diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.cpp
index ccc7ef1fd7..f342b1afab 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ namespace LegacyFramework
         specializations.Append("tools");
     }
 
+    void Application::CreateReflectionManager()
+    {
+        AZ::ComponentApplication::CreateReflectionManager();
+        GetSerializeContext()->CreateEditContext();
+    }
+
     int Application::Run(const ApplicationDesc& desc)
     {
         if (!AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::OSAllocator>::IsReady())
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.h
index 42aacf3dbd..5cde088c2d 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/LegacyFramework/Core/EditorFrameworkApplication.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace LegacyFramework
         virtual int Run(const ApplicationDesc& desc);
         Application();
 
+        void CreateReflectionManager() override;
+
     protected:
 
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------