diff --git a/lib/behat/classes/partial_named_selector.php b/lib/behat/classes/partial_named_selector.php
index f0d0ddcb96e..99c7d1b12a6 100644
--- a/lib/behat/classes/partial_named_selector.php
+++ b/lib/behat/classes/partial_named_selector.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class behat_partial_named_selector extends \Behat\Mink\Selector\PartialNamedSele
      */
     protected static $allowedselectors = array(
         'activity' => 'activity',
+        'actionmenu' => 'actionmenu',
         'badge' => 'badge',
         'block' => 'block',
         'button' => 'button',
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ class behat_partial_named_selector extends \Behat\Mink\Selector\PartialNamedSele
     protected static $moodleselectors = array(
         'activity' => <<<XPATH
 .//li[contains(concat(' ', normalize-space(@class), ' '), ' activity ')][descendant::*[contains(normalize-space(.), %locator%)]]
+XPATH
+        , 'actionmenu' => <<<XPATH
+.//*[
+    contains(concat(' ', normalize-space(@class), ' '), ' action-menu ')
+        and
+    descendant::*[
+        contains(concat(' ', normalize-space(@class), ' '), ' dropdown-toggle ')
+            and
+        contains(normalize-space(.), %locator%)
+    ]
+]
 XPATH
         , 'badge' => <<<XPATH
 .//span[(contains(@class, 'badge')) and text()[contains(., %locator%)]]
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
index 9547fb8f747..6794bd0757f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_action_menu.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../behat/behat_base.php');
 
-use Behat\Mink\Exception\ExpectationException as ExpectationException;
-use Behat\Mink\Exception\DriverException as DriverException;
+use Behat\Mink\Element\NodeElement;
+use Behat\Mink\Exception\DriverException;
 
 /**
  * Steps definitions to open and close action menus.
@@ -83,4 +83,122 @@ class behat_action_menu extends behat_base {
         $this->ensure_node_is_visible($node);
         $node->click();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Select a specific item in an action menu.
+     *
+     * @When /^I choose the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu$/
+     * @param string $item The item to choose
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     */
+    public function i_choose_in_the_named_menu(string $item, string $actionmenu): void {
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu);
+        $this->select_item_in_action_menu($item, $menu);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Select a specific item in an action menu within a container.
+     *
+     * @When /^I choose the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu of the "(?P<locator_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" "(?P<type_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)"$/
+     * @param string $item The item to choose
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     * @param string|NodeElement $locator The identifer used for the container
+     * @param string $selector The type of container to locate
+     */
+    public function i_choose_in_the_named_menu_in_container(string $item, string $actionmenu, $locator, $selector): void {
+        $container = $this->find($selector, $locator);
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu, false, $container);
+        $this->select_item_in_action_menu($item, $menu);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Select an item in the specified menu.
+     *
+     * Note: This step does work both with, and without, JavaScript.
+     *
+     * @param string $item Item string value
+     * @param NodeElement $menu The menu NodeElement to select from
+     */
+    protected function select_item_in_action_menu(string $item, NodeElement $menu): void {
+        if ($this->running_javascript()) {
+            // Open the menu by clicking on the trigger.
+            $this->execute(
+                'behat_general::i_click_on',
+                [$menu, "NodeElement"]
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Select the menu item.
+        $this->execute(
+            'behat_general::i_click_on_in_the',
+            [$item, "link", $menu, "NodeElement"]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The action menu item should not exist.
+     *
+     * @Then /^the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item should not exist in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu$/
+     * @param string $item The item to check
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     */
+    public function item_should_not_exist(string $item, string $actionmenu): void {
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu);
+        $this->execute('behat_general::should_not_exist_in_the', [
+            $item, 'link',
+            $menu, 'NodeElement'
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The action menu item should not exist within a container.
+     *
+     * @Then /^the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item should not exist in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu of the "(?P<locator_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" "(?P<type_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)"$/
+     * @param string $item The item to check
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     * @param string|NodeElement $locator The identifer used for the container
+     * @param string $selector The type of container to locate
+     */
+    public function item_should_not_exist_in_the(string $item, string $actionmenu, $locator, $selector): void {
+        $container = $this->find($selector, $locator);
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu, false, $container);
+        $this->execute('behat_general::should_not_exist_in_the', [
+            $item, 'link',
+            $menu, 'NodeElement'
+        ]);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * The action menu item should exist.
+     *
+     * @Then /^the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item should exist in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu$/
+     * @param string $item The item to check
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     */
+    public function item_should_exist(string $item, string $actionmenu): void {
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu);
+        $this->execute('behat_general::should_exist_in_the', [
+            $item, 'link',
+            $menu, 'NodeElement'
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The action menu item should exist within a container.
+     *
+     * @Then /^the "(?P<item_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" item should exist in the "(?P<actionmenu_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" action menu of the "(?P<locator_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" "(?P<type_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)"$/
+     * @param string $item The item to check
+     * @param string $actionmenu The text used in the description of the action menu
+     * @param string|NodeElement $locator The identifer used for the container
+     * @param string $selector The type of container to locate
+     */
+    public function item_should_exist_in_the(string $item, string $actionmenu, $locator, $selector): void {
+        $container = $this->find($selector, $locator);
+        $menu = $this->find('actionmenu', $actionmenu, false, $container);
+        $this->execute('behat_general::should_exist_in_the', [
+            $item, 'link',
+            $menu, 'NodeElement'
+        ]);
+    }
 }