diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared_styles/constants/fonts.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared_styles/constants/fonts.scss
index 10b034128..e59c450e1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared_styles/constants/fonts.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared_styles/constants/fonts.scss
@@ -51,6 +51,30 @@ $sn-icon-check: "\e95f";
   }
 }
 
+.sn-checkbox-icon {
+  background-position: center center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: contain;
+  height: 1rem;
+  width: 1rem;
+
+  &.unchecked {
+    background-image: asset-url("checkbox/default.svg");
+  }
+
+  &.checked {
+    background-image: asset-url("checkbox/checked.svg");
+  }
+
+  &.disabled {
+    background-image: asset-url("checkbox/disabled.svg");
+  }
+
+  &.indeterminate {
+    background-image: asset-url("checkbox/indeterminate.svg");
+  }
+}
+
 @mixin font-h1 {
   font-size: 24px;
   font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/app/controllers/design_elements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/design_elements_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74bfe83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/design_elements_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class DesignElementsController < ApplicationController
+  def index
+  end
+
+  def test_select
+    render json: { data: [
+      ['1', 'One'],
+      ['2', 'Two'],
+      ['3', 'Three'],
+      ['4', 'Four'],
+      ['5', 'Five'],
+      ['6', 'Six'],
+      ['7', 'Seven'],
+      ['8', 'Eight'],
+      ['9', 'Nine'],
+      ['10', 'Ten']
+    ].select { |item| item[1].downcase.include?(params[:query].downcase) } }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/vue/design_system/select.js b/app/javascript/packs/vue/design_system/select.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..174e331e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/vue/design_system/select.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { createApp } from 'vue/dist/vue.esm-bundler.js';
+import SelectDropdown from '../../../vue/shared/select_dropdown.vue';
+import PerfectScrollbar from 'vue3-perfect-scrollbar';
+import { mountWithTurbolinks } from '../helpers/turbolinks.js';
+
+const app = createApp({
+  data() {
+    return {
+      size: 'md',
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    simpleOptions() {
+      return [
+        ['1', 'One', { icon: 'sn-icon-edit' }],
+        ['2', 'Two', { icon: 'sn-icon-drag' }],
+        ['3', 'Three', { icon: 'sn-icon-delete' }],
+        ['4', 'Four', { icon: 'sn-icon-visibility-show' }],
+        ['5', 'Five', { icon: 'sn-icon-edit' }],
+        ['6', 'Six', { icon: 'sn-icon-locked-task' }],
+        ['7', 'Seven', { icon: 'sn-icon-drag' }],
+        ['8', 'Eight', { icon: 'sn-icon-delete' }],
+        ['9', 'Nine', { icon: 'sn-icon-edit' }],
+        ['10', 'Ten', { icon: 'sn-icon-close' }],
+      ];
+    },
+    longOptions() {
+      return [
+        ['1', 'Very long long long option and label to test responsivness'],
+        ['2', 'Two'],
+        ['3', 'Three'],
+        ['4', 'Four'],
+      ]
+    },
+    renderer() {
+      return (option) => {
+        return `<span class="flex items-center gap-2"><i class="sn-icon ${option[2].icon}"></i> ${option[1]}</span>`;
+      }
+    }
+  },
+});
+app.component('SelectDropdown', SelectDropdown);
+app.config.globalProperties.i18n = window.I18n;
+app.use(PerfectScrollbar);
+mountWithTurbolinks(app, '#selects');
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/navigation/top_menu.vue b/app/javascript/vue/navigation/top_menu.vue
index 9d134732a..d1d3a1c65 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/navigation/top_menu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/navigation/top_menu.vue
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@
       <i class="sn-icon sn-icon-search"></i>
     </div>
     <div v-if="currentTeam" class="w-64">
-      <Select
+      <SelectDropdown
         :value="currentTeam"
         :options="teams"
-        :placeholder="'test'"
-        :noOptionsPlaceholder="'test'"
-        v-bind:disabled="false"
         @change="switchTeam"
-      ></Select>
+      ></SelectDropdown>
     </div>
     <MenuDropdown
       class="ml-auto"
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@
 <script>
   import NotificationsFlyout from './notifications/notifications_flyout.vue';
   import DropdownSelector from '../shared/dropdown_selector.vue';
-  import Select from "../shared/select.vue";
+  import SelectDropdown from "../shared/select_dropdown.vue";
   import MenuDropdown from '../shared/menu_dropdown.vue';
 
   export default {
@@ -71,8 +68,8 @@
     components: {
       DropdownSelector,
       NotificationsFlyout,
-      Select,
-      MenuDropdown
+      MenuDropdown,
+      SelectDropdown
     },
     props: {
       url: String,
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/table.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/table.vue
index d7dd905b0..a9024d2bf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/table.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/table.vue
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
       <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
