diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
index 31f8bd3c32..77caf42834 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
@@ -1237,8 +1237,8 @@
                     }
                 },
                 {
-                    "name": "angleOffset",
-                    "displayName": "    Angle Offset",
+                    "name": "transmissionAngleBias",
+                    "displayName": "    Angle Bias",
                     "description": "cosine of angle to extend below (N . L = 0) in scattering through thin objects",
                     "type": "float",
                     "defaultValue": 0.1,
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
                     "softMax": 1.0,
                     "connection": {
                         "type": "ShaderInput",
-                        "name": "m_angleOffset"
+                        "name": "m_transmissionNdLBias"
                     }
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_Common.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_Common.azsli
index 7c791e1cd0..c15b49dc7d 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_Common.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_Common.azsli
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ShaderResourceGroup MaterialSrg : SRG_PerMaterial
     Texture2D m_transmissionThicknessMap;
     uint m_transmissionThicknessMapUvIndex;
     float m_shrinkFactor;
-    float m_angleOffset;
+    float m_transmissionNdLBias;
     float m_distanceAttenuation;
 }
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_ForwardPass.azsl b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_ForwardPass.azsl
index e35941c623..5e02da679e 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_ForwardPass.azsl
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_ForwardPass.azsl
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ PbrLightingOutput ForwardPassPS_Common(VSOutput IN, bool isFrontFace, out float
     // ------- Thin Object Light Transmission -------
 
     // Angle offset for subsurface scattering through thin objects
-    lightingData.angleOffset = MaterialSrg::m_angleOffset;
+    lightingData.transmissionNdLBias = MaterialSrg::m_transmissionNdLBias;
 
     // Shrink (absolute) offset towards the normal opposite direction to ensure correct shadow map projection
     lightingData.shrinkFactor = MaterialSrg::m_shrinkFactor;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
index 8a041a93f1..faa16b205a 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.azsl
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ PbrLightingOutput SkinPS_Common(VSOutput IN)
     // ------- Thin Object Light Transmission -------
 
     // Angle offset for subsurface scattering through thin objects
-    lightingData.angleOffset = MaterialSrg::m_angleOffset;
+    lightingData.transmissionNdLBias = MaterialSrg::m_transmissionNdLBias;
 
     // Shrink (absolute) offset towards the normal opposite direction to ensure correct shadow map projection
     lightingData.shrinkFactor = MaterialSrg::m_shrinkFactor;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
index fa190657c0..d42f62d0ac 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@
                     }
                 },
                 {
-                    "name": "angleOffset",
-                    "displayName": "    Angle Offset",
+                    "name": "transmissionAngleBias",
+                    "displayName": "    Angle Bias",
                     "description": "cosine of angle to extend below (N . L = 0) in scattering through thin objects",
                     "type": "float",
                     "defaultValue": 0.1,
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
                     "softMax": 1.0,
                     "connection": {
                         "type": "ShaderInput",
-                        "name": "m_angleOffset"
+                        "name": "m_transmissionNdLBias"
                     }
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
index 2ec1e6e8dc..630291c260 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin_Common.azsli
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ShaderResourceGroup MaterialSrg : SRG_PerMaterial
     Texture2D m_transmissionThicknessMap;
     uint m_transmissionThicknessMapUvIndex;
     float m_shrinkFactor;
-    float m_angleOffset;
+    float m_transmissionNdLBias;
     float m_distanceAttenuation;
     
     Texture2D m_wrinkle_baseColor_texture1;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
index adb2dea927..0506f08db1 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/BackLighting.azsli
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ float3 GetBackLighting(Surface surface, LightingData lightingData, float3 lightI
                 }
 
                 // Irradiance arround surface point. 
-                // Increase angle of influence (angle(N,L) -> angle(N,L) + acos(angleOffset)) to smooth transition regions
-                float3 E = surface.albedo * max(lightingData.angleOffset + dot(-surface.normal, dirToLight),0.0);
+                // Increase angle of influence (angle(N,L) -> angle(N,L) + acos(transmissionNdLBias)) to smooth transition regions
+                float3 E = surface.albedo * max(lightingData.transmissionNdLBias + dot(-surface.normal, dirToLight),0.0);
 
                 // Transmission distance modulated by hardcoded constant (could be exposed as a weight of scattering distance for transmission)
                 float s = transmissionDistance * 100.0;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/Lighting/LightingData.azsli b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/Lighting/LightingData.azsli
index cc55c4796e..7e7af6be96 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/Lighting/LightingData.azsli
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/ShaderLib/Atom/Features/PBR/Lighting/LightingData.azsli
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class LightingData
     // Direction light shadow coordinates for shrinked positions (used in scattering through thin objects)
     float3 shrinkedShadowCoords[ViewSrg::MaxCascadeCount];
 
-    // Angle to accept below (N . L = 0) in scattering through thin objects
-    float angleOffset; 
+    // (N . L) to accept below (N . L = 0) in scattering through thin objects
+    float transmissionNdLBias; 
     
     // Shrink (absolute) offset towards the normal opposite direction to ensure correct shadow map projection
     float shrinkFactor;