diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84ed86eb..d34a2d91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ clear to read and to maintain.
   - [`toBePartiallyChecked`](#tobepartiallychecked)
   - [`toHaveRole`](#tohaverole)
   - [`toHaveErrorMessage`](#tohaveerrormessage)
+  - [`toHaveSelection`](#tohaveselection)
 - [Deprecated matchers](#deprecated-matchers)
   - [`toBeEmpty`](#tobeempty)
   - [`toBeInTheDOM`](#tobeinthedom)
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest'
 setupFiles: ['./vitest-setup.js']
 ```
 
-Also, depending on your local setup, you may need to update your `tsconfig.json`:
+Also, depending on your local setup, you may need to update your
+`tsconfig.json`:
 
 ```json
   // In tsconfig.json
@@ -1420,6 +1422,71 @@ expect(deleteButton).not.toHaveDescription()
 expect(deleteButton).toHaveDescription('') // Missing or empty description always becomes a blank string
 ```
 
+<hr />
+
+### `toHaveSelection`
+
+This allows to assert that an element has a
+[text selection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection).
+
+This is useful to check if text or part of the text is selected within an
+element. The element can be either an input of type text, a textarea, or any
+other element that contains text, such as a paragraph, span, div etc.
+
+NOTE: the expected selection is a string, it does not allow to check for
+selection range indeces.
+
+```typescript
+toHaveSelection(expectedSelection?: string)
+```
+
+```html
+<div>
+  <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+  <textarea data-testid="textarea">text selected text</textarea>
+  <p data-testid="prev">prev</p>
+  <p data-testid="parent">
+    text <span data-testid="child">selected</span> text
+  </p>
+  <p data-testid="next">next</p>
+</div>
+```
+
+```javascript
+getByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+expect(getByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+
+getByTestId('textarea').setSelectionRange(0, 5)
+expect('textarea').toHaveSelection('text ')
+
+const selection = document.getSelection()
+const range = document.createRange()
+selection.removeAllRanges()
+selection.empty()
+selection.addRange(range)
+
+// selection of child applies to the parent as well
+range.selectNodeContents(getByTestId('child'))
+expect(getByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+expect(getByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+
+// selection that applies from prev all, parent text before child, and part child.
+range.setStart(getByTestId('prev'), 0)
+range.setEnd(getByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+expect(queryByTestId('prev')).toHaveSelection('prev')
+expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('sel')
+expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('text sel')
+expect(queryByTestId('next')).not.toHaveSelection()
+
+// selection that applies from part child, parent text after child and part next.
+range.setStart(getByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+range.setEnd(getByTestId('next').childNodes[0], 2)
+expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('ected')
+expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('ected text')
+expect(queryByTestId('prev')).not.toHaveSelection()
+expect(queryByTestId('next')).toHaveSelection('ne')
+```
+
 ## Inspiration
 
 This whole library was extracted out of Kent C. Dodds' [DOM Testing
diff --git a/src/__tests__/to-have-selection.js b/src/__tests__/to-have-selection.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ddcc2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/to-have-selection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import {render} from './helpers/test-utils'
+
+describe('.toHaveSelection', () => {
+  test.each(['text', 'password', 'textarea'])(
+    'handles selection within form elements',
+    testId => {
+      const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+        <input type="password" value="text selected text" data-testid="password" />
+        <textarea data-testid="textarea">text selected text</textarea>
+    `)
+
+      queryByTestId(testId).setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+      expect(queryByTestId(testId)).toHaveSelection('selected')
+
+      queryByTestId(testId).select()
+      expect(queryByTestId(testId)).toHaveSelection('text selected text')
+    },
+  )
+
+  test.each(['checkbox', 'radio'])(
+    'returns empty string for form elements without text',
+    testId => {
+      const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="checkbox" value="checkbox" data-testid="checkbox" />
+        <input type="radio" value="radio" data-testid="radio" />
+    `)
+
+      queryByTestId(testId).select()
+      expect(queryByTestId(testId)).toHaveSelection('')
+    },
+  )
+
+  test('does not match subset string', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+    `)
+
+    queryByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+    expect(queryByTestId('text')).not.toHaveSelection('select')
+    expect(queryByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+  })
+
+  test('accepts any selection when expected selection is missing', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+    `)
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('text')).not.toHaveSelection()
+
+    queryByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection()
+  })
+
+  test('throws when form element is not selected', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+    `)
+
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(queryByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection(),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `
+      <dim>expect(</><red>element</><dim>).toHaveSelection(</><green>expected</><dim>)</>
+
+      Expected the element to have selection:
+      <green>  (any)</>
+      Received:
+
+    `,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('throws when form element is selected', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+    `)
+    queryByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(queryByTestId('text')).not.toHaveSelection(),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `
+      <dim>expect(</><red>element</><dim>).not.toHaveSelection(</><green>expected</><dim>)</>
+
+      Expected the element not to have selection:
+      <green>  (any)</>
+      Received:
+      <red>  selected</>
+    `,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('throws when element is not selected', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <div data-testid="text">text</div>
