diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
index 93997ae66ece..4c6941c0aaee 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ const a11y_required_content = new Set([
 	'h6'
 ]);
 
+const a11y_no_onchange = new Set([
+	'select',
+	'option'
+]);
+
 const invisible_elements = new Set(['meta', 'html', 'script', 'style']);
 
 const valid_modifiers = new Set([
@@ -424,13 +429,18 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 	}
 
 	validate_special_cases() {
-		const { component,attributes } = this;
+		const { component, attributes, handlers } = this;
 		const attribute_map = new Map();
+		const handlers_map = new Map();
 
 		attributes.forEach(attribute => (
 			attribute_map.set(attribute.name, attribute)
 		));
 
+		handlers.forEach(handler => (
+			handlers_map.set(handler.name, handler)
+		));
+
 		if (this.name === 'a') {
 			const href_attribute = attribute_map.get('href') || attribute_map.get('xlink:href');
 			const id_attribute = attribute_map.get('id');
@@ -496,6 +506,15 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (a11y_no_onchange.has(this.name)) {
+			if (handlers_map.has('change') && !handlers_map.has('blur')) {
+				component.warn(this, {
+					code: `a11y-no-onchange`,
+					message: `A11y: on:blur must be used instead of on:change, unless absolutely necessary and it causes no negative consequences for keyboard only or screen reader users.`
+				});
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	validate_bindings() {
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af2041f40679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<select on:change={e => {}}>
+    <option>foo</option>
+    <option>bar</option>
+</select>
+<select on:change={e => {}} on:blur={e => {}}>
+    <option>foo</option>
+    <option>bar</option>
+</select>
+<select>
+    <option on:change={e => {}}>foo</option>
+    <option>bar</option>
+</select>
+<select>
+    <option on:change={e => {}} on:blur={e => {}}>foo</option>
+    <option>bar</option>
+</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/warnings.json b/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/warnings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..461f546c0bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/a11y-no-onchange/warnings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+    {
+        "code": "a11y-no-onchange",
+        "end": {
+            "character": 88,
+            "column": 9,
+            "line": 4
+        },
+        "message": "A11y: on:blur must be used instead of on:change, unless absolutely necessary and it causes no negative consequences for keyboard only or screen reader users.",
+        "pos": 0,
+        "start": {
+            "character": 0,
+            "column": 0,
+            "line": 1
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "code": "a11y-no-onchange",
+        "end": {
+            "character": 249,
+            "column": 44,
+            "line": 10
+        },
+        "message": "A11y: on:blur must be used instead of on:change, unless absolutely necessary and it causes no negative consequences for keyboard only or screen reader users.",
+        "pos": 209,
+        "start": {
+            "character": 209,
+            "column": 4,
+            "line": 10
+        }
+    }
+]