diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGrid.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGrid.cpp
index 888d7c57d8..baf71ca7f1 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGrid.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGrid.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ namespace AZ
                 return true;
             }
 
+            // if a bake is in progress we need to make this DiffuseProbeGrid visible
+            if (!m_textureReadback.IsIdle())
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             return m_cullable.m_isVisible;
         }
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.cpp
index 3e808a99c1..8931a4feb1 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ namespace AZ
             AZ_Assert(m_readbackState == DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Idle, "DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback is already processing a readback request");
 
             m_callback = callback;
-            m_readbackState = DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Irradiance;
+
+            m_remainingInitializationFrames = DefaultNumInitializationFrames;
+            m_readbackState = DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Initializing;
         }
 
         void DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback::Update(const AZ::Name& passName)
@@ -32,6 +34,19 @@ namespace AZ
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (m_readbackState == DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Initializing)
+            {
+                if (m_remainingInitializationFrames > 0)
+                {
+                    // still in the initialization state to allow the irradiance textures to settle, decrement the frame count
+                    m_remainingInitializationFrames--;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // settling complete, move to the irradiance readback state to begin the readback process
+                m_readbackState = DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Irradiance;
+            }
+
             if (m_attachmentReadback.get() && m_attachmentReadback->GetReadbackState() > RPI::AttachmentReadback::ReadbackState::Idle)
             {
                 // still processing previous request
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.h
index c399fac534..b0d35069a7 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseGlobalIllumination/DiffuseProbeGridTextureReadback.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace AZ
         enum class DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState
         {
             Idle,
+            Initializing,
             Irradiance,
             Distance,
             Relocation,
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ namespace AZ
             void Update(const AZ::Name& passName);
             void FrameBegin(AZ::RPI::Pass::FramePrepareParams& params);
 
+            bool IsIdle() const { return m_readbackState == DiffuseProbeGridReadbackState::Idle; }
+
         private:
 
             DiffuseProbeGrid* m_diffuseProbeGrid = nullptr;
@@ -50,6 +53,10 @@ namespace AZ
             AZ::RPI::AttachmentReadback::ReadbackResult m_distanceReadbackResult;
             AZ::RPI::AttachmentReadback::ReadbackResult m_relocationReadbackResult;
             AZ::RPI::AttachmentReadback::ReadbackResult m_classificationReadbackResult;
+
+            // number of frames to delay before starting the texture readbacks, this allows the textures to settle
+            static constexpr int32_t DefaultNumInitializationFrames = 50;
+            int32_t m_remainingInitializationFrames = DefaultNumInitializationFrames;
         };
     }   // namespace Render
 }   // namespace AZ