diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
index 63a0554e37..ee9ab21ba2 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,22 @@ namespace EMStudio
         return m_entityContext->GetContextId();
     }
 
+    void AnimViewportRenderer::CheckBounds()
+    {
+        AZ::Vector3 groundPos;
+        AZ::TransformBus::EventResult(groundPos, m_groundEntity->GetId(), &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetWorldTranslation);
+
+        const AZ::Vector3 characterPos = GetCharacterCenter();
+        if (AZStd::abs(characterPos.GetX() - groundPos.GetX()) > BoundMaxDistance ||
+            AZStd::abs(characterPos.GetY() - groundPos.GetY()) > BoundMaxDistance)
+        {
+            const float tileOffsetX = AZStd::fmod(characterPos.GetX(), TileSize);
+            const float tileOffsetY = AZStd::fmod(characterPos.GetX(), TileSize);
+            const AZ::Vector3 newGroundPos(characterPos.GetX() - tileOffsetX, characterPos.GetY() - tileOffsetY, groundPos.GetZ());
+            AZ::TransformBus::Event(m_groundEntity->GetId(), &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetWorldTranslation, newGroundPos);
+        }
+    }
+
     void AnimViewportRenderer::ResetEnvironment()
     {
         // Reset environment
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
index 3f34d2f26e..7331052380 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportRenderer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ namespace EMStudio
         AZ::EntityId GetEntityId() const;
         AzFramework::EntityContextId GetEntityContextId() const;
 
+        // Call this function on update to prevent the character going out of bounds of the ground.
+        void CheckBounds();
+
     private:
 
         // This function resets the light, camera and other environment settings.
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ namespace EMStudio
         const RenderOptions* m_renderOptions;
 
         const float DefaultFrustumDimension = 128.0f;
+        const float BoundMaxDistance = 150.0f;
+        const float TileSize = 1.0f;
         AZStd::vector<AZ::Render::DirectionalLightFeatureProcessorInterface::LightHandle> m_lightHandles;
     };
 }
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
index 45c0061771..c240ba09d8 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Tools/EMStudio/AnimViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ namespace EMStudio
         CalculateCameraProjection();
         RenderCustomPluginData();
         FollowCharacter();
+        m_renderer->CheckBounds();
     }
 
     void AnimViewportWidget::CalculateCameraProjection()