diff --git a/Code/Framework/GridMate/GridMate/Serialize/CompressionMarshal.cpp b/Code/Framework/GridMate/GridMate/Serialize/CompressionMarshal.cpp
index 751e151ec6..1714ee5aa5 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/GridMate/GridMate/Serialize/CompressionMarshal.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/GridMate/GridMate/Serialize/CompressionMarshal.cpp
@@ -488,18 +488,17 @@ void TransformCompressor::Marshal(WriteBuffer& wb, const AZ::Transform& value) c
 {
     AZ::u8 flags = 0;
     auto flagsMarker = wb.InsertMarker(flags);
-    AZ::Matrix3x3 m33 = AZ::Matrix3x3::CreateFromTransform(value);
-    AZ::Vector3 scale = m33.ExtractScale();
-    AZ::Quaternion rot = AZ::Quaternion::CreateFromMatrix3x3(m33.GetOrthogonalized());
+    float scale = value.GetUniformScale();
+    AZ::Quaternion rot = value.GetRotation();
     if (!rot.IsIdentity())
     {
         flags |= HAS_ROT;
         wb.Write(rot, QuatCompMarshaler());
     }
-    if (!scale.IsClose(AZ::Vector3::CreateOne()))
+    if (!AZ::IsClose(scale, 1.0f, AZ::Constants::Tolerance))
     {
         flags |= HAS_SCALE;
-        wb.Write(scale, Vec3CompMarshaler());
+        wb.Write(scale, HalfMarshaler());
     }
     AZ::Vector3 pos = value.GetTranslation();
     if (!pos.IsZero())
@@ -527,9 +526,9 @@ void TransformCompressor::Unmarshal(AZ::Transform& value, ReadBuffer& rb) const
     }
     if (flags & HAS_SCALE)
     {
-        AZ::Vector3 scale;
-        rb.Read(scale, Vec3CompMarshaler());
-        xform.MultiplyByScale(scale);
+        float scale;
+        rb.Read(scale, HalfMarshaler());
+        xform.MultiplyByUniformScale(scale);
     }
     if (flags & HAS_POS)
     {
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Include/Multiplayer/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Include/Multiplayer/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.h
index 2a3b5fb3cc..f3eb1922fd 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Include/Multiplayer/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Include/Multiplayer/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.h
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ namespace Multiplayer
     private:
         void OnRotationChangedEvent(const AZ::Quaternion& rotation);
         void OnTranslationChangedEvent(const AZ::Vector3& translation);
-        void OnScaleChangedEvent(const AZ::Vector3& scale);
+        void OnScaleChangedEvent(float scale);
 
         AZ::Event<AZ::Quaternion>::Handler m_rotationEventHandler;
         AZ::Event<AZ::Vector3>::Handler m_translationEventHandler;
-        AZ::Event<AZ::Vector3>::Handler m_scaleEventHandler;
+        AZ::Event<float>::Handler m_scaleEventHandler;
     };
 
     class NetworkTransformComponentController
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/AutoGen/NetworkTransformComponent.AutoComponent.xml b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/AutoGen/NetworkTransformComponent.AutoComponent.xml
index 96653a607c..d8e1f2c1d7 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/AutoGen/NetworkTransformComponent.AutoComponent.xml
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/AutoGen/NetworkTransformComponent.AutoComponent.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <NetworkProperty Type="AZ::Quaternion" Name="rotation" Init="AZ::Quaternion::CreateIdentity()" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
     <NetworkProperty Type="AZ::Vector3" Name="translation" Init="AZ::Vector3::CreateZero()" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
-    <NetworkProperty Type="AZ::Vector3" Name="scale" Init="AZ::Vector3::CreateZero()" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
+    <NetworkProperty Type="float" Name="scale" Init="0.0f" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
     <NetworkProperty Type="uint8_t"     Name="resetCount" Init="0" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="false" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
     <NetworkProperty Type="NetEntityId" Name="parentEntityId" Init="InvalidNetEntityId" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
     <NetworkProperty Type="int32_t"     Name="parentAttachmentBoneId" Init="-1" ReplicateFrom="Authority" ReplicateTo="Client" IsRewindable="true" IsPredictable="true" IsPublic="true" Container="Object" ExposeToEditor="false" GenerateEventBindings="true" />
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.cpp
index 0cc4cb131e..682f7ea988 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetworkTransformComponent.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Multiplayer
     NetworkTransformComponent::NetworkTransformComponent()
         : m_rotationEventHandler([this](const AZ::Quaternion& rotation) { OnRotationChangedEvent(rotation); })
         , m_translationEventHandler([this](const AZ::Vector3& translation) { OnTranslationChangedEvent(translation); })
-        , m_scaleEventHandler([this](const AZ::Vector3& scale) { OnScaleChangedEvent(scale); })
+        , m_scaleEventHandler([this](float scale) { OnScaleChangedEvent(scale); })
     {
         ;
     }
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         GetTransformComponent()->SetWorldTM(worldTm);
     }
 
-    void NetworkTransformComponent::OnScaleChangedEvent(const AZ::Vector3& scale)
+    void NetworkTransformComponent::OnScaleChangedEvent(float scale)
     {
         AZ::Transform worldTm = GetTransformComponent()->GetWorldTM();
-        worldTm.SetScale(scale);
+        worldTm.SetUniformScale(scale);
         GetTransformComponent()->SetWorldTM(worldTm);
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         {
             SetRotation(worldTm.GetRotation());
             SetTranslation(worldTm.GetTranslation());
-            SetScale(worldTm.GetScale());
+            SetScale(worldTm.GetUniformScale());
         }
     }
 }