diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Include/Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus.h b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Include/Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus.h
index 538777b762..55e6ddac20 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Include/Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Include/Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
         static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single;
         static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::Single;
 
+        //! Bring main window to foreground
+        virtual void ActivateWindow() = 0;
+
         //! Add dockable widget in main window
         //! @param name title of the dockable window
         //! @param widget docked window content
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
index ea82210814..1f32c2a66b 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/MaterialEditorApplication.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowModule.h>
 #include <Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowFactoryRequestBus.h>
+#include <Atom/Window/MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Utils/Utils.h>
 
 AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_WARNING(4251 4800, "-Wunknown-warning-option") // disable warnings spawned by QT
@@ -309,6 +310,13 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
 
     void MaterialEditorApplication::ProcessCommandLine(const AZ::CommandLine& commandLine)
     {
+        const AZStd::string activateWindowSwitchName = "activatewindow";
+        if (commandLine.HasSwitch(activateWindowSwitchName))
+        {
+            MaterialEditor::MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Broadcast(
+                &MaterialEditor::MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Handler::ActivateWindow);
+        }
+
         const AZStd::string timeoputSwitchName = "timeout";
         if (commandLine.HasSwitch(timeoputSwitchName))
         {
@@ -424,10 +432,16 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
             // Forward commandline options to other application instance.
             QByteArray buffer;
             buffer.append("ProcessCommandLine:");
+
+            // Add the command line options from this process to the message, skipping the executable path
             for (int argi = 1; argi < m_argC; ++argi)
             {
                 buffer.append(QString(m_argV[argi]).append("\n").toUtf8());
             }
+
+            // Inject command line option to always bring the main window to the foreground
+            buffer.append("--activatewindow\n");
+
             m_socket.Send(buffer);
             m_socket.Disconnect();
             return false;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.cpp
index 1e116b4a22..6e47de189c 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
         MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
     }
 
+    void MaterialEditorWindow::ActivateWindow()
+    {
+        activateWindow();
+        raise();
+    }
+
     bool MaterialEditorWindow::AddDockWidget(const AZStd::string& name, QWidget* widget, uint32_t area, uint32_t orientation)
     {
         auto dockWidgetItr = m_dockWidgets.find(name);
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.h b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.h
index 6bd6e6b165..778e11275f 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindow.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
 
     private:
         // MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Handler overrides...
+        void ActivateWindow() override;
         bool AddDockWidget(const AZStd::string& name, QWidget* widget, uint32_t area, uint32_t orientation) override;
         void RemoveDockWidget(const AZStd::string& name) override;
         void SetDockWidgetVisible(const AZStd::string& name, bool visible) override;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindowComponent.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindowComponent.cpp
index a1ff8da635..820cee30f9 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindowComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Tools/MaterialEditor/Code/Source/Window/MaterialEditorWindowComponent.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace MaterialEditor
                 ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Scope, AZ::Script::Attributes::ScopeFlags::Common)
                 ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Category, "Editor")
                 ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Module, "materialeditor")
+                ->Event("ActivateWindow", &MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Events::ActivateWindow)
                 ->Event("SetDockWidgetVisible", &MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Events::SetDockWidgetVisible)
                 ->Event("IsDockWidgetVisible", &MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Events::IsDockWidgetVisible)
                 ->Event("GetDockWidgetNames", &MaterialEditorWindowRequestBus::Events::GetDockWidgetNames)
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialSystemComponent.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialSystemComponent.cpp
index c32f124456..e9a81f2e9f 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialSystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialSystemComponent.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorAssetSystemAPI.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Thumbnails/ThumbnailContext.h>
 
+#include <Atom/RHI/Factory.h>
+
 #include <AtomToolsFramework/Util/Util.h>
 
 #include <Material/MaterialThumbnail.h>
@@ -125,6 +127,14 @@ namespace AZ
 
             QStringList arguments;
             arguments.append(sourcePath.c_str());
+
+            // Use the same RHI as the main editor
+            AZ::Name apiName = AZ::RHI::Factory::Get().GetName();
+            if (!apiName.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                arguments.append(QString("--rhi=%1").arg(apiName.GetCStr()));
+            }
+
             AtomToolsFramework::LaunchTool("MaterialEditor", ".exe", arguments);
         }
 
@@ -139,7 +149,10 @@ namespace AZ
             {
                 m_openMaterialEditorAction = new QAction("Material Editor");
                 m_openMaterialEditorAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_M));
-                QObject::connect(m_openMaterialEditorAction, &QAction::triggered, m_openMaterialEditorAction, [this]()
+                m_openMaterialEditorAction->setCheckable(false);
+                m_openMaterialEditorAction->setChecked(false);
+                QObject::connect(
+                    m_openMaterialEditorAction, &QAction::triggered, m_openMaterialEditorAction, [this]()
                     {
                         OpenInMaterialEditor("");
                     }