diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.cpp b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.cpp
index f7aaae5deb4d..78fa225b625d 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ namespace AZ
                 Render::Bootstrap::DefaultWindowBus::Handler::BusConnect();
                 Render::Bootstrap::RequestBus::Handler::BusConnect();
 
+                // Listen for application's window creation/destruction (e.g. window is created/destroyed on Android when suspending the app)
+                AzFramework::ApplicationLifecycleEvents::Bus::Handler::BusConnect();
+
                 // delay one frame for Initialize which asset system is ready by then
                 AZ::TickBus::QueueFunction(
                     [this]()
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ namespace AZ
 
             void BootstrapSystemComponent::Deactivate()
             {
+                AzFramework::ApplicationLifecycleEvents::Bus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
                 Render::Bootstrap::RequestBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
                 Render::Bootstrap::DefaultWindowBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
 
@@ -367,6 +371,25 @@ namespace AZ
                 }
             }
 
+            void BootstrapSystemComponent::OnApplicationWindowCreated()
+            {
+                if (!m_nativeWindow)
+                {
+                    auto projectTitle = AZ::Utils::GetProjectDisplayName();
+                    m_nativeWindow = AZStd::make_unique<AzFramework::NativeWindow>(projectTitle.c_str(), AzFramework::WindowGeometry(0, 0, r_width, r_height));
+                    AZ_Assert(m_nativeWindow, "Failed to create the game window\n");
+
+                    m_nativeWindow->Activate();
+
+                    OnWindowCreated(m_nativeWindow->GetWindowHandle());
+                }
+            }
+
+            void BootstrapSystemComponent::OnApplicationWindowDestroy()
+            {
+                m_nativeWindow = nullptr;
+            }
+
             void BootstrapSystemComponent::CreateViewportContext()
             {
                 RHI::Device* device = RHI::RHISystemInterface::Get()->GetDevice();
@@ -681,7 +704,12 @@ namespace AZ
             {
                 m_windowHandle = nullptr;
                 m_viewportContext.reset();
+                // On some platforms (e.g. Android) the main window is destroyed when the app is suspended
+                // but this doesn't mean that we need to exit the app. The window will be recreated when the app
+                // is resumed.
+#if AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE
                 AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::Bus::Broadcast(&AzFramework::ApplicationRequests::ExitMainLoop);
+#endif
                 AzFramework::WindowNotificationBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
             }
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.h
index 9fea967a77c0..6f0b616cef91 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/BootstrapSystemComponent.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
 #include <AzCore/std/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.h>
 
+#include <AzFramework/API/ApplicationAPI.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Scene/Scene.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Scene/SceneSystemInterface.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Windowing/NativeWindow.h>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace AZ
             class BootstrapSystemComponent
                 : public Component
                 , public TickBus::Handler
+                , public AzFramework::ApplicationLifecycleEvents::Bus::Handler
                 , public AzFramework::WindowNotificationBus::Handler
                 , public AzFramework::WindowSystemNotificationBus::Handler
                 , public AzFramework::WindowSystemRequestBus::Handler
@@ -84,6 +86,10 @@ namespace AZ
                 // AzFramework::WindowSystemNotificationBus::Handler overrides ...
                 void OnWindowCreated(AzFramework::NativeWindowHandle windowHandle) override;
 
+                // AzFramework::ApplicationLifecycleEvents::Bus::Handler overrides ...
+                void OnApplicationWindowCreated() override;
+                void OnApplicationWindowDestroy() override;
+
             private:
                 void Initialize();
 
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Android/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Android/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
index da63106e295a..1731effe0903 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Android/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Android/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
  */
 
 #define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/LowEndRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE 0
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Linux/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Linux/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
index d467de5e5326..accd3e62ab65 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Linux/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Linux/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
  */
 
 #define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/MainRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE 1
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Mac/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Mac/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
index d467de5e5326..accd3e62ab65 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Mac/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Mac/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
  */
 
 #define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/MainRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE 1
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
index d467de5e5326..c7bb250cd0ca 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/MainRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/LowEndRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE 1
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/iOS/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/iOS/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
index da63106e295a..c7bb250cd0ca 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/iOS/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Bootstrap/Code/Source/Platform/iOS/BootstrapSystemComponent_Traits_Platform.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
  */
 
 #define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_PIPELINE_NAME     "passes/LowEndRenderPipeline.azasset"
+#define AZ_TRAIT_BOOTSTRAPSYSTEMCOMPONENT_EXIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE 1
diff --git a/Gems/LyShine/Code/Source/UiRenderer.cpp b/Gems/LyShine/Code/Source/UiRenderer.cpp
index eabf76ef973c..32166635e907 100644
--- a/Gems/LyShine/Code/Source/UiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Gems/LyShine/Code/Source/UiRenderer.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ AZ::Matrix4x4 UiRenderer::GetModelViewProjectionMatrix()
 AZ::Vector2 UiRenderer::GetViewportSize()
 {
     auto viewportContext = GetViewportContext();
+    if (!viewportContext)
+    {
+        return AZ::Vector2::CreateZero();
+    }
+
     auto windowContext = viewportContext->GetWindowContext();
 
     const AZ::RHI::Viewport& viewport = windowContext->GetViewport();