diff --git a/doc/rule-descriptions.md b/doc/rule-descriptions.md
index 6a910d80cd..91f06e842c 100644
--- a/doc/rule-descriptions.md
+++ b/doc/rule-descriptions.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 | [object-alt](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/object-alt?application=RuleDescription)                                   | Ensures <object> elements have alternate text                                                           | Serious           | cat.text-alternatives, wcag2a, wcag111, section508, section508.22.a                   | failure, needs review |
 | [role-img-alt](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/role-img-alt?application=RuleDescription)                               | Ensures [role='img'] elements have alternate text                                                   | Serious           | cat.text-alternatives, wcag2a, wcag111, section508, section508.22.a                   | failure, needs review |
 | [scrollable-region-focusable](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/scrollable-region-focusable?application=RuleDescription) | Elements that have scrollable content should be accessible by keyboard                                        | Moderate          | wcag2a, wcag211                                                                       | failure                    |
+| [select-name](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/select-name?application=RuleDescription)                                 | Ensures select element has an accessible name                                                                 | Minor, Critical   | cat.forms, wcag2a, wcag412, wcag131, section508, section508.22.n                      | failure, needs review |
 | [server-side-image-map](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/server-side-image-map?application=RuleDescription)             | Ensures that server-side image maps are not used                                                              | Minor             | cat.text-alternatives, wcag2a, wcag211, section508, section508.22.f                   | needs review          |
 | [svg-img-alt](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/svg-img-alt?application=RuleDescription)                                 | Ensures svg elements with an img, graphics-document or graphics-symbol role have an accessible text           | Serious           | cat.text-alternatives, wcag2a, wcag111, section508, section508.22.a                   | failure, needs review |
 | [td-headers-attr](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.0/td-headers-attr?application=RuleDescription)                         | Ensure that each cell in a table using the headers refers to another cell in that table                       | Serious           | cat.tables, wcag2a, wcag131, section508, section508.22.g                              | failure, needs review |
diff --git a/lib/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.json b/lib/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..809a3df626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"id": "non-empty-placeholder",
+	"evaluate": "attr-non-space-content-evaluate",
+	"options": {
+		"attribute": "placeholder"
+	},
+	"metadata": {
+		"impact": "serious",
+		"messages": {
+			"pass": "Element has a placeholder attribute",
+			"fail": "Element has no placeholder attribute or the placeholder attribute is empty"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/commons/text/native-text-methods.js b/lib/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
index 23c1f43614..dcc11a70df 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
@@ -93,11 +93,18 @@ const nativeTextMethods = {
 	 */
 	singleSpace: function singleSpace() {
 		return ' ';
-	}
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the placeholder text
+	 * @param {VirtualNode} element
+	 * @return {String} placeholder text
+	 */
+	placeholderText: attrText.bind(null, 'placeholder')
 };
 
