diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
index 7b20bf2f5d..faa033956a 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
@@ -181,15 +181,26 @@ namespace EMStudio
         ResetEnvironment();
     }
 
-    AZ::Vector3 AnimViewportRenderer::GetCenter() const
+    AZ::Vector3 AnimViewportRenderer::GetCharacterCenter() const
     {
         AZ::Vector3 result = AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
         if (!m_actorEntities.empty())
         {
+            // Find the actor instance and calculate the center from aabb.
+            AZ::Vector3 actorCenter = AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
+            EMotionFX::Integration::ActorComponent* actorComponent =
+                m_actorEntities[0]->FindComponent<EMotionFX::Integration::ActorComponent>();
+            EMotionFX::ActorInstance* actorInstance = actorComponent->GetActorInstance();
+            if (actorInstance)
+            {
+                actorCenter += actorInstance->GetAabb().GetCenter();
+            }
+            
             // Just return the position of the first entity.
             AZ::Transform worldTransform;
             AZ::TransformBus::EventResult(worldTransform, m_actorEntities[0]->GetId(), &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetWorldTM);
             result = worldTransform.GetTranslation();
+            result += actorCenter;
         }
 
         return result;
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
index cd1c567743..1de4cbdb1c 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace EMStudio
         void Reinit();
 
         //! Return the center position of the existing objects.
-        AZ::Vector3 GetCenter() const;
+        AZ::Vector3 GetCharacterCenter() const;
 
     private:
 
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
index a6980c18ef..2e05864adc 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ namespace EMStudio
     void AnimViewportWidget::SetCameraViewMode([[maybe_unused]]CameraViewMode mode)
     {
         // Set the camera view mode.
-        AZ::Vector3 targetPosition = m_renderer->GetCenter();
-        targetPosition.SetZ(targetPosition.GetY() + TargetCenterOffsetZ);
+        const AZ::Vector3 targetPosition = m_renderer->GetCharacterCenter();
         AZ::Vector3 cameraPosition;
         switch (mode)
         {
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.h
index a0ba3a83c6..2d43b7ade7 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace EMStudio
         void SetCameraViewMode(CameraViewMode mode);
 
         static constexpr float CameraDistance = 2.0f;
-        static constexpr float TargetCenterOffsetZ = 1.0f;
 
         AZStd::unique_ptr<AnimViewportRenderer> m_renderer;
         AZStd::shared_ptr<AzFramework::RotateCameraInput> m_rotateCamera;