblock %}
+
+{% block nav -%}
+<a href="/">Home</a>
+{%- endblock %}
+
+{% block content -%}
+
+<div id="edit-object-form"></div>
+
+<script>
+  onLoad(() => {
+    window.app = Yopa.editObjectForm({{ form_data | json_encode | safe }})
+  });
+</script>
+
+{%- endblock %}
diff --git a/yopa-web/src/main.rs b/yopa-web/src/main.rs
index 3caede1..ba98d27 100644
--- a/yopa-web/src/main.rs
+++ b/yopa-web/src/main.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .service(routes::objects::create_form)
             .service(routes::objects::create)
             .service(routes::objects::detail)
+            .service(routes::objects::update_form)
             //
             .service(static_files)
             .default_service(web::to(|| HttpResponse::NotFound().body("File or endpoint not found")))
diff --git a/yopa-web/src/routes/objects.rs b/yopa-web/src/routes/objects.rs
index ab5f261..3f1dbb0 100644
--- a/yopa-web/src/routes/objects.rs
+++ b/yopa-web/src/routes/objects.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::session_ext::SessionExt;
 use crate::routes::models::object::ObjectModelForm;
 use crate::TERA;
 use crate::tera_ext::TeraExt;
-use yopa::{ID, model};
+use yopa::{ID, model, Storage, data};
 use yopa::data::Object;
 use serde::{Serialize,Deserialize};
 use yopa::insert::InsertObj;
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use yopa::model::{ObjectModel, PropertyModel, RelationModel};
 use heck::TitleCase;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use json_dotpath::DotPaths;
 
 // we only need references here, Context serializes everything to Value.
 // cloning would be a waste of cycles
@@ -48,6 +50,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_form(
 
     context.insert("model", model);
 
+    let form_data = prepare_object_create_data(&rg, model.id)?;
+
+    context.insert("form_data", &form_data);
+
+    TERA.build_response("objects/object_create", &context)
+}
+
+fn prepare_object_create_data(rg : &Storage, model_id : ID) -> actix_web::Result<ObjectCreateData> {
+    let model = rg.get_object_model(model_id)
+        .ok_or_else(|| actix_web::error::ErrorNotFound("No such model"))?;
+
     let relations : Vec<_> = rg.get_relation_models_for_object_model(model.id).collect();
 
     let mut prop_object_ids : Vec<ID> = relations.iter().map(|r| r.id).collect();
@@ -61,19 +74,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_form(
     related_ids.sort();
     related_ids.dedup();
 
-    let form_data = ObjectCreateData {
+    Ok(ObjectCreateData {
         model_id: model.id,
         schema: Schema {
             obj_models: rg.get_object_models().collect(), // TODO get only the ones that matter here
             rel_models: relations,
-            prop_models: rg.get_property_models_for_parents(&prop_object_ids).collect()
+            prop_models: rg.get_property_models_for_parents(prop_object_ids).collect()
         },
-        objects: rg.get_objects_of_type(&related_ids).collect()
-    };
-
-    context.insert("form_data", &form_data);
-
-    TERA.build_response("objects/object_create", &context)
+        objects: rg.get_objects_of_type(related_ids).collect()
+    })
 }
 
 #[post("/object/create")]
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn detail(
     let mut ids_to_get_values_for = relations.iter().map(|r| r.id).collect_vec();
     ids_to_get_values_for.push(object_id);
     let mut grouped_values = {
-        rg.get_grouped_values_for_objects(&ids_to_get_values_for)
+        rg.get_grouped_values_for_objects(ids_to_get_values_for)
     };
 
