diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DisplayMapper/DisplayMapperPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DisplayMapper/DisplayMapperPass.cpp
index b6fa0b5c41..f5b301ca5c 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DisplayMapper/DisplayMapperPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DisplayMapper/DisplayMapperPass.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ namespace AZ
         DisplayMapperPass::DisplayMapperPass(const RPI::PassDescriptor& descriptor)
             : RPI::ParentPass(descriptor)
         {
-            m_flags.m_alreadyCreated = false;
-
             AzFramework::NativeWindowHandle windowHandle = nullptr;
             AzFramework::WindowSystemRequestBus::BroadcastResult(
                 windowHandle,
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ namespace AZ
             {
                 m_displayMapperConfigurationDescriptor = passData->m_config;
             }
-
-            m_needToRebuildChildren = true;
         }
 
         DisplayMapperPass::~DisplayMapperPass()
@@ -199,24 +195,14 @@ namespace AZ
         void DisplayMapperPass::FrameEndInternal()
         {
             GetDisplayMapperConfiguration();
-            if (m_needToRebuildChildren)
-            {
-                ClearChildren();
-                BuildGradingLutTemplate();
-                CreateGradingAndAcesPasses();
-            }
             ParentPass::FrameEndInternal();
         }
 
         void DisplayMapperPass::CreateChildPassesInternal()
         {
-            if (m_needToRebuildChildren)
-            {
-                ClearChildren();
-                BuildGradingLutTemplate();
-                CreateGradingAndAcesPasses();
-            }
-            ParentPass::CreateChildPassesInternal();
+            ClearChildren();
+            BuildGradingLutTemplate();
+            CreateGradingAndAcesPasses();
         }
 
         AZStd::shared_ptr<RPI::PassTemplate> CreatePassTemplateHelper(
@@ -485,7 +471,6 @@ namespace AZ
             {
                 AddChild(m_ldrGradingLookupTablePass);
             }
-            m_needToRebuildChildren = false;
         }
 
         void DisplayMapperPass::GetDisplayMapperConfiguration()
@@ -513,7 +498,8 @@ namespace AZ
                         desc.m_ldrColorGradingLut != m_displayMapperConfigurationDescriptor.m_ldrColorGradingLut ||
                         desc.m_acesParameterOverrides.m_overrideDefaults != m_displayMapperConfigurationDescriptor.m_acesParameterOverrides.m_overrideDefaults)
                     {
-                        m_needToRebuildChildren = true;
+                        m_flags.m_createChildren = true;
+                        QueueForBuild();
                     }
                     m_displayMapperConfigurationDescriptor = desc;
                 }
@@ -527,41 +513,15 @@ namespace AZ
 
         void DisplayMapperPass::ClearChildren()
         {
-            if (m_acesOutputTransformPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_acesOutputTransformPass);
-                m_acesOutputTransformPass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_bakeAcesOutputTransformLutPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_bakeAcesOutputTransformLutPass);
-                m_bakeAcesOutputTransformLutPass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_acesOutputTransformLutPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_acesOutputTransformLutPass);
-                m_acesOutputTransformLutPass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_displayMapperPassthroughPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_displayMapperPassthroughPass);
-                m_displayMapperPassthroughPass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_displayMapperOnlyGammaCorrectionPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_displayMapperOnlyGammaCorrectionPass);
-                m_displayMapperOnlyGammaCorrectionPass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_ldrGradingLookupTablePass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_ldrGradingLookupTablePass);
-                m_ldrGradingLookupTablePass = nullptr;
-            }
-            if (m_outputTransformPass)
-            {
-                RemoveChild(m_outputTransformPass);
-                m_outputTransformPass = nullptr;
-            }
+            RemoveChildren();
+
+            m_acesOutputTransformPass = nullptr;
+            m_bakeAcesOutputTransformLutPass = nullptr;
+            m_acesOutputTransformLutPass = nullptr;
+            m_displayMapperPassthroughPass = nullptr;
+            m_displayMapperOnlyGammaCorrectionPass = nullptr;
+            m_ldrGradingLookupTablePass = nullptr;
+            m_outputTransformPass = nullptr;
         }
     }   // namespace Render
 }   // namespace AZ
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/LuxCore/LuxCoreTexturePass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/LuxCore/LuxCoreTexturePass.cpp
index 7708605e29..724511b355 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/LuxCore/LuxCoreTexturePass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/LuxCore/LuxCoreTexturePass.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace AZ
         LuxCoreTexturePass::LuxCoreTexturePass(const RPI::PassDescriptor& descriptor)
             : ParentPass(descriptor)
         {
-            m_flags.m_alreadyCreated = false;
-
             RPI::PassSystemInterface* passSystem = RPI::PassSystemInterface::Get();
 
             // Create render target pass
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ namespace AZ
 
             // Create readback
             m_readback = AZStd::make_shared<AZ::RPI::AttachmentReadback>(AZ::RHI::ScopeId{ Uuid::CreateRandom().ToString<AZStd::string>() });
-
-            CreateChildPasses();
         }
         
