diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/form-text-field/form-text-field.js b/ui/components/component-library/form-text-field/form-text-field.js
index e99161e64..fbd14e261 100644
--- a/ui/components/component-library/form-text-field/form-text-field.js
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/form-text-field/form-text-field.js
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 import {
   Display,
   FlexDirection,
-  Severity,
   Size,
 } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
 
 import Box from '../../ui/box/box';
 
 import { TextField } from '../text-field';
-import { HelpText } from '../help-text';
+import { HelpText, HelpTextSeverity } from '../help-text';
 import { Label } from '../label';
 
 export const FormTextField = ({
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ export const FormTextField = ({
     />
     {helpText && (
       <HelpText
-        severity={error && Severity.Danger}
+        severity={error && HelpTextSeverity.Danger}
         marginTop={1}
         {...helpTextProps}
         className={classnames(
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/README.mdx b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/README.mdx
index 6707eb6e4..fec76e3ea 100644
--- a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/README.mdx
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/README.mdx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The `HelpText` accepts all props below as well as all [Box](/docs/components-ui-
 `HelpText` renders as a `<p>` tag if the child is a `string` or a `<div>` if the child is an `object`.
 
 ```jsx
-import { Size, IconColor } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
+import { IconColor } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
 import { HelpText, Icon, IconName, IconSize } from '../../component-library';
 
 <HelpText>Plain text</HelpText> // renders as <p>Plain text</p>
@@ -44,41 +44,40 @@ import { HelpText, Icon, IconName, IconSize } from '../../component-library';
 
 ### Severity
 
-Use the `severity` prop and `SEVERITIES` object to change the severity of the `HelpText`
+Use the `severity` prop and `HelpTextSeverity` enum to change the severity of the `HelpText`
 
 <Canvas>
   <Story id="components-componentlibrary-helptext--severity-story" />
 </Canvas>
 
 ```jsx
-import { SEVERITIES } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
-import { HelpText } from '../../component-library';
+import { HelpText, HelpTextSeverity } from '../../component-library';
 
 <HelpText>HelpText without severity prop</HelpText>
-<HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.DANGER}>
+<HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Danger}>
   HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.DANGER
 </HelpText>
-<HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.SUCCESS}>
+<HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Success}>
   HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.SUCCESS
 </HelpText>
-<HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.WARNING}>
+<HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Warning}>
   HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.WARNING
 </HelpText>
-<HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.INFO}>
+<HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Info}>
   HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.INFO
 </HelpText>
 ```
 
 ### Color
 
-It may be useful to change the color of the `HelpText`. Use the `color` prop and the `Color` object to change the color of the `HelpText`. Defaults to `Color.textDefault`.
+It may be useful to change the color of the `HelpText`. Use the `color` prop and the `TextColor` enum to change the color of the `HelpText`. Defaults to `TextColor.textDefault`.
 
 <Canvas>
   <Story id="components-componentlibrary-helptext--color-story" />
 </Canvas>
 
 ```jsx
-import { Color } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
+import { TextColor } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
 import { HelpText } from '../../component-library';
 
 <HelpText color={TextColor.textDefault}>
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/__snapshots__/help-text.test.js.snap b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/__snapshots__/help-text.test.tsx.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/components/component-library/help-text/__snapshots__/help-text.test.js.snap
rename to ui/components/component-library/help-text/__snapshots__/help-text.test.tsx.snap
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.js b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 354207d09..000000000
--- a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import classnames from 'classnames';
-
-import {
-  Color,
-  TextVariant,
-  TextColor,
-  SEVERITIES,
-} from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
-
-import Box from '../../ui/box';
-
-import { Text } from '../text';
-
-export const HelpText = ({
-  severity,
-  color = Color.textDefault,
-  className,
-  children,
-  ...props
-}) => {
-  const severityColor = () => {
-    switch (severity) {
-      case SEVERITIES.DANGER:
-        return TextColor.errorDefault;
-      case SEVERITIES.WARNING:
-        return TextColor.warningDefault;
-      case SEVERITIES.SUCCESS:
-        return TextColor.successDefault;
-      case SEVERITIES.INFO:
-        return TextColor.infoDefault;
-      // Defaults to SEVERITIES.INFO
-      default:
-        return TextColor.textDefault;
-    }
-  };
-  return (
-    <Text
-      className={classnames('mm-help-text', className)}
-      as={children && typeof children === 'object' ? 'div' : 'p'}
-      variant={TextVariant.bodyXs}
-      color={severity ? severityColor() : color}
-      {...props}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </Text>
-  );
-};
-HelpText.propTypes = {
-  /**
-   * The color of the HelpText will be overridden if there is a severity passed
-   * Defaults to Color.textDefault
-   */
-  color: PropTypes.oneOf(Object.values(TextColor)),
-  /**
-   * The content of the help-text
-   */
-  children: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.node]),
-  /**
-   * Additional classNames to be added to the HelpText component
-   */
-  className: PropTypes.string,
-  /**
-   * HelpText also accepts all Box props
-   */
-  ...Box.propTypes,
-};
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.js b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.tsx
similarity index 58%
rename from ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.js
rename to ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.tsx
index e457bf6c6..da14d225a 100644
--- a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.js
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.stories.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { StoryFn, Meta } from '@storybook/react';
 import {
-  DISPLAY,
-  FLEX_DIRECTION,
+  Display,
+  FlexDirection,
   IconColor,
   TextColor,
-  SEVERITIES,
 } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
 
