diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/browser_steps/browser_steps.py b/changedetectionio/blueprint/browser_steps/browser_steps.py
index a3e9f3eb..9759e034 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/browser_steps/browser_steps.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/browser_steps/browser_steps.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ browser_step_ui_config = {'Choose one': '0 0',
                           'Make all child elements visible': '1 0',
                           'Press Enter': '0 0',
                           'Select by label': '1 1',
+                          '<select> by option text': '1 1',
                           'Scroll down': '0 0',
                           'Uncheck checkbox': '1 0',
                           'Wait for seconds': '0 1',
@@ -228,6 +229,15 @@ class steppable_browser_interface():
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error parsing x,y coordinates: {str(e)}")
 
+    def action__select_by_option_text(self, selector, value):
+        if not selector or not len(selector.strip()):
+            return
+
+        def select_operation():
+            self.page.select_option(selector, label=value, timeout=self.action_timeout)
+
+        self.safe_page_operation(select_operation)
+
     def action_scroll_down(self, selector, value):
         def scroll_operation():
             # Some sites this doesnt work on for some reason
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/js/browser-steps.js b/changedetectionio/static/js/browser-steps.js
index da130959..8b069005 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/js/browser-steps.js
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/js/browser-steps.js
@@ -211,7 +211,14 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     $('input[type=text]', first_available).first().val(x['xpath']);
                     $('input[placeholder="Value"]', first_available).addClass('ok').click().focus();
                     found_something = true;
-                } else {
+                }
+                else if (x['tagName'] === 'select') {
+                    $('select', first_available).val('<select> by option text').change();
+                    $('input[type=text]', first_available).first().val(x['xpath']);
+                    $('input[placeholder="Value"]', first_available).addClass('ok').click().focus();
+                    found_something = true;
+                }
+                else {
                     // There's no good way (that I know) to find if this
                     // see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/446892/how-to-find-event-listeners-on-a-dom-node-in-javascript-or-in-debugging
                     // https://codepen.io/azaslavsky/pen/DEJVWv