diff --git a/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H b/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
index 9c89cdee55..bce96d563a 100644
--- a/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
+++ b/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
@@ -28,11 +28,111 @@ namespace amrex::simd
 #   if __cplusplus >= 202002L
         using vir::cvt;
 #   endif
+
+        /** Vectorized ternary operator: select(mask, true_val, false_val)
+         *
+         * Selects elements from true_val where mask is true and from false_val
+         * where mask is false. Analogous to (mask ? true_val : false_val) for
+         * scalars.
+         *
+         * Note: both true_val and false_val are eagerly evaluated (function
+         * arguments). To guard against operations like division by zero,
+         * sanitize inputs before the operation rather than relying on
+         * conditional selection.
+         *
+         * Example:
+         * ```cpp
+         * template <typename T>
+         * T compute (T const& a, T const& b)
+         * {
+         *     auto safe_b = amrex::simd::stdx::select(b != T(0), b, T(1));
+         *     return amrex::simd::stdx::select(b != T(0), a / safe_b, T(0));
+         * }
+         * ```
+         *
+         * @see C++26 std::simd select
+         *
+         * @todo Remove when SIMD provider (vir-simd / C++26) provides select.
+         *       https://github.com/mattkretz/vir-simd/issues/49
+         */
+        template <typename T, typename Abi>
+        AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+        vir::stdx::simd<T, Abi> select (
+            typename vir::stdx::simd<T, Abi>::mask_type const& mask,
+            vir::stdx::simd<T, Abi> const& true_val,
+            vir::stdx::simd<T, Abi> const& false_val)
+        {
+            vir::stdx::simd<T, Abi> result = false_val;
+            where(mask, result) = true_val;
+            return result;
+        }
 #else
         // fallback implementations for functions that are commonly used in portable code paths
 
+        /** True if the boolean value is true (scalar identity fallback for simd any_of)
+         *
+         * Example:
+         * ```cpp
+         * // Works for both simd_mask and scalar bool:
+         * auto mask = a > b;
+         * if (amrex::simd::stdx::any_of(mask)) { ... }
+         * ```
+         *
+         * @see https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/experimental/simd/any_of
+         */
         AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
         bool any_of (bool const v) { return v; }
+
+        /// \cond DOXYGEN_IGNORE
+        namespace detail {
+            template <typename T>
+            struct where_expression {
+                bool mask;
+                T* value;
+
+                AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+                where_expression& operator= (T const& new_val)
+                {
+                    if (mask) { *value = new_val; }
+                    return *this;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        /// \endcond
+
+        /** Masked assignment expression (scalar fallback for simd where)
+         *
+         * Returns an expression object whose assignment operator conditionally
+         * updates value only when mask is true.
+         *
+         * Example:
+         * ```cpp
+         * // Works for both simd<T> and scalar T:
+         * auto mask = b > T(0);
+         * T result = T(0);
+         * amrex::simd::stdx::where(mask, result) = a / b;
+         * ```
+         *
+         * @see https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/experimental/simd/where
+         */
+        template <typename T>
+        AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+        detail::where_expression<T> where (bool const mask, T& value)
+        {
+            return {mask, &value};
+        }
+
+        /** Vectorized ternary operator (scalar fallback for simd select)
+         *
+         * @see select in the AMREX_USE_SIMD path above
+         * @see C++26 std::simd select
+         */
+        template <typename T>
+        AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+        T select (bool const mask, T const& true_val, T const& false_val)
+        {
+            return mask ? true_val : false_val;
+        }
 #endif
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/SIMD/main.cpp b/Tests/SIMD/main.cpp
index 1d75f8b7c3..cfd1dd5d51 100644
--- a/Tests/SIMD/main.cpp
+++ b/Tests/SIMD/main.cpp
@@ -425,6 +425,50 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
                     << (err == 0 ? "PASSED" : "FAILED") << "\n";
         }
 
+        // ================================================================
+        // Test 14: any_of, where, select — portable single-source
+        //   Uses SIMDParticleReal<>, which is a SIMD vector when AMREX_USE_SIMD=ON
+        //   and a plain scalar when OFF.  The same code path exercises
+        //   both the real SIMD and the scalar fallback implementations.
+        // ================================================================
+        {
+            using PReal_t = simd::SIMDParticleReal<>;
+
+            // safe reciprocal: 1/b where b != 0, else 0
+            auto b = PReal_t(2);
+            auto mask = b != PReal_t(0);
+            auto safe_b = simd::stdx::select(mask, b, PReal_t(1));
+            auto recip  = simd::stdx::select(mask,
+                              PReal_t(1) / safe_b,
+                              PReal_t(0));
+
+            // any_of: at least one lane should be nonzero
+            AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT(simd::stdx::any_of(mask));
+
+            // where: masked assignment
+            auto acc = PReal_t(0);
+            simd::stdx::where(mask, acc) = recip;
+
+            // verify: b=2 everywhere → recip=0.5, acc=0.5
+            int err = 0;
+            auto check = [&] (ParticleReal got, ParticleReal expected) {
+                if (std::abs(got - expected) > ParticleReal(1.e-10)) { ++err; }
+            };
+#ifdef AMREX_USE_SIMD
+            for (int lane = 0; lane < static_cast<int>(PReal_t::size()); ++lane) {
+                check(recip[lane], ParticleReal(0.5));
+                check(acc[lane],   ParticleReal(0.5));
+            }
+#else
+            check(recip, ParticleReal(0.5));
+            check(acc,   ParticleReal(0.5));
+#endif
+
+            nerrors += err;
+            Print() << "any_of + where + select (portable): "
+                    << (err == 0 ? "PASSED" : "FAILED") << "\n";
+        }
+
         // ================================================================
         // Final report
         // ================================================================