diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/OpaqueParent.pass b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/OpaqueParent.pass
index f45f5c8b07..752d565234 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/OpaqueParent.pass
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/OpaqueParent.pass
@@ -472,36 +472,15 @@
                                 "Pass": "Parent",
                                 "Attachment": "DepthLinear"
                             }
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
-                {
-                    "Name": "ModulateWithSsao",
-                    "TemplateName": "ModulateTextureTemplate",
-                    "Enabled": true,
-                    "Connections": [
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "Input",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "Ssao",
-                                "Attachment": "Output"
-                            }
                         },
                         {
-                            "LocalSlot": "InputOutput",
+                            "LocalSlot": "Modulate",
                             "AttachmentRef": {
                                 "Pass": "SubsurfaceScatteringPass",
                                 "Attachment": "Output"
                             }
                         }
-                    ],
-                    "PassData": {
-                        "$type": "ComputePassData",
-                        "ShaderAsset": {
-                            "FilePath": "Shaders/PostProcessing/ModulateTexture.shader"
-                        },
-                        "Make Fullscreen Pass": true
-                    }
+                    ]
                 },
                 {
                     "Name": "DiffuseSpecularMergePass",
@@ -510,8 +489,8 @@
                         {
                             "LocalSlot": "InputDiffuse",
                             "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "ModulateWithSsao",
-                                "Attachment": "InputOutput"
+                                "Pass": "Ssao",
+                                "Attachment": "Output"
                             }
                         },
                         {
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoCompute.pass b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoCompute.pass
index 034b4359b4..3c4a8c76f1 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoCompute.pass
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoCompute.pass
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@
                 },
                 "Make Fullscreen Pass": true,
                 "PipelineViewTag": "MainCamera"
-            }
+            },
+            "FallbackConnections": [
+                {
+                    "Input": "LinearDepth", 
+                    "Output": "Output" 
+                }
+            ]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoParent.pass b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoParent.pass
index b94ca4ab38..111518706f 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoParent.pass
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoParent.pass
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
                     "SlotType": "Input",
                     "ScopeAttachmentUsage": "Shader"
                 },
+                {
+                    "Name": "Modulate",
+                    "SlotType": "Input",
+                    "ScopeAttachmentUsage": "Shader"
+                },
                 {
                     "Name": "Output",
                     "SlotType": "Output",
@@ -22,8 +27,8 @@
                 {
                     "LocalSlot": "Output",
                     "AttachmentRef": {
-                        "Pass": "Upsample",
-                        "Attachment": "Output"
+                        "Pass": "ModulateWithSsao",
+                        "Attachment": "InputOutput"
                     }
                 }
             ],
@@ -103,6 +108,34 @@
                             }
                         }
                     ]
+                },
+                {
+                    "Name": "ModulateWithSsao",
+                    "TemplateName": "ModulateTextureTemplate",
+                    "Enabled": true,
+                    "Connections": [
+                        {
+                            "LocalSlot": "Input",
+                            "AttachmentRef": {
+                                "Pass": "Upsample",
+                                "Attachment": "Output"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "LocalSlot": "InputOutput",
+                            "AttachmentRef": {
+                                "Pass": "Parent",
+                                "Attachment": "Modulate"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "PassData": {
+                        "$type": "ComputePassData",
+                        "ShaderAsset": {
+                            "FilePath": "Shaders/PostProcessing/ModulateTexture.shader"
+                        },
+                        "Make Fullscreen Pass": true
+                    }
                 }
             ]
         }
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/SsaoPasses.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/SsaoPasses.cpp
index 5e6d4b2ad9..15f7f52338 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/SsaoPasses.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/SsaoPasses.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,32 @@ namespace AZ
 
         bool SsaoParentPass::IsEnabled() const
         {
-            return ParentPass::IsEnabled();
+            if (!ParentPass::IsEnabled())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            const RPI::Scene* scene = GetScene();
+            if (!scene)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            PostProcessFeatureProcessor* fp = scene->GetFeatureProcessor<PostProcessFeatureProcessor>();
+            const RPI::ViewPtr view = GetRenderPipeline()->GetDefaultView();
+            if (!fp)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            PostProcessSettings* postProcessSettings = fp->GetLevelSettingsFromView(view);
+            if (!postProcessSettings)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            const SsaoSettings* ssaoSettings = postProcessSettings->GetSsaoSettings();
+            if (!ssaoSettings)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return ssaoSettings->GetEnabled();
         }
 
         void SsaoParentPass::InitializeInternal()