diff --git a/Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp b/Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
index abca9ce15b..017d6876d1 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -2368,6 +2368,7 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::CenterOnAABB(const AABB& aabb)
     m_orbitDistance = fabs(m_orbitDistance);
 
     SetViewTM(newTM);
+    SandboxEditor::OrbitCameraControlsBus::Event(GetViewportId(), &SandboxEditor::OrbitCameraControlsBus::Events::SetOrbitDistance, m_orbitDistance);
 }
 
 void EditorViewportWidget::CenterOnSliceInstance()
diff --git a/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.cpp b/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.cpp
index 8ed3f02228..3dbb650469 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.cpp
+++ b/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ namespace SandboxEditor
 LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance(AzFramework::ViewportId viewportId, LegacyViewportCameraController* controller)
     : AzFramework::MultiViewportControllerInstanceInterface<LegacyViewportCameraController>(viewportId, controller)
 {
+    OrbitCameraControlsBus::Handler::BusConnect(viewportId);
+}
+
+LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::~LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance()
+{
+    OrbitCameraControlsBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
 }
 
 bool LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::JustAltHeld() const
@@ -59,6 +65,12 @@ bool LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::InvertPan() const
     return JustAltHeld();
 }
 
+void LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::SetOrbitDistance(float orbitDistance)
+{
+    m_orbitDistance = orbitDistance;
+}
+
+
 AZ::RPI::ViewportContextPtr LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance::GetViewportContext()
 {
     // This could be cached, if needed
diff --git a/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.h b/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.h
index 24df6a2a9c..d9598e5719 100644
--- a/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.h
+++ b/Code/Editor/LegacyViewportCameraController.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AzCore/EBus/EBus.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Viewport/ViewportId.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Viewport/MultiViewportController.h>
 #include <AzCore/Math/Vector3.h>
@@ -23,19 +24,38 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
 namespace SandboxEditor
 {
+    class OrbitCameraControls
+    : public AZ::EBusTraits
+    {
+    public:
+        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // EBusTraits overrides
+        static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Multiple;
+        static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::ById;
+        using BusIdType = AzFramework::ViewportId;
+        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+        virtual void SetOrbitDistance(float orbitDistance [[maybe_unused]]) {;}
+    };
+    using OrbitCameraControlsBus = AZ::EBus<OrbitCameraControls>;
+
     class LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance;
     using LegacyViewportCameraController = AzFramework::MultiViewportController<LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance>;
 
     class LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance final
         : public AzFramework::MultiViewportControllerInstanceInterface<LegacyViewportCameraController>
+        , public OrbitCameraControlsBus::Handler
     {
     public:
         LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance(AzFramework::ViewportId viewport, LegacyViewportCameraController* controller);
+        ~LegacyViewportCameraControllerInstance();
 
         bool HandleInputChannelEvent(const AzFramework::ViewportControllerInputEvent& event) override;
         void ResetInputChannels() override;
         void UpdateViewport(const AzFramework::ViewportControllerUpdateEvent& event) override;
 
+        void SetOrbitDistance(float orbitDistance) override;
+
     private:
         bool JustAltHeld() const;
         bool NoModifierHeld() const;