diff --git a/examples/modify-features.js b/examples/modify-features.js
index c3ef96c9c9..bec884a647 100644
--- a/examples/modify-features.js
+++ b/examples/modify-features.js
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
   })
 });
 
-var selectInteraction = new ol.interaction.Select({
-  layerFilter: function(layer) { return layer.get('id') == 'vector'; }
+var select = new ol.interaction.Select({
+  layers: [vector]
 });
 
+var modify = new ol.interaction.Modify();
+
 var map = new ol.Map({
-  interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend(
-      [selectInteraction, new ol.interaction.Modify()]),
+  interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([select, modify]),
   layers: [raster, vector],
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
   target: 'map',
diff --git a/examples/select-features.js b/examples/select-features.js
index 09166ff064..5e487ab494 100644
--- a/examples/select-features.js
+++ b/examples/select-features.js
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
   })
 });
 
-var selectInteraction = new ol.interaction.Select({
-  layerFilter: function(layer) { return layer.get('id') == 'vector'; }
+var select = new ol.interaction.Select({
+  layers: [vector]
 });
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
-  interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([selectInteraction]),
+  interactions: ol.interaction.defaults().extend([select]),
   layers: [raster, vector],
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
   target: 'map',
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index e107198442..5669bbb55f 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@
  *     modifier (e.g. shift key) that determines if the interaction is active
  *     (i.e. selection occurs) or not. By default, a click with no modifier keys
  *     toggles the selection.
- * @property {undefined|function(ol.layer.Layer):boolean} layerFilter Filter
- *     function to restrict selection to a subset of layers.
+ * @property {undefined|Array.<ol.layer.Layer>|function(ol.layer.Layer):boolean} layers
+ *     Layers or filter function to restrict selection to a subset of layers.
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
 
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index eafea029ed..41ecf96085 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 goog.provide('ol.interaction.Select');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.events.ConditionType');
 goog.require('ol.events.condition');
@@ -34,12 +35,19 @@ ol.interaction.Select = function(opt_options) {
   this.addCondition_ = goog.isDef(options.addCondition) ?
       options.addCondition : ol.events.condition.shiftKeyOnly;
 
+  var layerFilter = options.layers;
+  if (!goog.isDef(layerFilter)) {
+    layerFilter = goog.functions.TRUE;
+  } else if (goog.isArray(layerFilter)) {
+    layerFilter = function(layer) {return options.layers.indexOf(layer) > -1;};
+  }
+  goog.asserts.assertFunction(layerFilter);
+
   /**
-   * @type {null|function(ol.layer.Layer):boolean}
+   * @type {function(ol.layer.Layer):boolean}
    * @private
    */
-  this.layerFilter_ = goog.isDef(options.layerFilter) ?
-      options.layerFilter : null;
+  this.layerFilter_ = layerFilter;
 
   goog.base(this);
 };
@@ -53,10 +61,8 @@ ol.interaction.Select.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   if (this.condition_(mapBrowserEvent)) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
-    var layers = map.getLayerGroup().getLayersArray();
-    if (!goog.isNull(this.layerFilter_)) {
-      layers = goog.array.filter(layers, this.layerFilter_);
-    }
+    var layers = goog.array.filter(
+        map.getLayerGroup().getLayersArray(), this.layerFilter_);
     var clear = !this.addCondition_(mapBrowserEvent);
 
     var that = this;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
index cedd9211f1..5c412af9dd 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Select', function() {
     vector = new ol.layer.Vector({source: new ol.source.Vector({})});
     vector.addFeatures(features);
     select = new ol.interaction.Select({
-      layerFilter: function(layer) { return layer === vector; }
+      layers: [vector]
     });
     map.getInteractions().push(select);
   });