         {{ i18n.t('datatable.show') }}
         <div class="w-36">
-          <Select
+          <SelectDropdown
             :value="perPage"
             :options="perPageOptions"
             @change="setPerPage"
-          ></Select>
+          ></SelectDropdown>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 <script>
 import { AgGridVue } from "ag-grid-vue3";
 import axios from '../../../packs/custom_axios.js';
-import Select from '../select.vue';
+import SelectDropdown from '../select_dropdown.vue';
 import PerfectScrollbar from 'vue3-perfect-scrollbar';
 import Pagination from './pagination.vue';
 import CustomHeader from './tableHeader';
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default {
   },
   components: {
     AgGridVue,
-    Select,
+    SelectDropdown,
     PerfectScrollbar,
     Pagination,
     agColumnHeader: CustomHeader,
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/select_dropdown.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/select_dropdown.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c886e2392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/select_dropdown.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+<template>
+  <div v-click-outside="close" class="w-full">
+    <div
+      ref="field"
+      class="px-3 border border-solid border-sn-light-grey rounded flex items-center cursor-pointer"
+      @click="open"
+      :class="[sizeClass, {
+        'border-sn-blue': isOpen,
+        'bg-sn-sleepy-grey': disabled
+      }]"
+    >
+      <template v-if="!isOpen || !searchable">
+        <div class="truncate" v-if="labelRenderer && label" v-html="label"></div>
+        <div class="truncate" v-else-if="label">{{ label }}</div>
+        <div class="text-sn-grey truncate" v-else>{{ placeholder }}</div>
+      </template>
+      <input type="text"
+             ref="search"
+             v-else
+             v-model="query"
+             :placeholder="label || placeholder"
+             class="w-full border-0 outline-none pl-0 placeholder:text-sn-grey" />
+      <i v-if="canClear" @click="clear" class="sn-icon ml-auto sn-icon-close"></i>
+      <i v-else class="sn-icon ml-auto" :class="{ 'sn-icon-down': !isOpen, 'sn-icon-up': isOpen, 'text-sn-grey': disabled}"></i>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="isOpen" ref="flyout" class="bg-white sn-shadow-menu-sm rounded w-full fixed z-50">
+      <div v-if="multiple && withCheckboxes" class="p-2.5 pb-0">
+        <div @click="selectAll" :class="sizeClass" class="border-transparent border-solid border-b-sn-light-grey py-1.5 px-3  cursor-pointer flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+          <div class="sn-checkbox-icon"
+              :class="selectAllState"
+          ></div>
+          {{ i18n.t('general.select_all') }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <perfect-scrollbar class="p-2.5 flex flex-col max-h-80 relative" :class="{ 'pt-0': withCheckboxes }">
+        <template v-for="option in filteredOptions" :key="option[0]">
+          <div
+            @click="setValue(option[0])"
+            class="py-1.5 px-3 rounded cursor-pointer flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0"
+            :class="[sizeClass, {'!bg-sn-super-light-blue': valueSelected(option[0])}]"
+          >
+            <div v-if="withCheckboxes"
+                 class="sn-checkbox-icon"
+                 :class="{
+                  'checked': valueSelected(option[0]),
+                  'unchecked': !valueSelected(option[0]),
+                 }"
+            ></div>
+            <div v-if="optionRenderer" v-html="optionRenderer(option)"></div>
+            <div v-else >{{ option[1] }}</div>
+          </div>
+        </template>
+        <div v-if="filteredOptions.length === 0" class="text-sn-grey text-center py-2.5">
+          {{ noOptionsPlaceholder }}
+        </div>
+      </perfect-scrollbar>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'SelectDropdown',
+  props: {
+    value: { type: [String, Number, Array] },
+    options: { type: Array, default: () => [] },
+    optionsUrl: { type: String },
+    placeholder: { type: String },
+    noOptionsPlaceholder: { type: String },
+    fewOptionsPlaceholder: { type: String },
+    allOptionsPlaceholder: { type: String },
+    optionRenderer: { type: Function },
+    labelRenderer: { type: Function },
+    disabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    size: { type: String, default: 'md' },
+    multiple: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    withCheckboxes: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    searchable: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    clearable: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+  },
+  directives: {
+    'click-outside': vOnClickOutside
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      newValue: null,
+      isOpen: false,
+      fetchedOptions: [],
+      selectAllState: 'unchecked',
+      query: '',
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    sizeClass() {
+      switch (this.size) {
+        case 'xs':
+          return 'min-h-[36px]'
+        case 'sm':
+          return 'min-h-[40px]'
+        case 'md':
+          return 'min-h-[44px]'
+      }
+    },
+    canClear() {
