diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py b/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
index ad0c909003e..1003991ccec 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ class StateSelectorConfig(BaseSelectorConfig, total=False):
 
     entity_id: str
     hide_states: list[str]
+    multiple: bool
 
 
 @SELECTORS.register("state")
@@ -1350,6 +1351,7 @@ class StateSelector(Selector[StateSelectorConfig]):
             # selectors into two types: one for state and one for attribute.
             # Limiting the public use, prevents breaking changes in the future.
             # vol.Optional("attribute"): str,
+            vol.Optional("multiple", default=False): cv.boolean,
         }
     )
 
@@ -1357,10 +1359,14 @@ class StateSelector(Selector[StateSelectorConfig]):
         """Instantiate a selector."""
         super().__init__(config)
 
-    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> str:
+    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> str | list[str]:
         """Validate the passed selection."""
-        state: str = vol.Schema(str)(data)
-        return state
+        if not self.config["multiple"]:
+            state: str = vol.Schema(str)(data)
+            return state
+        if not isinstance(data, list):
+            raise vol.Invalid("Value should be a list")
+        return [vol.Schema(str)(val) for val in data]
 
 
 class StatisticSelectorConfig(BaseSelectorConfig, total=False):
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_selector.py b/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
index 50d9da501c5..7f5255a203b 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
@@ -563,7 +563,12 @@ def test_time_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections) -> N
         (
             {"entity_id": "sensor.abc"},
             ("on", "armed"),
-            (None, True, 1),
+            (None, True, 1, ["on"]),
+        ),
+        (
+            {"entity_id": "sensor.abc", "multiple": True},
+            (["on"], ["on", "off"], []),
+            (None, True, 1, [True], [1], "on"),
         ),
         (
             {"hide_states": ["unknown", "unavailable"]},