diff --git a/ts/components/CompositionInput.tsx b/ts/components/CompositionInput.tsx
index 60a09fd6d..7ad5af866 100644
--- a/ts/components/CompositionInput.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CompositionInput.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export function CompositionInput(props: Props): React.ReactElement {
   const quillRef = React.useRef<Quill>();
   const scrollerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const propsRef = React.useRef<Props>(props);
+  const canSendRef = React.useRef<boolean>(false);
   const memberRepositoryRef = React.useRef<MemberRepository>(
     new MemberRepository()
   );
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ export function CompositionInput(props: Props): React.ReactElement {
       return;
     }
 
+    canSendRef.current = true;
     quill.setText('');
 
     const historyModule = quill.getModule('history');
@@ -235,11 +237,19 @@ export function CompositionInput(props: Props): React.ReactElement {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!canSendRef.current) {
+      log.warn(
+        'CompositionInput: Not submitting message - cannot send right now'
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     const [text, mentions] = getTextAndMentions();
 
     log.info(
       `CompositionInput: Submitting message ${timestamp} with ${mentions.length} mentions`
     );
+    canSendRef.current = false;
     onSubmit(text, mentions, timestamp);
   };
 
@@ -257,6 +267,10 @@ export function CompositionInput(props: Props): React.ReactElement {
     propsRef.current = props;
   }, [props]);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    canSendRef.current = !disabled;
+  }, [disabled]);
+
   const onShortKeyEnter = (): boolean => {
     submit();
     return false;
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index 8c9bb6916..313651c2f 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -9013,6 +9013,14 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-07-30T16:57:33.618Z"
   },
+  {
+    "rule": "React-useRef",
+    "path": "ts/components/CompositionInput.tsx",
+    "line": "  const canSendRef = React.useRef<boolean>(false);",
+    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
+    "updated": "2022-06-25T00:06:19.860Z",
+    "reasonDetail": "Not used for DOM manipulation"
+  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/ContactPills.tsx",