diff --git a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/__tests__/schemas/children-plugin.schema.json b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/__tests__/schemas/children-plugin.schema.json
index d1387912bbb..96a5fc19d31 100644
--- a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/__tests__/schemas/children-plugin.schema.json
+++ b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/__tests__/schemas/children-plugin.schema.json
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@
                 "title": "String",
                 "type": "string"
             }
+        },
+        "arrayObject": {
+            "title": "Array of objects",
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+                "title": "Object",
+                "type": "object",
+                "reactProperties": {
+                    "content": {
+                        "type": "children",
+                        "pluginId": "children-plugin-resolver"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     },
     "reactProperties": {
diff --git a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.spec.ts b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.spec.ts
index 6aec30d250d..d33abab2bf3 100644
--- a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.spec.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,47 @@ describe("getDataLocationsOfPlugins", () => {
         expect(dataLocationsOfPlugins).toHaveLength(1);
         expect(dataLocationsOfPlugins[0].dataLocation).toBe("children.props.array");
     });
+    test("should return data locations of children nested in an array of items", () => {
+        const data: any = {
+            children: {
+                id: childrenWithPluginPropsSchema.id,
+                props: {
+                    arrayObject: [
+                        {
+                            content: {
+                                id: childrenSchema.id,
+                                props: {
+                                    children: "foo",
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                        {
+                            content: {
+                                id: childrenSchema.id,
+                                props: {
+                                    children: "bat",
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+        const dataLocationsOfPlugins: PluginLocation[] = getDataLocationsOfPlugins(
+            childrenSchema,
+            data,
+            childOptions
+        );
+
+        expect(dataLocationsOfPlugins).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(dataLocationsOfPlugins[0].dataLocation).toBe(
+            "children.props.arrayObject[0].content"
+        );
+        expect(dataLocationsOfPlugins[1].dataLocation).toBe(
+            "children.props.arrayObject[1].content"
+        );
+    });
 });
 
 describe("getDataLocationsOfChildren", () => {
diff --git a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.ts b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.ts
index 9a627546b94..747fdc7e052 100644
--- a/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-data-utilities-react/src/index.ts
@@ -406,7 +406,10 @@ export function getDataLocationsOfPlugins(
             const dataLocationOfPlugin: string =
                 dataLocationPrefix === ""
                     ? dataLocation
-                    : `${dataLocationPrefix}.${propsKeyword}.${dataLocation}`;
+                    : `${dataLocationPrefix}.${propsKeyword}.${normalizeDataLocation(
+                          dataLocation,
+                          data
+                      )}`;
 
             // check to see if the data location matches with the current schema and includes a plugin identifier
             if (