diff --git a/climada/engine/test/test_impact_forecast.py b/climada/engine/test/test_impact_forecast.py
index 6ada17777c..cc461b6101 100644
--- a/climada/engine/test/test_impact_forecast.py
+++ b/climada/engine/test/test_impact_forecast.py
@@ -92,16 +92,58 @@ def test_impact_forecast_from_impact(
         self.assert_impact_kwargs(impact_forecast, **impact_kwargs)
 
 
-def test_impact_forecast_select(impact_forecast, lead_time, member, impact_kwargs):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "var, var_select",
+    [("event_id", "event_ids"), ("event_name", "event_names"), ("date", "dates")],
+)
+def test_impact_forecast_select_events(
+    impact_forecast, lead_time, member, impact_kwargs, var, var_select
+):
     """Check if Impact.select works on the derived class"""
-    event_ids = impact_kwargs["event_id"][np.array([2, 0])]
-    impact_fc = impact_forecast.select(event_ids=event_ids)
+    select_mask = np.array([2, 1])
+    ordered_select_mask = np.array([1, 2])
+    if var == "date":
+        # Date needs to be a valid delta
+        select_mask = np.array([1, 2])
+        ordered_select_mask = np.array([1, 2])
+
+    var_value = np.array(impact_kwargs[var])[select_mask]
+    # event_name is a list, convert to numpy array for indexing
+    impact_fc = impact_forecast.select(**{var_select: var_value})
     # NOTE: Events keep their original order
     npt.assert_array_equal(
-        impact_fc.event_id, impact_forecast.event_id[np.array([0, 2])]
+        impact_fc.event_id,
+        impact_forecast.event_id[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        impact_fc.event_name,
+        np.array(impact_forecast.event_name)[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.date, impact_forecast.date[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        impact_fc.frequency, impact_forecast.frequency[ordered_select_mask]
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.member, member[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.lead_time, lead_time[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        impact_fc.imp_mat.todense(),
+        impact_forecast.imp_mat.todense()[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+
+
+def test_impact_forecast_select_exposure(
+    impact_forecast, lead_time, member, impact_kwargs
+):
+    """Check if Impact.select works on the derived class"""
+    exp_col = 0
+    select_mask = np.array([exp_col])
+    coord_exp = impact_kwargs["coord_exp"][select_mask]
+    impact_fc = impact_forecast.select(coord_exp=coord_exp)
+    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.member, member)
+    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.lead_time, lead_time)
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        impact_fc.imp_mat.todense(), impact_forecast.imp_mat.todense()[:, exp_col]
     )
-    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.member, member[np.array([0, 2])])
-    npt.assert_array_equal(impact_fc.lead_time, lead_time[np.array([0, 2])])
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip("Concat from base class does not work")
diff --git a/climada/hazard/test/test_forecast.py b/climada/hazard/test/test_forecast.py
index 5e975c2885..b102ee2d17 100644
--- a/climada/hazard/test/test_forecast.py
+++ b/climada/hazard/test/test_forecast.py
@@ -107,13 +107,46 @@ def test_hazard_forecast_concat(haz_fc, lead_time, member):
     npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_concat.member, np.concatenate([member, member]))
 
 
-def test_hazard_forecast_select(haz_fc, lead_time, member):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "var, var_select",
+    [("event_id", "event_id"), ("event_name", "event_names"), ("date", "date")],
+)
+def test_hazard_forecast_select(haz_fc, lead_time, member, haz_kwargs, var, var_select):
     """Check if Hazard.select works on the derived class"""
-    haz_fc_select = haz_fc.select(event_id=[4, 1])
-    # NOTE: Events keep their original order
-    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_select.event_id, haz_fc.event_id[np.array([3, 0])])
-    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_select.member, member[np.array([3, 0])])
-    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_select.lead_time, lead_time[np.array([3, 0])])
+
+    select_mask = np.array([3, 2])
+    ordered_select_mask = np.array([3, 2])
+    if var == "date":
+        # Date needs to be a valid delta
+        select_mask = np.array([2, 3])
+        ordered_select_mask = np.array([2, 3])
+
+    var_value = np.array(haz_kwargs[var])[select_mask]
+    # event_name is a list, convert to numpy array for indexing
+    haz_fc_sel = haz_fc.select(**{var_select: var_value})
+    # Note: order is preserved
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        haz_fc_sel.event_id,
+        haz_fc.event_id[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        haz_fc_sel.event_name,
+        np.array(haz_fc.event_name)[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_sel.date, haz_fc.date[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_sel.frequency, haz_fc.frequency[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_sel.member, member[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(haz_fc_sel.lead_time, lead_time[ordered_select_mask])
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        haz_fc_sel.intensity.todense(),
+        haz_fc.intensity.todense()[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+    npt.assert_array_equal(
+        haz_fc_sel.fraction.todense(),
+        haz_fc.fraction.todense()[ordered_select_mask],
+    )
+
+    assert haz_fc_sel.centroids == haz_fc.centroids
 
 
 def test_write_read_hazard_forecast(haz_fc, tmp_path):