diff --git a/backend/src/v2/driver/driver.go b/backend/src/v2/driver/driver.go
index 87eb211892f..5916ebcd7a6 100644
--- a/backend/src/v2/driver/driver.go
+++ b/backend/src/v2/driver/driver.go
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ func DAG(ctx context.Context, opts Options, mlmd *metadata.Client) (execution *E
 	executorInput := &pipelinespec.ExecutorInput{
 		Inputs: inputs,
 	}
+	glog.Infof("executorInput value: %+v", executorInput)
 	execution = &Execution{ExecutorInput: executorInput}
 	condition := opts.Task.GetTriggerPolicy().GetCondition()
 	if condition != "" {
@@ -436,14 +437,37 @@ func DAG(ctx context.Context, opts Options, mlmd *metadata.Client) (execution *E
 		return execution, fmt.Errorf("ArtifactIterator is not implemented")
 	}
 	isIterator := opts.Task.GetParameterIterator() != nil && opts.IterationIndex < 0
+	// Fan out iterations
 	if execution.WillTrigger() && isIterator {
 		iterator := opts.Task.GetParameterIterator()
-		value, ok := executorInput.GetInputs().GetParameterValues()[iterator.GetItems().GetInputParameter()]
 		report := func(err error) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("iterating on item input %q failed: %w", iterator.GetItemInput(), err)
 		}
-		if !ok {
-			return execution, report(fmt.Errorf("cannot find input parameter"))
+		// Check the items type of parameterIterator:
+		// It can be "inputParameter" or "Raw"
+		var value *structpb.Value
+		switch iterator.GetItems().GetKind().(type) {
+		case *pipelinespec.ParameterIteratorSpec_ItemsSpec_InputParameter:
+			var ok bool
+			value, ok = executorInput.GetInputs().GetParameterValues()[iterator.GetItems().GetInputParameter()]
+			if !ok {
+				return execution, report(fmt.Errorf("cannot find input parameter"))
+			}
+		case *pipelinespec.ParameterIteratorSpec_ItemsSpec_Raw:
+			value_raw := iterator.GetItems().GetRaw()
+			var unmarshalled_raw interface{}
+			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(value_raw), &unmarshalled_raw)
+			if err != nil {
+				return execution, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshall raw string: %q", err)
+			}
+			value, err = structpb.NewValue(unmarshalled_raw)
+			if err != nil {
+				return execution, fmt.Errorf("error converting unmarshalled raw string into protobuf Value type: %q", err)
+			}
+			// Add the raw input to the executor input
+			execution.ExecutorInput.Inputs.ParameterValues[iterator.GetItemInput()] = value
+		default:
+			return execution, fmt.Errorf("cannot find parameter iterator")
 		}
 		items, err := getItems(value)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -724,7 +748,16 @@ func resolveInputs(ctx context.Context, dag *metadata.DAG, iterationIndex *int,
 		case task.GetArtifactIterator() != nil:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("artifact iterator not implemented yet")
 		case task.GetParameterIterator() != nil:
-			itemsInput := task.GetParameterIterator().GetItems().GetInputParameter()
+			var itemsInput string
+			if task.GetParameterIterator().GetItems().GetInputParameter() != "" {
+				// input comes from outside the component
+				itemsInput = task.GetParameterIterator().GetItems().GetInputParameter()
+			} else if task.GetParameterIterator().GetItemInput() != "" {
+				// input comes from static input
+				itemsInput = task.GetParameterIterator().GetItemInput()
+			} else {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot retrieve parameter iterator.")
+			}
 			items, err := getItems(inputs.ParameterValues[itemsInput])
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_test.py b/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_test.py
index c11ad9312e2..909d6261f9d 100644
--- a/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_test.py
+++ b/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_test.py
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 import kfp_server_api
 from .loop_static import my_pipeline
 from .loop_static_v2 import my_pipeline as my_pipeline_v2
-from kfp.samples.test.utils import KfpTask, debug_verify, run_pipeline_func, TestCase
+from kfp.samples.test.utils import KfpTask, run_pipeline_func, TestCase
 
 
 def verify(t: unittest.TestCase, run: kfp_server_api.ApiRun,
            tasks: dict[str, KfpTask], **kwargs):
     t.assertEqual(run.status, 'Succeeded')
     # assert DAG structure
-    t.assertCountEqual(['print-op', 'for-loop-1'], tasks.keys())
+    t.assertCountEqual(['print-op', 'for-loop-2'], tasks.keys())
     # assert all iteration parameters
     t.assertCountEqual(
         [{
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ def verify(t: unittest.TestCase, run: kfp_server_api.ApiRun,
         }],
         [
             x.inputs
-            .parameters['pipelinechannel--static_loop_arguments-loop-item']
-            for x in tasks['for-loop-1'].children.values()
+            .parameters['pipelinechannel--loop-item-param-1']
+            for x in tasks['for-loop-2'].children.values()
         ],
     )
     # assert all iteration outputs
     t.assertCountEqual(['12', '1020'], [
         x.children['print-op-2'].outputs.parameters['Output']
-        for x in tasks['for-loop-1'].children.values()
+        for x in tasks['for-loop-2'].children.values()
     ])
 
 
diff --git a/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_v2.py b/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_v2.py
index a5c1eafe9c0..62f92b6e814 100644
--- a/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_v2.py
+++ b/samples/core/loop_static/loop_static_v2.py
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ def concat_op(a: str, b: str) -> str:
     return a + b
 
 
-_DEFAULT_LOOP_ARGUMENTS = [{'a': '1', 'b': '2'}, {'a': '10', 'b': '20'}]
-
-
 @dsl.pipeline(name='pipeline-with-loop-static')
 def my_pipeline(
-    static_loop_arguments: List[dict] = _DEFAULT_LOOP_ARGUMENTS,
     greeting: str = 'this is a test for looping through parameters',
 ):
     print_task = print_op(text=greeting)
+    static_loop_arguments = [{'a': '1', 'b': '2'}, {'a': '10', 'b': '20'}]
 
     with dsl.ParallelFor(static_loop_arguments) as item:
         concat_task = concat_op(a=item.a, b=item.b)