diff --git a/common/lib/src/realm_types.dart b/common/lib/src/realm_types.dart
index 33d8c2114a..bd4f074c53 100644
--- a/common/lib/src/realm_types.dart
+++ b/common/lib/src/realm_types.dart
@@ -188,27 +188,45 @@ class RealmValue {
   const RealmValue.decimal128(Decimal128 decimal) : this._(decimal);
   const RealmValue.uuid(Uuid uuid) : this._(uuid);
   const RealmValue.uint8List(Uint8List binary) : this._(binary);
+  const RealmValue.dictionary(Map<String, RealmValue> dictionary) : this._(dictionary);
+  const RealmValue.list(Iterable<RealmValue> list) : this._(list);
+  const RealmValue.set(Set<RealmValue> set) : this._(set);
 
-  /// Will throw [ArgumentError]
-  factory RealmValue.from(Object? object) {
-    if (object == null ||
-        object is bool ||
-        object is String ||
-        object is int ||
-        object is Float ||
-        object is double ||
-        object is RealmObjectMarker ||
-        object is DateTime ||
-        object is ObjectId ||
-        object is Decimal128 ||
-        object is Uuid ||
-        object is Uint8List) {
-      return RealmValue._(object);
-    } else {
-      throw ArgumentError.value(object, 'object', 'Unsupported type');
-    }
+  /// Will throw [ArgumentError] if the type is not supported
+  static RealmValue from<T>(T object) {
+    return switch (object) {
+      null => const RealmValue.nullValue(),
+      bool b => RealmValue.bool(b),
+      String s => RealmValue.string(s),
+      int i => RealmValue.int(i),
+      double d => RealmValue.double(d),
+      RealmObjectMarker o => RealmValue.realmObject(o),
+      DateTime dt => RealmValue.dateTime(dt),
+      ObjectId id => RealmValue.objectId(id),
+      Decimal128 decimal => RealmValue.decimal128(decimal),
+      Uuid uuid => RealmValue.uuid(uuid),
+      Uint8List binary => RealmValue.uint8List(binary),
+      Map<String, RealmValue> d => RealmValue.dictionary(d),
+      Map<String, dynamic> d => RealmValue.dictionary(Map.fromEntries(d.entries.map((e) => MapEntry(e.key, RealmValue.from(e.value))))),
+      List<RealmValue> l => RealmValue.list(l),
+      List<dynamic> l => RealmValue.list(l.map((o) => RealmValue.from(o)).toList()),
+      Set<RealmValue> s => RealmValue.set(s),
+      Set<dynamic> s => RealmValue.set(s.map((o) => RealmValue.from(o)).toSet()),
+      _ => throw ArgumentError.value(object.runtimeType, 'object', 'Unsupported type'),
+    };
+  }
+
+  RealmValue? operator [](Object index) {
+    return switch (index) {
+      int i => as<List<RealmValue>>().elementAtOrNull(i),
+      String s => as<Map<String, RealmValue>>()[s],
+      RealmValue v => as<Set<RealmValue>>().lookup(v),
+      _ => throw ArgumentError.value(index, 'index', 'Unsupported type'),
+    };
   }
 
+  T call<T>() => as<T>(); // is this useful?
+
   @override
   operator ==(Object? other) {
     if (other is RealmValue) {
@@ -224,3 +242,20 @@ class RealmValue {
   @override
   String toString() => 'RealmValue($value)';
 }
+
+void demo() {
+  final any = RealmValue.from([
+    1,
+    2,
+    {
+      'x': {1, 2}
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  final x = any[2]?['x']?[1]?.as<int>();
+  assert(x == 1);
+
+  // or, if you are sure
+  int y = any[2]!['x']![1]!();
+  assert(y == 1);
+}
diff --git a/test/realm_value_test.dart b/test/realm_value_test.dart
index 0f34ebdcce..0b865bedb2 100644
--- a/test/realm_value_test.dart
+++ b/test/realm_value_test.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ Future<void> main([List<String>? args]) async {
       ObjectId.fromTimestamp(now),
       Uuid.v4(),
       Decimal128.fromDouble(128.128),
-      Uint8List.fromList([1, 2, 0])
+      Uint8List.fromList([1, 2, 0]),
+      [1, 2, 3],
+      {1, 2, 3},
+      {'a': 1, 'b': 2},
     ];
 
     for (final x in values) {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ Future<void> main([List<String>? args]) async {
     test('Illegal value', () {
       final config = Configuration.local([AnythingGoes.schema, Stuff.schema, TuckedIn.schema]);
       final realm = getRealm(config);
-      expect(() => realm.write(() => realm.add(AnythingGoes(oneAny: RealmValue.from(<int>[1, 2])))), throwsArgumentError);
+      expect(() => realm.write(() => realm.add(AnythingGoes(oneAny: RealmValue.from((1, 2))))), throwsArgumentError); // records not supported
     });
 
     test('Embedded object not allowed in RealmValue', () {