diff --git a/benchmark.cfg b/benchmark.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499492e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Global stuff
+global = "global value";
+# Primary stuff
+primary {
+  string = "primary string value";
+  integer = 500;
+  float = 80.80;
+  negative = -50;
+  boolean = true;
+  not_true = FALSE;
+  nothing = NULL;
+  # Primary-sub stuff
+  sub {
+      key = "primary sub key value";
+  }
+}
+
+secondary {
+  another = "secondary another value";
+  global_reference = global;
+  primary_sub_key = primary.sub.key;
+  another_again = .another;  # References secondary.another
+  _under = 50;
+}
diff --git a/benchmark_test.go b/benchmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5320b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package forge_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/brettlangdon/forge"
+)
+
+var exampleConfigBytes = []byte(`
+# Global stuff
+global = "global value";
+# Primary stuff
+primary {
+  string = "primary string value";
+  integer = 500;
+  float = 80.80;
+  negative = -50;
+  boolean = true;
+  not_true = FALSE;
+  nothing = NULL;
+   # Primary-sub stuff
+  sub {
+      key = "primary sub key value";
+  }
+}
+
+secondary {
+  another = "secondary another value";
+  global_reference = global;
+  primary_sub_key = primary.sub.key;
+  another_again = .another;  # References secondary.another
+  _under = 50;
+}
+`)
+
+var exampleConfigString = string(exampleConfigBytes)
+var exampleConfigReader = bytes.NewBuffer(exampleConfigBytes)
+
+func BenchmarkParseBytes(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := forge.ParseBytes(exampleConfigBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkParseString(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := forge.ParseString(exampleConfigString)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkParseReader(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		exampleConfigReader.Reset()
+		_, err := forge.ParseReader(exampleConfigReader)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkParseFile(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := forge.ParseFile("./benchmark.cfg")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}