diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.cpp
index cc65b61908..8293614525 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
         const int autoExpandDelayMilliseconds = 2500;
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
-        m_gui->m_objectTree->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed);
+        SetDefaultTreeViewEditTriggers();
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setAutoExpandDelay(autoExpandDelayMilliseconds);
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setDragEnabled(true);
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setDropIndicatorShown(true);
@@ -850,6 +850,11 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         addAction(m_actionGoToEntitiesInViewport);
     }
 
+    void EntityOutlinerWidget::SetDefaultTreeViewEditTriggers()
+    {
+        m_gui->m_objectTree->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::SelectedClicked | QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed);
+    }
+
     void EntityOutlinerWidget::OnEntityPickModeStarted()
     {
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setDragEnabled(false);
@@ -862,7 +867,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
     {
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setDragEnabled(true);
         m_gui->m_objectTree->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
-        m_gui->m_objectTree->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::SelectedClicked | QAbstractItemView::DoubleClicked | QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed);
+        SetDefaultTreeViewEditTriggers();
         m_inObjectPickMode = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.hxx b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.hxx
index 9a02febab2..6e3979a21e 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.hxx
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Outliner/EntityOutlinerWidget.hxx
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         // to a given entity
         void QueueScrollToNewContent(const AZ::EntityId& entityId) override;
 
+        void SetDefaultTreeViewEditTriggers();
+
         void ScrollToNewContent();
         bool m_scrollToNewContentQueued;
         bool m_scrollToSelectedEntity;