diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/io_shell.C b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/io_shell.C
index 81a0df842b..a23596a35c 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/io_shell.C
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/io_shell.C
@@ -396,7 +396,20 @@ namespace {
 
         if (change_set_count > 1 && interFace.changeSetName.empty()) {
           bool first    = true;
-          auto cs_names = dbi->internal_change_set_describe();
+	  Ioss::NameList cs_names; 
+	  if (!options.selected_change_sets.empty() && options.selected_change_sets != "ALL") {
+	    cs_names = Ioss::tokenize(options.selected_change_sets, ",");
+	    success = true;
+	    for (const auto &cs_name : cs_names) {
+	      success &= Ioss::Utils::check_valid_change_set_name(cs_name, region);
+	    }
+	    if (!success) {
+	      return false;
+	    }
+	  }
+	  else {
+	    cs_names = dbi->internal_change_set_describe();
+	  }
           for (const auto &cs_name : cs_names) {
             success = region.load_internal_change_set_mesh(cs_name);
             if (!success) {
@@ -405,8 +418,6 @@ namespace {
               }
               return success;
             }
-            // NEED TO FIX set_id as blocks are incrementing ids each group
-            // NEED TO FIX reset_region() is private -- exposed here for proof of concept.
             output_region.reset_region();
             output_region.get_database()->release_memory();
             success = dbo->create_internal_change_set(cs_name);
diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/shell_interface.C b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/shell_interface.C
index ce16bf76a5..b3122517c1 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/shell_interface.C
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/main/shell_interface.C
@@ -241,10 +241,9 @@ void IOShell::Interface::enroll_options()
                   nullptr, nullptr, true);
 #endif
 
-  options_.enroll("select_change_sets", Ioss::GetLongOption::MandatoryValue,
-                  "Read the specified change set(s) (comma-separated list) from the input file.  "
-                  "Use \"ALL\" for all change sets (default).",
-                  nullptr);
+  options_.enroll(
+      "select_change_sets", Ioss::GetLongOption::MandatoryValue,
+      "Read only the specified change set(s) (comma-separated list) from the input file.  Use \"ALL\" for all change sets (default).", nullptr);
   options_.enroll(
       "extract_change_set", Ioss::GetLongOption::MandatoryValue,
       "Write the data from the specified change_set (formerly group) to the output file.", nullptr);
@@ -795,6 +794,14 @@ bool IOShell::Interface::parse_options(int argc, char **argv, int my_processor)
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
   }
 
+  if (!changeSetName.empty() && !selectedChangeSets.empty()) {
+    if (my_processor == 0) {
+      fmt::print(stderr,
+                 "ERROR: Only one of 'extract_change_set' or 'select_change_sets'can be specified.\n");
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Parse remaining options as directory paths.
   if (option_index < argc - 1) {
     while (option_index < argc - 1) {