diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 81587e765c..27cff22282 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -2124,6 +2124,162 @@ done:
   return res;
 }
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstValidateAction *action;
+  GRecMutex m;
+  gulong sid;
+
+  GList *wanted_streams;
+} SelectStreamData;
+
+static SelectStreamData *
+select_stream_data_new (GstValidateAction * action)
+{
+  SelectStreamData *d = g_new0 (SelectStreamData, 1);
+
+  d->action = action;
+
+  return d;
+}
+
+static void
+select_stream_data_free (SelectStreamData * d)
+{
+  gst_validate_action_unref (d->action);
+  g_list_free_full (d->wanted_streams, g_free);
+  g_free (d);
+}
+
+
+static void
+stream_selection_cb (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * message, SelectStreamData * d)
+{
+  GstValidateScenario *scenario = NULL;
+  GstStreamCollection *collection = NULL, *selected_streams = NULL;
+  GList *streams = NULL;
+
+  switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (message)) {
+    case GST_MESSAGE_STREAM_COLLECTION:
+      /* Handle the case were we have 2 StreamCollection message happennning at the
+       * same time on the bus */
+      g_rec_mutex_lock (&d->m);
+      scenario = gst_validate_action_get_scenario (d->action);
+      gst_message_parse_stream_collection (message, &collection);
+      g_assert (collection);
+      break;
+    case GST_MESSAGE_STREAMS_SELECTED:
+      g_rec_mutex_lock (&d->m);
+      gst_message_parse_streams_selected (message, &selected_streams);
+      g_assert (selected_streams);
+      goto done;
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
+
+  const GValue *v = gst_structure_get_value (d->action->structure, "indexes");
+  if (G_VALUE_HOLDS_INT (v)) {
+    GstStream *stream =
+        gst_stream_collection_get_stream (collection, g_value_get_int (v));
+
+    if (!stream) {
+      GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_ACTION (scenario, d->action,
+          SCENARIO_ACTION_EXECUTION_ERROR,
+          "Could not find stream with index %d in %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
+          g_value_get_int (v), collection);
+      goto done;
+    }
+
+    streams =
+        g_list_append (streams, g_strdup (gst_stream_get_stream_id (stream)));
+  } else if (GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY (v)) {
+    for (gint i = 0; i < gst_value_array_get_size (v); i++) {
+      const GValue *ivalue = gst_value_array_get_value (v, i);
+
+      if (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_INT (ivalue)) {
+        gst_validate_error_structure (d->action,
+            "Could not parse `indexes` in %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
+            d->action->structure);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      GstStream *stream = gst_stream_collection_get_stream (collection,
+          g_value_get_int (ivalue));
+      if (!stream) {
+        GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_ACTION (scenario, d->action,
+            SCENARIO_ACTION_EXECUTION_ERROR,
+            "Could not find stream with index %d in %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
+            g_value_get_int (ivalue), collection);
+        goto done;
+      }
+      streams =
+          g_list_append (streams, g_strdup (gst_stream_get_stream_id (stream)));
+    }
+  } else {
+    gst_validate_error_structure (d->action,
+        "Could not parse `indexes` in %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, d->action->structure);
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_validate_scenario_get_pipeline (scenario);
+  if (pipeline == NULL) {
+    GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_ACTION (scenario, d->action,
+        SCENARIO_ACTION_EXECUTION_ERROR,
+        "Can't execute a '%s' action after the pipeline " "has been destroyed.",
+        d->action->type);
+
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  if (!gst_element_send_event (GST_ELEMENT (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)),
+          gst_event_new_select_streams (streams))) {
+    GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_ACTION (scenario, d->action,
+        SCENARIO_ACTION_EXECUTION_ERROR,
+        "Could not send `SELECT_STREAM` event!");
+  }
+
+  g_list_free_full (d->wanted_streams, g_free);
+  d->wanted_streams = streams;
+
+done:
+  if (selected_streams && d->sid) {
+    /* Consider action done once we get the STREAM_SELECTED signal */
+    gst_validate_action_set_done (gst_validate_action_ref (d->action));
+    gst_bus_disable_sync_message_emission (bus);
+    g_signal_handler_disconnect (bus, d->sid);
+    d->sid = 0;
+  }
+
+  gst_clear_object (&scenario);
+  gst_clear_object (&collection);
+
+  g_rec_mutex_unlock (&d->m);
+}
+
+static GstValidateExecuteActionReturn
+_execute_select_streams (GstValidateScenario * scenario,
+    GstValidateAction * action)
+{
+  DECLARE_AND_GET_PIPELINE (scenario, action);
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  gst_bus_enable_sync_message_emission (bus);
+
+  SelectStreamData *d = select_stream_data_new (action);
+  /* Ensure that the data signal ID is set before the callback is called */
+  g_rec_mutex_lock (&d->m);
+  d->sid = g_signal_connect_data (bus,
+      "sync-message",
+      G_CALLBACK (stream_selection_cb),
+      d, (GClosureNotify) select_stream_data_free, 0);
+  g_rec_mutex_unlock (&d->m);
+
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  return GST_VALIDATE_EXECUTE_ACTION_NON_BLOCKING;
+}
+
 static GstValidateExecuteActionReturn
 _execute_switch_track (GstValidateScenario * scenario,
     GstValidateAction * action)
@@ -7056,6 +7212,20 @@ register_action_types (void)
       "Sends an EOS event to the pipeline",
       GST_VALIDATE_ACTION_TYPE_NO_EXECUTION_NOT_FATAL);
 
+  REGISTER_ACTION_TYPE ("select-streams", _execute_select_streams,
+      ((GstValidateActionParameter []) {
+        {
+          .name = "indexes",
+          .description = "Indexes of the streams in the StreamCollection to select",
+          .mandatory = TRUE,
+          .types = "[int]",
+          .possible_variables = NULL,
+        },
+        {NULL}
+      }),
+      "Select the stream on next `GST_STREAM_COLLECTION` message on the bus.",
+      GST_VALIDATE_ACTION_TYPE_NON_BLOCKING);
+
   REGISTER_ACTION_TYPE ("switch-track", _execute_switch_track,
       ((GstValidateActionParameter []) {
         {