diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/actions/select_spec.js b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/actions/select_spec.js
index 98a03d3f0d0c..b6737582b133 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/actions/select_spec.js
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/actions/select_spec.js
@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/actions/select', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it('can handle valid index 0', () => {
+      cy.get('select[name=maps]').select(0).then(($select) => {
+        expect($select).to.have.value('de_dust2')
+      })
+    })
+
     it('can select an array of values', () => {
-      cy.get('select[name=movies]').select(['apoc', 'br']).then(($select) => {
-        expect($select.val()).to.deep.eq(['apoc', 'br'])
+      cy.get('select[name=movies]').select(['apoc', 'br', 'co']).then(($select) => {
+        expect($select.val()).to.deep.eq(['apoc', 'br', 'co'])
       })
     })
 
@@ -366,6 +372,39 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/actions/select', () => {
         cy.get('select').select('foo')
       })
 
+      it('throws when called with no arguments', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` must be passed a string, number, or array as its 1st argument. You passed: `undefined`.')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=maps]').select()
+      })
+
+      it('throws when called with null', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` must be passed a string, number, or array as its 1st argument. You passed: `null`.')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=maps]').select(null)
+      })
+
+      it('throws when called with invalid type', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` must be passed a string, number, or array as its 1st argument. You passed: `true`.')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=foods]').select(true)
+      })
+
       it('throws on anything other than a select', (done) => {
         cy.on('fail', (err) => {
           expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` can only be called on a `<select>`. Your subject is a: `<input id="input">`')
@@ -455,6 +494,39 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/actions/select', () => {
         cy.get('select[name=foods]').select('foo')
       })
 
+      it('throws invalid argument error when called with empty string', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` failed because it could not find a single `<option>` with value, index, or text matching: ``')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=foods]').select('')
+      })
+
+      it('throws invalid array argument error when called with empty array', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` must be passed an array containing only strings and/or numbers. You passed: `[]`')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=foods]').select([])
+      })
+
+      it('throws invalid array argument error when called with invalid array', (done) => {
+        cy.on('fail', (err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` must be passed an array containing only strings and/or numbers. You passed: `[true,false]`')
+          expect(err.docsUrl).to.eq('https://on.cypress.io/select')
+
+          done()
+        })
+
+        cy.get('select[name=foods]').select([true, false])
+      })
+
       it('throws when the <select> itself is disabled', (done) => {
         cy.on('fail', (err) => {
           expect(err.message).to.include('`cy.select()` failed because this element is currently disabled:')
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/actions/select.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/actions/select.ts
index d9a08796fd22..181b5fefed95 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/actions/select.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/actions/select.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@ const newLineRe = /\n/g
 export default (Commands, Cypress, cy) => {
   Commands.addAll({ prevSubject: 'element' }, {
     select (subject, valueOrTextOrIndex, options = {}) {
+      if (
+        !_.isNumber(valueOrTextOrIndex)
+        && !_.isString(valueOrTextOrIndex)
+        && !_.isArray(valueOrTextOrIndex)
+      ) {
+        $errUtils.throwErrByPath('select.invalid_argument', { args: { value: JSON.stringify(valueOrTextOrIndex) } })
+      }
+
+      if (
+        _.isArray(valueOrTextOrIndex)
+        && (
+          valueOrTextOrIndex.length === 0
+          || !_.some(valueOrTextOrIndex, (val) => _.isNumber(val) || _.isString(val))
+        )
+      ) {
+        $errUtils.throwErrByPath('select.invalid_array_argument', { args: { value: JSON.stringify(valueOrTextOrIndex) } })
+      }
+
       const userOptions = options
 
       options = _.defaults({}, userOptions, {
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_messages.ts b/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_messages.ts
index 6aa341a088e8..550b66ec73a3 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_messages.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_messages.ts
@@ -1381,6 +1381,14 @@ export default {
   },
 
   select: {
+    invalid_argument: {
+      message: `${cmd('select')} must be passed a string, number, or array as its 1st argument. You passed: \`{{value}}\`.`,
+      docsUrl: 'https://on.cypress.io/select',
+    },
+    invalid_array_argument: {
+      message: `${cmd('select')} must be passed an array containing only strings and/or numbers. You passed: \`{{value}}\`.`,
+      docsUrl: 'https://on.cypress.io/select',
+    },
     disabled: {
       message: `${cmd('select')} failed because this element is currently disabled:\n\n\`{{node}}\``,
       docsUrl: 'https://on.cypress.io/select',