diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
index be0e65f8e9b..7cdb190a66a 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
@@ -1902,6 +1902,10 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_select_edit_mesh(Menu):
         layout.operator("mesh.select_axis", text="Side of Active")
         layout.operator("mesh.select_mirror")
 
+        layout.separator()
+
+        layout.operator("mesh.select_by_attribute", text="By Attribute")
+
         layout.template_node_operator_asset_menu_items(catalog_path=self.bl_label)
 
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_legacy_convert.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_legacy_convert.hh
index e23221eea31..d5d9be43abe 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_legacy_convert.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_legacy_convert.hh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void BKE_mesh_legacy_convert_polys_to_offsets(Mesh *mesh);
 
 void BKE_mesh_legacy_convert_loops_to_corners(Mesh *mesh);
 
-void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(Mesh *mesh);
+void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(Main *bmain);
 
 /**
  * Recreate #MFace Tessellation.
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_legacy_convert.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_legacy_convert.cc
index 9594a44f2c6..1af63be2b68 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_legacy_convert.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_legacy_convert.cc
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 
 #include "BLI_array_utils.hh"
+#include "BLI_listbase.h"
 #include "BLI_map.hh"
 #include "BLI_math_geom.h"
 #include "BLI_math_matrix.h"
 #include "BLI_math_vector_types.hh"
 #include "BLI_memarena.h"
+#include "BLI_multi_value_map.hh"
 #include "BLI_polyfill_2d.h"
 #include "BLI_resource_scope.hh"
 #include "BLI_string.h"
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "BKE_attribute.hh"
 #include "BKE_customdata.h"
 #include "BKE_global.h"
+#include "BKE_main.h"
 #include "BKE_mesh.hh"
 #include "BKE_mesh_legacy_convert.hh"
 #include "BKE_multires.hh"
@@ -1346,18 +1349,18 @@ void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_set_to_generic(Mesh *mesh)
 /** \name Face Map Conversion
  * \{ */
 
-void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(Mesh *mesh)
+static void move_face_map_data_to_attributes(Mesh *mesh)
 {
   using namespace blender;
   if (mesh->attributes().contains("face_maps")) {
     return;
   }
-  void *data = nullptr;
+  int *data = nullptr;
   const ImplicitSharingInfo *sharing_info = nullptr;
   for (const int i : IndexRange(mesh->face_data.totlayer)) {
     CustomDataLayer &layer = mesh->face_data.layers[i];
     if (layer.type == CD_FACEMAP) {
-      data = layer.data;
+      data = static_cast<int *>(layer.data);
       sharing_info = layer.sharing_info;
       layer.data = nullptr;
       layer.sharing_info = nullptr;
@@ -1365,13 +1368,53 @@ void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(Mesh *mesh)
       break;
     }
   }
-  if (data != nullptr) {
-    CustomData_add_layer_named_with_data(
-        &mesh->face_data, CD_PROP_INT32, data, mesh->faces_num, "face_maps", sharing_info);
+  if (!data) {
+    return;
   }
+
+  CustomData_add_layer_named_with_data(
+      &mesh->face_data, CD_PROP_INT32, data, mesh->faces_num, "face_maps", sharing_info);
   if (sharing_info != nullptr) {
     sharing_info->remove_user_and_delete_if_last();
   }
+
+  MultiValueMap<int, int> groups;
+  for (const int i : IndexRange(mesh->faces_num)) {
+    if (data[i] == -1) {
+      /* -1 values "didn't have" a face map. */
+      continue;
+    }
+    groups.add(data[i], i);
+  }
+
+  bke::MutableAttributeAccessor attributes = mesh->attributes_for_write();
+  for (const auto item : groups.items()) {
+    bke::SpanAttributeWriter<bool> attribute = attributes.lookup_or_add_for_write_span<bool>(
+        ".temp_face_map_" + std::to_string(item.key), ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE);
+    if (attribute) {
+      attribute.span.fill_indices(item.value.as_span(), true);
+      attribute.finish();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(Main *bmain)
+{
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (Mesh *, mesh, &bmain->meshes) {
+    move_face_map_data_to_attributes(mesh);
+  }
+
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (Object *, object, &bmain->objects) {
+    if (object->type != OB_MESH) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    Mesh *mesh = static_cast<Mesh *>(object->data);
+    int i;
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH_INDEX (bFaceMap *, face_map, &object->fmaps, i) {
+      mesh->attributes_for_write().rename(".temp_face_map_" + std::to_string(i), face_map->name);
+    }
+    BLI_freelistN(&object->fmaps);
+  }
 }
 
 /** \} */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
index 07d7c66c9a3..a162a0b1233 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ static void object_blend_read_data(BlendDataReader *reader, ID *id)
 
   /* Only for versioning, vertex group names are now stored on object data. */
   BLO_read_list(reader, &ob->defbase);
+  BLO_read_list(reader, &ob->fmaps);
 
   /* XXX deprecated - old animation system <<< */
   direct_link_nlastrips(reader, &ob->nlastrips);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
index 57abf901ad8..7662f2ab4bf 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ void do_versions_after_linking_400(FileData *fd, Main *bmain)
     }
   }
 
+  if (!MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST(bmain, 400, 34)) {
+    BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(bmain);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Versioning code until next subversion bump goes here.
    *
@@ -1097,9 +1101,6 @@ void blo_do_versions_400(FileData *fd, Library * /*lib*/, Main *bmain)
   }
 
   if (!MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST(bmain, 400, 6)) {
-    LISTBASE_FOREACH (Mesh *, mesh, &bmain->meshes) {
-      BKE_mesh_legacy_face_map_to_generic(mesh);
-    }
     FOREACH_NODETREE_BEGIN (bmain, ntree, id) {
       versioning_replace_legacy_glossy_node(ntree);
       versioning_remove_microfacet_sharp_distribution(ntree);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
index 51fcef74cf9..32993d6b309 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * \ingroup edmesh
  */
 
