diff --git a/source/globalCommands.py b/source/globalCommands.py
index 6507ac4512d..8759807a22b 100755
--- a/source/globalCommands.py
+++ b/source/globalCommands.py
@@ -340,9 +340,8 @@ def script_reportCurrentSelection(self, gesture):
 			if scriptCount == 0:
 				speech.speakTextSelected(info.text)
 				braille.handler.message(selectMessage)
-
 			elif scriptCount == 3:
-				ui.browseableMessage(info.text)
+				ui.browseableMessage(info.text, copyButton=True, closeButton=True)
 				return
 
 			elif len(info.text) < speech.speech.MAX_LENGTH_FOR_SELECTION_REPORTING:
@@ -2441,6 +2440,8 @@ def _reportFormattingHelper(self, info, browseable=False):
 				message,
 				# Translators: title for formatting information dialog.
 				_("Formatting"),
+				copyButton=True,
+				closeButton=True,
 			)
 
 	@staticmethod
@@ -4140,7 +4141,7 @@ def script_reportLinkDestination(
 	) -> None:
 		"""Generates a ui.message or ui.browseableMessage of a link's destination, if focus or caret is
 		positioned on a link, or an element with an included link such as a graphic.
-		@param forceBrowseable: skips the press once check, and displays the browseableMessage version.
+		:param forceBrowseable: skips the press once check, and displays the browseableMessage version.
 		"""
 		try:
 			ti: textInfos.TextInfo = api.getCaretPosition()
@@ -4174,6 +4175,8 @@ def script_reportLinkDestination(
 					# Translators: Informs the user that the window contains the destination of the
 					# link with given title
 					title=_("Destination of: {name}").format(name=obj.name),
+					closeButton=True,
+					copyButton=True,
 				)
 			elif presses == 0:  # One press
 				ui.message(linkDestination)  # Speak the link
diff --git a/source/message.html b/source/message.html
index 0e9396315e5..ada156164e7 100644
--- a/source/message.html
+++ b/source/message.html
@@ -4,24 +4,93 @@
 <TITLE></TITLE>
 <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>
 <!--
-function escapeKeyPress(e) {
+// Though these should be constants, MSHTML does not support const as of 2024
+var args = window.dialogArguments;
+var copyStatusTimeout = 5000;  // milliseconds before copy status message goes away
+var copyEnabled = false;
+
+function handleKeyPress(e) {
+	/*
+	This code should be effective for modern browsers (EdgeWebView2),
+	while also serving in old IE (MSHTML) contexts.
+	*/
 	e = e || window.event;
-	if(e.keyCode == 27){ // code for escape
-		window.close();
+	var key = e.key || e.keyCode;
+	if (key === 'Escape' || key === 27) { // code for escape
+		onCloseButtonPress();
+	} else if (e.shiftKey && e.ctrlKey && (key === 'C' || key === 67)) { // code for Ctrl+Shift+C
+		onCopyButtonPress();
+	}
+}
+
+function onCopyButtonPress() {
+	if (!copyEnabled) return;
+	// Copy code came from http://www.codestore.net/store.nsf/unid/DOMM-4QHQE8/
+	var rng = document.body.createTextRange();
+	rng.moveToElementText(messageDiv);
+	rng.scrollIntoView();
+	rng.select();
+	var success = rng.execCommand("Copy");
+	rng.collapse(false);
+	rng.select();
+	copyStatusDiv.innerHTML = '<p id="copyStatusText" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"></p>';
+	if (success) {  // Notify the user about the copy result
+		copyStatusText.innerText = args.item('copySuccessfulAlertText');
+	} else {
+		copyStatusText.innerText = args.item('copyFailedAlertText');
 	}
-};
+	// Time out the user alert message
+	setTimeout(function() {
+		copyStatusDiv.innerHTML = '';
+	}, copyStatusTimeout);
+}
+
+function onCloseButtonPress() {
+	window.close();
+}
 