         LuxCoreTexturePass::~LuxCoreTexturePass()
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.cpp
index c355b7c8a7..6050ac2b2e 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.cpp
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ namespace AZ
         DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass::DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass(const RPI::PassDescriptor& descriptor)
             : ParentPass(descriptor)
         {
-            RPI::PassSystemInterface* passSystem = RPI::PassSystemInterface::Get();
-
-            // Create read back pass
-            m_readbackPass = passSystem->CreatePass<DepthOfFieldCopyFocusDepthToCpuPass>(AZ::Name("DepthOfFieldReadBackPass"));
-            AZ_Assert(m_readbackPass, "DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass : read back pass is invalid");
-
-            AddChild(m_readbackPass);
-
-            // Find GetDepth pass on template
-            auto pass = FindChildPass(Name("DepthOfFieldWriteFocusDepthFromGpu"));
-            m_getDepthPass = static_cast<DepthOfFieldWriteFocusDepthFromGpuPass*>(pass.get());
-
             // Create buffer for read back focus depth. We append static counter to avoid name conflicts.
             RPI::CommonBufferDescriptor desc;
             desc.m_bufferName = "DepthOfFieldReadBackAutoFocusDepthBuffer";
@@ -55,9 +43,6 @@ namespace AZ
             desc.m_bufferData = nullptr;
             desc.m_elementFormat = RHI::Format::R32_FLOAT;
             m_buffer = RPI::BufferSystemInterface::Get()->CreateBufferFromCommonPool(desc);
-
-            m_getDepthPass->SetBufferRef(m_buffer);
-            m_readbackPass->SetBufferRef(m_buffer);
         }
 
         DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass::~DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass()
@@ -85,6 +70,24 @@ namespace AZ
             }
         }
 
+        void DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass::CreateChildPassesInternal()
+        {
+            RPI::PassSystemInterface* passSystem = RPI::PassSystemInterface::Get();
+
+            // Create read back pass
+            m_readbackPass = passSystem->CreatePass<DepthOfFieldCopyFocusDepthToCpuPass>(AZ::Name("DepthOfFieldReadBackPass"));
+            AZ_Assert(m_readbackPass, "DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass : read back pass is invalid");
+
+            AddChild(m_readbackPass);
+
+            // Find GetDepth pass on template
+            auto pass = FindChildPass(Name("DepthOfFieldWriteFocusDepthFromGpu"));
+            m_getDepthPass = static_cast<DepthOfFieldWriteFocusDepthFromGpuPass*>(pass.get());
+
+            m_getDepthPass->SetBufferRef(m_buffer);
+            m_readbackPass->SetBufferRef(m_buffer);
+        }
+
         void DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass::FrameBeginInternal(FramePrepareParams params)
         {
             RPI::Scene* scene = GetScene();
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.h
index 75842fb67a..db29576d22 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/PostProcessing/DepthOfFieldReadBackFocusDepthPass.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
         protected:
             // Pass behavior overrides...
+            void CreateChildPassesInternal() override;
             void FrameBeginInternal(FramePrepareParams params) override;
 
         private:
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.cpp
index 680d117b98..631ff803dd 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace AZ
             RemoveChildren();
         }
 
-        void ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass::CreateChildPasses(uint32_t numBlurMips)
+        void ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass::CreateChildPassesInternal()
         {
             RPI::PassSystemInterface* passSystem = RPI::PassSystemInterface::Get();
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace AZ
             horizontalBlurChildDesc.m_passTemplate = blurHorizontalPassTemplate;
 
             // add child passes to perform the vertical and horizontal Gaussian blur for each roughness mip level
-            for (uint32_t mip = 0; mip < numBlurMips; ++mip)
+            for (uint32_t mip = 0; mip < m_numBlurMips; ++mip)
             {
                 // create Vertical blur child passes
                 {
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ namespace AZ
         void ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass::BuildInternal()
         {
             RemoveChildren();
+            m_flags.m_createChildren = true;
 
             Data::Instance<RPI::AttachmentImagePool> pool = RPI::ImageSystemInterface::Get()->GetSystemAttachmentPool();
             
@@ -163,8 +164,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 m_ownedAttachments.push_back(transientPassAttachment);
             }
 
-            // create child passes, one vertical and one horizontal blur per mip level
-            CreateChildPasses(mipLevels - 1);
+            m_numBlurMips = mipLevels - 1;
 
             // call ParentPass::BuildInternal() first to configure the slots and auto-add the empty bindings,
             // then we will assign attachments to the bindings
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.h
index f344fc8e9b..4a2ccce1d4 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/ReflectionScreenSpace/ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace AZ
         private:
             explicit ReflectionScreenSpaceBlurPass(const RPI::PassDescriptor& descriptor);
 
-            void CreateChildPasses(uint32_t numBlurMips);
+            void CreateChildPassesInternal() override;
 
