diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
index 3b5d6a630..a780a58b6 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ export enum GiftBadgeStates {
   Opened = 'Opened',
   Redeemed = 'Redeemed',
 }
+
 export type GiftBadgeType = {
   expiration: number;
   id: string | undefined;
@@ -390,6 +391,8 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     current: false,
   };
 
+  private metadataRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement> = React.createRef();
+
   public reactionsContainerRefMerger = createRefMerger();
 
   public expirationCheckInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
@@ -823,6 +826,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         isTapToViewExpired={isTapToViewExpired}
         onWidthMeasured={isInline ? this.updateMetadataWidth : undefined}
         pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
+        ref={this.metadataRef}
         retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
         showEditHistoryModal={showEditHistoryModal}
         status={status}
@@ -1779,7 +1783,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
 
     return (
-      <div
+      <div // eslint-disable-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events,jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions
         className={classNames(
           'module-message__text',
           `module-message__text--${direction}`,
@@ -1790,6 +1794,18 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             ? 'module-message__text--delete-for-everyone'
             : null
         )}
+        onClick={e => {
+          // Prevent metadata from being selected on triple clicks.
+          const clickCount = e.detail;
+          const range = window.getSelection()?.getRangeAt(0);
+          if (
+            clickCount === 3 &&
+            this.metadataRef.current &&
+            range?.intersectsNode(this.metadataRef.current)
+          ) {
+            range.setEndBefore(this.metadataRef.current);
+          }
+        }}
         onDoubleClick={(event: React.MouseEvent) => {
           // Prevent double-click interefering with interactions _inside_
           // the bubble.
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.tsx
index 89c3039ac..9064e49ee 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import type { ReactChild, ReactElement } from 'react';
-import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ReactChild } from 'react';
+import React, { forwardRef, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import type { ContentRect } from 'react-measure';
 import Measure from 'react-measure';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { MessageTimestamp } from './MessageTimestamp';
 import { PanelType } from '../../types/Panels';
 import { Spinner } from '../Spinner';
 import { ConfirmationDialog } from '../ConfirmationDialog';
+import { refMerger } from '../../util/refMerger';
 
 type PropsType = {
   deletedForEveryone?: boolean;
@@ -43,46 +44,72 @@ enum ConfirmationType {
   EditError = 'EditError',
 }
 
-export function MessageMetadata({
-  deletedForEveryone,
-  direction,
-  expirationLength,
-  expirationTimestamp,
-  hasText,
-  i18n,
-  id,
-  isEditedMessage,
-  isInline,
-  isShowingImage,
-  isSticker,
-  isTapToViewExpired,
-  onWidthMeasured,
-  pushPanelForConversation,
-  retryMessageSend,
-  showEditHistoryModal,
-  status,
-  textPending,
-  timestamp,
-}: Readonly<PropsType>): ReactElement {
-  const [confirmationType, setConfirmationType] = useState<
-    ConfirmationType | undefined
-  >();
-  const withImageNoCaption = Boolean(!isSticker && !hasText && isShowingImage);
-  const metadataDirection = isSticker ? undefined : direction;
+export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
+  function MessageMetadataInner(
+    {
+      deletedForEveryone,
+      direction,
+      expirationLength,
+      expirationTimestamp,
+      hasText,
+      i18n,
+      id,
+      isEditedMessage,
+      isInline,
+      isShowingImage,
+      isSticker,
+      isTapToViewExpired,
+      onWidthMeasured,
+      pushPanelForConversation,
+      retryMessageSend,
+      showEditHistoryModal,
+      status,
+      textPending,
+      timestamp,
+    },
+    ref
+  ) {
+    const [confirmationType, setConfirmationType] = useState<
+      ConfirmationType | undefined
+    >();
+    const withImageNoCaption = Boolean(
+      !isSticker && !hasText && isShowingImage
+    );
+    const metadataDirection = isSticker ? undefined : direction;
 
-  let timestampNode: ReactChild;
-  {
-    const isError = status === 'error' && direction === 'outgoing';
-    const isPartiallySent =
-      status === 'partial-sent' && direction === 'outgoing';
-    const isPaused = status === 'paused';
+    let timestampNode: ReactChild;
+    {
+      const isError = status === 'error' && direction === 'outgoing';
+      const isPartiallySent =
+        status === 'partial-sent' && direction === 'outgoing';
+      const isPaused = status === 'paused';
 
-    if (isError || isPartiallySent || isPaused) {
-      let statusInfo: React.ReactChild;
-      if (isError) {
-        if (deletedForEveryone) {
-          statusInfo = i18n('icu:deleteFailed');
-        } else if (isEditedMessage) {
+      if (isError || isPartiallySent || isPaused) {
+        let statusInfo: React.ReactChild;
+        if (isError) {
+          if (deletedForEveryone) {
+            statusInfo = i18n('icu:deleteFailed');
+          } else if (isEditedMessage) {
+            statusInfo = (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="module-message__metadata__tapable"
+                onClick={(event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+                  event.stopPropagation();
+                  event.preventDefault();
+
+                  setConfirmationType(ConfirmationType.EditError);
+                }}
+              >
+                {i18n('icu:editFailed')}
+              </button>
+            );
+          } else {
+            statusInfo = i18n('icu:sendFailed');
+          }
+        } else if (isPaused) {
+          statusInfo = i18n('icu:sendPaused');
+        } else {
           statusInfo = (
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -91,179 +118,164 @@ export function MessageMetadata({
                 event.stopPropagation();
                 event.preventDefault();
 
