diff --git a/omegaconf/base.py b/omegaconf/base.py
index bc2f50bfd..d76e557ad 100644
--- a/omegaconf/base.py
+++ b/omegaconf/base.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     InterpolationKeyError,
     InterpolationResolutionError,
     InterpolationToMissingValueError,
+    InterpolationValidationError,
+    KeyValidationError,
     MissingMandatoryValue,
     OmegaConfBaseException,
     UnsupportedInterpolationType,
@@ -425,7 +427,12 @@ def _resolve_interpolation_from_parse_tree(
                 conv_value = value.validate_and_convert(res_value)
             except ValidationError as e:
                 if throw_on_resolution_failure:
-                    self._format_and_raise(key=key, value=res_value, cause=e)
+                    self._format_and_raise(
+                        key=key,
+                        value=res_value,
+                        cause=e,
+                        type_override=InterpolationValidationError,
+                    )
                 return None
 
             # If the converted value is of the same type, it means that no conversion
@@ -437,14 +444,24 @@ def _resolve_interpolation_from_parse_tree(
 
         if must_wrap:
             assert parent is None or isinstance(parent, BaseContainer)
-            return _node_wrap(
-                type_=value._metadata.ref_type,
-                parent=parent,
-                is_optional=value._metadata.optional,
-                value=resolved,
-                key=key,
-                ref_type=value._metadata.ref_type,
-            )
+            try:
+                return _node_wrap(
+                    type_=value._metadata.ref_type,
+                    parent=parent,
+                    is_optional=value._metadata.optional,
+                    value=resolved,
+                    key=key,
+                    ref_type=value._metadata.ref_type,
+                )
+            except (KeyValidationError, ValidationError) as e:
+                if throw_on_resolution_failure:
+                    self._format_and_raise(
+                        key=key,
+                        value=resolved,
+                        cause=e,
+                        type_override=InterpolationValidationError,
+                    )
+                return None
         else:
             assert isinstance(resolved, Node)
             return resolved
diff --git a/omegaconf/errors.py b/omegaconf/errors.py
index a7a2cf858..591ee45dd 100644
--- a/omegaconf/errors.py
+++ b/omegaconf/errors.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class InterpolationToMissingValueError(InterpolationResolutionError):
     """
 
 
+class InterpolationValidationError(InterpolationResolutionError):
+    """
+    Thrown when the result of an interpolation fails the validation step.
+    """
+
+
 class ConfigKeyError(OmegaConfBaseException, KeyError):
     """
     Thrown from DictConfig when a regular dict access would have caused a KeyError.
diff --git a/tests/test_interpolation.py b/tests/test_interpolation.py
index 55cd7f1e3..8d28ad570 100644
--- a/tests/test_interpolation.py
+++ b/tests/test_interpolation.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     GrammarParseError,
     InterpolationKeyError,
     InterpolationResolutionError,
-    KeyValidationError,
+    InterpolationValidationError,
     OmegaConfBaseException,
     UnsupportedInterpolationType,
 )
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ def drop_last(s: str) -> str:
             User(name="Bond", age=SI("${cast:str,seven}")),
             "age",
             pytest.raises(
-                ValidationError,
+                InterpolationValidationError,
                 match=re.escape(
                     dedent(
                         """\
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ def drop_last(s: str) -> str:
             User(name="Bond", age=SI("${name}")),
             "age",
             pytest.raises(
-                ValidationError,
+                InterpolationValidationError,
                 match=re.escape(
                     dedent(
                         """\
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ def drop_last(s: str) -> str:
             StructuredWithMissing(opt_num=None, num=II("opt_num")),
             "num",
             pytest.raises(
-                ValidationError,
+                InterpolationValidationError,
                 match=re.escape("Non optional field cannot be assigned None"),
             ),
             id="non_optional_node_interpolation",
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ def drop_last(s: str) -> str:
             SubscriptedList(list=SI("${identity:[a, b]}")),
             "list",
             pytest.raises(
-                ValidationError,
+                InterpolationValidationError,
                 match=re.escape("Value 'a' could not be converted to Integer"),
             ),
             id="list_type_mismatch",
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ def drop_last(s: str) -> str:
             MissingDict(dict=SI("${identity:{0: b, 1: d}}")),
             "dict",
             pytest.raises(
-                KeyValidationError,
+                InterpolationValidationError,
                 match=re.escape("Key 0 (int) is incompatible with (str)"),
             ),
             id="dict_key_type_mismatch",
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ def test_interpolation_type_validated_error(
     key: str,
     expected_error: Any,
     restore_resolvers: Any,
-) -> Any:
+) -> None:
     def cast(t: Any, v: Any) -> Any:
         return {"str": str, "int": int}[t](v)  # cast `v` to type `t`
 
@@ -917,6 +917,8 @@ def cast(t: Any, v: Any) -> Any:
     with expected_error:
         cfg[key]
 
+    assert OmegaConf.select(cfg, key, throw_on_resolution_failure=False) is None
+
 
 def test_type_validation_error_no_throw() -> None:
     cfg = OmegaConf.structured(User(name="Bond", age=SI("${name}")))