             // Pass Overrides...
             void ResetInternal() override;
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace AZ
             AZStd::vector<RPI::Ptr<RPI::FullscreenTrianglePass>> m_horizontalBlurChildPasses;
 
             Data::Instance<RPI::AttachmentImage> m_frameBufferImageAttachment;
+            uint32_t m_numBlurMips = 0;
         };
     }   // namespace RPI
 }   // namespace AZ
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.h b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.h
index ca7baf1a0f..727398040d 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace AZ
             // Finds the pass in m_children and removes it
             void RemoveChild(Ptr<Pass> pass);
 
-            // Orphans all children from clearing m_children.
+            // Orphans all children by clearing m_children.
             void RemoveChildren();
 
         private:
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.h b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.h
index a184e8ed32..1cfd2e759e 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Include/Atom/RPI.Public/Pass/Pass.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     friend class PassSystem;                                                        \
     friend class PassFactory;                                                       \
     friend class ParentPass;                                                        \
+    friend class RenderPipeline;                                                    \
     friend class UnitTest::PassTests;                                               \
 
 namespace UnitTest
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
                         uint64_t m_initialized : 1;
                         uint64_t m_alreadyCreated : 1;
+                        uint64_t m_createChildren : 1;
 
                         // OLD SCHOOL
                         uint64_t m_alreadyPrepared : 1;
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
index 6b95a6e17a..e06ffca556 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/ParentPass.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace AZ
         ParentPass::ParentPass(const PassDescriptor& descriptor)
             : Pass(descriptor)
         {
-            CreateChildPasses();
+            m_flags.m_createChildren = true;
         }
 
         ParentPass::~ParentPass()
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
         void ParentPass::CreateChildPasses()
         {
-            if (m_flags.m_alreadyCreated)
+            if (!m_flags.m_createChildren || m_flags.m_alreadyCreated)
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -258,14 +258,7 @@ namespace AZ
             CreatePassesFromTemplate();
             CreateChildPassesInternal();
 
-            for (Ptr<Pass>& child : m_children)
-            {
-                ParentPass* asParent = child->AsParent();
-                if (asParent != nullptr)
-                {
-                    asParent->CreateChildPasses();
-                }
-            }
+            m_flags.m_createChildren = false;
         }
 
         void ParentPass::ResetInternal()
@@ -278,6 +271,8 @@ namespace AZ
 
         void ParentPass::BuildInternal()
         {
+            CreateChildPasses();
+
             for (const Ptr<Pass>& child : m_children)
             {
                 child->Build();
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/EnvironmentCubeMapPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/EnvironmentCubeMapPass.cpp
index be06343ab9..28a03de297 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/EnvironmentCubeMapPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/EnvironmentCubeMapPass.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ namespace AZ
         EnvironmentCubeMapPass::EnvironmentCubeMapPass(const PassDescriptor& passDescriptor)
             : ParentPass(passDescriptor)
         {
-            m_flags.m_alreadyCreated = false;
-
             // load pass data
             const EnvironmentCubeMapPassData* passData = PassUtils::GetPassData<EnvironmentCubeMapPassData>(passDescriptor);
             if (passData == nullptr)
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ namespace AZ
             AZ::Matrix4x4 viewToClipMatrix;
             MakePerspectiveFovMatrixRH(viewToClipMatrix, AZ::Constants::HalfPi, 1.0f, 0.1f, 100.0f, true);
             m_view->SetViewToClipMatrix(viewToClipMatrix);
-
-            CreateChildPasses();
         }
 
         EnvironmentCubeMapPass::~EnvironmentCubeMapPass()
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/SwapChainPass.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/SwapChainPass.cpp
index 45fb890e91..a7add17042 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/SwapChainPass.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/Pass/Specific/SwapChainPass.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ namespace AZ
             , m_windowContext(windowContext)
             , m_childTemplateName(childTemplateName)
         {
-            m_flags.m_alreadyCreated = false;
-
             PassSystemInterface* passSystem = PassSystemInterface::Get();
 
             // Create child pass
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ namespace AZ
 
             m_childPass = passSystem->CreatePassFromRequest(&childRequest);
             AZ_Assert(m_childPass, "SwapChain child pass is invalid: check your passs pipeline, run configuration and your AssetProcessor set project (project_path)");
-            
-            CreateChildPasses();
 
             AzFramework::WindowNotificationBus::Handler::BusConnect(m_windowContext->GetWindowHandle());
         }
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/RenderPipeline.cpp b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/RenderPipeline.cpp
index 86d76287bb..2c4c61f5aa 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/RenderPipeline.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/Source/RPI.Public/RenderPipeline.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ namespace AZ
             pipeline->m_originalRenderSettings = desc.m_renderSettings;
             pipeline->m_activeRenderSettings = desc.m_renderSettings;
             pipeline->m_rootPass->SetRenderPipeline(pipeline);
+            pipeline->m_rootPass->Build();
+            pipeline->m_rootPass->Initialize();
             pipeline->BuildPipelineViews();
         }