-                setConfirmationType(ConfirmationType.EditError);
+                pushPanelForConversation({
+                  type: PanelType.MessageDetails,
+                  args: { messageId: id },
+                });
               }}
             >
-              {i18n('icu:editFailed')}
+              {deletedForEveryone
+                ? i18n('icu:partiallyDeleted')
+                : i18n('icu:partiallySent')}
             </button>
           );
-        } else {
-          statusInfo = i18n('icu:sendFailed');
         }
-      } else if (isPaused) {
-        statusInfo = i18n('icu:sendPaused');
-      } else {
-        statusInfo = (
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            className="module-message__metadata__tapable"
-            onClick={(event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-              event.stopPropagation();
-              event.preventDefault();
 
-              pushPanelForConversation({
-                type: PanelType.MessageDetails,
-                args: { messageId: id },
-              });
-            }}
+        timestampNode = (
+          <span
+            className={classNames({
+              'module-message__metadata__date': true,
+              'module-message__metadata__date--with-sticker': isSticker,
+              'module-message__metadata__date--deleted-for-everyone':
+                deletedForEveryone,
+              [`module-message__metadata__date--${direction}`]: !isSticker,
+              'module-message__metadata__date--with-image-no-caption':
+                withImageNoCaption,
+            })}
           >
-            {deletedForEveryone
-              ? i18n('icu:partiallyDeleted')
-              : i18n('icu:partiallySent')}
-          </button>
+            {statusInfo}
+          </span>
+        );
+      } else {
+        timestampNode = (
+          <MessageTimestamp
+            deletedForEveryone={deletedForEveryone}
+            direction={metadataDirection}
+            i18n={i18n}
+            module="module-message__metadata__date"
+            timestamp={timestamp}
+            withImageNoCaption={withImageNoCaption}
+            withSticker={isSticker}
+            withTapToViewExpired={isTapToViewExpired}
+          />
         );
       }
+    }
 
-      timestampNode = (
-        <span
-          className={classNames({
-            'module-message__metadata__date': true,
-            'module-message__metadata__date--with-sticker': isSticker,
-            'module-message__metadata__date--deleted-for-everyone':
-              deletedForEveryone,
-            [`module-message__metadata__date--${direction}`]: !isSticker,
-            'module-message__metadata__date--with-image-no-caption':
-              withImageNoCaption,
-          })}
+    let confirmation: JSX.Element | undefined;
+    if (confirmationType === undefined) {
+      // no-op
+    } else if (confirmationType === ConfirmationType.EditError) {
+      confirmation = (
+        <ConfirmationDialog
+          dialogName="MessageMetadata.confirmEditResend"
+          actions={[
+            {
+              action: () => {
+                retryMessageSend(id);
+                setConfirmationType(undefined);
+              },
+              style: 'negative',
+              text: i18n('icu:ResendMessageEdit__button'),
+            },
+          ]}
+          i18n={i18n}
+          onClose={() => {
+            setConfirmationType(undefined);
+          }}
         >
-          {statusInfo}
-        </span>
+          {i18n('icu:ResendMessageEdit__body')}
+        </ConfirmationDialog>
       );
     } else {
-      timestampNode = (
-        <MessageTimestamp
-          deletedForEveryone={deletedForEveryone}
-          direction={metadataDirection}
-          i18n={i18n}
-          module="module-message__metadata__date"
-          timestamp={timestamp}
-          withImageNoCaption={withImageNoCaption}
-          withSticker={isSticker}
-          withTapToViewExpired={isTapToViewExpired}
-        />
+      throw missingCaseError(confirmationType);
+    }
+
+    const className = classNames(
+      'module-message__metadata',
+      isInline && 'module-message__metadata--inline',
+      withImageNoCaption && 'module-message__metadata--with-image-no-caption',
+      deletedForEveryone && 'module-message__metadata--deleted-for-everyone'
+    );
+    const children = (
+      <>
+        {isEditedMessage && showEditHistoryModal && (
+          <button
+            className="module-message__metadata__edited"
+            onClick={() => showEditHistoryModal(id)}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            {i18n('icu:MessageMetadata__edited')}
+          </button>
+        )}
+        {timestampNode}
+        {expirationLength ? (
+          <ExpireTimer
+            direction={metadataDirection}
+            deletedForEveryone={deletedForEveryone}
+            expirationLength={expirationLength}
+            expirationTimestamp={expirationTimestamp}
+            withImageNoCaption={withImageNoCaption}
+            withSticker={isSticker}
+            withTapToViewExpired={isTapToViewExpired}
+          />
+        ) : null}
+        {textPending ? (
+          <div className="module-message__metadata__spinner-container">
+            <Spinner svgSize="small" size="14px" direction={direction} />
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+        {(!deletedForEveryone || status === 'sending') &&
+        !textPending &&
+        direction === 'outgoing' &&
+        status !== 'error' &&
+        status !== 'partial-sent' ? (
+          <div
+            className={classNames(
+              'module-message__metadata__status-icon',
+              `module-message__metadata__status-icon--${status}`,
+              isSticker
+                ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-sticker'
+                : null,
+              withImageNoCaption
+                ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-image-no-caption'
+                : null,
+              deletedForEveryone
+                ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--deleted-for-everyone'
+                : null,
+              isTapToViewExpired
+                ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-tap-to-view-expired'
+                : null
+            )}
+          />
+        ) : null}
+        {confirmation}
+      </>
+    );
+
+    const onResize = useCallback(
+      ({ bounds }: ContentRect) => {
+        onWidthMeasured?.(bounds?.width || 0);
+      },
+      [onWidthMeasured]
+    );
+
+    if (onWidthMeasured) {
+      return (
+        <Measure bounds onResize={onResize}>
+          {({ measureRef }) => (
+            <div className={className} ref={refMerger(measureRef, ref)}>
+              {children}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </Measure>
       );
     }
-  }
 