 function windowOnLoad() {
-	var args = window.dialogArguments;
 	if (args) {
 		document.title = args.item('title');
-		messageID.innerHTML = args.item('message');
+		// We can't use innerText, even for text-only nodes,
+		// because of #12004.
+		messageDiv.innerHTML = args.item('message');
+		// If caller wants a close button
+		if (args.item('closeButtonText') != null) {
+			closeButton.innerText = args.item('closeButtonText');  // Assign the (translated) label
+			closeButton.style.display = 'inline';  // Display the button
+			buttonDiv.style.display = 'block';  // Display the button section
+		}
+		// If caller wants a copy to clip button
+		if (args.item('copyButtonText') != null) {
+			copyEnabled = true;
+			copyButton.innerText = args.item('copyButtonText');  // Assign the (translated) label
+			copyButtonSpan.style.display = 'inline';  // Display the button
+			copyStatusDiv.style.display = 'block';  // Display the copy status
+			buttonDiv.style.display = 'block';  // Display the section
+			if (args.item('copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel') != null) {  // If translated text for the accelerator is provided
+				copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel.innerText = args.item('copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel');
+			}
+		}
+	} else {  // If args wasn't provided, we can do nothing. Just exit
+		window.close();
 	}
 } 
 //-->
 </SCRIPT>
 </HEAD>
-<BODY tabindex='0' id='main_body' style="margin:1em" LANGUAGE=javascript onload="return windowOnLoad()" onkeypress="return escapeKeyPress()" >
-<div id=messageID></div>
+<body tabindex='0' id='main_body' style="margin:1em" onload="return windowOnLoad()" onkeydown="return handleKeyPress()" >
+<div id="messageDiv"></div>
+
+<!-- "tabindex" is needed to circumvent an old IE/MSHTML bug in the handling of aria-labelledby.
+See: https://www.tpgi.com/aria-labelledby-aria-describedby-support-popular-windows-browsers/ -->
+<span id="copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel" style="visibility: hidden;" tabindex="-1"></span>
+
+<div id="buttonDiv" style="display: none;"><hr>
+<div id="copyStatusDiv" role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
+<span id="copyButtonSpan" style="display: none;">
+<button id="copyButton" onclick="onCopyButtonPress();" aria-labelledby="copyButton copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel"></button>&nbsp;</span>
+<span><button id="closeButton" style="display: none;" onclick="onCloseButtonPress();"></button></span>
+</div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/source/ui.py b/source/ui.py
index 83bca0c26c8..c724d2486a8 100644
--- a/source/ui.py
+++ b/source/ui.py
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@
 HTMLDLG_VERIFY = 0x0100
 
 
-def _warnBrowsableMessageNotAvailableOnSecureScreens(title: Optional[str]) -> None:
+def _warnBrowsableMessageNotAvailableOnSecureScreens(title: str | None = None) -> None:
 	"""Warn the user that a browsable message could not be shown on a secure screen (sign-on screen / UAC
 	prompt).
-	@param title: If provided, the title of the browsable message to give the user more context.
+
+	:param title: If provided, the title of the browsable message to give the user more context.
 	"""
 	log.warning(
 		"While on secure screens browsable messages can not be used."
@@ -72,68 +73,150 @@ def _warnBrowsableMessageNotAvailableOnSecureScreens(title: Optional[str]) -> No
 			# The title may be something like "Formatting".
 			"This feature ({title}) is unavailable while on secure screens"
 			" such as the sign-on screen or UAC prompt.",
-		)
-		browsableMessageUnavailableMsg = browsableMessageUnavailableMsg.format(title=title)
+		).format(title=title)
 
 	import wx  # Late import to prevent circular dependency.
 	import gui  # Late import to prevent circular dependency.
 
