diff --git a/packages/core/bench_runner.zig b/packages/core/bench_runner.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3c1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/bench_runner.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+pub const Options = struct {
+    iterations: usize = 100,
+};
+
+fn percentile(samples: []u64, perc: f64) u64 {
+    const idx = @as(usize, @intFromFloat(perc * @as(f64, @floatFromInt(samples.len - 1))));
+    return samples[idx];
+}
+
+fn runBench(name: []const u8, func: *const fn() anyerror!void, opts: Options) !void {
+    const samples = try std.heap.page_allocator.alloc(u64, opts.iterations);
+    defer std.heap.page_allocator.free(samples);
+
+    var timer = try std.time.Timer.start();
+    for (samples, 0..) |*s, i| {
+        _ = i;
+        const start = timer.read();
+        try func();
+        const end = timer.read();
+        s.* = end - start;
+    }
+
+    std.sort.heap(u64, samples, {}, std.sort.asc(u64));
+
+    var total: u128 = 0;
+    for (samples) |s| total += s;
+
+    const avg = total / samples.len;
+    const min = samples[0];
+    const max = samples[samples.len - 1];
+    const p75 = percentile(samples, 0.75);
+    const p99 = percentile(samples, 0.99);
+
+    std.debug.print("{s}: avg {d} ns (min {d}, p75 {d}, p99 {d}, max {d})\n", .{ name, avg, min, p75, p99, max });
+}
+
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    // Print discovered test names
+    for (builtin.test_functions) |t| {
+        std.debug.print("found test: {s}\n", .{t.name});
+    }
+
+    for (builtin.test_functions) |t| {
+        if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, t.name, "bench") == null) continue;
+        try runBench(t.name, t.func, .{});
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/build.zig b/packages/core/build.zig
index 12a1952..2e4bba0 100644
--- a/packages/core/build.zig
+++ b/packages/core/build.zig
@@ -99,4 +99,27 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         &install_step.step,
         test_debugger,
     });
+
+    // ---------------- Benchmarks ----------------
+    const bench_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/wasm.zig"),
+        .name = "bench",
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .test_runner = .{
+            .path = b.path("bench_runner.zig"),
+            .mode = .simple,
+        },
+    });
+
+    const run_bench = b.addRunArtifact(bench_tests);
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_bench.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const bench_step = b.step("bench", "Run benchmarks");
+    pipe(.{
+        &run_bench.step,
+        bench_step,
+    });
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main.zig b/packages/core/src/main.zig
index f6d0cce..8f07745 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main.zig
+++ b/packages/core/src/main.zig
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ test {
     _ = @import("./renderer/Renderer.zig");
     _ = @import("./renderer/gradient.zig");
     _ = @import("./layout/Selection.zig");
+    _ = @import("./sample_bench.zig");
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/sample_bench.zig b/packages/core/src/sample_bench.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7988c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/sample_bench.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub const options = .{ .iterations = 10 };
+
+test "simple bench" {
+    var sum: usize = 0;
+    for (0..1000) |i| sum += i;
+    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(sum);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/wasm.zig b/packages/core/src/wasm.zig
index 74ed841..c2c3475 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/wasm.zig
+++ b/packages/core/src/wasm.zig
@@ -586,4 +586,5 @@ test {
     _ = @import("./uni/LineBreakStream.zig");
     _ = @import("./layout/v2/text/white-space-processor.zig");
     _ = @import("./layout/v2/text/LinesBuilder.zig");
+    _ = @import("./sample_bench.zig");
 }