diff --git a/lib/helper/Playwright.js b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
index a1e4204a1..4a7d0a08a 100644
--- a/lib/helper/Playwright.js
+++ b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
@@ -1738,8 +1738,15 @@ class Playwright extends Helper {
     const el = els[0];
 
     await highlightActiveElement.call(this, el);
+    let optionToSelect = '';
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(option)) option = [option];
+    try {
+      optionToSelect = await el.locator('option', { hasText: option }).textContent();
+    } catch (e) {
+      optionToSelect = option;
+    }
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(option)) option = [optionToSelect];
 
     await el.selectOption(option);
     return this._waitForAction();
diff --git a/test/helper/Playwright_test.js b/test/helper/Playwright_test.js
index f435fc852..9b1dee520 100644
--- a/test/helper/Playwright_test.js
+++ b/test/helper/Playwright_test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const { deleteDir } = require('../../lib/utils');
 const Secret = require('../../lib/secret');
 global.codeceptjs = require('../../lib');
 
+const dataFile = path.join(__dirname, '/../data/app/db');
+const formContents = require('../../lib/utils').test.submittedData(dataFile);
+
 let I;
 let page;
 let FS;
@@ -438,6 +441,15 @@ describe('Playwright', function () {
       }));
   });
 
+  describe('#selectOption', () => {
+    it('should select option by label and partial option text', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/select');
+      await I.selectOption('Select your age', '21-');
+      await I.click('Submit');
+      assert.equal(formContents('age'), 'adult');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#_locateClickable', () => {
     it('should locate a button to click', () => I.amOnPage('/form/checkbox')
       .then(() => I._locateClickable('Submit'))