-function attrText(attr, { actualNode }) {
-	return actualNode.getAttribute(attr) || '';
+function attrText(attr, vNode) {
+	return vNode.attr(attr) || '';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/rules/label.json b/lib/rules/label.json
index 553f506659..22999f272b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/label.json
+++ b/lib/rules/label.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"id": "label",
-	"selector": "input, select, textarea",
+	"selector": "input, textarea",
 	"matches": "label-matches",
 	"tags": [
 		"cat.forms",
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		"implicit-label",
 		"explicit-label",
 		"non-empty-title",
+		"non-empty-placeholder",
 		"role-none",
 		"role-presentation"
 	],
diff --git a/lib/rules/select-name.json b/lib/rules/select-name.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e65fc81eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rules/select-name.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+	"id": "select-name",
+	"selector": "select",
+	"tags": [
+		"cat.forms",
+		"wcag2a",
+		"wcag412",
+		"wcag131",
+		"section508",
+		"section508.22.n"
+	],
+	"metadata": {
+		"description": "Ensures select element has an accessible name",
+		"help": "Select element must have and accessible name"
+	},
+	"all": [],
+	"any": [
+		"aria-label",
+		"aria-labelledby",
+		"implicit-label",
+		"explicit-label",
+		"non-empty-title",
+		"role-none",
+		"role-presentation"
+	],
+	"none": ["help-same-as-label", "hidden-explicit-label"]
+}
diff --git a/lib/standards/html-elms.js b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
index 57d16f60d3..3b79a1cb1c 100644
--- a/lib/standards/html-elms.js
+++ b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ const htmlElms = {
 				implicitAttrs: {
 					'aria-valuenow': ''
 				},
-				// 5.1 input type="text", input type="password", input type="search", input type="tel", input type="url" and textarea Element
+				// 5.1 input type="text", input type="password", input type="search", input type="tel", input type="url"
 				// 5.7 Other Form Elements
-				namingMethods: ['labelText']
+				namingMethods: ['labelText', 'placeholderText']
 			}
 		}
 	},
@@ -840,7 +840,8 @@ const htmlElms = {
 			'aria-valuenow': '',
 			'aria-multiline': 'true'
 		},
-		namingMethods: ['labelText']
+		// 5.1 textarea
+		namingMethods: ['labelText', 'placeholderText']
 	},
 	tfoot: {
 		allowedRoles: true
diff --git a/test/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.js b/test/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78ed141659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks/shared/non-empty-placeholder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+describe('non-empty-placeholder', function() {
+	'use strict';
+
+	var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
+	var checkSetup = axe.testUtils.checkSetup;
+	var checkEvaluate = axe.testUtils.getCheckEvaluate('non-empty-placeholder');
+
+	afterEach(function() {
+		fixture.innerHTML = '';
+	});
+
+	it('should return true if a placeholder is present', function() {
+		var params = checkSetup('<input id="target" placeholder="woohoo" />');
+
+		assert.isTrue(checkEvaluate.apply(null, params));
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if a placeholder is not present', function() {
+		var params = checkSetup('<input id="target" />');
+
+		assert.isFalse(checkEvaluate.apply(null, params));
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if a placeholder is present, but empty', function() {
+		var params = checkSetup('<input id="target" placeholder=" " />');
+
+		assert.isFalse(checkEvaluate.apply(null, params));
+	});
+
+	it('should collapse whitespace', function() {
+		var params = checkSetup(
+			'<input id="target" placeholder=" \t \n \r \t  \t\r\n " />'
+		);
+
+		assert.isFalse(checkEvaluate.apply(null, params));
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js b/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
index 7a0e370066..fb76a851d3 100644
--- a/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
+++ b/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
@@ -1026,8 +1026,7 @@ describe('text.accessibleTextVirtual', function() {
 			});
 		});
 
-		// not implemented yet, doesn't work accross ATs
-		it.skip('should find a placeholder attribute', function() {
+		it('should find a placeholder attribute', function() {
 			types.forEach(function(type) {
 				var t = type ? ' type="' + type + '"' : '';
 				fixture.innerHTML = '<input' + t + ' placeholder="Hello World">';
@@ -1118,8 +1117,7 @@ describe('text.accessibleTextVirtual', function() {
 			);
 		});
 
-		// not implemented yet, doesn't work accross ATs
-		it.skip('should find a placeholder attribute', function() {
+		it('should find a placeholder attribute', function() {
 			fixture.innerHTML = '<textarea placeholder="Hello World"></textarea>';
 			axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
 
