diff --git a/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Source/Shape/ShapeGeometryUtil.cpp b/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Source/Shape/ShapeGeometryUtil.cpp
index 3b54447fdd..e8bf3748fa 100644
--- a/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Source/Shape/ShapeGeometryUtil.cpp
+++ b/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Source/Shape/ShapeGeometryUtil.cpp
@@ -152,17 +152,18 @@ namespace LmbrCentral
                 const AZ::Vector2 edgeAfter = next - curr;
 
                 const float triangleArea = Wedge(edgeBefore, edgeAfter);
+                const float tolerance = 0.001f;
                 const bool interiorVertex = triangleArea <= 0.0f;
 
-                // if triangle is not an 'ear', continue.
-                if (!interiorVertex)
+                // if triangle is not an 'ear' and we have other vertices, continue.
+                if (!interiorVertex && vertices.size() > 3)
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // check no other vertices are inside the triangle formed
-                // by these three vertices, if so, continue to next vertex.
-                if (vertices.size() > 3)
+                // check if this is a large enough triangle, that there are no other vertices
+                // inside the triangle formed, otherwise, continue to next vertex.
+                if (vertices.size() > 3 && !AZ::IsClose(triangleArea, 0.f, tolerance))
                 {
                     bool pointInside = false;
                     for (size_t j = (nextIndex + 1) % vertices.size(); j != prevIndex; j = (j + 1) % vertices.size())
diff --git a/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Tests/ShapeGeometryUtilTest.cpp b/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Tests/ShapeGeometryUtilTest.cpp
index 390b30abe3..77e4974db1 100644
--- a/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Tests/ShapeGeometryUtilTest.cpp
+++ b/Gems/LmbrCentral/Code/Tests/ShapeGeometryUtilTest.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,39 @@ namespace UnitTest
         EXPECT_TRUE(triangles.size() == 18);
     }
 
+    // thin
+    TEST_F(ShapeGeometryUtilTest, GenerateTrianglesThin)
+    {
+        // given a series of vertices that are known to cause an infinite loop in the past
+        // due to numerical precision issues with very thin triangles
+        AZStd::vector<AZ::Vector3> triangles =
+            LmbrCentral::GenerateTriangles(
+            {
+                AZ::Vector2( 2.00000000f, -1.50087357f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 2.00000000f, -1.24706364f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.99930608f, -0.999682188f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.99859631f, -0.746669292f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.99789453f, -0.496492654f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.89999998f, 34.4000015f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95483327f, 0.787139893f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95505607f, 0.650562286f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95553458f, 0.357242584f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95596826f, 0.0913925171f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95620418f, -0.0532035828f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95642424f, -0.188129425f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95684254f, -0.444545746f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95693028f, -0.498298645f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95734584f, -0.753005981f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95775008f, -1.00079727f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95814919f, -1.24542999f),
+                AZ::Vector2( 1.95856297f, -1.49910200f)
+            }
+        );
+
+        // expect the algorithm completes and produces triangles (num verts - 2) * 3
+        EXPECT_TRUE(triangles.size() == 48);
+    }
+
     // test double to record if DrawTrianglesIndexed or DrawLines are called
     class DebugShapeDebugDisplayRequests : public AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests
     {