+#include <optional>
+
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
 #include "BLI_bitmap.h"
@@ -5358,4 +5360,108 @@ void MESH_OT_loop_to_region(wmOperatorType *ot)
                   "Select bigger regions instead of smaller ones");
 }
 
+static bool edbm_select_by_attribute_poll(bContext *C)
+{
+  if (!ED_operator_editmesh(C)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  Object *obedit = CTX_data_edit_object(C);
+  const Mesh *mesh = static_cast<const Mesh *>(obedit->data);
+  const CustomDataLayer *layer = BKE_id_attributes_active_get(&const_cast<ID &>(mesh->id));
+  if (!layer) {
+    CTX_wm_operator_poll_msg_set(C, "There must be an active attribute");
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (layer->type != CD_PROP_BOOL) {
+    CTX_wm_operator_poll_msg_set(C, "The active attribute must have a boolean type");
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (BKE_id_attribute_domain(&mesh->id, layer) == ATTR_DOMAIN_CORNER) {
+    CTX_wm_operator_poll_msg_set(
+        C, "The active attribute must be on the vertex, edge, or face domain");
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+static std::optional<BMIterType> domain_to_iter_type(const eAttrDomain domain)
+{
+  switch (domain) {
+    case ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT:
+      return BM_VERTS_OF_MESH;
+    case ATTR_DOMAIN_EDGE:
+      return BM_EDGES_OF_MESH;
+    case ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE:
+      return BM_FACES_OF_MESH;
+    default:
+      return std::nullopt;
+  }
+}
+
+static int edbm_select_by_attribute_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator * /*op*/)
+{
+  const Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
+  ViewLayer *view_layer = CTX_data_view_layer(C);
+  uint objects_len = 0;
+  Object **objects = BKE_view_layer_array_from_objects_in_edit_mode_unique_data(
+      scene, view_layer, CTX_wm_view3d(C), &objects_len);
+  for (uint ob_index = 0; ob_index < objects_len; ob_index++) {
+    Object *obedit = objects[ob_index];
+    Mesh *mesh = static_cast<Mesh *>(obedit->data);
+    BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(obedit);
+    BMesh *bm = em->bm;
+
+    const CustomDataLayer *layer = BKE_id_attributes_active_get(&mesh->id);
+    if (!layer) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (layer->type != CD_PROP_BOOL) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (BKE_id_attribute_domain(&mesh->id, layer) == ATTR_DOMAIN_CORNER) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const std::optional<BMIterType> iter_type = domain_to_iter_type(
+        BKE_id_attribute_domain(&mesh->id, layer));
+    if (!iter_type) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    bool changed = false;
+    BMElem *elem;
+    BMIter iter;
+    BM_ITER_MESH (elem, &iter, bm, *iter_type) {
+      if (BM_elem_flag_test(elem, BM_ELEM_HIDDEN | BM_ELEM_SELECT)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (BM_ELEM_CD_GET_BOOL(elem, layer->offset)) {
+        BM_elem_select_set(bm, elem, true);
+        changed = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (changed) {
+      EDBM_selectmode_flush(em);
+
+      DEG_id_tag_update(static_cast<ID *>(obedit->data), ID_RECALC_SELECT);
+      WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_SELECT, obedit->data);
+    }
+  }
+  MEM_freeN(objects);
+
+  return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+void MESH_OT_select_by_attribute(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+  ot->name = "Select by Attribute";
+  ot->idname = "MESH_OT_select_by_attribute";
+  ot->description = "Select elements based on the active boolean attribute";
+
+  ot->exec = edbm_select_by_attribute_exec;
+  ot->poll = edbm_select_by_attribute_poll;
+
+  ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
+}
+
 /** \} */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_intern.h b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_intern.h
index 8c45e66c71d..1e2911ea8d0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_intern.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_intern.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ void MESH_OT_select_ungrouped(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void MESH_OT_select_axis(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void MESH_OT_region_to_loop(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void MESH_OT_loop_to_region(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
+void MESH_OT_select_by_attribute(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void MESH_OT_shortest_path_select(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
 extern struct EnumPropertyItem *corner_type_items;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.cc
index 7088dae2e06..252d31a4158 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ void ED_operatortypes_mesh()
   WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_edge_rotate);
   WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_shortest_path_select);
   WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_loop_to_region);
+  WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_select_by_attribute);
   WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_region_to_loop);
   WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_select_axis);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
index 4f8945d9964..27e71ac4ab4 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ typedef struct bDeformGroup {
   char flag, _pad0[7];
 } bDeformGroup;
 
+#ifdef DNA_DEPRECATED_ALLOW
+typedef struct bFaceMap {
+  struct bFaceMap *next, *prev;
+  /** MAX_VGROUP_NAME. */
+  char name[64];
+  char flag;
+  char _pad0[7];
+} bFaceMap;
+#endif
+
 #define MAX_VGROUP_NAME 64
 
 /** #bDeformGroup::flag */
@@ -349,6 +359,7 @@ typedef struct Object {
   ListBase constraintChannels DNA_DEPRECATED; /* XXX deprecated... old animation system */
   ListBase effect DNA_DEPRECATED;             /* XXX deprecated... keep for readfile */
   ListBase defbase DNA_DEPRECATED;            /* Only for versioning, moved to object data. */
+  ListBase fmaps DNA_DEPRECATED;              /* For versioning, moved to generic attributes. */
   /** List of ModifierData structures. */
   ListBase modifiers;
   /** List of GpencilModifierData structures. */