diff --git a/.changeset/tough-brooms-grin.md b/.changeset/tough-brooms-grin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ae4d29790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-brooms-grin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'xstate': minor
+---
+
+Add actor select function simliar to @xstate/store
diff --git a/packages/core/src/createActor.ts b/packages/core/src/createActor.ts
index 30e1268b3a..140822e57d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/createActor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/createActor.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import type {
   EventFromLogic,
   InputFrom,
   IsNotNever,
+  Readable,
   Snapshot,
   SnapshotFrom
 } from './types.ts';
@@ -482,6 +483,28 @@ export class Actor<TLogic extends AnyActorLogic>
     };
   }
 
+  public select<TSelected, TSnapshot = SnapshotFrom<TLogic>>(
+    selector: (snapshot: TSnapshot) => TSelected,
+    equalityFn: (a: TSelected, b: TSelected) => boolean = Object.is
+  ): Readable<TSelected> {
+    return {
+      subscribe: (observerOrFn) => {
+        const observer = toObserver(observerOrFn);
+        const snapshot: TSnapshot = this.getSnapshot();
+        let previousSelected = selector(snapshot);
+
+        return this.subscribe((snapshot) => {
+          const nextSelected = selector(snapshot);
+          if (!equalityFn(previousSelected, nextSelected)) {
+            previousSelected = nextSelected;
+            observer.next?.(nextSelected);
+          }
+        });
+      },
+      get: () => selector(this.getSnapshot())
+    };
+  }
+
   /** Starts the Actor from the initial state */
   public start(): this {
     if (this._processingStatus === ProcessingStatus.Running) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 733f92574e..f9dfd5f0af 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -1911,6 +1911,10 @@ export interface Subscription {
   unsubscribe(): void;
 }
 
+export interface Readable<T> extends Subscribable<T> {
+  get: () => T;
+}
+
 export interface InteropObservable<T> {
   [Symbol.observable]: () => InteropSubscribable<T>;
 }
@@ -1990,6 +1994,10 @@ export interface ActorRef<
       emitted: TEmitted & (TType extends '*' ? unknown : { type: TType })
     ) => void
   ) => Subscription;
+  select<TSelected, TSnapshot>(
+    selector: (snapshot: TSnapshot) => TSelected,
+    equalityFn?: (a: TSelected, b: TSelected) => boolean
+  ): Readable<TSelected>;
 }
 
 export type AnyActorRef = ActorRef<
diff --git a/packages/core/test/select.test.ts b/packages/core/test/select.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51901ae5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/select.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+import { assign, SnapshotFrom } from '../src';
+import { createMachine } from '../src/index.ts';
+import { createActor } from '../src/index.ts';
+
+describe('select', () => {
+  it('should get current value', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as { context: { data: number } },
+      context: { data: 42 },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            INC: {
+              actions: assign({ data: ({ context }) => context.data + 1 })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const service = createActor(machine).start();
+    const selection = service.select(({ context }) => context.data);
+
+    expect(selection.get()).toBe(42);
+
+    service.send({ type: 'INC' });
+
+    expect(selection.get()).toBe(43);
+  });
+
+  it('should subscribe to changes', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as { context: { data: number } },
+      context: { data: 42 },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            INC: {
+              actions: assign({ data: ({ context }) => context.data + 1 })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    const service = createActor(machine).start();
+    const selection = service.select(({ context }) => context.data);
+    selection.subscribe(callback);
+
+    service.send({ type: 'INC' });
+
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(43);
+  });
+
+  it('should not notify if selected value has not changed', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as { context: { data: number; other: string } },
+      context: { data: 42, other: 'foo' },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            INC: {
+              actions: assign({ data: ({ context }) => context.data + 1 })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    const service = createActor(machine).start();
+    const selection = service.select(({ context }) => context.other);
+    selection.subscribe(callback);
+
+    service.send({ type: 'INC' });
+
+    expect(callback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should support custom equality function', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as {
+        context: { age: number; name: string };
+        events:
+          | {
+              type: 'UPDATE_NAME';
+              name: string;
+            }
+          | {
+              type: 'UPDATE_AGE';
+              age: number;
+            };
+      },
+      context: { age: 42, name: 'John' },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            UPDATE_NAME: {
+              actions: assign({ name: ({ event }) => event.name })
+            },
+            UPDATE_AGE: {
+              actions: assign({ age: ({ event }) => event.age })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const service = createActor(machine).start();
+
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    const selector = ({ context }: SnapshotFrom<typeof machine>) => ({
+      name: context.name,
+      age: context.age
+    });
+    const equalityFn = (a: { name: string }, b: { name: string }) =>
+      a.name === b.name; // Only compare names
+
+    service.select(selector, equalityFn).subscribe(callback);
+
+    service.send({ type: 'UPDATE_AGE', age: 66 });
+    expect(callback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    service.send({ type: 'UPDATE_NAME', name: 'Jane' });
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should unsubscribe correctly', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as { context: { data: number } },
+      context: { data: 42 },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            INC: {
+              actions: assign({ data: ({ context }) => context.data + 1 })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const service = createActor(machine).start();
+
+    const callback = vi.fn();
+    const selection = service.select(({ context }) => context.data);
+    const subscription = selection.subscribe(callback);
+
+    subscription.unsubscribe();
+    service.send({ type: 'INC' });
+
+    expect(callback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should handle updates with multiple subscribers', () => {
+    interface PositionContext {
+      position: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+      };
+    }
+
+    const machine = createMachine({
+      types: {} as {
+        context: {
+          user: { age: number; name: string };
+          position: {
+            x: number;
+            y: number;
+          };
+        };
+        events:
+          | {
+              type: 'UPDATE_USER';
+              user: { age: number; name: string };
+            }
+          | {
+              type: 'UPDATE_POSITION';
+              position: {
+                x: number;
+                y: number;
+              };
+            };
+      },
+      context: { position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, user: { name: 'John', age: 30 } },
+      initial: 'G',
+      states: {
+        G: {
+          on: {
+            UPDATE_USER: {
+              actions: assign({ user: ({ event }) => event.user })
+            },
+            UPDATE_POSITION: {
+              actions: assign({ position: ({ event }) => event.position })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const store = createActor(machine).start();
+
+    // Mock DOM manipulation callback
+    const renderCallback = vi.fn();
+    store
+      .select(({ context }) => context.position)
+      .subscribe((position) => {
+        renderCallback(position);
+      });
+
+    // Mock logger callback for x position only
+    const loggerCallback = vi.fn();
+    store
+      .select(({ context }) => context.position.x)
+      .subscribe((x) => {
+        loggerCallback(x);
+      });
+
+    // Simulate position update
+    store.send({
+      type: 'UPDATE_POSITION',
+      position: { x: 100, y: 200 }
+    });
+
+    // Verify render callback received full position update
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ x: 100, y: 200 });
+
+    // Verify logger callback received only x position
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(100);
+
+    // Simulate another update
+    store.send({
+      type: 'UPDATE_POSITION',
+      position: { x: 150, y: 300 }
+    });
+
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ x: 150, y: 300 });
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(150);
+
+    // Simulate changing only the y position
+    store.send({
+      type: 'UPDATE_POSITION',
+      position: { x: 150, y: 400 }
+    });
+
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ x: 150, y: 400 });
+
+    // loggerCallback should not have been called
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    // Simulate changing only the user
+    store.send({
+      type: 'UPDATE_USER',
+      user: { name: 'Jane', age: 25 }
+    });
+
+    // renderCallback should not have been called
+    expect(renderCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+    // loggerCallback should not have been called
+    expect(loggerCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});