+      return this.clearable && this.label && this.isOpen
+    },
+    rawOptions() {
+      if (this.optionsUrl) {
+        return this.fetchedOptions
+      } else {
+        return this.options
+      }
+    },
+    filteredOptions() {
+      if (this.query.length > 0 && !this.optionsUrl ) {
+        return this.rawOptions.filter(option => {
+          return option[1].toLowerCase().includes(this.query.toLowerCase())
+        })
+      } else {
+        return this.rawOptions
+      }
+    },
+    label() {
+      if (this.multiple) {
+        return this.multipleLabel
+      } else {
+        return this.singleLabel
+      }
+    },
+
+    singleLabel() {
+      const option = this.rawOptions.find(option => option[0] === this.newValue)
+      return this.renderLabel(option)
+    },
+    multipleLabel() {
+      if (!this.newValue) return false;
+
+      this.selectAllState = 'indeterminate'
+
+      if (this.newValue.length === 0) {
+        this.selectAllState = 'unchecked';
+        return false;
+      } else if (this.newValue.length === 1) {
+        return this.renderLabel(this.rawOptions.find(option => option[0] === this.newValue[0]))
+      } else if (this.newValue.length === this.rawOptions.length) {
+        this.selectAllState = 'checked';
+        return this.allOptionsPlaceholder
+      } else {
+        return `${this.newValue.length} ${this.fewOptionsPlaceholder}`
+      }
+    },
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    document.addEventListener('scroll', this.setPosition);
+    this.newValue = this.value;
+    if (!this.newValue && this.multiple) {
+      this.newValue = []
+    }
+    this.fetchOptions();
+  },
+  beforeUnmount() {
+    document.removeEventListener('scroll', this.setPosition);
+  },
+  watch: {
+    isOpen() {
+      if (this.isOpen) {
+        this.$nextTick(() => {
+          this.setPosition();
+          this.$refs.search?.focus();
+        })
+      }
+    },
+    query() {
+      if (this.optionsUrl) this.fetchOptions();
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    renderLabel(option) {
+      if (!option) return false;
+
+      if (this.labelRenderer) {
+        return this.labelRenderer(option)
+      } else {
+        return option[1]
+      }
+    },
+    valueSelected(value) {
+      if (!this.newValue) return false;
+      if (this.multiple) {
+        return this.newValue.includes(value);
+      } else {
+        return this.newValue == value;
+      }
+    },
+    open() {
+      if (!this.disabled) this.isOpen = true
+    },
+    clear() {
+      this.newValue = null
+      this.query = '';
+      this.$emit('change', this.newValue)
+    },
+    close() {
+      this.isOpen = false
+      if (this.newValue != this.value) {
+        this.$emit('change', this.newValue)
+      }
+      this.query = '';
+    },
+    setValue(value) {
+      if(this.multiple) {
+        if (this.newValue.includes(value)) {
+          this.newValue = this.newValue.filter(v => v != value)
+        } else {
+          this.newValue.push(value)
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.newValue = value
+        this.close()
+      }
+    },
+    selectAll() {
+      if (this.selectAllState === 'checked') {
+        this.newValue = []
+      } else {
+        this.newValue = this.rawOptions.map(option => option[0])
+      }
+      this.$emit('change', this.newValue)
+    },
+    setPosition() {
+        const field= this.$refs.field;
+        const flyout = this.$refs.flyout;
+        const rect = field.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const screenHeight = window.innerHeight;
+
+        if (!this.isOpen) return;
+
+        let width = rect.width;
+        let height = rect.height;
+        let top = rect.top + rect.height;
+        let bottom = screenHeight - rect.bottom + rect.height;
+        let left = rect.left;
+
+        flyout.style.width = `${width}px`;
+        flyout.style.top = `${top}px`;
+        flyout.style.left = `${left}px`;
+        if (bottom < top) {
+          flyout.style.marginTop = `${(height + flyout.offsetHeight)* -1}px`;
+          flyout.style.boxShadow = '0px -16px 32px 0px rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.07)';
+        } else {
+          flyout.style.marginTop = '';
+          flyout.style.boxShadow = '';
+        }
+    },
+    fetchOptions() {
+      if (this.optionsUrl) {
+        fetch(`${this.optionsUrl}?query=${this.query || ''}`)
+          .then(response => response.json())
+          .then(data => {
+            this.fetchedOptions = data.data;
+            this.$nextTick(() => {
+              this.setPosition();
+            })
+          })
+      }
+    }
+  },
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/app/views/design_elements/index.html.erb b/app/views/design_elements/index.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0055f0bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/design_elements/index.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+<div>
+  <h1>Select</h1>
+  <div id="selects" class="flex items-center gap-4 flex-wrap">
+    <div class="flex basis-full items-center gap-4">
+      <span>Sizes:</span>
