diff --git a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
index 579f1b313f69b..49b67a4c0a338 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
@@ -270,6 +270,28 @@ Alt+2 (and Command+2 on macOS)
 Command + f (macOS only)
     Toggle fullscreen (see also ``--fs``).
 
+(The following keybindings open a selector in the console that lets you choose
+from a list of items by typing part of the desired item and/or by navigating
+them with keybindings: ``Down`` and ``Ctrl+n`` go down, ``Up`` and ``Ctrl+p`` go
+up, ``Page down`` and ``Ctrl+f`` scroll down one page, and ``Page up`` and
+``Ctrl+b`` scroll up one page.)
+
+g-p
+    Select a playlist entry.
+
+g-t
+    Select a track.
+
+g-j
+    Select a secondary subtitle.
+
+g-c
+    Select a chapter.
+
+g-s
+    Select a subtitle line to seek to. This requires ``ffmpeg`` in PATH, or in
+    the same folder as mpv on Windows.
+
 (The following keys are valid if you have a keyboard with multimedia keys.)
 
 PAUSE
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index e40e7d2c6d117..1dd628d36aa75 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -1023,6 +1023,10 @@ Program Behavior
     `Conditional auto profiles`_ for details. ``auto`` will load the script,
     but immediately unload it if there are no conditional profiles.
 
+``--load-select=<yes|no>``
+    Enable the builtin script that lets you select from lists of items (default:
+    yes). By default, its keybindings start with the ``g`` key.
+
 ``--player-operation-mode=<cplayer|pseudo-gui>``
     For enabling "pseudo GUI mode", which means that the defaults for some
     options are changed. This option should not normally be used directly, but
diff --git a/etc/input.conf b/etc/input.conf
index 80f1ceb2f3e01..1c61d83653770 100644
--- a/etc/input.conf
+++ b/etc/input.conf
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@
 #ctrl+h cycle-values hwdec "auto-safe" "no"  # toggle hardware decoding
 #F8 show-text ${playlist}               # show the playlist
 #F9 show-text ${track-list}             # show the list of video, audio and sub tracks
+#g ignore
+#g-p script-binding select/select-playlist
+#g-t script-binding select/select-track
+#g-j script-binding select/select-secondary-sub
+#g-c script-binding select/select-chapter
+#g-s script-binding select/sub-seek
+
 
 #
 # Legacy bindings (may or may not be removed in the future)
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 4415ed8145bfa..039f8fc481408 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     {"load-auto-profiles",
         OPT_CHOICE(lua_load_auto_profiles, {"no", 0}, {"yes", 1}, {"auto", -1}),
         .flags = UPDATE_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS},
+    {"load-select", OPT_BOOL(lua_load_select), .flags = UPDATE_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS},
 #endif
 
 // ------------------------- stream options --------------------
@@ -969,6 +970,7 @@ static const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts = {
     .lua_load_stats = true,
     .lua_load_console = true,
     .lua_load_auto_profiles = -1,
+    .lua_load_select = true,
 #endif
     .auto_load_scripts = true,
     .loop_times = 1,
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 6733fa3161bc4..49aacbd21ac61 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     bool lua_load_stats;
     bool lua_load_console;
     int lua_load_auto_profiles;
+    bool lua_load_select;
 
     bool auto_load_scripts;
 
diff --git a/player/core.h b/player/core.h
index c44868cecd58f..a3a212ed9145f 100644
--- a/player/core.h
+++ b/player/core.h
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ typedef struct MPContext {
 
     struct mp_ipc_ctx *ipc_ctx;
 