 	log.debug("Presenting browsable message unavailable warning.")
-	gui.messageBox(
+	wx.CallAfter(
+		gui.messageBox,
+		browsableMessageUnavailableMsg,
+		# Translators: This is the title for a warning dialog, shown if NVDA cannot open a browsable message.
+		caption=_("Feature unavailable."),
+		style=wx.ICON_ERROR | wx.OK,
+	)
+
+
+def _warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title: str | None = None) -> None:
+	"""Warn the user that a browsable message could not be shown because of a component failure.
+
+	:param title: If provided, the title of the browsable message to give the user more context.
+	"""
+	log.warning(
+		"A browsable message could not be shown because of a component failure."
+		f" Attempted to open message with title: {title!r}",
+	)
+
+	if not title:
+		browsableMessageUnavailableMsg: str = _(
+			# Translators: This is the message for a warning shown if NVDA cannot open a browsable message window
+			# because of a component failure.
+			"An error has caused this feature to be unavailable at this time. "
+			"Restarting NVDA or Windows may solve this problem.",
+		)
+	else:
+		browsableMessageUnavailableMsg: str = _(
+			# Translators: This is the message for a warning shown if NVDA cannot open a browsable message window
+			# because of a component failure. This prompt includes the title
+			# of the Window that could not be opened for context.
+			# The {title} will be replaced with the title.
+			# The title may be something like "Formatting".
+			"An error has caused this feature ({title}) to be unavailable at this time. "
+			"Restarting NVDA or Windows may solve this problem.",
+		).format(title=title)
+
+	log.debug("Presenting browsable message unavailable warning.")
+	import wx  # Late import to prevent circular dependency.
+	import gui  # Late import to prevent circular dependency.
+
+	wx.CallAfter(
+		gui.messageBox,
 		browsableMessageUnavailableMsg,
-		# Translators: This is the title for a warning dialog, shown if NVDA cannot open a browsable message
-		# dialog.
+		# Translators: This is the title for a warning dialog, shown if NVDA cannot open a browsable message.
 		caption=_("Feature unavailable."),
 		style=wx.ICON_ERROR | wx.OK,
 	)
 
 
-def browseableMessage(message: str, title: Optional[str] = None, isHtml: bool = False) -> None:
+def browseableMessage(
+	message: str,
+	title: str | None = None,
+	isHtml: bool = False,
+	closeButton: bool = False,
+	copyButton: bool = False,
+) -> None:
 	"""Present a message to the user that can be read in browse mode.
 	The message will be presented in an HTML document.
-	@param message: The message in either html or text.
-	@param title: The title for the message.
-	@param isHtml: Whether the message is html
+
+	:param message: The message in either html or text.
+	:param title: The title for the message, defaults to "NVDA Message".
+	:param isHtml: Whether the message is html, defaults to False.
+	:param closeButton: Whether to include a "close" button, defaults to False.
+	:param copyButton: Whether to include a "copy" (to clipboard) button, defaults to False.
 	"""
 	if isRunningOnSecureDesktop():
-		import wx  # Late import to prevent circular dependency.
-
-		wx.CallAfter(_warnBrowsableMessageNotAvailableOnSecureScreens, title)
+		_warnBrowsableMessageNotAvailableOnSecureScreens(title)
 		return
 
