diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
index ed59e34d3..1ed4280a3 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
@@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ let declaration_has_name an name =
   | _
    -> false
 
+(* an is an expression @selector with whose name in the language of re *)
+let is_at_selector_with_name an re =
+  match an with
+  | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt ObjCSelectorExpr (_, _, _, s)
+   -> ALVar.compare_str_with_alexp s re
+  | _
+   -> false
+
 let is_class an re =
   match an with
   | Ctl_parser_types.Decl Clang_ast_t.ObjCInterfaceDecl _
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
index e747aa28e..294e97380 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
@@ -94,3 +94,6 @@ val objc_method_has_nth_parameter_of_type :
 val using_namespace : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
 
 val receiver_method_call : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> Clang_ast_t.decl option
+
+val is_at_selector_with_name : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
+(** an is an expression @selector with whose name in the language of re *)
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
index e82661f2f..02a1870c2 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ let rec eval_Atomic _pred_name args an lcxt =
    -> CPredicates.objc_method_has_nth_parameter_of_type an num typ
   | "using_namespace", [namespace], an
    -> CPredicates.using_namespace an namespace
+  | "is_at_selector_with_name", [name], an
+   -> CPredicates.is_at_selector_with_name an name
   | "has_type_subprotocol_of", [protname], an
    -> CPredicates.has_type_subprotocol_of an protname
   | _
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d6a6631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+#import "Foundation/NSObject.h"
+
+@interface TestView : NSObject
+@end
+
+@implementation TestView
+
+- (void)methodd {
+  [self respondsToSelector:@selector(actionBla:)];
+}
+
+- (void)methoddd {
+  [self respondsToSelector:@selector(actionButtonTapped:)];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
index 3b53bad2d..9657aceda 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m, TestView_methodd, 9, TEST_BUILTIN_TYPE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m, TestView_methoddd, 14, TEST_BUILTIN_TYPE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/PrivateAPIChecker.m, TestView_methoddd, 16, TEST_SELECTOR, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/enums.m, test, 16, ENUM_CONSTANTS, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/enums.m, test_c_style_enum, 20, ENUM_CONSTANTS, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/filter_by_path/include_file.m, main, 9, ALL_PATH_NO_FILTER_EXAMPLE, []
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
index a985ca077..9d2ba5501 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
@@ -343,3 +343,8 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER ENUM_CONSTANTS = {
   SET report_when = is_enum_constant(REGEXP("MyName.*")) OR is_enum_constant("IMMEDIATE");
   SET message = "Do not use the enum MyName or strategy";
 };
+
+ DEFINE-CHECKER TEST_SELECTOR = {
+   SET report_when = is_at_selector_with_name("actionButtonTapped:");
+   SET message = "Found @selector(actionButtonTapped:)";
+ };