diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.css b/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.css
index 162ce660..8289c0cb 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.css
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.css
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 .bcds-react-aria-Select {
-  display: inline-flex;
+  display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: var(--layout-margin-xsmall);
+  gap: var(--layout-margin-small);
+  align-items: flex-start;
   /* Hacks for `stretch`: https://caniuse.com/mdn-css_properties_max-width_stretch */
   max-width: -moz-available;
   max-width: -webkit-fill-available;
@@ -16,9 +17,10 @@
   color: var(--typography-color-disabled);
 }
 
-/* "(optional)" text after Label*/
-.bcds-react-aria-Select--Label > .optional {
-  color: var(--typography-color-secondary);
+/* Error message */
+.bcds-react-aria-Select--Error {
+  font: var(--typography-regular-small-body);
+  color: var(--typography-color-danger);
 }
 
 /* Select input equivalent */
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@
 }
 .bcds-react-aria-Select--Button[data-focused] {
   border-color: var(--surface-color-border-active);
-  outline: none;
+  outline: solid var(--layout-border-width-medium)
+    var(--surface-color-border-active);
+  outline-offset: var(--layout-margin-hair);
 }
 .bcds-react-aria-Select--Button[data-pressed] {
   border-color: var(--surface-color-border-active);
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@
   box-shadow: var(--surface-shadow-medium);
   box-sizing: border-box;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: var(--layout-margin-hair) var(--layout-margin-xsmall);
+  padding: var(--layout-margin-hair) var(--layout-padding-xsmall);
   width: var(
     --trigger-width
   ); /* Variable provided by Select component https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/react-aria/Select.html#popover-1 */
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@
 .bcds-react-aria-Select--Header {
   color: var(--typography-color-secondary);
   font: var(--typography-regular-small-body);
-  padding: var(--layout-margin-hair) var(--layout-margin-small);
+  padding: var(--layout-margin-hair) var(--layout-padding-small);
 }
 
 /* ListBox option item */
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
index 6c35583c..c7d6a65d 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import {
   Button,
   Collection,
+  FieldError,
   Header,
   Key,
   Label,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   SelectProps as ReactAriaSelectProps,
   SelectValue,
   Text,
+  ValidationResult,
 } from "react-aria-components";
 
 import "./Select.css";
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ export interface SelectProps<T extends object> extends ReactAriaSelectProps<T> {
   placeholder?: string;
   /** Defaults to `medium` */
   size?: "small" | "medium";
+  /* Used for data validation and error handling */
+  errorMessage?: string | ((validation: ValidationResult) => string);
 }
 
 function ChevronDown() {
@@ -86,6 +90,24 @@ function ChevronUp() {
   );
 }
 
+/* Icon displayed when input is in invalid state */
+const iconError = (
+  <svg
+    width="20"
+    height="20"
+    viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+  >
+    <g id="20px/Error icon">
+      <path
+        id="Icon"
+        d="M17.835 15.0312C18.335 15.9062 17.71 17 16.6787 17H3.33499C2.30374 17 1.67874 15.9062 2.14749 15.0312L8.83499 3.65625C9.11624 3.21875 9.55373 3 10.0225 3C10.46 3 10.8975 3.21875 11.1787 3.65625L17.835 15.0312ZM3.64749 15.5H16.3663L9.99123 4.65625L3.64749 15.5ZM10.0225 12.5625C10.5537 12.5625 10.9912 13 10.9912 13.5312C10.9912 14.0625 10.5537 14.5 10.0225 14.5C9.45998 14.5 9.02249 14.0625 9.02249 13.5312C9.02249 13 9.45998 12.5625 10.0225 12.5625ZM9.27249 7.75C9.27249 7.34375 9.58498 7 10.0225 7C10.4287 7 10.7725 7.34375 10.7725 7.75V10.75C10.7725 11.1875 10.4287 11.5 10.0225 11.5C9.58498 11.5 9.27249 11.1875 9.27249 10.75V7.75Z"
+        fill="var(--icons-color-danger)"
+      />
+    </g>
+  </svg>
+);
+
 /** Select displays a collapsible list of options and allows a user to select one of them. */
 export default function Select<T extends object>({
   items,
@@ -93,21 +115,16 @@ export default function Select<T extends object>({
   label,
   placeholder,
   size = "medium",
+  errorMessage,
   ...props
 }: SelectProps<T>) {
   return (
-    <ReactAriaSelect {...props}>
+    <ReactAriaSelect {...props} className="bcds-react-aria-Select">
       {({ isOpen, isRequired, isInvalid }) => (
         <>
           {label && (
             <Label className="bcds-react-aria-Select--Label">
-              {label}
-              {!isRequired && (
-                <>
-                  {" "}
-                  <span className="optional">(optional)</span>
-                </>
-              )}
+              {isRequired ? label : `${label} (optional)`}
             </Label>
           )}
           <Button
@@ -123,8 +140,12 @@ export default function Select<T extends object>({
                 return "Select an item";
               }}
             />
+            {isInvalid && iconError}
             {isOpen ? <ChevronUp /> : <ChevronDown />}
           </Button>
+          <FieldError className="bcds-react-aria-Select--Error">
+            {errorMessage}
+          </FieldError>
           <Popover className="bcds-react-aria-Select--Popover" offset={4}>
             <ListBox
               className="bcds-react-aria-Select--ListBox"
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/stories/Select.stories.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/stories/Select.stories.tsx
index a52feeec..a744f683 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/stories/Select.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/stories/Select.stories.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ const meta = {
       config: {
         // overrides automated accessibility testing for aria-hidden-focus to suppress a known false positive
         // see https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/react-aria/Select.html#false-positives for more information
-        rules: [{ id: 'aria-hidden-focus', enabled: false }],
-      }
-    }
+        rules: [{ id: "aria-hidden-focus", enabled: false }],
+      },
+    },
   },
   argTypes: {
     size: {
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export const Invalid: Story = {
     ...SelectTemplate.args,
     label: "Invalid example",
     isInvalid: true,
+    errorMessage: "Error messages can be customised or passed programmatically",
   },
 };