-  let confirmation: JSX.Element | undefined;
-  if (confirmationType === undefined) {
-    // no-op
-  } else if (confirmationType === ConfirmationType.EditError) {
-    confirmation = (
-      <ConfirmationDialog
-        dialogName="MessageMetadata.confirmEditResend"
-        actions={[
-          {
-            action: () => {
-              retryMessageSend(id);
-              setConfirmationType(undefined);
-            },
-            style: 'negative',
-            text: i18n('icu:ResendMessageEdit__button'),
-          },
-        ]}
-        i18n={i18n}
-        onClose={() => {
-          setConfirmationType(undefined);
-        }}
-      >
-        {i18n('icu:ResendMessageEdit__body')}
-      </ConfirmationDialog>
-    );
-  } else {
-    throw missingCaseError(confirmationType);
-  }
-
-  const className = classNames(
-    'module-message__metadata',
-    isInline && 'module-message__metadata--inline',
-    withImageNoCaption && 'module-message__metadata--with-image-no-caption',
-    deletedForEveryone && 'module-message__metadata--deleted-for-everyone'
-  );
-  const children = (
-    <>
-      {isEditedMessage && showEditHistoryModal && (
-        <button
-          className="module-message__metadata__edited"
-          onClick={() => showEditHistoryModal(id)}
-          type="button"
-        >
-          {i18n('icu:MessageMetadata__edited')}
-        </button>
-      )}
-      {timestampNode}
-      {expirationLength ? (
-        <ExpireTimer
-          direction={metadataDirection}
-          deletedForEveryone={deletedForEveryone}
-          expirationLength={expirationLength}
-          expirationTimestamp={expirationTimestamp}
-          withImageNoCaption={withImageNoCaption}
-          withSticker={isSticker}
-          withTapToViewExpired={isTapToViewExpired}
-        />
-      ) : null}
-      {textPending ? (
-        <div className="module-message__metadata__spinner-container">
-          <Spinner svgSize="small" size="14px" direction={direction} />
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
-      {(!deletedForEveryone || status === 'sending') &&
-      !textPending &&
-      direction === 'outgoing' &&
-      status !== 'error' &&
-      status !== 'partial-sent' ? (
-        <div
-          className={classNames(
-            'module-message__metadata__status-icon',
-            `module-message__metadata__status-icon--${status}`,
-            isSticker
-              ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-sticker'
-              : null,
-            withImageNoCaption
-              ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-image-no-caption'
-              : null,
-            deletedForEveryone
-              ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--deleted-for-everyone'
-              : null,
-            isTapToViewExpired
-              ? 'module-message__metadata__status-icon--with-tap-to-view-expired'
-              : null
-          )}
-        />
-      ) : null}
-      {confirmation}
-    </>
-  );
-
-  const onResize = useCallback(
-    ({ bounds }: ContentRect) => {
-      onWidthMeasured?.(bounds?.width || 0);
-    },
-    [onWidthMeasured]
-  );
-
-  if (onWidthMeasured) {
     return (
-      <Measure bounds onResize={onResize}>
-        {({ measureRef }) => (
-          <div className={className} ref={measureRef}>
-            {children}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </Measure>
+      <div className={className} ref={ref}>
+        {children}
+      </div>
     );
   }
-
-  return <div className={className}>{children}</div>;
-}
+);
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index 5291b3238..6b2dac2d9 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -2391,6 +2391,14 @@
     "updated": "2021-03-05T19:57:01.431Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Used for propagating click from the Message to MessageAudio's button"
   },
+  {
+    "rule": "React-createRef",
+    "path": "ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx",
+    "line": "  private metadataRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement> = React.createRef();",
+    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
+    "updated": "2023-06-30T22:12:49.259Z",
+    "reasonDetail": "Used for excluding the message metadata from triple-click selections."
+  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.tsx",