diff --git a/test/commons/text/native-text-methods.js b/test/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
index b16d82a3be..add0d9f1b0 100644
--- a/test/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
+++ b/test/commons/text/native-text-methods.js
@@ -184,4 +184,19 @@ describe('text.nativeTextMethods', function() {
 			assert.equal(singleSpace(), ' ');
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('placeholderText', function() {
+		var placeholderText = nativeTextMethods.placeholderText;
+		it('returns the placeholder attribute of actualNode', function() {
+			fixtureSetup('<input placeholder="foo" />');
+			var input = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(axe._tree[0], 'input')[0];
+			assert.equal(placeholderText(input), 'foo');
+		});
+
+		it('returns `` when there is no placeholder', function() {
+			fixtureSetup('<input />');
+			var input = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(axe._tree[0], 'input')[0];
+			assert.equal(placeholderText(input), '');
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/label/label.html b/test/integration/rules/label/label.html
index 801d1a866d..2b5df20f3b 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/label/label.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/label/label.html
@@ -5,42 +5,26 @@
 	<input type="submit" id="na4" />
 	<input type="reset" id="na5" />
 	<input type="text" id="fail1" />
-	<select id="fail2"></select>
 	<textarea id="fail3"></textarea>
 	<input type="text" aria-label="label" id="pass1" />
-	<select aria-label="label" id="pass2"></select>
 	<textarea aria-label="label" id="pass3"></textarea>
 	<input type="text" aria-labelledby="label" id="pass4" />
-	<select aria-labelledby="label" id="pass5"></select>
 	<textarea aria-labelledby="label" id="pass6"></textarea>
 	<div id="label">Label</div>
 	<label>Label <input type="text" id="pass7"/></label>
-	<label
-		>Label
-		<select id="pass8"></select
-	></label>
 	<label>Label <textarea id="pass9"></textarea></label>
 
 	<label><input type="text" id="fail4"/></label>
-	<label><select id="fail5"></select></label>
 	<label><textarea id="fail6"></textarea></label>
 	<label for="fail7"></label><input type="text" id="fail7" />
-	<label for="fail8"></label
-	><select id="fail8"></select>
 	<label for="fail9"></label><textarea id="fail9"></textarea>
-	<label for="fail10"
-		><select id="fail10">
-			<option>Thing</option>
-		</select></label
-	>
+
 	<label for="fail11" style="display: none;">Text</label
 	><input type="text" id="fail11" /> <label for="pass10">Label</label
-	><input type="text" id="pass10" /> <label for="pass11">Label</label
-	><select id="pass11"></select>
-	<label for="pass12">Label</label><textarea id="pass12"></textarea>
+	><input type="text" id="pass10" /> <label for="pass12">Label</label
+	><textarea id="pass12"></textarea>
 
 	<input id="pass13" title="Label" />
-	<select id="pass14" title="Label"></select>
 	<textarea id="pass15" title="Label"></textarea>
 
 	<label
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/label/label.json b/test/integration/rules/label/label.json
index d33197ff1b..e65b835b9e 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/label/label.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/label/label.json
@@ -3,37 +3,26 @@
 	"rule": "label",
 	"violations": [
 		["#fail1"],
-		["#fail2"],
 		["#fail3"],
 		["#fail4"],
-		["#fail5"],
 		["#fail6"],
 		["#fail7"],
-		["#fail8"],
 		["#fail9"],
-		["#fail10"],
 		["#fail11"],
 		["#fail22"],
-		["#fail24"],
 		["#fail25"],
-		["#fail26"],
 		["#fail27"]
 	],
 	"passes": [
 		["#pass1"],
-		["#pass2"],
 		["#pass3"],
 		["#pass4"],
-		["#pass5"],
 		["#pass6"],
 		["#pass7"],
-		["#pass8"],
 		["#pass9"],
 		["#pass10"],
-		["#pass11"],
 		["#pass12"],
 		["#pass13"],
-		["#pass14"],
 		["#pass15"],
 		["#pass16"],
 		["#pass17"],
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.html b/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0d600cec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<form action="#">
+	<select id="fail1"></select>
+	<select aria-label="label" id="pass1"></select>
+	<select aria-labelledby="label" id="pass2"></select>
+	<div id="label">Label</div>
+	<label>
+		Label
+		<select id="pass3"></select>
+	</label>
+
+	<label><select id="fail2"></select></label>
+	<label for="fail3">
+		<select id="fail3">
+			<option>Thing</option>
+		</select>
+	</label>
+	<label for="pass4">Label</label>
+	<select id="pass4"></select>
+
+	<select id="pass5" title="Label"></select>
+
+	<select id="pass6" role="presentation"></select>
+	<select id="pass7" role="none"></select>
+
+	<div>
+		<label>
+			<select id="fail4">
+				<option selected="selected">Chosen</option>
+				<option>Not Selected</option>
+			</select>
+		</label>
+	</div>
+</form>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.json b/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dbaf3257d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/rules/select-name/select-name.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"description": "select-name test",
+	"rule": "select-name",
+	"violations": [["#fail1"], ["#fail2"], ["#fail3"], ["#fail4"]],
+	"passes": [
+		["#pass1"],
+		["#pass2"],
+		["#pass3"],
+		["#pass4"],
+		["#pass5"],
+		["#pass6"],
+		["#pass7"]
+	]
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/virtual-rules/index.html b/test/integration/virtual-rules/index.html
index c3b9722259..11bd2aef72 100644
--- a/test/integration/virtual-rules/index.html
+++ b/test/integration/virtual-rules/index.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	</head>
 	<body>
 		<div id="mocha"></div>
-		<script src="autocompelte-valid.js"></script>
+		<script src="autocomplete-valid.js"></script>
 		<script src="image-alt.js"></script>
 		<script src="frame-title.js"></script>
 		<script src="input-image-alt.js"></script>
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		<script src="svg-img-alt.js"></script>
 		<script src="role-img-alt.js"></script>
 		<script src="link-name.js"></script>
+		<script src="select-name.js"></script>
 		<script src="/test/integration/adapter.js"></script>
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/test/integration/virtual-rules/label.js b/test/integration/virtual-rules/label.js
index 20d9a0ce03..16893b4b79 100644
--- a/test/integration/virtual-rules/label.js
+++ b/test/integration/virtual-rules/label.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('label', function() {
 