     // object's own properties
@@ -252,3 +261,120 @@ pub(crate) async fn detail(
 
     TERA.build_response("objects/object_detail", &context)
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize,Debug,Clone)]
+struct EnrichedObject<'a> {
+    id: ID,
+    model: ID,
+    name: String,
+    values: HashMap<String /* ID but as string so serde will stop exploding */, Vec<&'a data::Value>>,
+    relations: HashMap<String /* ID */, Vec<EnrichedRelation<'a>>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize,Debug,Clone)]
+struct EnrichedRelation<'a> {
+    id: ID,
+    object: ID,
+    model: ID,
+    related: ID,
+    values: HashMap<String /* ID */, Vec<&'a data::Value>>,
+}
+
+// FIXME relation values are now showing in the edit form!
+// TODO save handling
+
+#[get("/object/update/{id}")]
+pub(crate) async fn update_form(
+    id: web::Path<ID>,
+    store: crate::YopaStoreWrapper,
+    session: Session
+) -> actix_web::Result<impl Responder> {
+    let mut context = tera::Context::new();
+    session.render_flash(&mut context);
+
+    let rg = store.read().await;
+
+    let object = rg.get_object(*id)
+        .ok_or_else(|| actix_web::error::ErrorNotFound("No such object"))?;
+
+    let model = rg.get_object_model(object.model)
+        .ok_or_else(|| actix_web::error::ErrorNotFound("Object has no model"))?;
+
+    // maybe its useful,idk
+    context.insert("model", &model);
+    context.insert("object", &object);
+
+    let create_data = prepare_object_create_data(&rg, model.id)?;
+
+    let mut value_map = HashMap::new();
+    let mut relation_map = HashMap::new();
+
+    // Some properties may have no values, so we first check what IDs to expect
+    let prop_ids = create_data.schema.prop_models.iter()
+        .filter(|p| p.object == model.id).map(|p| p.id).collect_vec();
+
+    let mut values_grouped = rg.get_values_for_object(*id)
+        .into_group_map_by(|v| v.model);
+
+    prop_ids.into_iter().for_each(|id| {
+        value_map.insert(id.to_string(), values_grouped.remove(&id).unwrap_or_default());
+    });
+
+    {
+        // Some properties may have no values, so we first check what IDs to expect
+        let rel_ids = create_data.schema.rel_models.iter()
+            .filter(|p| p.object == model.id).map(|p| p.id).collect_vec();
+
+        let relations = rg.get_relations_for_object(*id).collect_vec();
+        let grouped_relations = relations.iter()
+            .into_group_map_by(|relation| relation.model);
+
+        let mut relation_properties = rg.get_grouped_prop_models_for_parents(rel_ids.clone());
+
+        let mut relation_values = rg.get_grouped_values_for_objects(rel_ids.clone());
+
+        for (rel_model_id, relations) in grouped_relations {
+            let mut instances = vec![];
+            let props_for_rel = relation_properties.remove(&rel_model_id).unwrap_or_default();
+
+            for rel in relations {
+                let mut relation_values_map = HashMap::new();
+
+                // values keyed by model
+                let mut rel_values = relation_values.remove(&rel.id).unwrap_or_default().into_iter()
+                    .into_group_map_by(|relation| relation.model);
+
+                props_for_rel.iter().for_each(|prop_model| {
+                    relation_values_map.insert(prop_model.id.to_string(), rel_values.remove(&prop_model.id).unwrap_or_default());
+                });
+
+                let enriched = EnrichedRelation {
+                    id: rel.id,
+                    object: rel.object,
+                    model: rel.model,
+                    related: rel.related,
+                    values: relation_values_map
+                };
+
+                instances.push(enriched);
+            }
+
+            relation_map.insert(rel_model_id.to_string(), instances);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut form = serde_json::to_value(create_data)?;
+
+    let object = EnrichedObject {
+        id: object.id ,
+        model: object.model,
+        name: object.name.clone(),
+        values: value_map,
+        relations: relation_map
+    };
+
+    form.dot_set("object", object);
+    context.insert("form_data", &form);
+
+    TERA.build_response("objects/object_update", &context)
+}
diff --git a/yopa/src/lib.rs b/yopa/src/lib.rs
index 4750986..92ea26d 100644
--- a/yopa/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yopa/src/lib.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ impl Storage {
             .into_group_map_by(|model| model.object)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_grouped_prop_models_for_parents<'p, 'a : 'p>(&'a self, parents: &'p [ID]) -> HashMap<ID, Vec<&'p PropertyModel>> {
+    pub fn get_grouped_prop_models_for_parents(&self, parents: Vec<ID>) -> HashMap<ID, Vec<&PropertyModel>> {
         self.prop_models.values()
             .filter(|p| parents.contains(&p.object))
             .into_group_map_by(|model| model.object)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ impl Storage {
             .filter(move |prop| prop.object == object_id)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_grouped_values_for_objects<'p, 'a : 'p>(&'a self, parents: &'p [ID]) -> HashMap<ID, Vec<&'p data::Value>> {
+    pub fn get_grouped_values_for_objects(&self, parents: Vec<ID>) -> HashMap<ID, Vec<&data::Value>> {
         self.properties.values()
             .filter(move |prop| parents.contains(&prop.object))
             .into_group_map_by(|model| model.object)
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ impl Storage {
             .filter(move |model| model.object == model_id)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_property_models_for_parents<'p, 'a : 'p>(&'a self, parents: &'p [ID]) -> impl Iterator<Item=&'p PropertyModel> {
+    pub fn get_property_models_for_parents(&self, parents: Vec<ID>) -> impl Iterator<Item=&PropertyModel> {
         self.prop_models.values()
             .filter(move |model| parents.contains(&model.object))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_objects_of_type<'p, 'a : 'p>(&'a self, model_ids : &'p [ID]) -> impl Iterator<Item=&'p data::Object> {
+    pub fn get_objects_of_type(&self, model_ids : Vec<ID>) -> impl Iterator<Item=&data::Object> {
         self.objects.values()
             .filter(move |object| model_ids.contains(&object.model))
     }