diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-inline.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-inline.tsx
index ca5ae56e0..fd5f4232f 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-inline.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-inline.tsx
@@ -1,95 +1,40 @@
-import { Component, JSXNode, PropsOf, QRL, Signal } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { HAccordionRootImpl } from './accordion-root';
+import { Component } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+import { type AccordionRootProps, HAccordionRootImpl } from './accordion-root';
 import { Accordion } from '@qwik-ui/headless';
+import { findComponent, processChildren } from '../../utils/inline-component';
 
 type InternalProps = {
   accordionItemComponent?: typeof Accordion.Item;
 };
 
-export type AccordionRootProps = PropsOf<'div'> & {
-  /** If true, multiple items can be open at the same time. */
-  multiple?: boolean;
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use the multiple prop instead.
-   */
-  behavior?: 'single' | 'multi';
-
-  /** The reactive value controlling which item is open. */
-  'bind:value'?: Signal<string | null>;
-
-  /** The initial value of the currently open item. */
-  value?: string;
-
-  /** The initial index of the currently open item. */
-  initialIndex?: number;
-
-  /** A QRL that is called when the selected item changes. */
-  onChange$?: QRL<(value: string) => void>;
-
-  /** A map of the item indexes and their disabled state. */
-  itemsMap?: Map<number, boolean>;
-
-  /** If true, the accordion is disabled. */
-  disabled?: boolean;
-
-  /** If true, the accordion is collapsible. */
-  collapsible?: boolean;
-
-  /** If true, the accordion is animated. */
-  animated?: boolean;
-};
-
 export const HAccordionRoot: Component<AccordionRootProps & InternalProps> = (
   props: AccordionRootProps & InternalProps,
 ) => {
-  const { children: accordionChildren, accordionItemComponent, ...rest } = props;
-
+  const {
+    children,
+    accordionItemComponent: GivenItem,
+    value: initialValue,
+    ...rest
+  } = props;
+  const Item = GivenItem || Accordion.Item;
   let currItemIndex = 0;
   let initialIndex = null;
   const itemsMap = new Map();
 
-  const InternalItemComponent = accordionItemComponent || Accordion.Item;
-  const childrenToProcess = (
-    Array.isArray(accordionChildren) ? [...accordionChildren] : [accordionChildren]
-  ) as Array<JSXNode>;
-
-  while (childrenToProcess.length) {
-    const child = childrenToProcess.shift();
+  // code executes when the item component's shell is "seen"
+  findComponent(Item, (itemProps) => {
+    itemProps._index = currItemIndex;
 
-    if (!child) {
-      continue;
-    }
+    itemsMap.set(currItemIndex, itemProps.disabled);
 
-    if (Array.isArray(child)) {
-      childrenToProcess.unshift(...child);
-      continue;
+    if (initialValue && initialValue === itemProps.value) {
+      initialIndex = currItemIndex;
     }
 
-    switch (child.type) {
-      case InternalItemComponent: {
-        child.props._index = currItemIndex;
-        if (props.value !== undefined && props.value === child.props.value) {
-          initialIndex = currItemIndex;
-        }
-        itemsMap.set(currItemIndex, child.props.disabled === true);
-
-        currItemIndex++;
-        break;
-      }
+    currItemIndex++;
+  });
 
-      default: {
-        if (child) {
-          const anyChildren = Array.isArray(child.children)
-            ? [...child.children]
-            : [child.children];
-          childrenToProcess.unshift(...(anyChildren as JSXNode[]));
-        }
-
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  processChildren(children);
 
   return (
     <HAccordionRootImpl
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-root.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-root.tsx
index 32345e4f7..620920951 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-root.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/accordion/accordion-root.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {
+  PropsOf,
+  QRL,
   Signal,
   Slot,
   component$,
@@ -7,9 +9,42 @@ import {
   useSignal,
   useTask$,
 } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { AccordionRootProps } from './accordion-inline';
 import { accordionContextId } from './accordion-context';
 
+export type AccordionRootProps = PropsOf<'div'> & {
+  /** If true, multiple items can be open at the same time. */
+  multiple?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use the multiple prop instead.
+   */
+  behavior?: 'single' | 'multi';
+
+  /** The reactive value controlling which item is open. */
+  'bind:value'?: Signal<string | null>;
+
+  /** The initial value of the currently open item. */
+  value?: string;
+
+  /** The initial index of the currently open item. */
+  initialIndex?: number;
+
+  /** A QRL that is called when the selected item changes. */
+  onChange$?: QRL<(value: string) => void>;
+
+  /** A map of the item indexes and their disabled state. */
+  itemsMap?: Map<number, boolean>;
+
+  /** If true, the accordion is disabled. */
+  disabled?: boolean;
+
+  /** If true, the accordion is collapsible. */
+  collapsible?: boolean;
+
+  /** If true, the accordion is animated. */
+  animated?: boolean;
+};
+
 export const HAccordionRootImpl = component$((props: AccordionRootProps) => {
   const {
     multiple,
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/utils/inline-component.ts b/packages/kit-headless/src/utils/inline-component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6713af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/utils/inline-component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { JSXChildren, JSXNode } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+
+/**
+ *
+ * This function allows us to process the children of an inline component. We can look into the children and get the proper index, pass data, or make certain API decisions.
+ *
+ * See accordion-inline.tsx for a usage example.
+ *
+ * @param children
+ *
+ */
+export function processChildren(children: JSXChildren) {
+  const childrenToProcess = (
+    Array.isArray(children) ? [...children] : children ? [children] : []
+  ) as Array<JSXNode>;
+
+  while (childrenToProcess.length) {
+    const child = childrenToProcess.shift();
+
+    if (!child) continue;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(child)) {
+      childrenToProcess.unshift(...child);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const processor = componentRegistry.get(child.type);
+
+    if (processor) {
+      processor(child.props);
+    } else {
+      const anyChildren = Array.isArray(child.children)
+        ? [...child.children]
+        : [child.children];
+      childrenToProcess.unshift(...(anyChildren as JSXNode[]));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+const componentRegistry = new Map<any, ComponentProcessor>();
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export function findComponent(component: any, processor: ComponentProcessor) {
+  componentRegistry.set(component, processor);
+}
+
+type ComponentProcessor = (props: Record<string, unknown>) => void;