diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.cpp
index c274bbf491..81dec1cac7 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
             break;
         }
 
-        if (m_state != State::Idle)
+        if (m_state != State::Idle && m_shouldDispatchEvents)
         {
             bool hasBeenConsumed = false;
             InputChannelNotificationBus::Broadcast(&InputChannelNotifications::OnInputChannelEvent,
@@ -350,4 +350,22 @@ namespace AzFramework
         // Directly return the channel to the 'Idle' state
         m_state = State::Idle;
     }
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    void InputChannel::SetUpdateEventsEnabled(bool enabled)
+    {
+        if (m_shouldDispatchEvents != enabled)
+        {
+            m_shouldDispatchEvents = enabled;
+            const InputChannelRequests::BusIdType busId(m_inputChannelId, m_inputDevice.GetInputDeviceId().GetIndex());
+            if (enabled)
+            {
+                InputChannelRequestBus::Handler::BusConnect(busId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                InputChannelRequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect(busId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 } // namespace AzFramework
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.h b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.h
index fc5dc2a7b2..8be719e979 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Input/Channels/InputChannel.h
@@ -218,12 +218,23 @@ namespace AzFramework
         //! \ref AzFramework::InputChannelRequests::ResetState
         void ResetState() override;
 
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        //! Sets whether or not the channel shall broadcast to the InputChannelNotificationBus when
+        //! its internal state is updated.
+        //! This can be disabled to allow for testing or synthetic events that aren't part of the
+        //! input system.
+        void SetUpdateEventsEnabled(bool enabled);
+
     private:
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Variables
         const InputChannelId    m_inputChannelId;   //!< Id of the input channel
         const InputDevice&      m_inputDevice;      //!< Input device that owns the input channel
         State                   m_state;            //!< Current state of the input channel
+
+        //! If true, &InputChannelNotifications::OnInputChannelEvent will be fired when UpdateState
+        //! is called.
+        bool                    m_shouldDispatchEvents = true; 
     };
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////