diff --git a/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts b/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
index a656612fb9..d5c4b50627 100644
--- a/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ export class InjectedScript {
   }
 
   selectOptions(node: Node, optionsToSelect: (Node | { value?: string, label?: string, index?: number })[]): string[] | 'error:notconnected' | FatalDOMError {
-    if (node.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'select')
-      return 'error:notselect';
-    if (!node.isConnected)
+    const element = this.findLabelTarget(node as Element);
+    if (!element || !element.isConnected)
       return 'error:notconnected';
-    const element = node as HTMLSelectElement;
-
-    const options = Array.from(element.options);
-    element.value = undefined as any;
+    if (element.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'select')
+      return 'error:notselect';
+    const select = element as HTMLSelectElement;
+    const options = Array.from(select.options);
+    select.value = undefined as any;
     for (let index = 0; index < options.length; index++) {
       const option = options[index];
       option.selected = optionsToSelect.some(optionToSelect => {
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ export class InjectedScript {
           matches = matches && optionToSelect.index === index;
         return matches;
       });
-      if (option.selected && !element.multiple)
+      if (option.selected && !select.multiple)
         break;
     }
-    element.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { 'bubbles': true }));
-    element.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { 'bubbles': true }));
+    select.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { 'bubbles': true }));
+    select.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { 'bubbles': true }));
     return options.filter(option => option.selected).map(option => option.value);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/page-select-option.spec.ts b/test/page-select-option.spec.ts
index ecd7365d6d..c3587c3c58 100644
--- a/test/page-select-option.spec.ts
+++ b/test/page-select-option.spec.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,26 @@ it('should select multiple options with attributes', async ({page, server}) => {
   expect(await page.evaluate(() => window['result'].onChange)).toEqual(['blue', 'gray', 'green']);
 });
 
+it('should select options with sibling label', async ({page, server}) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<label for=pet-select>Choose a pet</label>
+    <select id='pet-select'>
+      <option value='dog'>Dog</option>
+      <option value='cat'>Cat</option>
+    </select>`);
+  await page.selectOption('text=Choose a pet', 'cat');
+  expect(await page.$eval('select', select => select.options[select.selectedIndex].text)).toEqual('Cat');
+});
+
+it('should select options with outer label', async ({page, server}) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<label for=pet-select>Choose a pet
+    <select id='pet-select'>
+      <option value='dog'>Dog</option>
+      <option value='cat'>Cat</option>
+    </select></label>`);
+  await page.selectOption('text=Choose a pet', 'cat');
+  expect(await page.$eval('select', select => select.options[select.selectedIndex].text)).toEqual('Cat');
+});
+
 it('should respect event bubbling', async ({page, server}) => {
   await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/select.html');
   await page.selectOption('select', 'blue');