diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
index 091e0a5645..b672016c00 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ VSOutput SkinVS(VSInput IN)
     const uint shadowIndex = ViewSrg::m_shadowIndexDirectionalLight;
     DirectionalLightShadow::GetShadowCoords(
         shadowIndex,
-        worldPosition - 0.005 * OUT.m_normal,
+        worldPosition - MaterialSrg::m_shrinkFactor * OUT.m_normal,
         OUT.m_normal,
         OUT.m_shrinkedShadowCoords);
         
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
index e2a05aa916..496d6286cc 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
@@ -637,6 +637,19 @@
                     "min": 0.0,
                     "softMax": 20.0
                 },
+                {
+                    "name": "shrinkFactor",
+                    "displayName": "    Shrink Factor",
+                    "description": "Shrink (absolute) offset towards the normal opposite direction to ensure correct shadow map projection",
+                    "type": "float",
+                    "defaultValue": 0.005,
+                    "min": 0.0,
+                    "softMax": 0.05,
+                    "connection": {
+                        "type": "ShaderInput",
+                        "name": "m_shrinkFactor"
+                    }
+                },
                 {
                     "name": "transmissionScale",
                     "displayName": "    Scale",
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
index a94f203b23..406da8b70c 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ ShaderResourceGroup MaterialSrg : SRG_PerMaterial
     float4 m_transmissionTintThickness;
     Texture2D m_transmissionThicknessMap;
     uint m_transmissionThicknessMapUvIndex;
+    float m_shrinkFactor;
     
     Texture2D m_wrinkle_baseColor_texture1;
     Texture2D m_wrinkle_baseColor_texture2;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
index 70f49f0a66..559b8cac2e 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ float3 GetBackLighting(Surface surface, LightingData lightingData, float3 lightI
                 float E = max(0.30 + dot(-surface.normal, dirToLight), 0.0);
 
                 // Transmission distance computed from shadowmaps modulated by editor-exposed parameters
-                float s = transmissionDistance * surface.transmission.thickness * (20 - transmissionParams.w) * 10;
+                float s = transmissionDistance * surface.transmission.thickness * (50 - transmissionParams.w) * 10;
                 
                 // Albedo at front (surface point) is used to approximate irradiance at the back of the object
                 // See observation 4 in [Jimenez J. et al, 2010]