+    `)
+
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(queryByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection(),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `
+      <dim>expect(</><red>element</><dim>).toHaveSelection(</><green>expected</><dim>)</>
+
+      Expected the element to have selection:
+      <green>  (any)</>
+      Received:
+
+    `,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('throws when element selection does not match', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+        <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+    `)
+    queryByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(0, 4)
+
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(queryByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection('no match'),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `
+      <dim>expect(</><red>element</><dim>).toHaveSelection(</><green>no match</><dim>)</>
+
+      Expected the element to have selection:
+      <green>  no match</>
+      Received:
+      <red>  text</>
+    `,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('handles selection within text nodes', () => {
+    const {queryByTestId} = render(`
+			<div>
+        <div data-testid="prev">prev</div>
+        <div data-testid="parent">text <span data-testid="child">selected</span> text</div>
+        <div data-testid="next">next</div>
+			</div>
+    `)
+
+    const selection = queryByTestId('child').ownerDocument.getSelection()
+    const range = queryByTestId('child').ownerDocument.createRange()
+    selection.removeAllRanges()
+		selection.empty()
+    selection.addRange(range)
+
+    range.selectNodeContents(queryByTestId('child'))
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+    expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+
+    range.selectNodeContents(queryByTestId('parent'))
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+    expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('text selected text')
+
+    range.setStart(queryByTestId('prev'), 0)
+    range.setEnd(queryByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('prev')).toHaveSelection('prev')
+    expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('sel')
+    expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('text sel')
+    expect(queryByTestId('next')).not.toHaveSelection()
+
+    range.setStart(queryByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+    range.setEnd(queryByTestId('next').childNodes[0], 2)
+
+    expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('ected')
+    expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('ected text')
+    expect(queryByTestId('prev')).not.toHaveSelection()
+    expect(queryByTestId('next')).toHaveSelection('ne')
+  })
+
+  test('throws with information when the expected selection is not string', () => {
+    const {container} = render(`<div>1</div>`)
+    const element = container.firstChild
+    const range = element.ownerDocument.createRange()
+    range.selectNodeContents(element)
+    element.ownerDocument.getSelection().addRange(range)
+
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(element).toHaveSelection(1),
+    ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      `expected selection must be a string or undefined`,
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/matchers.js b/src/matchers.js
index 46803f30..ed534e28 100644
--- a/src/matchers.js
+++ b/src/matchers.js
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ export {toBeChecked} from './to-be-checked'
 export {toBePartiallyChecked} from './to-be-partially-checked'
 export {toHaveDescription} from './to-have-description'
 export {toHaveErrorMessage} from './to-have-errormessage'
+export {toHaveSelection} from './to-have-selection'
diff --git a/src/to-have-selection.js b/src/to-have-selection.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55ce430a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/to-have-selection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import isEqualWith from 'lodash/isEqualWith'
+import {checkHtmlElement, compareArraysAsSet, getMessage} from './utils'
+
+/**
+ * Returns the selection from the element.
+ * 
+ * @param element {HTMLElement} The element to get the selection from.
+ * @returns {String} The selection.
+ */
+function getSelection(element) {
+  const selection = element.ownerDocument.getSelection()
+
+  if (['input', 'textarea'].includes(element.tagName.toLowerCase())) {
+    if (['radio', 'checkbox'].includes(element.type)) return ''
+    return element.value
+      .toString()
+      .substring(element.selectionStart, element.selectionEnd)
+  }
+
+  if (selection.anchorNode === null || selection.focusNode === null) {
+    // No selection
+    return ''
+  }
+
+  const originalRange = selection.getRangeAt(0)
+  const temporaryRange = element.ownerDocument.createRange()
+
+  if (selection.containsNode(element, false)) {
+    // Whole element is inside selection
+    temporaryRange.selectNodeContents(element)
+    selection.removeAllRanges()
+    selection.addRange(temporaryRange)
+  } else if (
+    element.contains(selection.anchorNode) &&
+    element.contains(selection.focusNode)
+  ) {
+    // Element contains selection, nothing to do
+  } else {
+    // Element is partially selected
+    const selectionStartsWithinElement =
+      element === originalRange.startContainer ||
+      element.contains(originalRange.startContainer)
+    const selectionEndsWithinElement =
+      element === originalRange.endContainer ||
+      element.contains(originalRange.endContainer)
+    selection.removeAllRanges()
+
+    if (selectionStartsWithinElement || selectionEndsWithinElement) {
+      temporaryRange.selectNodeContents(element)
+
+      if (selectionStartsWithinElement) {
+        temporaryRange.setStart(
+          originalRange.startContainer,
+          originalRange.startOffset,
+        )
+      }
+      if (selectionEndsWithinElement) {
+        temporaryRange.setEnd(
+          originalRange.endContainer,
+          originalRange.endOffset,
+        )
+      }
+
+      selection.addRange(temporaryRange)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const result = selection.toString()
+
+  selection.removeAllRanges()
+  selection.addRange(originalRange)
+
+  return result
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the element has the string selected.