-import Box from '../../ui/box';
-
-import { Icon, IconName, IconSize } from '..';
+import { Box, Icon, IconName, IconSize } from '..';
 
 import { HelpText } from './help-text';
+import { HelpTextSeverity } from './help-text.types';
 
 import README from './README.mdx';
 
 export default {
   title: 'Components/ComponentLibrary/HelpText',
-
   component: HelpText,
   parameters: {
     docs: {
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ export default {
     },
     severity: {
       control: 'select',
-      options: Object.values(SEVERITIES),
+      options: Object.values(HelpTextSeverity),
     },
     color: {
       control: 'select',
@@ -43,15 +41,15 @@ export default {
   args: {
     children: 'Help text',
   },
-};
+} as Meta<typeof HelpText>;
 
-const Template = (args) => <HelpText {...args} />;
+const Template: StoryFn<typeof HelpText> = (args) => <HelpText {...args} />;
 
 export const DefaultStory = Template.bind({});
 DefaultStory.storyName = 'Default';
 
-export const Children = (args) => (
-  <Box display={DISPLAY.FLEX} flexDirection={FLEX_DIRECTION.COLUMN} gap={2}>
+export const Children: StoryFn<typeof HelpText> = (args) => (
+  <Box display={Display.Flex} flexDirection={FlexDirection.Column} gap={2}>
     <HelpText {...args}>Plain text</HelpText>
     <HelpText>
       <span>Text and icon</span>
@@ -66,28 +64,28 @@ export const Children = (args) => (
   </Box>
 );
 
-export const SeverityStory = (args) => (
+export const SeverityStory: StoryFn<typeof HelpText> = (args) => (
   <>
     <HelpText {...args}>HelpText without severity prop</HelpText>
-    <HelpText {...args} severity={SEVERITIES.DANGER}>
-      HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.DANGER
+    <HelpText {...args} severity={HelpTextSeverity.Danger}>
+      HelpText with severity: HelpTextSeverity.Danger
     </HelpText>
-    <HelpText {...args} severity={SEVERITIES.SUCCESS}>
-      HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.SUCCESS
+    <HelpText {...args} severity={HelpTextSeverity.Success}>
+      HelpText with severity: HelpTextSeverity.Success
     </HelpText>
-    <HelpText {...args} severity={SEVERITIES.WARNING}>
-      HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.WARNING
+    <HelpText {...args} severity={HelpTextSeverity.Warning}>
+      HelpText with severity: HelpTextSeverity.Warning
     </HelpText>
-    <HelpText {...args} severity={SEVERITIES.INFO}>
-      HelpText with severity: SEVERITY.INFO
+    <HelpText {...args} severity={HelpTextSeverity.Info}>
+      HelpText with severity: HelpTextSeverity.Info
     </HelpText>
   </>
 );
 
 SeverityStory.storyName = 'Severity';
 
-export const ColorStory = (args) => (
-  <Box display={DISPLAY.FLEX} flexDirection={FLEX_DIRECTION.COLUMN} gap={2}>
+export const ColorStory: StoryFn<typeof HelpText> = (args) => (
+  <Box display={Display.Flex} flexDirection={FlexDirection.Column} gap={2}>
     <HelpText color={TextColor.textDefault} {...args}>
       This HelpText default color is TextColor.textDefault
     </HelpText>
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.js b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.tsx
similarity index 81%
rename from ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.js
rename to ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.tsx
index e43fb54c5..29cd2e46a 100644
--- a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.js
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.test.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable jest/require-top-level-describe */
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
-import { Color, SEVERITIES } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
+import { TextColor } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
 import { Icon, IconName } from '..';
-
-import { HelpText } from './help-text';
+import { HelpText, HelpTextSeverity } from '.';
 