-    int64_t builtin_script_ids[5];
+    int64_t builtin_script_ids[6];
 
     mp_mutex abort_lock;
 
diff --git a/player/lua.c b/player/lua.c
index d51ea5c8a716d..1be3428b99cae 100644
--- a/player/lua.c
+++ b/player/lua.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ static const char * const builtin_lua_scripts[][2] = {
     },
     {"@auto_profiles.lua",
 #   include "player/lua/auto_profiles.lua.inc"
+    },
+    {"@select.lua",
+#   include "player/lua/select.lua.inc"
     },
     {0}
 };
diff --git a/player/lua/meson.build b/player/lua/meson.build
index 7df62d219b6c1..0812817cb66b0 100644
--- a/player/lua/meson.build
+++ b/player/lua/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 lua_files = ['defaults.lua', 'assdraw.lua', 'options.lua', 'osc.lua',
              'ytdl_hook.lua', 'stats.lua', 'console.lua', 'auto_profiles.lua',
-             'input.lua', 'fzy.lua']
+             'input.lua', 'fzy.lua', 'select.lua']
 foreach file: lua_files
     lua_file = custom_target(file,
         input: join_paths(source_root, 'player', 'lua', file),
diff --git a/player/lua/select.lua b/player/lua/select.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1aa0cef2640cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/player/lua/select.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+--[[
+This file is part of mpv.
+
+mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License along with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+]]
+
+local input = require "mp.input"
+
+mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "select-playlist", function ()
+    local playlist = {}
+    local default_item = 1
+
+    for i, entry in ipairs(mp.get_property_native("playlist")) do
+        playlist[i] = select(2, require "mp.utils".split_path(entry.filename))
+
+        if entry.playing then
+            default_item = i
+        end
+    end
+
+    input.select({
+        prompt = "Select a playlist entry:",
+        items = playlist,
+        default_item = default_item,
+        submit = function (index)
+            mp.commandv("playlist-play-index", index - 1)
+            input.terminate()
+        end,
+    })
+end)
+
+mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "select-track", function ()
+    local tracks = {}
+
+    for i, track in ipairs(mp.get_property_native("track-list")) do
+        tracks[i] = track.type:sub(1, 1):upper() .. track.type:sub(2) .. ": " ..
+            (track.selected and "●" or "○") ..
+            (track.title and " " .. track.title or "") ..
+            " (" .. (
+                (track.lang and track.lang .. " " or "") ..
+                (track.codec and track.codec .. " " or "") ..
+                (track["demux-w"] and track["demux-w"] .. "x" .. track["demux-h"] .. " " or "") ..
+                (track["demux-fps"] and not track.image and string.format("%.3f", track["demux-fps"]) .. "FPS " or "") ..
+                (track["demux-channel-count"] and track["demux-channel-count"] .. "ch " or "") ..
+                (track["demux-samplerate"] and track["demux-samplerate"] / 1000 .. "kHz " or "") ..
+                (track.external and "external " or "")
+            ):sub(1, -2) .. ")"
+    end
+
+    input.select({
+        prompt = "Select a track:",
+        items = tracks,
+        submit = function (id)
+            local track = mp.get_property_native("track-list/" .. id - 1)
+            if track then
+                mp.set_property(track.type, track.selected and "no" or track.id)
+            end
+            input.terminate()
+        end,
+    })
+end)
+
+local function show_error(message)
+    mp.msg.error(message)
+    if mp.get_property_native("vo-configured") then
+        mp.osd_message(message)
+    end
+end
+
+mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "select-secondary-sub", function ()
+    local subs = {}
+    local sub_indexes = {}
+    local default_item = 1
+    local secondary_sid = mp.get_property_native("secondary-sid")
+
+    for i, track in ipairs(mp.get_property_native("track-list")) do
+        if track.type == "sub" then
+            subs[#subs + 1] = (track.selected and "●" or "○") ..
+                (track.title and " " .. track.title or "") ..
+                " (" .. (