 	htmlFileName = os.path.join(globalVars.appDir, "message.html")
 	if not os.path.isfile(htmlFileName):
+		_warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title)
 		raise LookupError(htmlFileName)
+
 	moniker = POINTER(IUnknown)()
-	windll.urlmon.CreateURLMonikerEx(0, htmlFileName, byref(moniker), URL_MK_UNIFORM)
-	if not title:
-		# Translators: The title for the dialog used to present general NVDA messages in browse mode.
-		title = _("NVDA Message")
-	if not isHtml:
-		message = f"<pre>{escape(message)}</pre>"
+	try:
+		windll.urlmon.CreateURLMonikerEx(0, htmlFileName, byref(moniker), URL_MK_UNIFORM)
+	except OSError as e:
+		log.error(f"OS error during URL moniker creation: {e}")
+		_warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title)
+		return
+	except Exception as e:
+		log.error(f"Unexpected error during URL moniker creation: {e}")
+		_warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title)
+		return
+
 	try:
 		d = comtypes.client.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
 	except (COMError, OSError):
 		log.error("Scripting.Dictionary component unavailable", exc_info=True)
-		# Store the module level message function in a new variable since it is masked by a local variable with
-		# the same name
-		messageFunction = globals()["message"]
-		# Translators: reported when unable to display a browsable message.
-		messageFunction(_("Unable to display browseable message"))
+		_warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title)
 		return
+
+	if title is None:
+		# Translators: The title for the dialog used to present general NVDA messages in browse mode.
+		title = _("NVDA Message")
 	d.add("title", title)
+
+	if not isHtml:
+		message = f"<pre>{escape(message)}</pre>"
+	else:
+		log.warning("Passing raw HTML to ui.browseableMessage!")
 	d.add("message", message)
+
+	# Translators: A notice to the user that a copy operation succeeded.
+	d.add("copySuccessfulAlertText", _("Text copied."))
+	# Translators: A notice to the user that a copy operation failed.
+	d.add("copyFailedAlertText", _("Couldn't copy to clipboard."))
+	if closeButton:
+		# Translators: The text of a button which closes the window.
+		d.add("closeButtonText", _("Close"))
+	if copyButton:
+		# Translators: The label of a button to copy the text of the window to the clipboard.
+		d.add("copyButtonText", _("Copy"))
+		# Translators: A portion of an accessibility label for the "Copy" button,
+		# describing the key to press to activate the button. Currently, this key may only be Ctrl+Shift+C.
+		# Translation makes sense here if the Control or Shift keys are called something else in a
+		# given language; or to set this to the empty string if that key combination is unavailable on some keyboard.
+		d.add("copyButtonAcceleratorAccessibilityLabel", _("control+shift+c"))
+
 	dialogArgsVar = automation.VARIANT(d)
 	gui.mainFrame.prePopup()
-	windll.mshtml.ShowHTMLDialogEx(
-		gui.mainFrame.Handle,
-		moniker,
-		HTMLDLG_MODELESS,
-		byref(dialogArgsVar),
-		DIALOG_OPTIONS,
-		None,
-	)
-	gui.mainFrame.postPopup()
+	try:
+		windll.mshtml.ShowHTMLDialogEx(
+			gui.mainFrame.Handle,
+			moniker,
+			HTMLDLG_MODELESS,
+			byref(dialogArgsVar),
+			DIALOG_OPTIONS,
+			None,
+		)
+	except Exception as e:
+		log.error(f"Failed to show HTML dialog: {e}")
+		_warnBrowsableMessageComponentFailure(title)
+		return
+	finally:
+		gui.mainFrame.postPopup()
 
 
 def message(
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.md b/user_docs/en/changes.md
index 07276751878..f3e22da436b 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/changes.md
+++ b/user_docs/en/changes.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 ### Changes
 
-* The exit dialog now allows you to restart NVDA with add-ons disabled and debug logging enabled simultaneously. (#11538, @CyrilleB79)
+* The Report link destination, Character formatting information, and Speak selection dialogs, now include "Close" and "Copy" buttons for user convenience. (#17018, @XLTechie)
+* The exit dialog now allows you to restart NVDA with add-ons disabled and debug logging enabled simultaneously. (#11538, @CyrilleB79)r
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ Please refer to [the developer guide](https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/docume
 
 * Note: this is an Add-on API compatibility breaking release.
 Add-ons will need to be re-tested and have their manifest updated.
+* `ui.browseableMessage` may now be called with options to present a button for copying to clipboard, and/or a button for closing the window. (#17018, @XLTechie)
 
 #### API Breaking Changes