diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h
index d4707a3e8c..c037747a08 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         //! Gets an existing entity id from a known id.
         virtual AZ::EntityId GetExistingEntity(AZ::u64 id) = 0;
 
+        //! Returns if an entity with the given id exists
+        virtual bool EntityExists(AZ::EntityId id) = 0;
+
         /*!
          * Delete all currently-selected entities.
          */
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.cpp
index 6de529e456..75d31321c2 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 ->Event("CreateNewEntityAtPosition", &ToolsApplicationRequests::CreateNewEntityAtPosition)
                 ->Event("GetCurrentLevelEntityId", &ToolsApplicationRequests::GetCurrentLevelEntityId)
                 ->Event("GetExistingEntity", &ToolsApplicationRequests::GetExistingEntity)
+                ->Event("EntityExists", &ToolsApplicationRequests::EntityExists)
                 ->Event("DeleteEntityById", &ToolsApplicationRequests::DeleteEntityById)
                 ->Event("DeleteEntities", &ToolsApplicationRequests::DeleteEntities)
                 ->Event("DeleteEntityAndAllDescendants", &ToolsApplicationRequests::DeleteEntityAndAllDescendants)
@@ -783,6 +784,11 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         return AZ::EntityId{id};
     }
 
+    bool ToolsApplication::EntityExists(AZ::EntityId id)
+    {
+        return FindEntity(id) != nullptr;
+    }
+
     void ToolsApplication::DeleteSelected()
     {
         if (IsPrefabSystemEnabled())
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.h
index e7fa543faf..d05ec5728d 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Application/ToolsApplication.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         AZ::EntityId CreateNewEntity(AZ::EntityId parentId = AZ::EntityId()) override;
         AZ::EntityId CreateNewEntityAtPosition(const AZ::Vector3& pos, AZ::EntityId parentId = AZ::EntityId()) override;
         AZ::EntityId GetExistingEntity(AZ::u64 id) override;
+        bool EntityExists(AZ::EntityId id) override;
         void DeleteSelected() override;
         void DeleteEntityById(AZ::EntityId entityId) override;
         void DeleteEntities(const EntityIdList& entities) override;