diff --git a/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.cpp b/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.cpp
index c8105b21c9..abf89b5bce 100644
--- a/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.cpp
+++ b/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ bool CVegetationTool::OnLButtonUp(CViewport* view, UINT nFlags, const QPoint& po
 
     // Reset selected region.
     view->ResetSelectionRegion();
+
+    // reset aggregated manipulator offset
+    m_manipulatorOffset = ZERO;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1406,8 +1410,13 @@ void CVegetationTool::OnManipulatorDrag(CViewport* view, ITransformManipulator*
     // get current axis constrains.
     if (editMode == eEditModeMove)
     {
+        // The offset value passed to this function is the value since the manipulator was started dragging (i.e. when LMB is pressed)
+        // but MoveSelected will apply this offset to the current position. We compute the desired offset based on previous applied manipulator drags
+        Vec3 offsetThisDrag = value - m_manipulatorOffset;
+        m_manipulatorOffset = value;
+
         GetIEditor()->RestoreUndo();
-        MoveSelected(view, value, true);
+        MoveSelected(view, offsetThisDrag, true);
     }
     if (editMode == eEditModeRotate)
     {
diff --git a/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.h b/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.h
index af0450db4a..bdd3338284 100644
--- a/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.h
+++ b/dev/Code/Sandbox/Editor/VegetationTool.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class CVegetationTool
     QPoint m_mousePos;
     QPoint m_prevMousePos;
     Vec3 m_pointerPos;
+    Vec3 m_manipulatorOffset = ZERO;
     bool m_mouseOverPaintableSurface;
     static float m_brushRadius;