diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index dd785b1bee..1789574ec3 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -2602,7 +2602,8 @@ olx.interaction.PointerOptions.prototype.handleUpEvent;
  *     style: (ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.style.StyleFunction|undefined),
  *     removeCondition: (ol.events.ConditionType|undefined),
  *     toggleCondition: (ol.events.ConditionType|undefined),
- *     multi: (boolean|undefined)}}
+ *     multi: (boolean|undefined),
+ *     filter: (ol.interaction.SelectFilterFunction|undefined)}}
  * @api
  */
 olx.interaction.SelectOptions;
@@ -2688,6 +2689,14 @@ olx.interaction.SelectOptions.prototype.toggleCondition;
  */
 olx.interaction.SelectOptions.prototype.multi;
 
+/**
+ * A function that takes an {@link ol.Feature} and an {@link ol.layer.Layer} and
+ * returns `true` if the feature may be selected or `false` otherwise.
+ * @type {ol.interaction.SelectFilterFunction|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.interaction.SelectOptions.prototype.filter;
+
 
 /**
  * Options for snap
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index c205f65f23..9e1c16a638 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ ol.SelectEventType = {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * A function that takes an {@link ol.Feature} and an {@link ol.layer.Layer}
+ * and returns `true` if the feature may be selected or `false` otherwise.
+ * @typedef {function(ol.Feature, ol.layer.Layer): boolean}
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.interaction.SelectFilterFunction;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
@@ -115,6 +124,13 @@ ol.interaction.Select = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.multi_ = goog.isDef(options.multi) ? options.multi : false;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.interaction.SelectFilterFunction}
+   */
+  this.filter_ = goog.isDef(options.filter) ? options.filter :
+      goog.functions.TRUE;
+
   var layerFilter;
   if (goog.isDef(options.layers)) {
     if (goog.isFunction(options.layers)) {
@@ -198,7 +214,9 @@ ol.interaction.Select.handleEvent = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
          * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
          */
         function(feature, layer) {
-          selected.push(feature);
+          if (this.filter_(feature, layer)) {
+            selected.push(feature);
+          }
           return !this.multi_;
         }, this, this.layerFilter_);
     if (selected.length > 0 && features.getLength() == 1 &&
@@ -223,14 +241,16 @@ ol.interaction.Select.handleEvent = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
           var index = goog.array.indexOf(features.getArray(), feature);
           if (index == -1) {
             if (add || toggle) {
-              selected.push(feature);
+              if (this.filter_(feature, layer)) {
+                selected.push(feature);
+              }
             }
           } else {
             if (remove || toggle) {
               deselected.push(feature);
             }
           }
-        }, undefined, this.layerFilter_);
+        }, this, this.layerFilter_);
     var i;
     for (i = deselected.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
       features.remove(deselected[i]);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
index d0aaf4f85a..4d3278fe79 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.interaction.Select');
 
 describe('ol.interaction.Select', function() {
   var target, map, source;
+  var feature1, feature2;
 
   var width = 360;
   var height = 180;
 
   beforeEach(function(done) {
     target = document.createElement('div');
+
     var style = target.style;
     style.position = 'absolute';
     style.left = '-1000px';
@@ -15,18 +17,25 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Select', function() {
     style.width = width + 'px';
     style.height = height + 'px';
     document.body.appendChild(target);
-    var geometry = new ol.geom.Polygon([[[0, 0], [0, 40], [40, 40], [40, 0]]]);
+
+    var geometry1 = new ol.geom.Polygon([[[0, 0], [0, 40], [40, 40], [40, 0]]]);
     var geometry2 = new ol.geom.Polygon([[[0, 0], [0, 40], [40, 40], [40, 0]]]);
-    var feature = new ol.Feature({
-      geometry: geometry
+
+    feature1 = new ol.Feature({
+      geometry: geometry1
     });
-    var feature2 = new ol.Feature({
+    feature1.setId('fid1');
+
+    feature2 = new ol.Feature({
       geometry: geometry2
     });
+    feature2.setId('fid2');
+
     source = new ol.source.Vector({
-      features: [feature, feature2]
+      features: [feature1, feature2]
     });
     var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({source: source});
+
     map = new ol.Map({
       target: target,
       layers: [layer],
@@ -36,6 +45,7 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Select', function() {
         resolution: 1
       })
     });
+
     map.on('postrender', function() {
       done();
     });
@@ -127,6 +137,45 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Select', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe.only('filter out features using the filter option', function() {
+    var select;
+
+    describe('with multi set to true', function() {
+
+      it('does not select features that are filtered out', function() {
+        var select = new ol.interaction.Select({
+          multi: true,
+          filter: function(feature, layer) {
+            return feature.getId() !== 'fid2';
+          }
+        });
+        map.addInteraction(select);
+
+        simulateEvent(ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.SINGLECLICK, 10, -20);
+        var features = select.getFeatures();
+        expect(features.getLength()).to.equal(1);
+        expect(features.item(0).getId()).not.to.be('fid2');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with multi set to false', function() {
+
+      it('does not select features that are filtered out', function() {
+        var select = new ol.interaction.Select({
+          multi: false,
+          filter: function(feature, layer) {
+            return feature.getId() !== 'fid2';
+          }
+        });
+        map.addInteraction(select);
+        simulateEvent(ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.SINGLECLICK, 10, -20);
+        var features = select.getFeatures();
+        expect(features.getLength()).to.equal(0);
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('#setActive()', function() {
     var interaction;