+      <button class="btn btn-light" :class="{'!border-sn-blue': size == 'xs'}" @click="size = 'xs'">XS</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-light" :class="{'!border-sn-blue': size == 'sm'}" @click="size = 'sm'">SM</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-light" :class="{'!border-sn-blue': size == 'md'}" @click="size = 'md'">MD</button>
+
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Simple select</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Simple select disabled</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :disabled="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Simple select with long options</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="longOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Simple select with predefined value</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        value="5"
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Clearable select</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        value="5"
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :clearable="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Simple select with search</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        :searchable="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Clearable select with search</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        value="5"
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :clearable="true"
+        :searchable="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with predefined value</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :value="['5', '6', '2']"
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with checkboxes</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :with-checkboxes="true"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with search</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        :searchable="true"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Clearable multiselect</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        :clearable="true"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Select with AJAX source</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        options-url="<%= test_select_design_elements_path %>"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Select with AJAX with predefined</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        value="5"
+        options-url="<%= test_select_design_elements_path %>"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Select with AJAX source with search</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        options-url="<%= test_select_design_elements_path %>"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+
+        :searchable="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with AJAX source</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        options-url="<%= test_select_design_elements_path %>"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :size="size"
+        :multiple="true"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with AJAX/checkboxes</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        options-url="<%= test_select_design_elements_path %>"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        no-options-placeholder="No options found"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :size="size"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :with-checkboxes="true"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Select with custom renderer</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :option-renderer="renderer"
+        :label-renderer="renderer"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+    <div class="w-64">
+      <label>Multiselect with custom renderer</label>
+      <select-dropdown
+        :options="simpleOptions"
+        placeholder="Select an option"
+        :option-renderer="renderer"
+        :label-renderer="renderer"
+        few-options-placeholder="options selected"
+        all-options-placeholder="All options selected"
+        :multiple="true"
+        :size="size"
+      ></select-dropdown>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<%= javascript_include_tag 'vue_design_system_select' %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 65900608a..d768f09bc 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1010,4 +1010,12 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   end
 
   resources :gene_sequence_assets, only: %i(new create edit update)
+
+  if Rails.env.development? || ENV['ENABLE_DESIGN_ELEMENTS'] == 'true'
+    resources :design_elements, only: %i(index) do
+      collection do
+        get :test_select
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/webpack/webpack.config.js b/config/webpack/webpack.config.js
index 326af2c33..512f24b55 100644
--- a/config/webpack/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack/webpack.config.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const entryList = {
   vue_legacy_datetime_picker: './app/javascript/packs/vue/legacy/datetime_picker.js',
   vue_label_templates_table: './app/javascript/packs/vue/label_templates_table.js',
   vue_projects_list: './app/javascript/packs/vue/projects_list.js',
+  vue_design_system_select: './app/javascript/packs/vue/design_system/select.js'
 }
 
 // Engine pack loading based on https://github.com/rails/webpacker/issues/348#issuecomment-635480949