diff --git a/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param.hpp b/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param.hpp
index 184043b..5e9ef13 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param.hpp
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
             nestedProperty.remove_prefix(index + 1);
             index = nestedProperty.find_first_of('/');
         }
-
         currNode->setToSelected();
         return true;
     }
@@ -372,14 +371,6 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
-    // Per the Redfish spec section 7.3.3, the service shall select certain
-    // properties as if $select was omitted.
-    constexpr std::array<std::string_view, 5> reservedProperties = {
-        "@odata.id", "@odata.type", "@odata.context", "@odata.etag", "error"};
-    for (auto const& str : reservedProperties)
-    {
-        query.selectTrie.insertNode(str.data());
-    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -812,7 +803,16 @@
             auto nextIt = std::next(it);
             BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "key=" << it.key();
             const SelectTrieNode* nextNode = currNode.find(it.key());
-            if (nextNode != nullptr && nextNode->isSelected())
+            // Per the Redfish spec section 7.3.3, the service shall select
+            // certain properties as if $select was omitted. This applies to
+            // every TrieNode that contains leaves and the root.
+            constexpr std::array<std::string_view, 5> reservedProperties = {
+                "@odata.id", "@odata.type", "@odata.context", "@odata.etag",
+                "error"};
+            bool reserved =
+                std::find(reservedProperties.begin(), reservedProperties.end(),
+                          it.key()) != reservedProperties.end();
+            if (reserved || (nextNode != nullptr && nextNode->isSelected()))
             {
                 it = nextIt;
                 continue;
@@ -828,15 +828,24 @@
             it = currRoot.erase(it);
         }
     }
+    nlohmann::json::array_t* array =
+        currRoot.get_ptr<nlohmann::json::array_t*>();
+    if (array != nullptr)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Current JSON is an array";
+        // Array index is omitted, so reuse the same Trie node
+        for (nlohmann::json& nextRoot : *array)
+        {
+            recursiveSelect(nextRoot, currNode);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // The current implementation of $select still has the following TODOs due to
 //  ambiguity and/or complexity.
-// 1. select properties in array of objects;
-// https://github.com/DMTF/Redfish/issues/5188 was created for clarification.
-// 2. combined with $expand; https://github.com/DMTF/Redfish/issues/5058 was
+// 1. combined with $expand; https://github.com/DMTF/Redfish/issues/5058 was
 // created for clarification.
-// 3. respect the full odata spec; e.g., deduplication, namespace, star (*),
+// 2. respect the full odata spec; e.g., deduplication, namespace, star (*),
 // etc.
 inline void processSelect(crow::Response& intermediateResponse,
                           const SelectTrieNode& trieRoot)
diff --git a/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param_test.cpp b/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param_test.cpp
index ddc7e33..7358821 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param_test.cpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/utils/query_param_test.cpp
@@ -219,29 +219,14 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(getSelectParam("foo/bar,bar", query));
     ASSERT_FALSE(query.selectTrie.root.empty());
 
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("bar"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("bar")->isSelected());
-
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.id"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.id")->isSelected());
-
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.type"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.type")->isSelected());
-
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.context"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.context")->isSelected());
-
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.etag"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("@odata.etag")->isSelected());
-
-    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("error"), nullptr);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("error")->isSelected());
-
     const SelectTrieNode* child = query.selectTrie.root.find("foo");
     ASSERT_NE(child, nullptr);
     EXPECT_FALSE(child->isSelected());
     ASSERT_NE(child->find("bar"), nullptr);
     EXPECT_TRUE(child->find("bar")->isSelected());
+
+    ASSERT_NE(query.selectTrie.root.find("bar"), nullptr);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(query.selectTrie.root.find("bar")->isSelected());
 }
 
 SelectTrie getTrie(std::span<std::string_view> properties)
@@ -267,7 +252,8 @@
 TEST(RecursiveSelect, ExpectedKeysAreSelectInNestedObject)
 {
     std::vector<std::string_view> properties = {
-        "SelectMe", "Prefix0/ExplicitSelectMe", "Prefix1", "Prefix2"};
+        "SelectMe", "Prefix0/ExplicitSelectMe", "Prefix1", "Prefix2",
+        "Prefix4/ExplicitSelectMe"};
     SelectTrie trie = getTrie(properties);
     nlohmann::json root = R"(
 {
@@ -289,6 +275,12 @@
   ],
   "Prefix3":[
     "OmitMe"
+  ],
+  "Prefix4":[
+    {
+      "ExplicitSelectMe":"123",
+      "OmitMe": "456"
+    }
   ]
 }
 )"_json;
@@ -307,6 +299,11 @@
     {
       "ImplicitSelectMe":"123"
     }
+  ],
+  "Prefix4":[
+    {
+      "ExplicitSelectMe":"123"
+    }
   ]
 }
 )"_json;
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(root, expected);
 }
 
-TEST(RecursiveSelect, OdataPropertiesAreSelected)
+TEST(RecursiveSelect, ReservedPropertiesAreSelected)
 {
     nlohmann::json root = R"(
 {
@@ -323,15 +320,17 @@
   "@odata.type":2,
   "@odata.context":3,
   "@odata.etag":4,
-  "prefix1":{
+  "Prefix1":{
     "OmitMe":"bar",
-    "@odata.id":1
+    "@odata.id":1,
+    "ExplicitSelectMe": 1
   },
   "Prefix2":[1, 2, 3],
   "Prefix3":[
     {
       "OmitMe":"bar",
-      "@odata.id":1
+      "@odata.id":1,
+      "ExplicitSelectMe": 1
     }
   ]
 }
@@ -341,10 +340,21 @@
   "@odata.id":1,
   "@odata.type":2,
   "@odata.context":3,
-  "@odata.etag":4
+  "@odata.etag":4,
+  "Prefix1":{
+    "@odata.id":1,
+    "ExplicitSelectMe": 1
+  },
+  "Prefix3":[
+    {
+      "@odata.id":1,
+      "ExplicitSelectMe": 1
+    }
+  ]
 }
 )"_json;
-    auto ret = boost::urls::parse_relative_ref("/redfish/v1?$select=abc");
+    auto ret = boost::urls::parse_relative_ref(
+        "/redfish/v1?$select=Prefix1/ExplicitSelectMe,Prefix3/ExplicitSelectMe");
     ASSERT_TRUE(ret);
     crow::Response res;
     std::optional<Query> query = parseParameters(ret->params(), res);