diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.cpp b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.cpp
index 754acdaf1c..854825b45c 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.cpp
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace EMotionFX
         m_node = node;
     }
 
+    void AnimGraphNodeNameLineEdit::focusInEvent([[maybe_unused]] QFocusEvent* event)
+    {
+        selectAll();
+        QLineEdit::focusInEvent(event);
+    }
+
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     AnimGraphNodeNameHandler::AnimGraphNodeNameHandler()
diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.h b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.h
index ad6f0116ca..8da69f7437 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.h
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Editor/PropertyWidgets/AnimGraphNodeNameHandler.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ namespace EMotionFX
         ~AnimGraphNodeNameLineEdit() = default;
 
         void SetNode(AnimGraphNode* node);
-
+    private:
+        void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* event) override;
     private:
         AnimGraphNode* m_node;
     };