diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.cpp
index 94beeb2430..7e6b3e4e4c 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.cpp
@@ -6,23 +6,24 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h>
-#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponentExporter.h>
-
-#include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorAssetSystemAPI.h>
-#include <AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h>
-#include <AzCore/RTTI/BehaviorContext.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Edit/Common/AssetUtils.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Edit/Material/MaterialPropertyId.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Public/Image/StreamingImage.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Reflect/Material/MaterialAsset.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Reflect/Material/MaterialTypeAsset.h>
 #include <AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Mesh/MeshComponentBus.h>
+#include <AzCore/RTTI/BehaviorContext.h>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/Json/RegistrationContext.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/API/EditorAssetSystemAPI.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h>
+#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h>
+#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponentExporter.h>
+#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h>
 
 AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_WARNING(4251 4800, "-Wunknown-warning-option") // disable warnings spawned by QT
-#include <QMenu>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QCursor>
+#include <QMenu>
 AZ_POP_DISABLE_WARNING
 
 namespace AZ
@@ -59,7 +60,12 @@ namespace AZ
             BaseClass::Reflect(context);
             EditorMaterialComponentSlot::Reflect(context);
 
-            if (AZ::SerializeContext* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
+            if (auto jsonContext = azrtti_cast<JsonRegistrationContext*>(context))
+            {
+                jsonContext->Serializer<JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer>()->HandlesType<EditorMaterialComponent>();
+            }
+
+            if (auto serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
             {
                 serializeContext->RegisterGenericType<EditorMaterialComponentSlotContainer>();
                 serializeContext->RegisterGenericType<EditorMaterialComponentSlotsByLodContainer>();
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 serializeContext->RegisterGenericType<AZStd::unordered_map<MaterialAssignmentId, Data::AssetId, AZStd::hash<MaterialAssignmentId>, AZStd::equal_to<MaterialAssignmentId>, AZStd::allocator>>();
                 serializeContext->RegisterGenericType<AZStd::unordered_map<MaterialAssignmentId, MaterialPropertyOverrideMap, AZStd::hash<MaterialAssignmentId>, AZStd::equal_to<MaterialAssignmentId>, AZStd::allocator>>();
 
-                if (AZ::EditContext* editContext = serializeContext->GetEditContext())
+                if (auto editContext = serializeContext->GetEditContext())
                 {
                     editContext->Class<EditorMaterialComponent>(
                         "Material", "The material component specifies the material to use for this entity")
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 }
             }
 
-            if (AZ::BehaviorContext* behaviorContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::BehaviorContext*>(context))
+            if (auto behaviorContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::BehaviorContext*>(context))
             {
                 behaviorContext->ConstantProperty("EditorMaterialComponentTypeId", BehaviorConstant(Uuid(EditorMaterialComponentTypeId)))
                     ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Module, "render")
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h
index ce21ae82ac..4cd7870be5 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace AZ
             , public EditorMaterialSystemComponentNotificationBus::Handler
         {
         public:
+            friend class JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer;
+
             using BaseClass = EditorRenderComponentAdapter<MaterialComponentController, MaterialComponent, MaterialComponentConfig>;
             AZ_EDITOR_COMPONENT(EditorMaterialComponent, EditorMaterialComponentTypeId, BaseClass);
 
