diff --git a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.editorConfig.ts b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.editorConfig.ts
index d45a26aaf..ff0b5f602 100644
--- a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.editorConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.editorConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { RowLayoutProps, StructurePreviewProps, topBar } from "@mendix/piw-utils-internal";
+import { hidePropertiesIn, Properties } from "@mendix/pluggable-widgets-tools";
 
 import paginationSVG from "./assets/pagination.svg";
 
@@ -37,3 +38,11 @@ export function getPreview(values: CarouselPreviewProps, isDarkMode: boolean): S
 
     return topBar("Carousel", content, isDarkMode);
 }
+
+export function getProperties(values: CarouselPreviewProps, defaultProperties: Properties): Properties {
+    if (!values.activeSelection) {
+        hidePropertiesIn(defaultProperties, values, ["onChangeAction", "animateExpression"]);
+    }
+
+    return defaultProperties;
+}
diff --git a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.tsx b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.tsx
index cf2e93c57..93119b2f2 100644
--- a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.tsx
+++ b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.tsx
@@ -23,17 +23,71 @@ export const Carousel = (props: CarouselProps<CarouselStyle>): ReactElement => {
 
     const [activeSlide, setActiveSlide] = useState(0);
 
+    const [firstItem, setFirstItem] = useState(0);
+
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (props.contentSource?.status === ValueStatus.Available) {
+        if (props.contentSource?.status === ValueStatus.Available && loading) {
+            // Set initial index of the first item to show the associated active selection.
+            const index =
+                (props.activeSelection?.value
+                    ? props.contentSource?.items?.findIndex(i => i.id === props.activeSelection?.value?.id)
+                    : 0) ?? 0;
+            setFirstItem(index);
+            setActiveSlide(index);
             setLoading(false);
         }
-    }, [props.contentSource]);
+    }, [loading, props.activeSelection, props.contentSource]);
 
-    const onSnap = useCallback((index: number) => {
-        setActiveSlide(index);
-    }, []);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (
+            carouselRef &&
+            props.contentSource.status === "available" &&
+            props.activeSelection?.status === "available"
+        ) {
+            let index = props.contentSource.items?.findIndex(i => i.id === props.activeSelection?.value?.id) ?? 0;
+            // Removed item that is active selection can not be found
+            index = index >= 0 ? index : 0;
+            // Should check carouselRef.currentIndex though this is not fast enough for update.
+            if (index !== activeSlide) {
+                // Update carousel when associated item is changed
+                setActiveSlide(index);
+                const animate = props.animateExpression?.value ?? true;
+                // Async snap to index, use case add item is added before current selected
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    (carouselRef as NativeCarousel<ObjectItem>).snapToItem(index, animate);
+                }, 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }, [activeSlide, carouselRef, props.activeSelection, props.animateExpression, props.contentSource]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (props.contentSource.status === "available" && props.activeSelection?.status === "available") {
+            // Check if selected item is still available, reset to index 0 or null
+            let item = props.contentSource.items?.find(i => i.id === props.activeSelection?.value?.id);
+            if (item == null) {
+                item = props.contentSource.items?.[0];
+            }
+            if (props.activeSelection.value?.id !== item?.id) {
+                // Set association when empty to first slide
+                props.activeSelection.setValue(item);
+            }
+        }
+    }, [props.activeSelection, props.contentSource]);
+
+    const onSnap = useCallback(
+        (index: number) => {
+            setActiveSlide(index);
+            if (props.activeSelection) {
+                const item = props.contentSource?.items?.[index];
+                if (item?.id !== props.activeSelection.value?.id) {
+                    props.activeSelection.setValue(item);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        [props.activeSelection, props.contentSource]
+    );
 
     const renderItem = useCallback(({ item, index }: { item: ObjectItem; index: number }) => {
         const viewStyle = layoutSpecificStyle.slideItem;
@@ -97,7 +151,7 @@ export const Carousel = (props: CarouselProps<CarouselStyle>): ReactElement => {
         );
     }, [activeSlide, carouselRef, props.contentSource, props.showPagination]);
 
-    const onLayout = (event: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
+    const onLayout = (event: LayoutChangeEvent): void => {
         let viewHeight = event.nativeEvent.layout.height;
         const viewWidth = event.nativeEvent.layout.width;
 
@@ -149,7 +203,7 @@ export const Carousel = (props: CarouselProps<CarouselStyle>): ReactElement => {
                             testID={`${props.name}$carousel`}
                             activeSlideAlignment={props.activeSlideAlignment}
                             layout="default"
-                            firstItem={0}
+                            firstItem={firstItem}
                             useScrollView
                             enableSnap
                             data={props.contentSource.items}
diff --git a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.xml b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.xml
index 9a08efc0e..9a6a3f778 100644
--- a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.xml
+++ b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/src/Carousel.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@
                     <caption>Content</caption>
                     <description/>
                 </property>
+                <property key="activeSelection" type="association" selectableObjects="contentSource" onChange="onChangeAction" required="false">
+                    <caption>Active selection</caption>
+                    <description/>
+                    <associationTypes>
+                        <associationType name="Reference"/>
+                    </associationTypes>
+                </property>
+            </propertyGroup>
+            <propertyGroup caption="Effects">
+                <property key="animateExpression" type="expression" required="false">
+                    <caption>Animate changed</caption>
+                    <description>Animate when 'Active selection' association is changed, animation on user swiping will always be on.</description>
+                    <returnType type="Boolean" />
+                </property>
             </propertyGroup>
             <propertyGroup caption="Display">
                 <property key="layout" type="enumeration" defaultValue="card">
@@ -41,6 +55,12 @@
                     </enumerationValues>
                 </property>
             </propertyGroup>
+            <propertyGroup caption="Events">
+                <property key="onChangeAction" type="action" required="false">
+                    <caption>On change</caption>
+                    <description>When active selection association is changed.</description>
+                </property>
+            </propertyGroup>
 <!--            Library has a bug with loops-->
 <!--            https://github.com/archriss/react-native-snap-carousel/issues/653 - -->
 <!--            https://github.com/archriss/react-native-snap-carousel/issues/608-->
diff --git a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/typings/CarouselProps.d.ts b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/typings/CarouselProps.d.ts
index 8868d9ce4..58959f676 100644
--- a/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/typings/CarouselProps.d.ts
+++ b/packages/pluggableWidgets/carousel-native/typings/CarouselProps.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * @author Mendix Widgets Framework Team
  */
 import { ComponentType, CSSProperties, ReactNode } from "react";
-import { ListValue, ListWidgetValue } from "mendix";
+import { DynamicValue, ListValue, ListWidgetValue, ReferenceValue } from "mendix";
 
 export type LayoutEnum = "card" | "fullWidth";
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export interface CarouselProps<Style> {
     style: Style[];
     contentSource: ListValue;
     content: ListWidgetValue;
+    activeSelection?: ReferenceValue;
+    animateExpression?: DynamicValue<boolean>;
     layout: LayoutEnum;
     showPagination: boolean;
     activeSlideAlignment: ActiveSlideAlignmentEnum;
@@ -31,7 +33,10 @@ export interface CarouselPreviewProps {
     readOnly: boolean;
     contentSource: {} | { caption: string } | { type: string } | null;
     content: { widgetCount: number; renderer: ComponentType<{ children: ReactNode; caption?: string }> };
+    activeSelection: string;
+    animateExpression: string;
     layout: LayoutEnum;
     showPagination: boolean;
     activeSlideAlignment: ActiveSlideAlignmentEnum;
+    onChangeAction: {} | null;
 }