diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
index 48b576c768..a085afa327 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR.materialtype
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
index 101a03b907..044b267645 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR.materialtype
index 05ba40ddae..ec1298ae77 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR.materialtype
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype
index 2d848b2774..04e6c0f501 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",