diff --git a/Gems/PhysXDebug/Code/Source/SystemComponent.cpp b/Gems/PhysXDebug/Code/Source/SystemComponent.cpp
index 53de88192d..0d26d1cbc0 100644
--- a/Gems/PhysXDebug/Code/Source/SystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/PhysXDebug/Code/Source/SystemComponent.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ namespace PhysXDebug
     void SystemComponent::GetRequiredServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& required)
     {
         required.push_back(AZ_CRC("PhysXService"));
+#ifdef PHYSXDEBUG_GEM_EDITOR
+        required.push_back(AZ_CRC("PhysXEditorService"));
+#endif // PHYSXDEBUG_GEM_EDITOR
     }
 
     void SystemComponent::GetDependentServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& dependent)