 describe('HelpText', () => {
   it('should render with text inside the HelpText', () => {
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ describe('HelpText', () => {
   it('should render with severities', () => {
     const { getByText } = render(
       <>
-        <HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.DANGER}>error</HelpText>
-        <HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.SUCCESS}>success</HelpText>
-        <HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.WARNING}>warning</HelpText>
-        <HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.INFO}>info</HelpText>
+        <HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Danger}>error</HelpText>
+        <HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Success}>success</HelpText>
+        <HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Warning}>warning</HelpText>
+        <HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Info}>info</HelpText>
       </>,
     );
     expect(getByText('error')).toHaveClass('mm-box--color-error-default');
@@ -49,9 +48,9 @@ describe('HelpText', () => {
     const { getByText } = render(
       <>
         <HelpText>default</HelpText>
-        <HelpText color={Color.textDefault}>text default</HelpText>
-        <HelpText color={Color.textAlternative}>text alternative</HelpText>
-        <HelpText color={Color.textMuted}>text muted</HelpText>
+        <HelpText color={TextColor.textDefault}>text default</HelpText>
+        <HelpText color={TextColor.textAlternative}>text alternative</HelpText>
+        <HelpText color={TextColor.textMuted}>text muted</HelpText>
       </>,
     );
     expect(getByText('default')).toHaveClass('mm-box--color-text-default');
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.tsx b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4be242562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import React, { forwardRef } from 'react';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import {
+  TextVariant,
+  TextColor,
+} from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
+import { Text } from '../text';
+import type { PolymorphicRef } from '../box';
+import type { TextProps } from '../text';
+import type { HelpTextProps, HelpTextComponent } from './help-text.types';
+import { HelpTextSeverity } from '.';
+
+export const HelpText: HelpTextComponent = forwardRef(
+  <C extends React.ElementType = 'p'>(
+    {
+      severity,
+      color = TextColor.textDefault,
+      className,
+      children,
+      ...props
+    }: HelpTextProps<C>,
+    ref?: PolymorphicRef<C>,
+  ) => {
+    const severityColor = () => {
+      switch (severity) {
+        case HelpTextSeverity.Danger:
+          return TextColor.errorDefault;
+        case HelpTextSeverity.Warning:
+          return TextColor.warningDefault;
+        case HelpTextSeverity.Success:
+          return TextColor.successDefault;
+        case HelpTextSeverity.Info:
+          return TextColor.infoDefault;
+        // Defaults to HelpTextSeverity.Info
+        default:
+          return TextColor.textDefault;
+      }
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <Text
+        className={classnames('mm-help-text', className ?? '')}
+        ref={ref}
+        as={children && typeof children === 'object' ? 'div' : 'p'}
+        variant={TextVariant.bodyXs}
+        color={severity ? severityColor() : color}
+        {...(props as TextProps<C>)}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.types.ts b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1945fb67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/help-text.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import type { TextStyleUtilityProps } from '../text';
+import type { PolymorphicComponentPropWithRef } from '../box';
+import { Severity, TextColor } from '../../../helpers/constants/design-system';
+
+export enum HelpTextSeverity {
+  Danger = Severity.Danger,
+  Warning = Severity.Warning,
+  Success = Severity.Success,
+  Info = Severity.Info,
+}
+
+export interface HelpTextStyleUtilityProps extends TextStyleUtilityProps {
+  severity?: HelpTextSeverity | Severity;
+  /**
+   * The color of the HelpText will be overridden if there is a severity passed
+   * Defaults to Color.textDefault
+   */
+  color?: TextColor;
+  /**
+   * The content of the help-text
+   */
+  children: string | PropTypes.ReactNodeLike;
+  /**
+   * Additional classNames to be added to the HelpText component
+   */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export type HelpTextProps<C extends React.ElementType> =
+  PolymorphicComponentPropWithRef<C, HelpTextStyleUtilityProps>;
+
+export type HelpTextComponent = <C extends React.ElementType = 'span'>(
+  props: HelpTextProps<C>,
+) => React.ReactElement | null;
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.js b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cbc88e159..000000000
--- a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { HelpText } from './help-text';
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.ts b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85fb7f700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/help-text/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export { HelpText } from './help-text';
+export { HelpTextSeverity } from './help-text.types';
+export type { HelpTextProps } from './help-text.types';
diff --git a/ui/components/component-library/index.js b/ui/components/component-library/index.js
index 564643063..d225472e0 100644
--- a/ui/components/component-library/index.js
+++ b/ui/components/component-library/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export { ButtonSecondary, BUTTON_SECONDARY_SIZES } from './button-secondary';
 export { Checkbox } from './checkbox';
 export { FormTextField } from './form-text-field';
 export { HeaderBase } from './header-base';
-export { HelpText } from './help-text';
+export { HelpText, HelpTextSeverity } from './help-text';
 export { Icon, IconName, IconSize } from './icon';
 export { Label } from './label';
 export { PickerNetwork } from './picker-network';
diff --git a/ui/pages/keychains/reveal-seed.js b/ui/pages/keychains/reveal-seed.js
index 8484f201a..3dec64888 100644
--- a/ui/pages/keychains/reveal-seed.js
+++ b/ui/pages/keychains/reveal-seed.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   Button,
   TextField,
   HelpText,
+  HelpTextSeverity,
   BUTTON_VARIANT,
   TEXT_FIELD_SIZES,
   TEXT_FIELD_TYPES,
@@ -143,7 +144,9 @@ const RevealSeedPage = () => {
           error={error}
           width={BLOCK_SIZES.FULL}
         />
-        {error && <HelpText severity={SEVERITIES.DANGER}>{error}</HelpText>}
+        {error && (
+          <HelpText severity={HelpTextSeverity.Danger}>{error}</HelpText>
+        )}
       </form>
     );
   };