+                    (track.lang and track.lang .. " " or "") ..
+                    (track.codec and track.codec .. " " or "") ..
+                    (track.external and "external " or "")
+                ):sub(1, -2) .. ")"
+
+            sub_indexes[#sub_indexes + 1] = i - 1
+
+            if track.id == secondary_sid then
+                default_item = #subs
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    if #subs == 0 then
+        show_error("No subtitle is loaded.")
+        return
+    end
+
+    input.select({
+        prompt = "Select a secondary subtitle:",
+        items = subs,
+        default_item = default_item,
+        submit = function (id)
+            local sub = mp.get_property_native("track-list/" .. sub_indexes[id])
+            if sub then
+                mp.set_property("secondary-sid", sub.selected and "no" or sub.id)
+            end
+            input.terminate()
+        end,
+    })
+end)
+
+local function format_time(t)
+    local h = math.floor(t / (60 * 60))
+    t = t - (h * 60 * 60)
+    local m = math.floor(t / 60)
+    local s = t - (m * 60)
+
+    return string.format("%.2d:%.2d:%.2d", h, m, s)
+end
+
+mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "select-chapter", function ()
+    local chapters = {}
+    local default_item = mp.get_property_native("chapter")
+
+    if default_item == nil then
+        show_error("No chapters are present.")
+        return
+    end
+
+    for i, chapter in ipairs(mp.get_property_native("chapter-list")) do
+        chapters[i] = format_time(chapter.time) .. " " .. chapter.title
+    end
+
+    input.select({
+        prompt = "Select a chapter:",
+        items = chapters,
+        default_item = default_item + 1,
+        submit = function (chapter)
+            mp.set_property("chapter", chapter - 1)
+            input.terminate()
+        end,
+    })
+end)
+
+mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "sub-seek", function ()
+    local sub = mp.get_property_native("current-tracks/sub")
+
+    if sub == nil then
+        show_error("No subtitle is loaded.")
+        return
+    end
+
+    local r = mp.command_native({
+        name = "subprocess",
+        capture_stdout = true,
+        args = sub.external
+            and {"ffmpeg", "-loglevel", "quiet", "-i", sub["external-filename"], "-f", "lrc", "-map_metadata", "-1", "-fflags", "+bitexact", "-"}
+            or {"ffmpeg", "-loglevel", "quiet", "-i", mp.get_property("path"), "-map", "s:" .. sub["id"] - 1, "-f", "lrc", "-map_metadata", "-1", "-fflags", "+bitexact", "-"}
+    })
+
+    if r.status < 0 then
+        show_error("subprocess error: " .. r.error_string)
+        return
+    end
+
+    if r.status > 0 then
+        show_error("ffmpeg failed with code " .. r.status)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local sub_lines = {}
+    local default_item = 1
+
+    local sub_start = mp.get_property_native("sub-start", 0)
+    local m = math.floor(sub_start / 60)
+    local s = sub_start - m * 60
+    sub_start = string.format("%.2d:%05.2f", m, s)
+
+    -- Strip HTML and ASS tags.
+    for line in r.stdout:gsub("<.->", ""):gsub("{\\.-}", ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        sub_lines[#sub_lines + 1] = line
+
+        if line:find("^%[" .. sub_start) then
+            default_item = #sub_lines
+        end
+    end
+
+    input.select({
+        prompt = "Select a line to seek to:",
+        items = sub_lines,
+        default_item = default_item,
+        submit = function (index)
+            mp.commandv("seek", sub_lines[index]:match("[%d:%.]+"), "absolute")
+            input.terminate()
+        end,
+    })
+end)
diff --git a/player/scripting.c b/player/scripting.c
index 5c99f4c70e9d3..2dec9d84468b9 100644
--- a/player/scripting.c
+++ b/player/scripting.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ void mp_load_builtin_scripts(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     load_builtin_script(mpctx, 3, mpctx->opts->lua_load_console, "@console.lua");
     load_builtin_script(mpctx, 4, mpctx->opts->lua_load_auto_profiles,
                         "@auto_profiles.lua");
+    load_builtin_script(mpctx, 5, mpctx->opts->lua_load_select, "@select.lua");
 }
 
 bool mp_load_scripts(struct MPContext *mpctx)