+ *
+ * @param htmlElement {HTMLElement} The html element to check the selection for.
+ * @param expectedSelection {String} The selection as a string.
+ */
+export function toHaveSelection(htmlElement, expectedSelection) {
+  checkHtmlElement(htmlElement, toHaveSelection, this)
+
+  const expectsSelection = expectedSelection !== undefined
+
+  if (expectsSelection && typeof expectedSelection !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error(`expected selection must be a string or undefined`)
+  }
+
+  const receivedSelection = getSelection(htmlElement)
+
+  return {
+    pass: expectsSelection
+      ? isEqualWith(receivedSelection, expectedSelection, compareArraysAsSet)
+      : Boolean(receivedSelection),
+    message: () => {
+      const to = this.isNot ? 'not to' : 'to'
+      const matcher = this.utils.matcherHint(
+        `${this.isNot ? '.not' : ''}.toHaveSelection`,
+        'element',
+        expectedSelection,
+      )
+      return getMessage(
+        this,
+        matcher,
+        `Expected the element ${to} have selection`,
+        expectsSelection ? expectedSelection : '(any)',
+        'Received',
+        receivedSelection,
+      )
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/types/matchers.d.ts b/types/matchers.d.ts
index dfea7f10..8bf2ad58 100755
--- a/types/matchers.d.ts
+++ b/types/matchers.d.ts
@@ -703,6 +703,64 @@ declare namespace matchers {
      * [testing-library/jest-dom#tohaveerrormessage](https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom#tohaveerrormessage)
      */
     toHaveErrorMessage(text?: string | RegExp | E): R
+    /**
+     * @description
+     * This allows to assert that an element has a
+     * [text selection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection).
+     *
+     * This is useful to check if text or part of the text is selected within an
+     * element. The element can be either an input of type text, a textarea, or any
+     * other element that contains text, such as a paragraph, span, div etc.
+     *
+     * NOTE: the expected selection is a string, it does not allow to check for
+     * selection range indeces.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * <div>
+     * <input type="text" value="text selected text" data-testid="text" />
+     * <textarea data-testid="textarea">text selected text</textarea>
+     * <p data-testid="prev">prev</p>
+     * <p data-testid="parent">text <span data-testid="child">selected</span> text</p>
+     * <p data-testid="next">next</p>
+     * </div>
+     *
+     * getByTestId('text').setSelectionRange(5, 13)
+     * expect(getByTestId('text')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+     *
+     * getByTestId('textarea').setSelectionRange(0, 5)
+     * expect('textarea').toHaveSelection('text ')
+     *
+     * const selection = document.getSelection()
+     * const range = document.createRange()
+     * selection.removeAllRanges()
+     * selection.empty()
+     * selection.addRange(range)
+     *
+     * // selection of child applies to the parent as well
+     * range.selectNodeContents(getByTestId('child'))
+     * expect(getByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+     * expect(getByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('selected')
+     *
+     * // selection that applies from prev all, parent text before child, and part child.
+     * range.setStart(getByTestId('prev'), 0)
+     * range.setEnd(getByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+     * expect(queryByTestId('prev')).toHaveSelection('prev')
+     * expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('sel')
+     * expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('text sel')
+     * expect(queryByTestId('next')).not.toHaveSelection()
+     *
+     * // selection that applies from part child, parent text after child and part next.
+     * range.setStart(getByTestId('child').childNodes[0], 3)
+     * range.setEnd(getByTestId('next').childNodes[0], 2)
+     * expect(queryByTestId('child')).toHaveSelection('ected')
+     * expect(queryByTestId('parent')).toHaveSelection('ected text')
+     * expect(queryByTestId('prev')).not.toHaveSelection()
+     * expect(queryByTestId('next')).toHaveSelection('ne')
+     *
+     * @see
+     * [testing-library/jest-dom#tohaveselection](https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom#tohaveselection)
+     */
+    toHaveSelection(selection?: string): R
   }
 }