diff --git a/demos/BlazorBlueprint.Demo.Shared/Pages/Components/FormFieldSelectDemo.razor b/demos/BlazorBlueprint.Demo.Shared/Pages/Components/FormFieldSelectDemo.razor
index 12b1799cc..2be259be9 100644
--- a/demos/BlazorBlueprint.Demo.Shared/Pages/Components/FormFieldSelectDemo.razor
+++ b/demos/BlazorBlueprint.Demo.Shared/Pages/Components/FormFieldSelectDemo.razor
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@
 
     <AccessibilityList>
         <AriaAttributes>
-            <AccessibilityItem>Automatically associates label with input via generated ID</AccessibilityItem>
+            <AccessibilityItem>Label's <code>for</code> points at the trigger button via a generated ID, so screen readers announce the label with the trigger</AccessibilityItem>
             <AccessibilityItem>Description linked via aria-describedby</AccessibilityItem>
-            <AccessibilityItem>Validation errors displayed with aria-invalid</AccessibilityItem>
+            <AccessibilityItem>Trigger gets aria-invalid when ErrorText is set or the bound field has validation errors</AccessibilityItem>
         </AriaAttributes>
             <KeyboardNavigation>
             <KeyboardShortcutItem Description="Move between enabled form controls"><BbKbd>Tab</BbKbd> / <BbKbd>Shift + Tab</BbKbd></KeyboardShortcutItem>
diff --git a/src/BlazorBlueprint.Components/Components/FormFieldSelect/BbFormFieldSelect.razor b/src/BlazorBlueprint.Components/Components/FormFieldSelect/BbFormFieldSelect.razor
index 27245c76e..2ff080886 100644
--- a/src/BlazorBlueprint.Components/Components/FormFieldSelect/BbFormFieldSelect.razor
+++ b/src/BlazorBlueprint.Components/Components/FormFieldSelect/BbFormFieldSelect.razor
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <BbField Orientation="@Orientation" IsInvalid="@IsInvalid" Class="@Class">
     @if (Label is not null)
     {
-        <BbFieldLabel>@Label</BbFieldLabel>
+        <BbFieldLabel For="@ControlId">@Label</BbFieldLabel>
     }
     <BbFieldContent>
         <BbSelect AriaLabel="@AriaLabel" TValue="TValue"
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
                 DisplayTextSelector="@GetEffectiveDisplayTextSelector()"
                 Class="@InputClass"
                 @attributes="AdditionalAttributes">
-            <BbSelectTrigger TValue="TValue" id="@ControlId" aria-describedby="@DescribedById">
+            <BbSelectTrigger TValue="TValue" id="@ControlId" aria-describedby="@DescribedById"
+                             aria-invalid="@(IsInvalid ? "true" : null)">
                 <BbSelectValue Placeholder="@Placeholder" />
             </BbSelectTrigger>
             <BbSelectContent TValue="TValue" OnLoadMore="@OnLoadMore" IsLoading="@IsLoading" EndOfListMessage="@EndOfListMessage">
diff --git a/tests/BlazorBlueprint.Tests/Components/FormFieldSelectTriggerTests.cs b/tests/BlazorBlueprint.Tests/Components/FormFieldSelectTriggerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f492fa96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/BlazorBlueprint.Tests/Components/FormFieldSelectTriggerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+using BlazorBlueprint.Components;
+using BlazorBlueprint.Primitives;
+using Bunit;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms;
+
+namespace BlazorBlueprint.Tests.Components;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// BbFormFieldSelect gives its trigger button the field's generated id and invalid state, so the
+/// label, error text and aria-invalid all reach it.
+/// </summary>
+public class FormFieldSelectTriggerTests
+{
+    private static readonly SelectOption<string>[] Options = [new("a", "Alpha")];
+
+    private sealed class Model
+    {
+        public string? Fruit { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task LabelPointsAtTheTrigger()
+    {
+        await using var context = CreateContext();
+
+        var cut = context.Render<BbFormFieldSelect<string>>(parameters => parameters
+            .Add(p => p.Label, "Fruit")
+            .Add(p => p.Options, Options));
+
+        var labelFor = cut.Find("label").GetAttribute("for");
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(labelFor));
+        Assert.Equal(labelFor, Trigger(cut).Id);
+        Assert.Single(cut.FindAll($"[id='{labelFor}']"));
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(false, "Pick one you like")]
+    [InlineData(true, "Pick a fruit")]
+    public async Task TriggerFollowsErrorText(bool invalid, string message)
+    {
+        await using var context = CreateContext();
+
+        var cut = context.Render<BbFormFieldSelect<string>>(parameters =>
+        {
+            parameters.Add(p => p.Options, Options);
+            if (invalid)
+            {
+                parameters.Add(p => p.ErrorText, message);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                parameters.Add(p => p.HelperText, message);
+            }
+        });
+
+        AssertInvalid(cut, invalid);
+        AssertDescribedBy(cut, message);
+    }
+
+    // Validation runs after the first render, the way a submit does; the trigger and its
+    // description follow it both ways.
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task TriggerFollowsFormValidation()
+    {
+        await using var context = CreateContext();
+        var model = new Model();
+        var editContext = new EditContext(model);
+        var messages = new ValidationMessageStore(editContext);
+        var field = editContext.Field(nameof(Model.Fruit));
+        const string message = "Pick a fruit.";
+
+        var cut = context.Render<BbFormFieldSelect<string>>(parameters => parameters
+            .AddCascadingValue(editContext)
+            .Add(p => p.Options, Options)
+            .Add(p => p.ValueExpression, () => model.Fruit));
+
+        AssertInvalid(cut, false);
+
+        await cut.InvokeAsync(() =>
+        {
+            messages.Add(field, message);
+            editContext.NotifyValidationStateChanged();
+        });
+        AssertInvalid(cut, true);
+        AssertDescribedBy(cut, message);
+
+        await cut.InvokeAsync(() =>
+        {
+            messages.Clear(field);
+            editContext.NotifyValidationStateChanged();
+        });
+        AssertInvalid(cut, false);
+    }
+
+    // The content's portal loads its JS module on first render, open or not.
+    private static ComponentBunitContext CreateContext()
+    {
+        var context = new ComponentBunitContext();
+        context.JSInterop.Mode = JSRuntimeMode.Loose;
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    private static AngleSharp.Dom.IElement Trigger(IRenderedComponent<BbFormFieldSelect<string>> cut) =>
+        cut.Find("button[role='combobox']");
+
+    private static void AssertInvalid(IRenderedComponent<BbFormFieldSelect<string>> cut, bool invalid) =>
+        Assert.Equal(invalid ? "true" : null, Trigger(cut).GetAttribute("aria-invalid"));
+
+    private static void AssertDescribedBy(IRenderedComponent<BbFormFieldSelect<string>> cut, string message)
+    {
+        var describedBy = Trigger(cut).GetAttribute("aria-describedby");
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(describedBy));
+        Assert.Contains(message, cut.Find($"[id='{describedBy}']").TextContent, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+}