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.cpp b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955fd7a97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project. For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of
+ * this distribution.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonSerializationResult.h>
+#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h>
+#include <Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h>
+
+namespace AZ
+{
+    namespace Render
+    {
+        AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR_IMPL(JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer, AZ::SystemAllocator, 0);
+
+        AZ::JsonSerializationResult::Result JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer::Load(
+            void* outputValue,
+            [[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Uuid& outputValueTypeId,
+            const rapidjson::Value& inputValue,
+            AZ::JsonDeserializerContext& context)
+        {
+            namespace JSR = AZ::JsonSerializationResult;
+
+            AZ_Assert(
+                azrtti_typeid<EditorMaterialComponent>() == outputValueTypeId,
+                "Unable to deserialize EditorMaterialComponent from json because the provided type is %s.",
+                outputValueTypeId.ToString<AZStd::string>().c_str());
+
+            auto componentInstance = reinterpret_cast<EditorMaterialComponent*>(outputValue);
+            AZ_Assert(componentInstance, "Output value for JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer can't be null.");
+
+            JSR::ResultCode result(JSR::Tasks::ReadField);
+
+            result.Combine(ContinueLoadingFromJsonObjectField(
+                &componentInstance->m_id, azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_id)>(), inputValue, "Id", context));
+
+            result.Combine(ContinueLoadingFromJsonObjectField(
+                &componentInstance->m_controller, azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_controller)>(), inputValue, "Controller",
+                context));
+
+            result.Combine(ContinueLoadingFromJsonObjectField(
+                &componentInstance->m_materialSlotsByLodEnabled, azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_materialSlotsByLodEnabled)>(),
+                inputValue, "materialSlotsByLodEnabled", context));
+
+            return context.Report(
+                result,
+                result.GetProcessing() != JSR::Processing::Halted ? "Successfully loaded EditorMaterialComponent information."
+                                                                  : "Failed to load EditorMaterialComponent information.");
+        }
+
+        AZ::JsonSerializationResult::Result JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer::Store(
+            rapidjson::Value& outputValue,
+            const void* inputValue,
+            const void* defaultValue,
+            [[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Uuid& valueTypeId,
+            AZ::JsonSerializerContext& context)
+        {
+            namespace JSR = AZ::JsonSerializationResult;
+
+            AZ_Assert(
+                azrtti_typeid<EditorMaterialComponent>() == valueTypeId,
+                "Unable to Serialize EditorMaterialComponent because the provided type is %s.",
+                valueTypeId.ToString<AZStd::string>().c_str());
+
+            auto componentInstance = reinterpret_cast<const EditorMaterialComponent*>(inputValue);
+            AZ_Assert(componentInstance, "Input value for JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer can't be null.");
+            auto defaultComponentInstance = reinterpret_cast<const EditorMaterialComponent*>(defaultValue);
+
+            JSR::ResultCode result(JSR::Tasks::WriteValue);
+            {
+                AZ::ScopedContextPath subPathName(context, "m_id");
+                const auto componentId = &componentInstance->m_id;
+                const auto defaultComponentId = defaultComponentInstance ? &defaultComponentInstance->m_id : nullptr;
+
+                result.Combine(ContinueStoringToJsonObjectField(
+                    outputValue, "Id", componentId, defaultComponentId, azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_id)>(), context));
+            }
+
+            {
+                AZ::ScopedContextPath subPathName(context, "Controller");
+                const auto controller = &componentInstance->m_controller;
+                const auto defaultController = defaultComponentInstance ? &defaultComponentInstance->m_controller : nullptr;
+
+                result.Combine(ContinueStoringToJsonObjectField(
+                    outputValue, "Controller", controller, defaultController, azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_controller)>(),
+                    context));
+            }
+
+            {
+                AZ::ScopedContextPath subPathName(context, "materialSlotsByLodEnabled");
+                const auto enabled = &componentInstance->m_materialSlotsByLodEnabled;
+                const auto defaultEnabled = defaultComponentInstance ? &defaultComponentInstance->m_materialSlotsByLodEnabled : nullptr;
+
+                result.Combine(ContinueStoringToJsonObjectField(
+                    outputValue, "materialSlotsByLodEnabled", enabled, defaultEnabled,
+                    azrtti_typeid<decltype(componentInstance->m_materialSlotsByLodEnabled)>(), context));
+            }
+
+            return context.Report(
+                result,
+                result.GetProcessing() != JSR::Processing::Halted ? "Successfully stored EditorMaterialComponent information."
+                                                                  : "Failed to store EditorMaterialComponent information.");
+        }
+
+    } // namespace Render
+} // namespace AZ
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6689d11e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Contributors to the Open 3D Engine Project. For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of
+ * this distribution.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AzCore/Memory/Memory.h>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/Json/BaseJsonSerializer.h>
+
+namespace AZ
+{
+    namespace Render
+    {
+        // JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer skips serialization of EditorMaterialComponentSlot(s) which are only needed at runtime in
+        // the editor
+        class JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer : public AZ::BaseJsonSerializer
+        {
+        public:
+            AZ_RTTI(JsonEditorMaterialComponentSerializer, "{D354FE3C-34D2-4E80-B3F9-49450D252336}", BaseJsonSerializer);
+            AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR_DECL;
+
+            AZ::JsonSerializationResult::Result Load(
+                void* outputValue,
+                const AZ::Uuid& outputValueTypeId,
+                const rapidjson::Value& inputValue,
+                AZ::JsonDeserializerContext& context) override;
+
+            AZ::JsonSerializationResult::Result Store(
+                rapidjson::Value& outputValue,
+                const void* inputValue,
+                const void* defaultValue,
+                const AZ::Uuid& valueTypeId,
+                AZ::JsonSerializerContext& context) override;
+        };
+
+    } // namespace Render
+} // namespace AZ
diff --git a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/atomlyintegration_commonfeatures_editor_files.cmake b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/atomlyintegration_commonfeatures_editor_files.cmake
index 2714b65a56..0dea725d70 100644
--- a/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/atomlyintegration_commonfeatures_editor_files.cmake
+++ b/Gems/AtomLyIntegration/CommonFeatures/Code/atomlyintegration_commonfeatures_editor_files.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ set(FILES
     Source/ImageBasedLights/EditorImageBasedLightComponent.cpp
     Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.cpp
     Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponent.h
+    Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.cpp
+    Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSerializer.h
     Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentUtil.cpp
     Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentUtil.h
     Source/Material/EditorMaterialComponentSlot.cpp