diff --git a/com.unity.cinemachine/Editor/Editors/CinemachinePixelPerfectEditor.cs b/com.unity.cinemachine/Editor/Editors/CinemachinePixelPerfectEditor.cs
index 2bdd71949..88c3e6dbe 100644
--- a/com.unity.cinemachine/Editor/Editors/CinemachinePixelPerfectEditor.cs
+++ b/com.unity.cinemachine/Editor/Editors/CinemachinePixelPerfectEditor.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ public override VisualElement CreateInspectorGUI()
 
 #if CINEMACHINE_URP || CINEMACHINE_PIXEL_PERFECT_2_0_3
             this.AddMissingCmCameraHelpBox(ux);
+
+            var infoBox = ux.AddChild(new HelpBox(
+                "This component is driving the Pixel Perfect Camera component on the Unity Camera.",
+                HelpBoxMessageType.Info));
+            var helpBox = ux.AddChild(new HelpBox(
+                "This component requires an active Pixel Perfect Camera component on the Unity Camera.",
+                HelpBoxMessageType.Warning));
+
+            ux.TrackAnyUserActivity(() => 
+            {
+                var pp = target as CinemachinePixelPerfect;
+                bool isValid = pp.HasValidPixelPerfectCamera();
+                infoBox.SetVisible(isValid && pp.enabled);
+                helpBox.SetVisible(!isValid);
+            });
 #else
             ux.Add(new HelpBox("This component is only valid within URP projects", HelpBoxMessageType.Warning));
 #endif
diff --git a/com.unity.cinemachine/Runtime/Behaviours/CinemachinePixelPerfect.cs b/com.unity.cinemachine/Runtime/Behaviours/CinemachinePixelPerfect.cs
index df2c68af9..2cd9ddf7a 100644
--- a/com.unity.cinemachine/Runtime/Behaviours/CinemachinePixelPerfect.cs
+++ b/com.unity.cinemachine/Runtime/Behaviours/CinemachinePixelPerfect.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 #if CINEMACHINE_URP || CINEMACHINE_PIXEL_PERFECT_2_0_3
 
+#if CINEMACHINE_URP
+    using PixelPerfectCamera = UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.PixelPerfectCamera;
+#else
+    using PixelPerfectCamera = UnityEngine.U2D.PixelPerfectCamera;
+#endif
+
 namespace Unity.Cinemachine
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -35,28 +41,33 @@ protected override void PostPipelineStageCallback(
             if (brain == null || !brain.IsLiveChild(vcam))
                 return;
 
-#if CINEMACHINE_URP
-  #if UNITY_2023_2_OR_NEWER
-            UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.PixelPerfectCamera pixelPerfectCamera;
-  #else
-            UnityEngine.Experimental.Rendering.Universal.PixelPerfectCamera pixelPerfectCamera;
-  #endif
-#elif CINEMACHINE_PIXEL_PERFECT_2_0_3
-            UnityEngine.U2D.PixelPerfectCamera pixelPerfectCamera;
-#endif
-            brain.TryGetComponent(out pixelPerfectCamera);
-            if (pixelPerfectCamera == null || !pixelPerfectCamera.isActiveAndEnabled)
+            var pixelPerfectCamera = GetPixelPerfectCamera(vcam, true);
+            if (pixelPerfectCamera == null)
                 return;
-
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
             if (!UnityEditor.EditorApplication.isPlaying && !pixelPerfectCamera.runInEditMode)
                 return;
 #endif
-
             var lens = state.Lens;
             lens.OrthographicSize = pixelPerfectCamera.CorrectCinemachineOrthoSize(lens.OrthographicSize);
             state.Lens = lens;
         }
+
+        PixelPerfectCamera GetPixelPerfectCamera(CinemachineVirtualCameraBase vcam, bool liveOnly)
+        {
+            var brain = CinemachineCore.FindPotentialTargetBrain(vcam);
+            if (brain == null || (liveOnly && !brain.IsLiveChild(vcam)))
+                return null;
+            var camera = brain.OutputCamera;
+            if (camera == null || !camera.TryGetComponent(out PixelPerfectCamera pixelPerfectCamera) 
+                    || !pixelPerfectCamera.isActiveAndEnabled)
+                return null;
+            return pixelPerfectCamera;
+        }
+
+        // Used by inspector
+        internal bool HasValidPixelPerfectCamera() 
+            => TryGetComponent<CinemachineVirtualCameraBase>(out var vcam) && GetPixelPerfectCamera(vcam, false) != null;
     }
 }
 #else