diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.h
index 23cd76ca20..92e9c1e88a 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
             void SetExcludeFromReflectionCubeMaps(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool excludeFromReflectionCubeMaps) override;
             void SetRayTracingEnabled(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool rayTracingEnabled) override;
+            bool GetRayTracingEnabled(const MeshHandle& meshHandle) const override;
             void SetVisible(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool visible) override;
             void SetUseForwardPassIblSpecular(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool useForwardPassIblSpecular) override;
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessorInterface.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessorInterface.h
index 356b1936ca..f616c06e92 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessorInterface.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessorInterface.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ namespace AZ
             virtual void SetExcludeFromReflectionCubeMaps(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool excludeFromReflectionCubeMaps) = 0;
             //! Sets the option to exclude this mesh from raytracing
             virtual void SetRayTracingEnabled(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool rayTracingEnabled) = 0;
+            //! Gets whether this mesh is excluded from raytracing
+            virtual bool GetRayTracingEnabled(const MeshHandle& meshHandle) const = 0;
             //! Sets the mesh as visible or hidden.  When the mesh is hidden it will not be rendered by the feature processor.
             virtual void SetVisible(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool visible) = 0;
             //! Sets the mesh to render IBL specular in the forward pass.
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Mocks/MockMeshFeatureProcessor.h b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Mocks/MockMeshFeatureProcessor.h
index 2c818d3c9b..af1e23aa19 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Mocks/MockMeshFeatureProcessor.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Mocks/MockMeshFeatureProcessor.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         MOCK_METHOD2(AcquireMesh, MeshHandle (const AZ::Render::MeshHandleDescriptor&, const AZ::Render::MaterialAssignmentMap&));
         MOCK_METHOD2(AcquireMesh, MeshHandle (const AZ::Render::MeshHandleDescriptor&, const AZ::Data::Instance<AZ::RPI::Material>&));
         MOCK_METHOD2(SetRayTracingEnabled, void (const MeshHandle&, bool));
+        MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(GetRayTracingEnabled, bool(const MeshHandle&));
         MOCK_METHOD2(SetVisible, void (const MeshHandle&, bool));
         MOCK_METHOD2(SetUseForwardPassIblSpecular, void (const MeshHandle&, bool));
     };
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.cpp
index dfb2b3fe6b..6b9a3fc698 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshFeatureProcessor.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,19 @@ namespace AZ
             }
         }
 
+        bool MeshFeatureProcessor::GetRayTracingEnabled(const MeshHandle& meshHandle) const
+        {
+            if (meshHandle.IsValid())
+            {
+                return meshHandle->m_descriptor.m_isRayTracingEnabled;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                AZ_Assert(false, "Invalid mesh handle");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         void MeshFeatureProcessor::SetVisible(const MeshHandle& meshHandle, bool visible)
         {
             if (meshHandle.IsValid())
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Include/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Mesh/MeshComponentBus.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Include/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Mesh/MeshComponentBus.h
index cc9c78d356..989cbcffb2 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Include/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Mesh/MeshComponentBus.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Include/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Mesh/MeshComponentBus.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ namespace AZ
             virtual void SetVisibility(bool visible) = 0;
             virtual bool GetVisibility() const = 0;
 
+            virtual void SetRayTracingEnabled(bool enabled) = 0;
+            virtual bool GetRayTracingEnabled() const = 0;
+
             virtual AZ::Aabb GetWorldBounds() = 0;
 
