diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/customnodes/Custom.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/customnodes/Custom.svelte
index 09b6c7f5..c2be70f7 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/customnodes/Custom.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/customnodes/Custom.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import Handle from '$lib/components/Handle/index.svelte';
 	import { Position } from '@reactflow/system';
-
+  
   export let data: { label: string } = { label: 'Node' };
   export let xPos: number = 0;
   export let yPos: number = 0;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte
index cc711e9d..ca21a09c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   export let positionAbsolute: XYPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
   export let position: XYPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
   export let dragging: boolean = false;
-  export let resizeObserver: WrapNodeProps['resizeObserver'] = undefined;
+  export let resizeObserver: WrapNodeProps['resizeObserver'] = null;
   export let style: WrapNodeProps['style'] = undefined;
   export let width: WrapNodeProps['width'] = undefined;
   export let height: WrapNodeProps['height'] = undefined;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   let nodeRef: HTMLDivElement;
   
   const { nodesStore, transformStore, updateNodePositions, nodeTypesStore } = useStore();
-  const nodeComponent: typeof SvelteComponentTyped<NodeProps> = $nodeTypesStore[type] || DefaultNode;
+  const nodeComponent: typeof SvelteComponentTyped<Partial<NodeProps>> = $nodeTypesStore[type] || DefaultNode;
 
   setContext('rf_nodeid', id);
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/Panel.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/Panel.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c01ee744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/Panel.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { PanelPosition } from '@reactflow/system';
+
+export type PanelProps = {
+	position?: PanelPosition;
+	style?: string;
+	class?: string;
+};
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/index.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/index.svelte
index 86e97535..9b2bee9b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/Panel/index.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import type { PanelPosition } from '@reactflow/system';
   import cc from 'classcat';
+  import type { PanelProps } from './Panel';
 
-  export let position: PanelPosition = 'top-right';
-  export let style: string = '';
+  interface $$Props extends PanelProps {}
 
-  let className: string;
+  export let position: $$Props['position'] = 'top-right';
+  export let style: $$Props['style'] = '';
+  let className: $$Props['class'] = undefined;
   export { className as class }
 
   $: positionClasses = `${position}`.split('-');
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
index cfb30c2e..238f0dbb 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@
   import UserSelection from '$lib/components/UserSelection/index.svelte';
   import NodeSelection from '$lib/components/NodeSelection/index.svelte';
   import KeyHandler from '$lib/components/KeyHandler/index.svelte';
-	import type { NodeTypes, Node, Edge } from '$lib/types';
+	import type { SvelteFlowProps } from '$lib/types';
 
-  export let id: string = '1';
-  export let nodes: Node[] = [];
-  export let edges: Edge[] = [];
-  export let fitView: boolean = false;
-  export let nodeTypes: NodeTypes;
-  let className: string = '';
+  interface $$Props extends SvelteFlowProps {}
+
+  export let id: $$Props['id'] = '1';
+  export let nodes: $$Props['nodes'] = [];
+  export let edges: $$Props['edges'] = [];
+  export let fitView: $$Props['fitView'] = undefined;
+  export let nodeTypes: $$Props['nodeTypes'] = undefined;
+  let className: $$Props['class'] = undefined;
   export { className as class };
 
   let domNode: Element;
 
   const store = createStore({
-    nodes,
-    edges,
     fitView,
     nodeTypes
   });
@@ -38,7 +38,20 @@
     const { width, height } = domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
     store.widthStore.set(width);
     store.heightStore.set(height);
-  })
+
+    // @todo: is this a svelte way for two way binding?
+    store.nodesStore.subscribe((ns) => {
+      nodes = ns;
+    });
+  });
+
+  $: {
+    store.setNodes(nodes);
+  }
+
+  $: {
+    store.setEdges(edges);
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
index 21544871..e417c047 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ import SmoothStepEdge from '$lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte';
 export const key = Symbol();
 
 type CreateStoreProps = {
-	nodes: Node[];
-	edges: Edge[];
-	fitView: boolean;
+	fitView?: boolean;
 	nodeOrigin?: NodeOrigin;
 	transform?: Transform;
 	nodeTypes?: NodeTypes;
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@ export type EdgeWithData = EdgePosition & {
 };
 
 type SvelteFlowStore = {
-	nodesStore: Writable<CreateStoreProps['nodes']>;
-	edgesStore: Writable<CreateStoreProps['edges']>;
+	nodesStore: Writable<Node[]>;
+	edgesStore: Writable<Edge[]>;
 	heightStore: Writable<number>;
 	widthStore: Writable<number>;
 	d3Store: Writable<{
@@ -69,6 +67,8 @@ type SvelteFlowStore = {
 	selectionKeyPressedStore: Writable<boolean>;
 	nodeTypesStore: Writable<NodeTypes>;
 	edgeTypesStore: Writable<EdgeTypes>;
+	setNodes: (nodes: Node[]) => void;
+	setEdges: (edges: Edge[]) => void;
 	zoomIn: (options?: ViewportHelperFunctionOptions) => void;
 	zoomOut: (options?: ViewportHelperFunctionOptions) => void;
 	fitView: (options?: ViewportHelperFunctionOptions) => boolean;
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ type SvelteFlowStore = {
 };
 
