diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index 8cd797fefda2..7014aa727665 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -2315,6 +2315,10 @@ const CONST = {
         ACTIVE: 'active',
         DISABLED: 'disabled',
     },
+
+    // This ID is used in SelectionScraper.js to query the DOM for UnreadActionIndicator's
+    // div and then remove it from copied contents in the getHTMLOfSelection() method.
+    UNREAD_ACTION_INDICATOR_ID: 'no-copy-area-unread-action-indicator',
 };
 
 export default CONST;
diff --git a/src/components/UnreadActionIndicator.js b/src/components/UnreadActionIndicator.js
index 5d671bc177d2..81cf266bef28 100755
--- a/src/components/UnreadActionIndicator.js
+++ b/src/components/UnreadActionIndicator.js
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import styles from '../styles/styles';
 import Text from './Text';
+import CONST from '../CONST';
 import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from './withLocalize';
 
 const UnreadActionIndicator = (props) => (
     <View
         accessibilityLabel={props.translate('accessibilityHints.newMessageLineIndicator')}
         data-action-id={props.reportActionID}
-        style={styles.unreadIndicatorContainer}
+        style={[styles.unreadIndicatorContainer, styles.userSelectNone]}
+        nativeID={CONST.UNREAD_ACTION_INDICATOR_ID}
     >
         <View style={styles.unreadIndicatorLine} />
         <Text style={styles.unreadIndicatorText}>{props.translate('common.new')}</Text>
diff --git a/src/libs/SelectionScraper/index.js b/src/libs/SelectionScraper/index.js
index 0a1174e72cfa..f4e4fcc56494 100644
--- a/src/libs/SelectionScraper/index.js
+++ b/src/libs/SelectionScraper/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import render from 'dom-serializer';
 import {parseDocument} from 'htmlparser2';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import Str from 'expensify-common/lib/str';
+import CONST from '../../CONST';
 
 const elementsWillBeSkipped = ['html', 'body'];
 const tagAttribute = 'data-testid';
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ const getHTMLOfSelection = () => {
         }
     }
 
+    // Find and remove the div housing the UnreadActionIndicator because we don't want
+    // the 'New/Nuevo' text inside it being copied.
+    const newMessageLineIndicatorDiv = div.querySelector(`#${CONST.UNREAD_ACTION_INDICATOR_ID}`);
+
+    if (newMessageLineIndicatorDiv) {
+        newMessageLineIndicatorDiv.remove();
+    }
+
     return div.innerHTML;
 };