             virtual AZ::Aabb GetLocalBounds() = 0;
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.cpp
index b08670113b..a68ad24adf 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ namespace AZ
                     ->Event("GetMinimumScreenCoverage", &MeshComponentRequestBus::Events::GetMinimumScreenCoverage)
                     ->Event("SetQualityDecayRate", &MeshComponentRequestBus::Events::SetQualityDecayRate)
                     ->Event("GetQualityDecayRate", &MeshComponentRequestBus::Events::GetQualityDecayRate)
+                    ->Event("SetRayTracingEnabled", &MeshComponentRequestBus::Events::SetRayTracingEnabled)
+                    ->Event("GetRayTracingEnabled", &MeshComponentRequestBus::Events::GetRayTracingEnabled)
                     ->VirtualProperty("ModelAssetId", "GetModelAssetId", "SetModelAssetId")
                     ->VirtualProperty("ModelAssetPath", "GetModelAssetPath", "SetModelAssetPath")
                     ->VirtualProperty("SortKey", "GetSortKey", "SetSortKey")
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ namespace AZ
                     ->VirtualProperty("LodOverride", "GetLodOverride", "SetLodOverride")
                     ->VirtualProperty("MinimumScreenCoverage", "GetMinimumScreenCoverage", "SetMinimumScreenCoverage")
                     ->VirtualProperty("QualityDecayRate", "GetQualityDecayRate", "SetQualityDecayRate")
+                    ->VirtualProperty("RayTracingEnabled", "GetRayTracingEnabled", "SetRayTracingEnabled")
                     ;
                 
                 behaviorContext->EBus<MeshComponentNotificationBus>("MeshComponentNotificationBus")
@@ -561,6 +564,25 @@ namespace AZ
             return m_isVisible;
         }
 
+        void MeshComponentController::SetRayTracingEnabled(bool enabled)
+        {
+            if (m_meshHandle.IsValid() && m_meshFeatureProcessor)
+            {
+                m_meshFeatureProcessor->SetRayTracingEnabled(m_meshHandle, enabled);
+                m_configuration.m_isRayTracingEnabled = enabled;
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool MeshComponentController::GetRayTracingEnabled() const
+        {
+            if (m_meshHandle.IsValid() && m_meshFeatureProcessor)
+            {
+                return m_meshFeatureProcessor->GetRayTracingEnabled(m_meshHandle);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         Aabb MeshComponentController::GetWorldBounds()
         {
             if (const AZ::Aabb localBounds = GetLocalBounds(); localBounds.IsValid())
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.h
index 4d09b0b7b6..76cf6a1b39 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Mesh/MeshComponentController.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ namespace AZ
             void SetVisibility(bool visible) override;
             bool GetVisibility() const override;
 
+            void SetRayTracingEnabled(bool enabled) override;
+            bool GetRayTracingEnabled() const override;
+
             // BoundsRequestBus and MeshComponentRequestBus overrides ...
             AZ::Aabb GetWorldBounds() override;
             AZ::Aabb GetLocalBounds() override;
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.cpp
index 58b3d8b56e..bb467b2259 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,25 @@ namespace AZ::Render
 
     bool AtomActorInstance::GetVisibility() const
     {
-        return IsVisible();
+	    return IsVisible();
+    }
+
+    void AtomActorInstance::SetRayTracingEnabled(bool enabled)
+    {
+        if (m_meshHandle->IsValid() && m_meshFeatureProcessor)
+        {
+            m_meshFeatureProcessor->SetRayTracingEnabled(*m_meshHandle, enabled);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool AtomActorInstance::GetRayTracingEnabled() const
+    {
+        if (m_meshHandle->IsValid() && m_meshFeatureProcessor)
+        {
+            return m_meshFeatureProcessor->GetRayTracingEnabled(*m_meshHandle);
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     AZ::u32 AtomActorInstance::GetJointCount()
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.h
index 7f646466a5..73d428216c 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/EMotionFXAtom/Code/Source/AtomActorInstance.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ namespace AZ
             float GetQualityDecayRate() const override;
             void SetVisibility(bool visible) override;
             bool GetVisibility() const override;
+            void SetRayTracingEnabled(bool enabled) override;
+            bool GetRayTracingEnabled() const override;
             // GetWorldBounds/GetLocalBounds already overridden by BoundsRequestBus::Handler
 
             /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Tests/VegetationMocks.h b/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Tests/VegetationMocks.h
index ece0833433..3361afa177 100644
--- a/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Tests/VegetationMocks.h
+++ b/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Tests/VegetationMocks.h
@@ -444,6 +444,15 @@ namespace UnitTest
             m_GetVisibilityOutput = visibility;
         }
 
+        void SetRayTracingEnabled([[maybe_unused]] bool enabled) override
+        {
+        }
+
+        bool GetRayTracingEnabled() const override
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         AZ::Data::AssetId m_assetIdOutput;
         void SetModelAssetId(AZ::Data::AssetId modelAssetId) override
         {