diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/FormSelect.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/FormSelect.tsx
index 0e909bbeadc..4703b82c523 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/FormSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/FormSelect.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface FormSelectProps
   onFocus?: (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => void;
   /** Optional callback for updating when selection changes */
   onChange?: (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLSelectElement>, value: string) => void;
-  /** Custom flag to show that the FormSelect requires an associated id or aria-label. */
+  /** Accessible label. Required unless an associated id or aria-labelledby is specified. */
   'aria-label'?: string;
   /** Value to overwrite the randomly generated data-ouia-component-id.*/
   ouiaId?: number | string;
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class FormSelect extends Component<FormSelectProps> {
   static displayName = 'FormSelect';
   constructor(props: FormSelectProps) {
     super(props);
-    if (!props.id && !props['aria-label']) {
+    if (!props.id && !props['aria-label'] && !props['aria-labelledby']?.trim()) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('FormSelect requires either an id or aria-label to be specified');
+      console.error('FormSelect requires an id, aria-label, or aria-labelledby to be specified');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/__tests__/FormSelect.test.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/__tests__/FormSelect.test.tsx
index 347a086492c..56c3012bfa1 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/__tests__/FormSelect.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/FormSelect/__tests__/FormSelect.test.tsx
@@ -186,4 +186,45 @@ describe('FormSelect', () => {
     expect(myMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(myMock.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual('mr');
   });
+
+  test.each(['select-label', ' select-label \t'])(
+    'uses aria-labelledby %p without generating a console error',
+    (labelledBy) => {
+      const consoleError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+      try {
+        render(
+          <>
+            <span id="select-label">Title</span>
+            <FormSelect aria-labelledby={labelledBy}>
+              <FormSelectOption value="mr" label="Mr" />
+            </FormSelect>
+          </>
+        );
+
+        expect(screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Title' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-labelledby', labelledBy);
+        expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      } finally {
+        consoleError.mockRestore();
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
+  test.each(['', '   ', '\t\n'])('warns when aria-labelledby is %p and no other label is provided', (labelledBy) => {
+    const consoleError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    try {
+      render(
+        <FormSelect aria-labelledby={labelledBy}>
+          <FormSelectOption value="mr" label="Mr" />
+        </FormSelect>
+      );
+
+      expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'FormSelect requires an id, aria-label, or aria-labelledby to be specified'
+      );
+    } finally {
+      consoleError.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
 });