 	it('should incomplete for aria-labelledby', function() {
 		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('label', {
-			nodeName: 'select',
+			nodeName: 'input',
 			attributes: {
 				'aria-labelledby': 'foobar'
 			}
@@ -102,6 +102,32 @@ describe('label', function() {
 		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
 	});
 
+	it('should pass for role=presentation', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('label', {
+			nodeName: 'input',
+			attributes: {
+				role: 'presentation'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should pass for role=none', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('label', {
+			nodeName: 'input',
+			attributes: {
+				role: 'none'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
 	it('should incomplete for both missing aria-label and implicit label', function() {
 		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('label', {
 			nodeName: 'input',
diff --git a/test/integration/virtual-rules/select-name.js b/test/integration/virtual-rules/select-name.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7505978235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/virtual-rules/select-name.js
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+describe('select-name', function() {
+	it('should pass for aria-label', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				'aria-label': 'foobar'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should incomplete for aria-labelledby', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				'aria-labelledby': 'foobar'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 1);
+	});
+
+	it('should pass for implicit label', function() {
+		var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'select'
+		});
+		var parent = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'label'
+		});
+		var child = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: '#text',
+			nodeType: 3,
+			nodeValue: 'foobar'
+		});
+		node.parent = parent;
+		parent.children = [child, node];
+
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', node);
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should incomplete for explicit label', function() {
+		var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				id: 'foobar'
+			}
+		});
+
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', node);
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 1);
+	});
+
+	it('should pass for title', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				title: 'foobar'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should pass for role=presentation', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				role: 'presentation'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should pass for role=none', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				role: 'none'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should incomplete for both missing aria-label and implicit label', function() {
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', {
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				'aria-label': ''
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 1);
+	});
+
+	it('should fail when aria-label contains only whitespace and no implicit label', function() {
+		var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				'aria-label': ' \t   \n   '
+			}
+		});
+		node.parent = null;
+
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', node);
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should fail when aria-label is empty and no implicit label', function() {
+		var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				'aria-label': ''
+			}
+		});
+		node.parent = null;
+
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', node);
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+
+	it('should fail when title is empty and no implicit label', function() {
+		var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+			nodeName: 'select',
+			attributes: {
+				title: ''
+			}
+		});
+		node.parent = null;
+
+		var results = axe.runVirtualRule('select-name', node);
+
+		assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
+		assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+	});
+});