 export function createStore({
-	nodes = [],
-	edges = [],
 	transform = [0, 0, 1],
 	nodeOrigin = [0, 0],
 	fitView: fitViewOnInit = false,
@@ -91,8 +89,8 @@ export function createStore({
 	edgeTypes = {},
 	id = '1'
 }: CreateStoreProps): SvelteFlowStore {
-	const nodesStore = writable(nodes.map((n) => ({ ...n, positionAbsolute: n.position })));
-	const edgesStore = writable(edges);
+	const nodesStore = writable([] as Node[]);
+	const edgesStore = writable([] as Edge[]);
 	const heightStore = writable(500);
 	const widthStore = writable(500);
 	const nodeOriginStore = writable(nodeOrigin);
@@ -119,6 +117,7 @@ export function createStore({
 		smoothstep: edgeTypes.smoothstep || SmoothStepEdge,
 		default: edgeTypes.default || BezierEdge
 	});
+	const transformStore = writable(transform);
 
 	let fitViewOnInitDone = false;
 
@@ -171,7 +170,25 @@ export function createStore({
 			.filter((e) => e !== null) as EdgeWithData[];
 	});
 
-	const transformStore = writable(transform);
+	function setEdges(edges: Edge[]) {
+		edgesStore.set(edges);
+	}
+
+	function setNodes(nodes: Node[]) {
+		nodesStore.update((currentNodes) => {
+			const nextNodes = nodes.map((n) => {
+				const currentNode = currentNodes.find((cn) => cn.id === n.id) || {};
+
+				return {
+					...currentNode,
+					...n,
+					positionAbsolute: n.position
+				};
+			});
+
+			return nextNodes;
+		});
+	}
 
 	function updateNodePositions(nodeDragItems: NodeDragItem[], dragging = false) {
 		nodesStore.update((nds) => {
@@ -310,6 +327,8 @@ export function createStore({
 		selectionMode,
 		nodeTypesStore,
 		edgeTypesStore,
+		setNodes,
+		setEdges,
 		updateNodePositions,
 		updateNodeDimensions,
 		zoomIn,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
index 82961ca9..3218b914 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export type SvelteFlowProps = {
 	fitView?: boolean;
 	class?: string;
 	style?: string;
+	id?: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
index 695d574e..a359002d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type Node<NodeData = any> = {
 	position: XYPosition;
 	sourcePosition?: Position;
 	targetPosition?: Position;
+	positionAbsolute?: XYPosition;
 
 	width?: number;
 	height?: number;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export type NodeProps<NodeData = any> = Pick<
 };
 
 export type WrapNodeProps = Node & {
-	resizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
+	resizeObserver?: ResizeObserver | null;
 };
 
-export type NodeTypes = Record<string, typeof SvelteComponentTyped<NodeProps>>;
+export type NodeTypes = Record<string, typeof SvelteComponentTyped<Partial<NodeProps>>>;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 949d5563..42118d11 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type { Node, Edge } from '../lib/types';
-  import SvelteFlow, { Controls, Background, BackgroundVariant, Minimap } from '../lib/index';
+  import type { Node, Edge, NodeTypes } from '../lib/types';
+  import SvelteFlow, { Controls, Background, BackgroundVariant, Minimap, Panel } from '../lib/index';
   import CustomNode from '../customnodes/Custom.svelte';
 
-  const nodeTypes = {
+  const nodeTypes: NodeTypes = {
     custom: CustomNode,
   };
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   //   }
   // }
 
-  const nodes: Node<{ label: string }>[] = [{
+  let nodes: Node<{ label: string }>[] = [{
     id: '1',
     type: 'input',
     data: { label: 'Input Node' },
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     position: { x: 150, y: 300 },
   }];
 
-  const edges: Edge[] = [{
+  let edges: Edge[] = [{
     id: '1-2',
     type: 'default',
     source: '1',
@@ -95,12 +95,23 @@
     source: '2',
     target: '4'
   }];
+  
+  function updateNode() {
+    nodes[0].position = { x: nodes[0].position.x + 20, y: nodes[0].position.y };
+  }
+
+  // $: {
+  //   console.log('nodes changed', nodes)
+  // }
 </script>
 
-<SvelteFlow {nodes} {edges} {nodeTypes} fitView>
+<SvelteFlow bind:nodes bind:edges {nodeTypes} fitView>
   <Controls />
   <Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
   <Minimap />
+  <Panel position="top-right">
+    <button on:click={updateNode}>update node pos</button>
+  </Panel>
 </SvelteFlow>
 
 <style>