diff --git a/src/components/cell.ts b/src/components/cell.ts
index 61eafa7..b9219ac 100644
--- a/src/components/cell.ts
+++ b/src/components/cell.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,15 @@ export default class IgcGridLiteCell<T extends object> extends LitElement {
   /**
    * The parent row component holding this cell.
    */
+  @property({ attribute: false })
   public row!: IgcGridLiteRow<T>;
 
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public rowIndex = -1;
+
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public cellTemplate?: (context: IgcCellContext<T>) => unknown;
+
   protected get context(): IgcCellContext<T> {
     return {
       parent: this,
@@ -56,8 +63,8 @@ export default class IgcGridLiteCell<T extends object> extends LitElement {
 
   protected override render() {
     return html`${cache(
-      this.column.cellTemplate
-        ? this.column.cellTemplate(this.context as any)
+      this.cellTemplate
+        ? this.cellTemplate(this.context as any)
         : html`<span part="text">${this.value}</span>`
     )}`;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/row.ts b/src/components/row.ts
index daa2dc4..73e10cf 100644
--- a/src/components/row.ts
+++ b/src/components/row.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ export default class IgcGridLiteRow<T extends object> extends LitElement {
               part="cell"
               .active=${key === column.field && index === this.index}
               .column=${column}
+              .cellTemplate=${column.cellTemplate}
               .row=${this as IgcGridLiteRow<T>}
+              .rowIndex=${this.index}
               .value=${resolveFieldValue(data, column.field)}
             ></igc-grid-lite-cell>`
       )}