diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index f673b918..2b2a604b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -830,3 +830,16 @@ test('can get a textarea with children', () => {
   `)
   getByLabelText('Label')
 })
+
+test('can get a select with options', () => {
+  const {getByLabelText} = renderIntoDocument(`
+    <label>
+      Label
+      <select>
+        <option>Some</option>
+        <option>Options</option>
+      </select>
+    </label>
+  `)
+  getByLabelText('Label')
+})
diff --git a/src/queries/label-text.js b/src/queries/label-text.js
index 3669db20..0351c5e7 100644
--- a/src/queries/label-text.js
+++ b/src/queries/label-text.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ function queryAllLabelsByText(
       textToMatch = textToMatch.replace(textarea.value, '')
     })
 
+    // The children of a select are also part of `textContent`, so we
+    // need also to remove their text.
+    Array.from(label.querySelectorAll('select')).forEach(select => {
+      textToMatch = textToMatch.replace(select.textContent, '')
+    })
+
     return matcher(textToMatch, label, text, matchNormalizer)
   })
 }