diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.cpp
index 3507f532b5..91ac495e0e 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.cpp
@@ -2471,7 +2471,17 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 break;
             }
         });
-
+        
+        AddAction(
+            m_actions, { QKeySequence(Qt::Key_U) },
+            /*ID_VIEWPORTUI_VISIBLE=*/50040, "Toggle ViewportUI", "Hide/Unhide Viewport UI",
+           [this]()
+        {
+                SetViewportUiClusterVisible(m_transformModeClusterId, !m_viewportUiVisible);
+                SetViewportUiClusterVisible(m_spaceCluster.m_spaceClusterId, !m_viewportUiVisible);
+                m_viewportUiVisible = !m_viewportUiVisible;
+        });
+       
         EditorMenuRequestBus::Broadcast(&EditorMenuRequests::RestoreEditMenuToDefault);
     }
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.h
index 2bc4d7cbf6..2ec7fa2489 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         AzFramework::ClickDetector m_clickDetector; //!< Detect different types of mouse click.
         AzFramework::CursorState m_cursorState; //!< Track the mouse position and delta movement each frame.
         SpaceCluster m_spaceCluster; //!< Related viewport ui state for controlling the current reference space.
+        bool m_viewportUiVisible = true; //!< Used to hide/show the viewport ui elements.
     };
 
     //! The ETCS (EntityTransformComponentSelection) namespace contains functions and data used exclusively by
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Resource.h b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Resource.h
index 9c50045367..98a6e56d14 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Resource.h
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/Resource.h
@@ -369,3 +369,4 @@
 #define ID_TOOLBAR_WIDGET_SPACER_RIGHT       50013
 #define ID_TOOLBAR_WIDGET_PLAYCONSOLE_LABEL  50014
 #define ID_TOOLBAR_WIDGET_LAST               50020
+#define ID_VIEWPORTUI_VISIBLE                50040