Belonging to the technical field of adsorption desulfurization, the invention in particular relates to a selective desulfurization adsorbent. The selective desulfurization adsorbent comprises the following raw materials by mass: 3-8 parts of zinc ion, 100-150 parts of a 13X molecular sieve; 200-250 parts of activated carbon; and 1-5 parts of a silver salt solution. The invention has the beneficialeffects that: directed at the adsorption removal of thiophene, derivatives thereof and benzothiophene, the selective desulfurization adsorbent uses activated carbon and 13X molecular sieve as the adsorbent carrier, zinc ion is loaded by impregnation method and silver ion is loaded by liquid phase ion exchange onto the adsorbent carrier, and roasting activation is carried out to prepare the selective desulfurization adsorbent. The cost is low, no pollutant is produced in the adsorption process, the selective desulfurization adsorbent has good economical practicability, and meets the environmental protection requirements.