diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ViewPaneOptions.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ViewPaneOptions.h
index fb86968ebb..4891d2ef85 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ViewPaneOptions.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ViewPaneOptions.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
         bool detachedWindow = false;                                    ///< set to true if the view pane should use a detached, non-dockable widget. This is to workaround a problem with QOpenGLWidget on macOS. Currently this has no effect on other platforms.
         bool isDisabledInSimMode = false;                               ///< set to true if the view pane should not be openable from level editor menu when editor is in simulation mode.
+
+        bool showOnToolsToolbar = false;                                ///< set to true if the view pane should create a button on the tools toolbar to open/close the pane
+        QString toolbarIcon;                                            ///< path to the icon to use for the toolbar button - only used if showOnToolsToolbar is set to true
     };
 
 } // namespace AzToolsFramework
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Core/LevelEditorMenuHandler.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Core/LevelEditorMenuHandler.cpp
index 8f6e927a84..6292a99ec5 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Core/LevelEditorMenuHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Core/LevelEditorMenuHandler.cpp
@@ -912,6 +912,12 @@ QAction* LevelEditorMenuHandler::CreateViewPaneAction(const QtViewPane* view)
         action = new QAction(menuText, this);
         action->setObjectName(view->m_name);
         action->setCheckable(true);
+
+        if (view->m_options.showOnToolsToolbar)
+        {
+            action->setIcon(QIcon(view->m_options.toolbarIcon));
+        }
+
         m_actionManager->AddAction(view->m_id, action);
 
         if (!view->m_options.shortcut.isEmpty())
@@ -941,6 +947,11 @@ QAction* LevelEditorMenuHandler::CreateViewPaneMenuItem(
 
     menu->addAction(action);
 
+    if (view->m_options.showOnToolsToolbar)
+    {
+        m_mainWindow->GetToolbarManager()->AddButtonToEditToolbar(action);
+    }
+
     return action;
 }
 
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/MainWindow.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/MainWindow.cpp
index 31eac05824..3753c29064 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -470,9 +470,11 @@ void MainWindow::Initialize()
 
     InitToolActionHandlers();
 
+    // Initialize toolbars before we setup the menu so that any tools can be added to the toolbar as needed
+    InitToolBars();
+
     m_levelEditorMenuHandler->Initialize();
 
-    InitToolBars();
     InitStatusBar();
 
     AzToolsFramework::SourceControlNotificationBus::Handler::BusConnect();
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.cpp
index 241b969da7..137057a4fa 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.cpp
@@ -623,6 +623,20 @@ AmazonToolbar ToolbarManager::GetMiscToolbar() const
     return t;
 }
 
+void ToolbarManager::AddButtonToEditToolbar(QAction* action)
+{
+    QString toolbarName = "EditMode";
+    const AmazonToolbar* toolbar = FindToolbar(toolbarName);
+
+    if (toolbar)
+    {
+        if (toolbar->Toolbar())
+        {
+            toolbar->Toolbar()->addAction(action);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 const AmazonToolbar* ToolbarManager::FindDefaultToolbar(const QString& toolbarName) const
 {
     for (const AmazonToolbar& toolbar : m_standardToolbars)
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.h b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.h
index 70228636f5..1867316d01 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.h
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/ToolbarManager.h
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ public:
     AmazonToolbar GetMiscToolbar() const;
     AmazonToolbar GetPlayConsoleToolbar() const;
 
+    void AddButtonToEditToolbar(QAction* action);
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(ToolbarManager);
     void SaveToolbars();